Summary:
The adventures of a musical quartet that goes from one outrageous circumstance to another that was inspired by The Beatles 1964 film “A Hard Day’s Night.”
The enhanced descriptions contained within this guide are courtesy of trusted contributor Aaron Handy III (AH3RD) of the The Monkees Film & TV Vault.
TRIVIA: The boys live at 1438 North Beachwood that later is stated as 1334 (their actual fan club address). The license plate number of their custom Pontiac GTO is PER 450.
Broadcast History:
NBC September 12, 1966-September 9, 1968
CBS Saturday Afternoon September 13, 1969-September 2, 1972
ABC Saturday Afternoon September 9, 1972-August 25, 1973
Original NBC Schedule:
September 1966 -September 1968,
NBC Monday 7:30-8:00 P.M. (Eastern)
Original NBC A.C. Nielsen Ratings:
SEASON RANK SHARE
1966-1967 N/A 31.4
1967-1968 N/A 27.2
Original Sponsors:
The Kellogg Company
Yardley Cosmetics of London
Kool Aid Company (1969-72 CBS repeats only)
Post Cereals (1969-72 CBS repeats only)
Saturday Afternoon Schedules (Eastern)
September 1969-September 1970, CBS Saturday Noon-12:30 P.M.
September 1970-September 1971, CBS Saturday 12:30-1:00 P.M.
September 1971-September 1972, CBS Saturday Noon-12:30 P.M.
September 1972-August 1973, ABC Saturday 1:00-1:30 P.M.
Exclusive Distributor (Syndication History):
Columbia Pictures Television (1975-1985)
Colex Enterprises (1985-1989)
LBS Communications (1989-1996)
Columbia TriStar Television Distribution (1996-Current)
58 Episodes in Color on Film
Emmy Awards For The Monkees
1966-67 (presented June 4, 1967)
Winner: The Monkees Outstanding Comedy Series
Winner: James Frawley, "The Royal Flush" Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy
1967-68 (presented May 19, 1968)
Nominated: James Frawley, "The Devil And Peter Tork" Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy
Theme Song:
Here we come,
Walking down the street.
We get the funniest looks from,
Everyone we meet.
Hey, hey we're the Monkees, and people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing, to put anybody down.
We go wherever we want to, Do what we like to do.
We don't have time to get restless,
There's always something new.
Hey, hey we're the Monkees, and people say we monkey around.
But we're too busy singing, to put anybody down.
We're just trying to be friendly,
Come watch us sing and play.
We're the young generation,
And we got something to say.
Hey, hey we're the...
