Hey Folks,
My goal is to do an annotated written commentary of all 58 episodes of the Monkees' TV Show (with other entries for other Monkees' related stuff). Everything I know or have learned from the show. And I want to explain some of their obscure (and obvious) references.
I'm writing this as just another Monkee fan. I've probably seen the entire series as many times as years I've been alive. It showed on WLVI, Channel 56 in Boston every summer of my childhood (since age 3, one of the earliest memories I have) and I have watched episodes from the 2003 box set far more times than any adult should. But what can I say? They still make me happy and make me laugh out loud. (And frankly, I think every adult should find something like that.)
These shows were my first lesson in American Pop Culture, and though I am not a Baby Boomer, helped me to understand the impact of the 60's. And incidentally why history and curiosity are important things. ("Did General Sarnoff start this way?")
I've looked around for some kind of episode commentary that would explain all the obscure references and all the jokes that I am only now understanding as a grownup. Believe me, I heart Andrew Sandoval and Eric Lefcowitz (Great historians of the phenomenon!!!) and all their incredible work. And there is plenty of (redundant) info floating around on the interwebs, but I wanted something beyond just which song was misspelled in the credits and yet another interview containing a variation of an ape-like pun.
John Lennon (d.1980, 32 years ago today!!) said that they weren't trying to be the Beatles, that they were like the Marx Brothers. Let's appreciate them for all the things they are.
Apologies for what I get wrong. Apologies for things I steal/borrow/appropriate without extended bibliographic credit. Help me to correct the record. Leave comments. Be nice.
Spread The Monkee Love.
The Creative Tinkerer
My goal is to do an annotated written commentary of all 58 episodes of the Monkees' TV Show (with other entries for other Monkees' related stuff). Everything I know or have learned from the show. And I want to explain some of their obscure (and obvious) references.
I'm writing this as just another Monkee fan. I've probably seen the entire series as many times as years I've been alive. It showed on WLVI, Channel 56 in Boston every summer of my childhood (since age 3, one of the earliest memories I have) and I have watched episodes from the 2003 box set far more times than any adult should. But what can I say? They still make me happy and make me laugh out loud. (And frankly, I think every adult should find something like that.)
These shows were my first lesson in American Pop Culture, and though I am not a Baby Boomer, helped me to understand the impact of the 60's. And incidentally why history and curiosity are important things. ("Did General Sarnoff start this way?")
I've looked around for some kind of episode commentary that would explain all the obscure references and all the jokes that I am only now understanding as a grownup. Believe me, I heart Andrew Sandoval and Eric Lefcowitz (Great historians of the phenomenon!!!) and all their incredible work. And there is plenty of (redundant) info floating around on the interwebs, but I wanted something beyond just which song was misspelled in the credits and yet another interview containing a variation of an ape-like pun.
John Lennon (d.1980, 32 years ago today!!) said that they weren't trying to be the Beatles, that they were like the Marx Brothers. Let's appreciate them for all the things they are.
Apologies for what I get wrong. Apologies for things I steal/borrow/appropriate without extended bibliographic credit. Help me to correct the record. Leave comments. Be nice.
Spread The Monkee Love.
The Creative Tinkerer
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