My wife and I saw the Monkees on tour after Justus came out. Mike had stopped touring with the others, and they did a "Mike! He's GONE" gag in the show.
They did it on the 2002 tour when I saw them at the Louisville Zoo. They were going to do one of Mike's songs, Listen to the Band, I think. They mentioned Mike's name and Peter said, Mike? Where's Mike?" And of course, Micky, Davy and Peter all said, "He's gone!" 😂😂😂😂
One of my favorites that's not on here was "Hey man, you ought to get a haircut or they won't let you into Disneyland." It was used in several episodes.
(Sorry for the late reply, I haven't been on this account in awhile). That's definitely one of my favorite references too after knowing the backstory, but to the best of my knowledge they only used that in two episodes, and I wanted to have at least three clips per gag.
@@TiaMargarita It's true. Disneyland had a strict dress code/haircut policy for guests back in the day. Guys couldn't have long hair. A friend of mine who happened to be cousins with the Wilson brothers from The Beach Boys told me a story about how he & Brian Wilson went to go to Disneyland one day, but Disneyland wouldn't let them in because they had "long hair".
All the running gags: 0:00/0:30: "Save the Texas Prairie Chicken" 0:31/1:02: A sparkle in Davy's eyes every time he falls in love. 1:03/1:23: "I am standing up." 1:24/1:32: "Gosharoni" 1:33/2:13 "He's/She's/It's/They're gone!" 2:14/2:25: "I got an idea" *light bulb appears* 2:25/2:35: "Isn't that dumb?" 2:36/3:35: The Monkees getting stuck in doors. 3:36/4:23 "Hear we come, walking down the street. We get the craziest looks from all the people we meet." 4:24/4:40: "You must be joking." 4:41/5:13: The Monkees choosing fingers. 5:14/5:35: The Monkees grasping a bunch of stuff repeatedly. 5:36/6:13:"Don't do that."
Have you seen the entire scene it comes from? It was the episode Monstrous Monkees Mash and it predicted the exact order they would die in. In the episode Davy disappears while on a date . The other 3 go to rescue him. Peter disappears next while in the house which leads to this scene where Micky says to Mike "If you disappear I'll be a single!" then sings the song. And that's the order they left us with only Micky remaining to carry on their legacy.
When I was in school I had Save the Texas Prairie Chicken written over all my school books. I loved how the other kids didn't know what that was about.
Here's one I heard twice in the show. I don't know if this will qualify as a running gag or not, but there's a line that someone will say that goes, "I'm working on my doctor's thesis", at which point one of the Monkees will reply, "Why can't your doctor work on his OWN thesis?"..
I wasn’t born when the Monkees were on British tv but this is a delight to watch.. they had brilliant comic timing! My Dad knew Davy Jones from school in Manchester he used to pop round to his Mum’s for tea!
That's so true! It's almost always Mike. There are a couple of episodes where Peter and Micky answer but it's usually Mike. In fact they used that set up of a missed call because Mike couldn't answer to start off the episode "Monkees on the Line."
i havent seen anyone talk about it but i love when davy goes to check whos at the door but hes too short so he just opens the little window thing and stares at the door
I'm pretty sure that gag was only used in the episode "I Was a 99-Pound Weakling." Mike was absent from other episodes, but they never made reference to it.
I loved the Monkees as a kid, still do. I was into them before I discovered the Beatles. I had heard of the Beatles but didnt pay any attention because the Monkees were my boys! One day I learned the Beatles did this song, oh they do THAT song, and THAT one too! I was hooked from then on and they are my boys forever but the Monkees were still my first musical love. RIP to Mike, Davy and Peter and long life to Mickey.
So that's what my grandpa was laughing about all this time. He'd say things like "you must be joking" or "don't do that" and then just lose it. I never got it until today.
Have loved these guys since I was 9 in 1966. I saw Davy at a book signing I at Hickory Hollow Mall in Antioch TN in 1998 where I lived at the time. I went for my sister who lived 45 minutes from me. I did ask him if he ever got tired of singing daydream believer...He just had this wonderful smile lol. My sister loveeeeed Davy...My all time favorite monkees was and will always will be Peter Tork. I saw Davy, Micky & Peter at Starwood Ampthatheater In Antioch TN July 2, 1986. 13 rows from the stage. Great show. I saw Mike, Micky & Peter by accident (Micky at Ryman gift shop 3 hours before their show) at Ryman auditorium in Nashville TN on 7/24/2013. Cool show. My favorite song by Peter is Shades of Grey in 1988 on UA-cam and also sung by Peter in 2011 What am I doing hanging round at Coney Island on UA-cam. The Monkees are on MeTv Sundays at 4 & 4:30 pm Central time. My allllll time favorite song by Mike Nesmith is Joanne.
Suz Stephens - And when the Monkees were getting their Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame I had to leave on the bus, early in the morning, before 6:30 A.M. - got there at 8:30 A.M. and their were barricades set up, and 2 or 3 peo- ple in front of me, NOT moving a fraction of an inch. It was warm in July, in the sun I stood there for 3 HOURS but it was worth it, all four Monkees showed up at 11:30 A.M., standing 15 feet from me !! The crowd behind me was growing more and more, I was afraid to look anymore - I thought, "Mike, take off those damn blue sunglasses! Just for 2 minutes, then he can put them back on!" I traveled all that way, all that way ...in person they were as fresh and cool looking as four ice cream sodas ... ( either that or four loaves of bread, fresh from the bakery) ...
Rest in peace. Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith. I emailed Micky 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.
@@PlumbPitiful No, it was a real thing. And sadly they are an endangered species. Three types of Texas prairie chickens have gone extinct since the show was on.
When the series came out when I was kid,I'd be laughing so hard my parents had me go to the playground so wouldn't chock on my laughs(my Mom's words).I just thought it was the funniest.Now I'm in my early sixties and I get the subtle and blatant humor which makes it even funnier.God bles the Guys!
I wish it included all the times a superimposed caption appeared, like "SEND THIS BOY TO CAMP" and "EVERYBODY DOES IT" when Peter (I THINK it was Peter) steals towels from a hotel.
Yeah, they had real chemistry. They remained good friends in their real lives too. I felt so badly for Micky when Nez passed. Naturally he took it hard.
How about the gag where they attempt to blow something up like a safe or a fireplace mantel with dynamite but blow up some random thing up in the room instead? lol.
In the 90s they were in a dinar in Hollywood, all four. It was the only time that they got testi. Other than that they were great to fans. They were there to discuss business. The people were going nuts. The guys didn’t expect this at all. Not at all. They tried to get the people to be quiet. Man, it just didn’t happen. Davy had a temper. He got a little loud. This was the only time that they ever were this way. They always were loving to fans.
I know you wanted at least three examples of each gag, but if you ever do a compilation that includes two-offs, there's the one about someone with a really long name and Mike says "I can see your name up in lights...all...the way...around...the theatre".
My favourite Davy Jones quote: "You must be joking!" FUN FACT: If you were only to hear my Davy Jones impression you can hear the similarities between the original and the impression. He _is_ a British lad from Manchester after all.
The show was sublimely silly but super fun. I am too young to have seen it in the 60s, but I did see reruns in the late 70s. It played every day at 11 am on my local station. I used to look forward to being sick from school so I could watch the show! 😂
4:55 MIKE NESMITH: Let's decide this democratically, all right? PETER TORK: We'll choose fingers. MIKE NESMITH: Yes. I choose that one. _(sticks one finger up while everyone else prepares for a session of rock paper scissors)_ *_OOH, I WON!!!_*
Save the Texas prairie chicken Davey falling in love I am standing up Gosh-a-rooney Someone's gone 💡 Isn't that dumb? Struggling to get out the door Singing the theme You must be joking Betting on who goes first Grabbing one thing at the same time Don't do that
it would be beautiful if I could see the monkeys and tire show but the whole series is really what I would like to see I like the Monkees I have been a monkey fan from the beginning and still hanging on the band is 100% And A okay band The Monkees a real excellent group do love the music on whole lot I'm glad to see you here on UA-cam but would like to see the whole entire series of it could I did miss some when I was young and would like to see the whole series Once Again if I can find it somewhere I would watch it just one monkey saying I am and always will be
sorry I cant help it we had cousins too and all the birds and oh the zoo and thanks when we sleep in a car and then I say can you see some that listen to their phoney yup ask mr. Woodmans
My wife and I saw the Monkees on tour after Justus came out. Mike had stopped touring with the others, and they did a "Mike! He's GONE" gag in the show.
They did it on the 2002 tour when I saw them at the Louisville Zoo. They were going to do one of Mike's songs, Listen to the Band, I think. They mentioned Mike's name and Peter said, Mike? Where's Mike?" And of course, Micky, Davy and Peter all said, "He's gone!" 😂😂😂😂
Thank you for posting. My favorite gag's when they scare each other.
i love that Davy's "you must be joking!" came from his screen tests ❤️
One of my favorites that's not on here was "Hey man, you ought to get a haircut or they won't let you into Disneyland." It was used in several episodes.
E Darkslade I always wondered about that one. If it was ever true that Disneyland wouldn’t let long hair guys in.
(Sorry for the late reply, I haven't been on this account in awhile). That's definitely one of my favorite references too after knowing the backstory, but to the best of my knowledge they only used that in two episodes, and I wanted to have at least three clips per gag.
@@dittydiego8316 WHAT a lavor of UTTER LOVE!
I think they used the "Why doesn't your doctor write his own thesis?" joke in several episodes. I wanted to hear that one, lol.
@@TiaMargarita It's true. Disneyland had a strict dress code/haircut policy for guests back in the day. Guys couldn't have long hair. A friend of mine who happened to be cousins with the Wilson brothers from The Beach Boys told me a story about how he & Brian Wilson went to go to Disneyland one day, but Disneyland wouldn't let them in because they had "long hair".
All the running gags:
0:00/0:30: "Save the Texas Prairie Chicken"
0:31/1:02: A sparkle in Davy's eyes every time he falls in love.
1:03/1:23: "I am standing up."
1:24/1:32: "Gosharoni"
1:33/2:13 "He's/She's/It's/They're gone!"
2:14/2:25: "I got an idea" *light bulb appears*
2:25/2:35: "Isn't that dumb?"
2:36/3:35: The Monkees getting stuck in doors.
3:36/4:23 "Hear we come, walking down the street. We get the craziest looks from all the people we meet."
4:24/4:40: "You must be joking."
4:41/5:13: The Monkees choosing fingers.
5:14/5:35: The Monkees grasping a bunch of stuff repeatedly.
5:36/6:13:"Don't do that."
no one can just deflect the emerald splash thx
Thx
LOL- thanks for that!
Mickey singing "here I come..." hits hard now.
3:46
"stand up." "i am standing up!"
Abbie DavidHall
HAHA
I've used that one and my spin-off...I AM speaking up.
I feel that one on a spiritual level since I am much shorter than almost all of my friends 🤣
Micky singing The Monkees Theme song all on his own at 4:00 has a slightly different meaning now, but it never ever fails to make me laugh.
Didn't think of it that way. Definitely sad, but also still hilarious.
Have you seen the entire scene it comes from? It was the episode Monstrous Monkees Mash and it predicted the exact order they would die in. In the episode Davy disappears while on a date . The other 3 go to rescue him. Peter disappears next while in the house which leads to this scene where Micky says to Mike "If you disappear I'll be a single!" then sings the song. And that's the order they left us with only Micky remaining to carry on their legacy.
Not in quite some time, no. Odd@@PlumbPitiful
@@PlumbPitifulI know! It was spooky how premonitional that episode was.
Every time my teacher says we're going to do a lot of work today, in my mind Davy goes "You must be joking"
When I was in school I had Save the Texas Prairie Chicken written over all my school books. I loved how the other kids didn't know what that was about.
I've noticed how, whenever one of the other Monkees gets into a bind, they will call out for Mike. 😊
Mike was the leader, the eldest of the group and the voice of reason
@@mgmsong peter was actually the oldest :)
@@themozzarellabrothers True. But Nez was the voice of reason. 😂
@@cherylhulting1301 also true :)
Here's one I heard twice in the show. I don't know if this will qualify as a running gag or not, but there's a line that someone will say that goes, "I'm working on my doctor's thesis", at which point one of the Monkees will reply, "Why can't your doctor work on his OWN thesis?"..
I remember that 😂
You missed Davy's "Oooo!"
I wasn’t born when the Monkees were on British tv but this is a delight to watch.. they had brilliant comic timing! My Dad knew Davy Jones from school in Manchester he used to pop round to his Mum’s for tea!
your dad was lucky
Forgot the one when they run into each other and yell. Also when ever any phone rings Mike answers it.
I seem to remember throughout the series the guys would always yell for Mike.
That's so true! It's almost always Mike. There are a couple of episodes where Peter and Micky answer but it's usually Mike. In fact they used that set up of a missed call because Mike couldn't answer to start off the episode "Monkees on the Line."
A legendary show with talented musicians.
Thanks for putting this together! Didn’t realize how many running gags there were in the show... The Monkees sure are the best medicine. 😄
Mike likes to remind you to save chickens. Micky likes to remind us. . . . isn't that dumb?😂
i havent seen anyone talk about it but i love when davy goes to check whos at the door but hes too short so he just opens the little window thing and stares at the door
I noticed that in an episode last night! That’s funny. I’ll look out for it as a running gag lol
@@kait.5437 i think it only happens 2 or 3 times
@@damopetey yeah I think I’ve seen it at least twice but I haven’t watched every episode
😂😂 I love that gag.
2:12 my reaction to Peter Tork's death. R.I.P Peter
What episode is that from?
@@mickenziedavis3068 It's from the final episode of the series, "Mijacogeo (The Frodis Caper)."
Silly stuff but we all loved them at 14.Their music is so good
Thanks for making this! I'm gonna watch this whenever I need a laugh
Legen Dary
So am I
One left. Miss these guys. 😞
Love these gags! They were so good at them!
Anybody know how often the "I wish Mike was here" gag shows up in the later episodes?
i think there were three episodes where he was gone because of tonsillitis or something
I'm pretty sure that gag was only used in the episode "I Was a 99-Pound Weakling." Mike was absent from other episodes, but they never made reference to it.
@@Kelly_C and he was sea sick in the hitting the high seas episode
4:36 funny that peter is mocking Davy's british accent
he’s GONE!
Watching after Peter Tork died. Seven after Davey. Really great to watch this! The Monkees live on!
Davy. Yes.
I loved the Monkees as a kid, still do. I was into them before I discovered the Beatles. I had heard of the Beatles but didnt pay any attention because the Monkees were my boys! One day I learned the Beatles did this song, oh they do THAT song, and THAT one too! I was hooked from then on and they are my boys forever but the Monkees were still my first musical love. RIP to Mike, Davy and Peter and long life to Mickey.
The monkees were very gifted and so funny too ! I enjoy the show when it comes on TV ! RIP Davy and Peter !
Fantastic compilation. I still dig this show because of its sublime silliness.
So that's what my grandpa was laughing about all this time. He'd say things like "you must be joking" or "don't do that" and then just lose it. I never got it until today.
brings back a flood of wonderful memories Loved the monkees Davy and Micky were my favs
Have loved these guys since I was 9 in 1966. I saw Davy at a book signing I at Hickory Hollow Mall in Antioch TN in 1998 where I lived at the time. I went for my sister who lived 45 minutes from me. I did ask him if he ever got tired of singing daydream believer...He just had this wonderful smile lol. My sister loveeeeed Davy...My all time favorite monkees was and will always will be Peter Tork. I saw Davy, Micky & Peter at Starwood Ampthatheater In Antioch TN July 2, 1986. 13 rows from the stage. Great show. I saw Mike, Micky & Peter by accident (Micky at Ryman gift shop 3 hours before their show) at Ryman auditorium in Nashville TN on 7/24/2013. Cool show. My favorite song by Peter is Shades of Grey in 1988 on UA-cam and also sung by Peter in 2011 What am I doing hanging round at Coney Island on UA-cam. The Monkees are on MeTv Sundays at 4 & 4:30 pm Central time. My allllll time favorite song by Mike Nesmith is Joanne.
Suz Stephens - And when the Monkees were getting their Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame I had to leave on the bus, early in the morning, before 6:30 A.M. - got there at
8:30 A.M. and their were barricades set up, and 2 or 3 peo-
ple in front of me, NOT moving a fraction of an inch. It was
warm in July, in the sun I stood there for 3 HOURS but it was
worth it, all four Monkees showed up at 11:30 A.M., standing 15 feet from me !! The crowd behind me was growing more and more, I was afraid to look anymore - I thought, "Mike, take off those damn blue sunglasses! Just for 2 minutes, then he can put them back on!" I traveled all that way, all that
way ...in person they were as fresh and cool looking as
four ice cream sodas ... ( either that or four loaves of bread,
fresh from the bakery) ...
Rest in peace. Davy Jones, Peter Tork and Mike Nesmith. I emailed Micky 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.
It’s funny whenever they get stuck in the door, it’s almost always Mike and Micky
Mike probably invented the gag. He also came up with the handshake thing where he would shake hands with someone too high and hit himself in the nose!
That first season was funny and off the wall funny! The songs were nice. These guys were likable.
This is the best compilation of Monkee running gags I've ever seen ... 🙊
So many running gags left out of this.
"Here we come...toking down the street..."--Micky
Loved The MOnkees still love them but Davy is my favorite Monkee!
I like Micky
Mike was right we need to save Attwater's prairie chicken a report from February 2021 stated fewer than 100.
You mean there really is such a thing? I thought he made it up!
@@PlumbPitiful No, it was a real thing. And sadly they are an endangered species. Three types of Texas prairie chickens have gone extinct since the show was on.
Don't do that
I still say that. Mike was cool.
They were all comic geniuses!!!!!
I love this! - thanks for putting it together - so fun
i like to say ‘dont do that’ whenever someone drops a dish at my workplace. its habit at this point.
This is fantastic! I haven't stopped laughing! ❤
“You must be joking”-Davey
"Isn't that dumb?"
When the series came out when I was kid,I'd be laughing so hard my parents had me go to the playground so wouldn't chock on my laughs(my Mom's words).I just thought it was the funniest.Now I'm in my early sixties and I get the subtle and blatant humor which makes it even funnier.God bles the Guys!
my mom thought it was riot when davy and the girl had stars in their eyes LOL
I loved The Monkees Davy the best !!
YMBJ even made it into the screen test.
RIP Mike, Peter and Davy. 🙏 💜🙏
Great compilation! Thank You!
I wish it included all the times a superimposed caption appeared, like "SEND THIS BOY TO CAMP" and "EVERYBODY DOES IT" when Peter (I THINK it was Peter) steals towels from a hotel.
"Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?"
"...I am standing up."
you are talking about eminem right?
The interplay between Mike and Micky was especially good.
Yeah, they had real chemistry. They remained good friends in their real lives too. I felt so badly for Micky when Nez passed. Naturally he took it hard.
Great video. You forgot “I don’t like the way he’s acting”. Lol
How about the gag where they attempt to blow something up like a safe or a fireplace mantel with dynamite but blow up some random thing up in the room instead? lol.
Oh that's a good one!
I love ❤️ watching The Monkeys TV Shows Ever sis I was A Kid.
i remember seeing re runs of the monkees on tv on much music in Canada
I am standing up. Lmao!
HAH! @5:00 Mickey: "No Peter, you ONE" lol Thanks for doing this #DittyDiego!
I miss those guys so much 🥺😭
and the guest stars
Ted Cassidy!
Stan Freberg!
Love this. Just missing the awkward handshakes :)
The Monkee scare is the best
In the 90s they were in a dinar in Hollywood, all four. It was the only time that they got testi. Other than that they were great to fans. They were there to discuss business. The people were going nuts. The guys didn’t expect this at all. Not at all. They tried to get the people to be quiet. Man, it just didn’t happen. Davy had a temper. He got a little loud. This was the only time that they ever were this way. They always were loving to fans.
I know you wanted at least three examples of each gag, but if you ever do a compilation that includes two-offs, there's the one about someone with a really long name and Mike says "I can see your name up in lights...all...the way...around...the theatre".
😅😅 I've noticed Mike said that one a couple of times.
funny show no doubt
This is a good Video,it made me Smile 😃
I'd win if I choose Mike's finger too
Love it! Great job!!!
Love it!!
You must be joking!
Really good! Nice job!
Wow! Major flashback.
Thank you for this!
My favourite Davy Jones quote: "You must be joking!"
FUN FACT: If you were only to hear my Davy Jones impression you can hear the similarities between the original and the impression. He _is_ a British lad from Manchester after all.
All the real Monkees footage is funny...thank for the footage! How's Amy?
“Don’t do that”
This is before my time but wow, they are hilarious. I get the appeal.
The show was sublimely silly but super fun. I am too young to have seen it in the 60s, but I did see reruns in the late 70s. It played every day at 11 am on my local station. I used to look forward to being sick from school so I could watch the show! 😂
4:55 MIKE NESMITH: Let's decide this democratically, all right?
PETER TORK: We'll choose fingers.
MIKE NESMITH: Yes. I choose that one. _(sticks one finger up while everyone else prepares for a session of rock paper scissors)_ *_OOH, I WON!!!_*
“Did you see Road to Morocco?’
Yeah most of the stuff was typical Beatles banter (press meeting in A hard day's night ) BUT GOD these kids were GREAT!
1:48 😭
Liz Orler ikr 😭
"Dammit, Jim!"
Wrong show
That was great!
excellent
Only one I can think of that's missing are the freeze frame text gags.
And Davy going "Ooo"!
@@PlumbPitiful That ones a staple. The freeze frame text I think kinda disappears doesn't it? Maybe only a season 1 thing.
I love this
you must be jorking ってさしずめ冗談でしょ！って意味かな
Save the Texas prairie chicken
Davey falling in love
I am standing up
Gosh-a-rooney
Someone's gone
💡
Isn't that dumb?
Struggling to get out the door
Singing the theme
You must be joking
Betting on who goes first
Grabbing one thing at the same time
Don't do that
This was funny.
If you like this would you please stand up. 🌻🌎🐱💜🌹😸
it would be beautiful if I could see the monkeys and tire show but the whole series is really what I would like to see I like the Monkees I have been a monkey fan from the beginning and still hanging on the band is 100% And A okay band The Monkees a real excellent group do love the music on whole lot I'm glad to see you here on UA-cam but would like to see the whole entire series of it could I did miss some when I was young and would like to see the whole series Once Again if I can find it somewhere I would watch it just one monkey saying I am and always will be
Yes, I'm Joe King!
this is so funny
The were really big on Don't do that
What programs did you use to get clips and put them together like this?
I put it together in iMovie
sorry I cant help it we had cousins too and all the birds and oh the zoo and thanks when we sleep in a car and then I say can you see some that listen to their phoney yup ask mr. Woodmans