1986 marked the 20th anniversary for The Monkees and suddenly a whole new generation suddenly had Monkee Mania as the “pre-fab” four once again aired on both MTV and Nickelodeon. Suddenly Super Teen, 16 Magazine, Tiger Beat and many other popular magazines at the time were filled with not only classic Monkees articles but new articles as well.
But now with the passing of a
second Monkee, Davy Jones being the first, MeTV will air two Monkees episodes
that feature Peter Tork. Tune in this Sunday, February 24, at 5PM | 4C to
pay tribute to one of our favorite groups.
The two episodes that will are:
“One
Man Shy" – 5PM | 4C
A rich debutante named Valerie books the Monkees to play her
coming-out bash. Awkward Peter immediately falls head-over-heels for her. Just
one problem — the girl's snobby rich suitor goes out of his way to show her why
she should never be with poor Peter. The Monkees cook up their own plot in
retaliation to prove just what a fine fellow Peter truly is. Features the
tunes "Valerie" and "I'm A Believer."
“The
Devil and Peter Tork” – 5:30PM | 4:30PM
This tale is based loosely on Stephen Vincent Benet's fantasy
novel The Devil and Daniel Webster (just like the song "The
Devil Went Down to Georgia"). Peter falls in love with a golden harp in
Mr. Zero's Pawn Shop. Alas, he has no cash to buy it. Zero produces a Faustian
contract, which Peter signs. Micky, Mike and Davy remind Peter that he can't
play the harp. But — poof! — Zero appears in a cloud of smoke and endows
Peter with masterful harp skills. The lads suddenly become a harp act —
and an instant overnight success.
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