The Monkees - Our Favorite Episodes
starring: Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork
directed by: Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Jon C. Andersen, Mike Elliot (III), James Frawley
directed by: Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Jon C. Andersen, Mike Elliot (III), James Frawley
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305199328
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6305199329
Label: Rhino Theatrical
Manufacturer: Rhino Theatrical
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Rhino Theatrical
Release Date: December 01, 1998
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 8368
Studio: Rhino Theatrical
Theatrical Release Date: September 12, 1966
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Whether you're indulging nostalgia or experiencing the Monkees for the first time, Our Favorite Episodes--chosen by Davey Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith--is a curious time capsule. Even for veteran Monkeephiles, it's obvious that the TV series, totaling 58 episodes from 1966 to 1968, hasn't aged very gracefully. It's fun as a pop-cultural artifact, and original fans will fondly recall the eagerness with which each week's episode was anticipated. Looking back, however, the shows are marginally amusing, and their improvisational, low-budget strategy tends to limit their lasting appeal. For die-hard fans it won't matter a bit; any chance to own and archive the Monkee phenomenon (with brief latter-day interviews included) is going to be welcomed and thoroughly enjoyed.
Because Jones's favorite episode was actually the Emmy-winning 'Royal Flush,' the inclusion of 'Hitting the High Seas' is a conspicuous blunder, but it's compensated by Peter's 'Monkee vs. Machine.' Directed by series producer (and then-budding filmmaker) Bob Rafelson, and featuring comedian Stan Freberg as a stodgy toy-company executive, this early episode was a first-season highlight. Mickey selected (and directed) the series finale, 'Mijacogeo (The Frodis Caper),' which is noteworthy for a filmed performance of Tim Buckley singing a rare acoustic version of 'Siren Song' (further proof that the Monkees were hipper than their TV personas). Mike's favorite 'Fairy Tale' is a wild romp indeed, with Nesmith in drag (as a fairy princess), sounding shockingly like Cher from her later TV variety show. They're semi-inspired at best, but these vintage episodes still capture the lunacy that accompanied the meteoric success of the 'Pre-Fab Four.' --Jeff Shannon
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