Classic Nick Alert – The Monkees

1986 marked the 20^th 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.

Classic Nick Rocks – The Monkees

The Monkees – That Was Then, This Is Now (Version 1)

The Monkees – I'll Be Back Upon My Feet

The Monkees – Saturday’s Child

The Monkees – No Time

The Monkees – She

The Monkees – Pleasant Valley Sunday

The Monkees – Take A Giant Step

The Monkees – Words

The Monkees – Forget That Girl

Special Delivery – Thanksgiving 1

It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without the Classics!

 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (full)

Garfield's Thanksgiving

Turkey Television

Special Delivery – Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Turkey Television

Part 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uKuZJep7Kw

Part 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaW-LTPwAkA

Part 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jEiUvg_uXM

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (full)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ961y0VKEk

Garfield's Thanksgiving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhmLpt886lk

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1981 (full, with commercials)

***special not on this parade – it features the puppets from Nickelodeon!***

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cYvS2gQM2s

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1986 (full)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPzBqaA4IuQ

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1988 (full)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFIpusC7iPg

Happy Thanksgiving

 Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

TURKEY TELEVISION Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uKuZJep7Kw

  

TURKEY TELEVISION Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaW-LTPwAkA

  

TURKEY TELEVISION Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jEiUvg_uXM

  

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (full)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ961y0VKEk

  

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1981 (full, with commercials)

*special not on this parade – it features “the puppets from Nickelodeon!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cYvS2gQM2s

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1986 (full)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPzBqaA4IuQ

  

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1988 (full)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFIpusC7iPg

  

The Monkees

Classic Nick Wed. – The Monkees

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

 

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Even though today is Christmas and I was going to take the day off, as I was going to suggest all the Moderators do, I decided that I indeed would be able to find something Classic Nick to post today so here it is.

Most of you know The Monkees from watching their TV series in the 1970’s when it aired in reruns. Fast forward to February 23, 1986 when, a then five-year-old, MTV broadcast A Monkees TV show marathon called "Pleasant Valley Sunday" for the group’s 20^th anniversary.  

The group that was once brushed off by critics during their heyday as manufactured and lacking talent announced a "20th Anniversary Tour".  Tour dates grew from smaller to larger venues and became one of the biggest live acts of 1986 and 1987 with Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork playing North America. All four Monkees would later reunite as Davy Jones, and eventually Michael Nesmith, rejoining the group spreading Monkee shines everywhere they went.  

With a new surge of Monkeemania well on its way Nickelodeon began to run their old series daily and a whole new generation of kids welcomed the Monkees into their hearts as The Monkees’ original albums began selling again and a smaller version of Monkeemania began to spread.

The 20^th anniversary of the Monkees in 1986 was not only a revival for them but their rediscovered fame generated the first official Monkees single since 1971. "That Was Then, This Is Now" was listed as No. 20 position in Billboard Magazine which featured only Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork. As the due gained new fans Davy Jones later joined the Monkees for “Heart & Soul” later that year.

As was customary with sitcoms of it’s time The Monkees also filmed a Christmas special in which they helped a greedy boy find the true meaning of Christmas. The end of the epiode featured the quartet gathered around a microphone singing a traditional Spanish Christmas son called “Ríu Ríu Chíu.”

The Monkees – Ríu Ríu Chíu (1967)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JthZskazxKo

 

 

Also included in this blog are a few fun Monkees videos I found. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

The Monkees – That Was Then, This Is Now (Version 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txO3D_VFWuA

 

 

 

The Monkees – That Was Then, This Is Now (Version 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKgqQksQLdY

 

 

The Monkees – Heart & Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo7cBvd62Uw

 

 

Monkees Screen Tests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63nhSFFFfJ4

 

 

The Monkees Christmas Medley '86 Featuring Mike Nesmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip5G3YcIGLo

 

 

The Audition (Find the Monkees!) – Full Episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7luImKzCuA

 

 

Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story – 2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CujyfNQeduo

Marc Summers’ Mystery Magical Special

Classic Nick. Wed. – Marc Summers’ Mystery Magical Special

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Happy Halloween everyone! As some of you may know this is my favorite holiday so naturally I wanted to write about something spooky and what better than Marc Summers' Mystery Magical Special!

Most of us know and love Marc from Double Dar but how many of you knew that he was an amateur magician?

Created as a vehicle for Marc’s new found fame the Mystery Magical Special opens with Marc and this three friends, Trenton Teigen, Jonathan Brandis and Shiri Appleby, are returning home from the movies on a dark night when they, naturally, get a flat tire.

After realizing that they didn’t have a spare they make their way to the creepy old house where they meet John Astin (Gomez Addams) who tells them to, “help themselves.”

Inside they find the usual dust, spider webs, skeletons, heads falling from the ceiling, and various other spooky things. They also encounter a few magicians along the way namely Tina Lenert and Lance Burton.

Tina’s charming performance makes you forget that she’s the only one performance and Lance’s showdown with the bizarre demon-like villain ends in a swoard fight with a suprizing ending!

This Halloween themed special was originally produced in 1986, but continued air, often multiple times, every October for several years afterward.