I don't agree! Mike was just fine and the perfect set of guys and that can't be changed! Michael wrote so many songs that were s good and now in 2024 the Monkees are still lovable!
Peter had a beautiful face. He should not have grown that beard. Not hating. Davy and Mike should’ve had themselves some nice little cigarettes in their fingers (although I think Mike looked better smoking a cigar) they looked so handsome when they smoked. Davy shouldn’t have cut his hair. It looked great when it was long. Micky looks even more beautiful than he usually is. Such beautiful guys 😍
True, the biggest mistake was them going 'hippie' on the show- I was three when it came out and really remember the re-runs when I was 7,8,9 and then later when I was 12 etc... I couldn't stand Season 2 after the first five or so episodes with the dumb hippie nonsense: I mean, no laugh track, no romping on the beach, no genuine caring and comeraderie amongst the four as in the first season. THAT is what made them endearing, lovable and beautiful. In the second season after the first four or so episodes which were left over from Season 1 and were very funny- including thee one with Bobby Sherman, AFTER those funny episodes of Season 2, the guys looked skinny, gaunt almost, and lost their huggable cuteness. Mike trying to 'not' have an accent is very odd to me! Davy looks high in most of those episodes and they turned me off as a kid. I still cannot watch those Season 2 episodes after the first four or so. I hated the Frodis episode, the Paris episode, the Wizard Glick jerk! UGH! WHY Micky permed his hair is beyond me- YUK! I think you are right: it is as if they became charicatures of their hippie selves, full of themselves and come off as arrogant here. The monkees concept was for KIDS, they knew it and should have left it as it was- their show was NOT about making statements, politics, hippies, counter culture at all. I believe their show would have lasted at least three to four years if they left the original formula alone! Kimberly
@@larrywakeman4371 The reason why Micky had his hair all curled up or what you said "permed" was because before the show began, he had to straighten it. But when season two began he was tired of it and just left it curled up. Were you also upset with Michael no longer wearing his hat?
davy had a cute interaction part with a child fan and was giddy, mike took the interview serious because the questions were serious, micky was literally just not as hyper as he usually was, and peter was fed up with the interviewer blocking cameras, people being loud and the interviewer getting their music and movie things wrong so yeah i would also seem rude if that happened to me
@@ghoulsblood Right. Like in the movie _Head_ , Peter didn't want to hit the lady who was the waitress. He said it was wrong and that the kids aren't going to like it.
@@69er16 I don't deny that the man was talented. But he used that talent to write and sing country & western songs that just didn't fit in with the rest of the pop group. Even his voice didn't blend in with the others'. Also, Peter Tork was just as talented as Mike--just watch the video here on UA-cam of him playing Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's "Solfigietto!"--and even though he was older than the others, he fit in perfectly.
The biggest mistake was them going 'hippie' on the show- I was three when it came out and really remember the re-runs when I was 7,8,9 and then later when I was 12 etc... I couldn't stand Season 2 after the first five or so episodes with the dumb hippie nonsense: I mean, no laugh track, no romping on the beach, no genuine caring and comeraderie amongst the four as in the first season. THAT is what made them endearing, lovable and beautiful. In the second season after the first four or so episodes which were left over from Season 1 and were very funny- including the one with Bobby Sherman, AFTER those funny episodes of Season 2, the guys looked skinny, gaunt almost, and lost their huggable cuteness. Mike trying to 'not' have an accent is very odd to me! Davy looks high in most of those episodes and those hippie episodes of Season 2 turned me off as a kid. I still cannot watch those Season 2 episodes after the first four or so. I hated the Frodis episode, the Paris episode, the Wizard Glick jerk! UGH! WHY Micky permed his hair is beyond me- YUK! Here i n this interview, it is as if they became charicatures of their hippie selves, full of themselves and come off as arrogant here. The Monkees concept was for KIDS, they knew it and should have left it as it was- their show was NOT about making statements, politics, hippies, counter culture at all. I believe their show would have lasted at least three to four years if they left the original formula alone! Kimberly
What are you talking about, they literally addressed the LA riots in the after show interview for Find the Monkees which is a season one episode. Even the fourth episode (Monkee Mayor) of season two, which you said was still good, made political statements because they literally join a political race. Also just so you know, that's Micky's natural hair. He didn't perm it, he just stopped straightening it.
Micky's hair was not permed. The curly style was his natural look. He was forced to have it straightened during season 1, and he refused in season 2, so good for him. The show ended because the network wanted to keep the same formula for a 3rd season, but the Monkees and the producers (Bob and Bert) wanted to change things up and do a variety show instead. They couldn't come to an agreement, so the show ended. I find that the people who always complain about "politics in entertainment", are people who only dislike it when the view is different from theirs. If their own view is shown, then they're fine with seeing politics. I bet you are one of the people who also complains that Star Wars and Star Trek is too "woke," even though they have been that way since the beginning.
I would suggest that The Monkees found fame as a tv show, primarlily - I would argue that it was created around Davy, who was under contract before the others. Unlike Jones, Mickey Dolenz had grown up in that system so adding him to the set-up made sense - he had that skill of 'cutting up', as they called it there and of the four he clearly has the most ability to do something unexpected, without alienating the moms and pops - at least not in an obvious way. Mickey had a post-Monkees career as a tv producer in the UK and in-between-times became good friends with the likes of John Lennon, which speaks to his intellect - he's clearly a clever guy - and the subtlety of his humour. He could do 'the American in Britain' , which is a Jimi Hendrix-level achievement and not easy. I'd suggest that what was new and interesting to Davy, was old ground and been-there-done-that, to Mickey. Meanwhile, Davy seems to have loved California and you can't argue with that as he came from an impoverished backgound in rainy Manchester. He'd pop back to Britain now and again and perform or appear on tv - to applause - but, in a way comparable with someone like Peter Noone, his wishes clearly came true when he 'made it' in America and he made his home there. By comparision, Mike and Peter were less inclined to 'play Monkee' and that showed - for good or ill ! Mike had a strong idea of what he wanted to do, with his First National Band and I reckon people were glad to see his success but it seems that Pete was just glad to leave The Monkees and just 'hang-out' instead - which is not unexpected as he was evidently the most 'counter-culture' of the four, leaving in 1968. I mentioned Jimi Hendrix earlier and of the four Monkees, I'd put Peter as the one who knew him best and spent most time with him. So the hippy situation suited Peter, by all accounts, where perhaps Mike was less attracted to the idea in 'dropping out' and was, in fact quite traditional - just in a way that was very different to, say, Davy. By the time the hippy thing had been-and-gone from popular culture, Mike was already doing something else, with his videos and 'Rio' but maybe Pete was no longer interested in fame.
I hate it still- to me it is nothing and annoying to watch- I cannot stand the hippie bull! The biggest mistake was them going 'hippie' on the show- I was three when it came out and really remember the re-runs when I was 7,8,9 and then later when I was 12 etc... I couldn't stand Season 2 after the first five or so episodes with the dumb hippie nonsense: I mean, no laugh track, no romping on the beach, no genuine caring and comeraderie amongst the four as in the first season. THAT is what made them endearing, lovable and beautiful. In the second season after the first four or so episodes which were left over from Season 1 and were very funny- including thee one with Bobby Sherman, AFTER those funny episodes of Season 2, the guys looked skinny, gaunt almost, and lost their huggable cuteness. Mike trying to 'not' have an accent is very odd to me! Davy looks high in most of those episodes and they turned me off as a kid. I still cannot watch those Season 2 episodes after the first four or so. I hated the Frodis episode, the Paris episode, the Wizard Glick jerk! UGH! WHY Micky permed his hair is beyond me- YUK! I think you are right: it is as if they became charicatures of their hippie selves, full of themselves and come off as arrogant here. The Monkees concept was for KIDS, they knew it and should have left it as it was- their show was NOT about making statements, politics, hippies, counter culture at all. I believe their show would have lasted at least three to four years if htey left the original formula alone! Kimberly
When I watched the biopic of the Monkees, Davy, Michael, and Micky were surprised with the idea. Peter agreed it was a good idea, but he also said they should do it since it worked out for The Beatles. Weren't they just trying to avoid the press and everyone else saying they were being copycats of the Fab Four? I wonder what the actual Monkees reacted when they found out they were going to have a movie about them?
The film was a product of the minds of basically 3 persons: Monkees-creators Bob Rafelson & Bert Schneider (Raybert Productions) & Jack Nicholson. The Monkees themselves as four individuals were paid actors who contributed little to the overall concept of HEAD & virtually nothing to the dialogue or script.
There aren't enough words to convey how much I will always love Michael
Right?!? ❤
Farewell, Mike. You’ll never be forgotten.
"There he is, plugging the movie again. Hair!"
"No, Head, you idiot!!"
RIP Mike 🙏❤
Peter Tork had such good humor!!
RIP 🙏
I don't agree! Mike was just fine and the perfect set of guys and that can't be changed! Michael wrote so many songs that were s good and now in 2024 the Monkees are still lovable!
I'm assuming this was at the Market Street arena in Philly
5:20 lol
Peter had a beautiful face. He should not have grown that beard. Not hating. Davy and Mike should’ve had themselves some nice little cigarettes in their fingers (although I think Mike looked better smoking a cigar) they looked so handsome when they smoked. Davy shouldn’t have cut his hair. It looked great when it was long. Micky looks even more beautiful than he usually is. Such beautiful guys 😍
Michael is gorgeous, but I go for Davy 😍
Monkees came out looking a bit rude and arrogant in this interview particularly peter
True, the biggest mistake was them going 'hippie' on the show- I was three when it came out and really remember the re-runs when I was 7,8,9 and then later when I was 12 etc... I couldn't stand Season 2 after the first five or so episodes with the dumb hippie nonsense: I mean, no laugh track, no romping on the beach, no genuine caring and comeraderie amongst the four as in the first season. THAT is what made them endearing, lovable and beautiful. In the second season after the first four or so episodes which were left over from Season 1 and were very funny- including thee one with Bobby Sherman, AFTER those funny episodes of Season 2, the guys looked skinny, gaunt almost, and lost their huggable cuteness. Mike trying to 'not' have an accent is very odd to me! Davy looks high in most of those episodes and they turned me off as a kid. I still cannot watch those Season 2 episodes after the first four or so. I hated the Frodis episode, the Paris episode, the Wizard Glick jerk! UGH! WHY Micky permed his hair is beyond me- YUK! I think you are right: it is as if they became charicatures of their hippie selves, full of themselves and come off as arrogant here. The monkees concept was for KIDS, they knew it and should have left it as it was- their show was NOT about making statements, politics, hippies, counter culture at all. I believe their show would have lasted at least three to four years if they left the original formula alone! Kimberly
@@larrywakeman4371 The reason why Micky had his hair all curled up or what you said "permed" was because before the show began, he had to straighten it. But when season two began he was tired of it and just left it curled up.
Were you also upset with Michael no longer wearing his hat?
@lisettegarcia7013 theyre just upset that the men wanted to do their own things instead of being forced to do stuff 🙄
davy had a cute interaction part with a child fan and was giddy, mike took the interview serious because the questions were serious, micky was literally just not as hyper as he usually was, and peter was fed up with the interviewer blocking cameras, people being loud and the interviewer getting their music and movie things wrong so yeah i would also seem rude if that happened to me
@@ghoulsblood Right. Like in the movie _Head_ , Peter didn't want to hit the lady who was the waitress. He said it was wrong and that the kids aren't going to like it.
Michael Nesmith and his country and western music simply did not fit in with the other three. They would have been far better off with another guy.
Ditching the only talented guy seems like a bold move.
@@69er16 I don't deny that the man was talented. But he used that talent to write and sing country & western songs that just didn't fit in with the rest of the pop group. Even his voice didn't blend in with the others'. Also, Peter Tork was just as talented as Mike--just watch the video here on UA-cam of him playing Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's "Solfigietto!"--and even though he was older than the others, he fit in perfectly.
The biggest mistake was them going 'hippie' on the show- I was three when it came out and really remember the re-runs when I was 7,8,9 and then later when I was 12 etc... I couldn't stand Season 2 after the first five or so episodes with the dumb hippie nonsense: I mean, no laugh track, no romping on the beach, no genuine caring and comeraderie amongst the four as in the first season. THAT is what made them endearing, lovable and beautiful. In the second season after the first four or so episodes which were left over from Season 1 and were very funny- including the one with Bobby Sherman, AFTER those funny episodes of Season 2, the guys looked skinny, gaunt almost, and lost their huggable cuteness. Mike trying to 'not' have an accent is very odd to me! Davy looks high in most of those episodes and those hippie episodes of Season 2 turned me off as a kid. I still cannot watch those Season 2 episodes after the first four or so. I hated the Frodis episode, the Paris episode, the Wizard Glick jerk! UGH! WHY Micky permed his hair is beyond me- YUK! Here i n this interview, it is as if they became charicatures of their hippie selves, full of themselves and come off as arrogant here. The Monkees concept was for KIDS, they knew it and should have left it as it was- their show was NOT about making statements, politics, hippies, counter culture at all. I believe their show would have lasted at least three to four years if they left the original formula alone! Kimberly
What are you talking about, they literally addressed the LA riots in the after show interview for Find the Monkees which is a season one episode. Even the fourth episode (Monkee Mayor) of season two, which you said was still good, made political statements because they literally join a political race.
Also just so you know, that's Micky's natural hair. He didn't perm it, he just stopped straightening it.
Micky's hair was not permed. The curly style was his natural look. He was forced to have it straightened during season 1, and he refused in season 2, so good for him. The show ended because the network wanted to keep the same formula for a 3rd season, but the Monkees and the producers (Bob and Bert) wanted to change things up and do a variety show instead. They couldn't come to an agreement, so the show ended. I find that the people who always complain about "politics in entertainment", are people who only dislike it when the view is different from theirs. If their own view is shown, then they're fine with seeing politics. I bet you are one of the people who also complains that Star Wars and Star Trek is too "woke," even though they have been that way since the beginning.
I would suggest that The Monkees found fame as a tv show, primarlily - I would argue that it was created around Davy, who was under contract before the others.
Unlike Jones, Mickey Dolenz had grown up in that system so adding him to the set-up made sense - he had that skill of 'cutting up', as they called it there and of the four he clearly has the most ability to do something unexpected, without alienating the moms and pops - at least not in an obvious way.
Mickey had a post-Monkees career as a tv producer in the UK and in-between-times became good friends with the likes of John Lennon, which speaks to his intellect - he's clearly a clever guy - and the subtlety of his humour.
He could do 'the American in Britain' , which is a Jimi Hendrix-level achievement and not easy. I'd suggest that what was new and interesting to Davy, was old ground and been-there-done-that, to Mickey.
Meanwhile, Davy seems to have loved California and you can't argue with that as he came from an impoverished backgound in rainy Manchester. He'd pop back to Britain now and again and perform or appear on tv - to applause - but, in a way comparable with someone like Peter Noone, his wishes clearly came true when he 'made it' in America and he made his home there.
By comparision, Mike and Peter were less inclined to 'play Monkee' and that showed - for good or ill ! Mike had a strong idea of what he wanted to do, with his First National Band and I reckon people were glad to see his success but it seems that Pete was just glad to leave The Monkees and just 'hang-out' instead - which is not unexpected as he was evidently the most 'counter-culture' of the four, leaving in 1968. I mentioned Jimi Hendrix earlier and of the four Monkees, I'd put Peter as the one who knew him best and spent most time with him.
So the hippy situation suited Peter, by all accounts, where perhaps Mike was less attracted to the idea in 'dropping out' and was, in fact quite traditional - just in a way that was very different to, say, Davy.
By the time the hippy thing had been-and-gone from popular culture, Mike was already doing something else, with his videos and 'Rio' but maybe Pete was no longer interested in fame.
Their movie head had to be the worst movie ever
I hate it still- to me it is nothing and annoying to watch- I cannot stand the hippie bull! The biggest mistake was them going 'hippie' on the show- I was three when it came out and really remember the re-runs when I was 7,8,9 and then later when I was 12 etc... I couldn't stand Season 2 after the first five or so episodes with the dumb hippie nonsense: I mean, no laugh track, no romping on the beach, no genuine caring and comeraderie amongst the four as in the first season. THAT is what made them endearing, lovable and beautiful. In the second season after the first four or so episodes which were left over from Season 1 and were very funny- including thee one with Bobby Sherman, AFTER those funny episodes of Season 2, the guys looked skinny, gaunt almost, and lost their huggable cuteness. Mike trying to 'not' have an accent is very odd to me! Davy looks high in most of those episodes and they turned me off as a kid. I still cannot watch those Season 2 episodes after the first four or so. I hated the Frodis episode, the Paris episode, the Wizard Glick jerk! UGH! WHY Micky permed his hair is beyond me- YUK! I think you are right: it is as if they became charicatures of their hippie selves, full of themselves and come off as arrogant here. The Monkees concept was for KIDS, they knew it and should have left it as it was- their show was NOT about making statements, politics, hippies, counter culture at all. I believe their show would have lasted at least three to four years if htey left the original formula alone! Kimberly
I'm a hippie, been a hippie and will always be a hippie. Long Live The Monkees!!!
When I watched the biopic of the Monkees, Davy, Michael, and Micky were surprised with the idea. Peter agreed it was a good idea, but he also said they should do it since it worked out for The Beatles.
Weren't they just trying to avoid the press and everyone else saying they were being copycats of the Fab Four?
I wonder what the actual Monkees reacted when they found out they were going to have a movie about them?
The film was a product of the minds of basically 3 persons: Monkees-creators Bob Rafelson & Bert Schneider (Raybert Productions) & Jack Nicholson.
The Monkees themselves as four individuals were paid actors who contributed little to the overall concept of HEAD & virtually nothing to the dialogue or script.
It is actually a fun and sometimes profound movie. Sorry you didn't like it.