Fans of The Monkees television show were more than used to the improbable situations its stars regularly encountered. Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, and Peter Tork acted out many of the ...

During the second season of The Monkees, Mike Nesmith realized that each episode was looking strikingly similar. The comedy series always contained some version of Mike, Peter Tork, Davy Jones, or ...

To be fair, nobody really knows why anything connects with the audience in the way that it does, and why one piece of pop culture entertainment becomes a phenomenon while others don't. The Monkees TV ...

In a computerized toy factory, the Monkees foil an efficiency expert (Stan Freberg) who wants to replace an old toymaker (Walter Janovitz) with automation. A shady PR man (Andre Philippe) kidnaps the ...

The television Western was among the most popular sort of program to air on the Big Three in the 1960s. Even in an age of pop music, the sexual revolution, and civil rights, most audiences flocked to ...

Fifty-nine years later, drummer and vocalist Micky Dolenz — the last surviving member of the group — marked the milestone with a heartfelt Instagram post. "Hard to believe it’s been 59 years since The ...

Micky Dolenz is, in theory, on the phone with a music reporter from Phoenix to talk about the Monkees Farewell Tour he launched a few days earlier with Michael Nesmith. But first, he'd like to ask a ...

Late Monkees star Michael Nesmith was a big fan of Jimi Hendrix from the moment he heard his music — even if fans of his own band didn't share his enthusiasm. The Jimi Hendrix Experience joined the ...

The Monkees were one of the most beloved pop bands in the 1960s. Even with the “British Invasion” of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, the Zombies, and many others, The Monkees’ Davy ...

Musician and producer Michael Nesmith has died. He rose to fame initially as a member of The Monkees, but went on to have a long and influential career in music, television and movie production.