The Monkees feat. Richard Kiel - "Good Clean Fun" - '67

The boys knock heads with "Jaws" - from the Bond movies.

[@anitakeeler2841]

RIP Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith. I emailed Mickey Dolenz in December and told him that I really enjoyed getting to see him and Mike Nesmith at the Texas Trust CU theater in October.

[@pbsfundingaddict790]

Both this song and “Your Auntie Grizelda” are my favorite songs by The Monkees

[@kurtb8474]

I met Richard Kiel at a Star Trek convention about 5 years ago. He was a very nice and very humble with a quiet voice. He mentioned all of the work he's done and I told him my kids saw him in this Monkees episode. His eyes lit up and, I truly believe, that he'd for got all about playing the monster. He's a very cool guy.

[@pbsfundingaddict790]

Not to mention, Mr. Larson from “Happy Gilmore”

[@dailydishdevotee]

I've seen The Monkees in concert three times, own their box set and stood in line for hours to get their autographs on it and THIS song is my favorite Monkees tune of ALL TIME. Thanks for posting this!

[@StingBorden64]

Cool, I don`t remember this song. I do have the Original Version Show with " Your Auntie Grizelda. Excellent show and Fantastic songs. Love the Monkees. Thanks for posting this.

[@lacey356]

R.I.P. Richard Kiel September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014

[@geor67]

Yeah now I know-I remember watching this episode where Your Auntie Grizelda played in the background. This is the first time I heard Good Clean Fun substituted for Grizelda. Still a classic!

[@ApacheTim]

I really do think that Richard had fun doing this episode!

[@johnmorrison9758]

Wow... I was ready to swear that the monster was played by Ted Cassidy, who played Lurch on the Adams Family TV show. I guess I forgot how much they looked alike when in character.

[@pbsfundingaddict790]

1:26 Davy punches the monster in the face, nice shot and R.I.P. Davy Jones

[@AarHan3]

This is from the Saturday Afternoon version. In fact, Episode #4725, “I Was A Teenage Monster”, happened to be the very first episode to be shown in The Monkees' Saturday Afternoon run, which premiered @ noon (EDT), September 13, 1969, on CBS. 8^B

[@muggy2112]

I remember the episode with "Your Auntie Grizelda" It's on the dvd's that way too.

[@carllafong69]

@carllafong69 - Ah - I've worked it OUT! I just re-watched the piece and it occurred that the Monkees don't actually SING in it. Thus they must have SWITCHED the number. All they had to do was edit it for TIME. Maybe that's why it contains those stock shots of "d"-movie monsters - i.e., "Good Clean Fun" was SHORTER than the song originally used.

[@carllafong69]

@soda06 - I heard they switched some songs on later syndications. But I looked up the episode and was PUZZLED to find another song listed - as Richard Kiel is actually IN this video...

[@pbsfundingaddict790]

Paulo Silva’s upload of the full episode had “Your Auntie Grizelda”, in case you KZbinrs were wondering

[@briwolfe1]

I watched these reruns and don't remember the substitute songs. Its been 43 years. I would like to see the "we'll be back" commercial bumpers.

[@Monkofmagnesia]

Peter already left the group by the time "Good Clean Fun" was recorded. So they replaced "Auntie Grizelda," a Peter sung song, with a song sung by Mike. Were they mad at Peter for leaving?

[@pbsfundingaddict790]

No. They weren’t mad at Peter. The reason this song replaced “Your Auntie Grizelda” during Saturday mornings is because “The Monkees Present”, the album that this song is from, was released at the time and they wanted to promote the album

[@MichaelAnthonyPresents]

What channel did you get this on and what country are you from cause I think in some countries, they aired this song? Also, what year did you record this?

[@allyouneedislunch6738]

It aired in the uk in 69/70 syndicated runs of the show and also I believe this was recorded in the late 70s 78/80

[@MichaelAnthonyPresents]

@@allyouneedislunch6738 it was a cbs rerun in america during cbs and also aired in the uk in the late 70s and early 80s. The quality of the print looks like it may be from an early 90s recording

[@allyouneedislunch6738]

@@MichaelAnthonyPresents I think It could be a nick at nite recording

[@MichaelAnthonyPresents]

@@allyouneedislunch6738 potentially

[@thomasponzio8345]

they inserted this on cbstv repeated the show in fall 1969

[@carllafong69]

@carllafong69 - make that LONGER!

[@AarHan3]

@carllafong69 It did...Keller and Hilderbrand's "Your Auntie Grizelda." 8^B

[@carllafong69]

SHOOT! YT screwed up AGAIN. "soda06" noted the original showing had a different number here - and I answered as you can see. But YT DUMPED the original comment - sorry soda06 - YT's fault!

[@carllafong69]

@myryckyz Sorry - this is the only one I got!