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Find The Monkees
This is a list of episodes of the television series ''The Monkees'', which aired on NBC on Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. Eastern from 1966 to 1968. The first songs listed are from the original NBC broadcasts. Over the summer of 1967, NBC reran multiple episodes with revised soundtracks to promote the Monkees' current album ''Headquarters'' and the singles released during that summer. Between 1969 and 1973, CBS (and later ABC) reran the episodes on Saturday morning, revising the soundtracks once again to promote the albums ''The Monkees Present'' and ''Changes''. All alternate songs are listed where applicable. Tracks with different mixes or versions as compared to the album versions are indicated. Series overview Episodes Season 1 (1966–1967) Debuting on September 12, 1966, the series aired on Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, preceding ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and opposite '' The Iron Horse'' (ABC) and ''Gilligan's Island'' (CBS). A few episodes were aired in different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monkees (TV Series)
''The Monkees'' is an American television sitcom that first aired on NBC for two seasons, from September 12, 1966, to March 25, 1968. The series follows the adventures of four young men (The Monkees) trying to make a name for themselves as a rock 'n roll band. The show introduced a number of innovative new-wave film techniques to series television and won two Emmy Awards in 1967, including Outstanding Comedy Series. The program ended in 1968 at the finish of its second season and has received a long afterlife through Saturday morning repeats (CBS and ABC) and syndication, as well as overseas broadcasts. It later enjoyed a 1980s revival, after MTV aired reruns of the program in 1986. It aired on Sunday afternoons on MeTV beginning on February 24, 2019, three days after the death of cast member Peter Tork ending April 26, 2020. The network aired four episodes on December 12, 2021, as a tribute to Michael Nesmith, who died on December 10, 2021, followed by a 'Weekend Binge' Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take A Giant Step (song)
"Take a Giant Step" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and first released by American pop rock band the Monkees in 1966. History The song was released as the B-side to the band's first single, "Last Train to Clarksville", and later appeared as the closing track on side one of their debut album. Micky Dolenz performed lead vocals. The song is presented as a plea to a heartbroken girl to move on from her past romantic disappointments, and to "learn to live again at last", by "taking a giant step outside your mind". Critic Eric Lefcowitz describes the song as "proto-psychedelic." Fountain of Youth released a version of the song in June 1968 on the Monkees' own Colgems label, featuring a different arrangement. The song was later covered by singer Taj Mahal, in a significantly rearranged version, and included as the title track to his 1969 double album release '' Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home''. It was also recorded by Rising Sons—featuring Mahal and Ry Cooder—i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Len Lesser
Leonard King Lesser (December 3, 1922 – February 16, 2011) was an American character actor. He was known for his recurring role as Uncle Leo in a total of 15 episodes of ''Seinfeld'', starting during the show's second season in the episode "The Pony Remark". Lesser was also known for his role as Garvin on ''Everybody Loves Raymond.'' Early life Lesser was born in New York City in 1922. His father, a grocer, was a Jewish immigrant from Poland. Lesser received his bachelor's degree from the City College of New York in 1942 at the age of 19.Weber, Bruce"Len Lesser, Uncle Leo on 'Seinfeld', Dies at 88" ''The New York Times''. 2011-02-17. Lesser enlisted in the United States Army the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and served in the China Burma India Theater of World War II, China Burma India Theater during World War II. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Wright (English Actor)
Benjamin Huntington Wright (5 May 1915 — 2 July 1989) was an English actor. He was best known for playing Herr Zeller in ''The Sound of Music''. He also played numerous roles in famous films and worked as voice actor, having roles in animated films by Disney Studios. Early life Ben Wright was born on 5 May 1915 in London to an American father and an English mother. At the age of 16, he entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Upon graduating, he acted in several West End stage productions. When World War II broke out, he enlisted and served in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He came to the U.S. in 1946 to attend a cousin's wedding and settled in Hollywood. Radio Wright worked as the radio incarnation of Sherlock Holmes (1949–1950) and Inspector Peter Black on ''Pursuit'' (1951–1952). He played Indian servant Tulku on ''The Green Lama'', Chinese bellhop Hey Boy on the radio version of '' Have Gun Will Travel'', various dialect roles on the U.K. radio program ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlene Martel
Arlene Martel (born Arline Greta Sax; April 14, 1936 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress. Before 1964, she was frequently billed as Arline Sax or Arlene Sax. Casting directors, among other Hollywood insiders, called Martel the Chameleon because her appearance and her proficiency with accents and dialects enabled her to portray characters of a wide range of races and ethnicities. Early life Martel was born Arline Sax in The Bronx and attended the Performing Arts High School in New York. Career Martel was billed as "Arline Sax" during the early years of her television career. Two of her earliest appearances were in ''The Twilight Zone'' TV series. The first was the episode " What You Need" as a woman in the bar. The second was the episode " Twenty Two", as a nurse who repeatedly utters the sinister phrase "Room for one more, Honey!" at the entrance to a hospital morgue and at the door of a doomed airplane. Martel appeared in a 1960 episode of ''The Rebel'', "The Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Aubuchon
Jacques Georges Aubuchon (October 30, 1924 – December 28, 1991) was an American actor who appeared in films, stage, and on television in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Aubuchon, who grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was the son of Arthur and Flora Aubuchon. He went to Assumption Preparatory School and served in the US Army during World War II. During his working career, Aubuchon made over 300 television appearances, made two dozen films, did hundreds of television commercials, plus wrote plays. One of Aubuchon's best known roles was as Chief Urulu on ''McHale's Navy''. Aubuchon's first part on Broadway was as the sewerman in ''The Madwoman of Chaillot'' and ''Paris 7000'' was the first television show that he had a regular part on. Aubuchon, who was the father of television writer and producer Remi Aubuchon and father-in-law of Dirk Blocker, died of heart failure at the age of 67. Partial TV and movie filmography *''Mister Peepers'' (1953) - August Hempel *''Beneath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Caruso
Dee Caruso (April 7, 1929 – May 27, 2012) was an American television and film screenwriter and television producer, whose credits included ''Get Smart'', ''The Monkees'' and ''The Smothers Brothers Show''. Caruso and his longtime writing partner, Gerald Gardner, frequently collaborated on projects. The writing duo were the head writers for the 1960s television comedy series, ''Get Smart''. Career Caruso began his career by writing for comedians at nightclubs, including Don Adams and Allen & Rossi, the comedy team of Marty Allen and Steve Rossi. Caruso and writing partner, Gerald Gardner, were head writers for ''Get Smart''. They duo continued to collaborate on projects throughout their career. Caruso and Gardner wrote 22 episodes of ''The Monkees'', which aired from 1966 to 1968. In 1965, Caruso and Gardner were part of the writing staff which won an Emmy for their work on David Frost's ''That Was The Week That Was''. They co-produced ''The Red Skelton Show''. Together, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Gardner (scriptwriter)
Gerald Clifford Gardner (July 22, 1929 – October 11, 2020) was an American author, scriptwriter, screenwriter, comics writer, story editor and producer who was active in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Gardner frequently teamed with his longtime writing partner, Dee Caruso, for their work. Career He wrote 22 episodes of ''The Monkees'' and 11 of ''Get Smart'', including "The Amazing Harry Hoo", "Washington 4, Indians 3", and "Diplomat's Daughter" (featuring The Craw). ''Get Smart'' episodes he worked on were nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards. Gardner was a senior writer on the live broadcasts of ''That Was The Week That Was'' (TW3), the NBC-TV series of topical satire. His producing credits include ''The Red Skelton Show'' (1970–1971). Gardner and Caruso co-wrote the Walt Disney motion picture ''The World's Greatest Athlete'' starring Jan-Michael Vincent Jan-Michael Vincent (July 15, 1944 – February 10, 2019) was an American actor known for portraying helicop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is a rock song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was first recorded by Paul Revere & the Raiders and appeared on their album '' Midnight Ride'', released in May 1966. The song is simple musically, with a repeating verse chord progression of E major, G major, A major, and C major, and a repeating bridge in cut time of E major, G major, A major, and G major. Monkees version "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is best known as a hit for the Monkees. Released in November 1966, the song became the first Monkees B-side to chart, reaching #20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Musicians featured on the recording are Micky Dolenz (lead vocal), Tommy Boyce (backing vocal), Wayne Erwin and Gerry McGee (rhythm guitar), Louis Shelton (lead guitar), Bobby Hart (Vox Continental organ), Larry Taylor (bass), Billy Lewis (drums) and Henry Lewy (percussion). The single, stereo album, and mono album versions contain several differences. In the stereo version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Relations
Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. Public relations and publicity differ in that PR is controlled internally, whereas publicity is not controlled and contributed by external parties. Public relations may include an organization or individual gaining exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment. The exposure mostly is media-based. This differentiates it from advertising as a form of marketing communications. Public relations aims to create or obtain coverage for clients for free, also known as earned media, rather than paying for marketing or advertising also known as paid media. But in the early 21st century, advertising is also a part of broader PR activities. An example of good public relations would be ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday's Child
"Saturday's Child" is a song by American pop-rock band The Monkees, from their 1966 debut album ''The Monkees''. The song features Micky Dolenz on lead vocals. It was written by Bread frontman David Gates. The song is an electric guitar–based rock song. It is widely regarded as one of their best album tracks, with AMG critic Matthew Greenwald saying that it has a "proto- heavy metal guitar riff" and it is "one of the more interesting curios of the early Monkees catalog". Though it was never released as a single, it has been included on several of The Monkees' greatest hits albums. "Saturday's Child" was included on the episode "Monkee vs. Machine" of the series ''The Monkees'', which aired on 26 September 1966. This section of the episode, which doubles as a promotional video for the song, shows The Monkees playing around on the beach and having fun with five children (at any one time), in a dune buggy, on a swing set, on slides, on a jungle gym, on a horse, on unicycles, and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Freberg
Stan Freberg (born Stanley Friberg; August 7, 1926 – April 7, 2015) was an American actor, author, comedian, musician, radio personality, puppeteer and advertising creative director. His best-known works include " St. George and the Dragonet", '' Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America'', his role on the television series ''Time for Beany'', multiple characters in the Looney Tunes such as Pete Puma and Bertie, and a number of classic television commercials. Early and personal life Freberg was born Stanley Friberg on August 7, 1926 in Pasadena, California, the son of Evelyn Dorothy (née Conner), a housewife, and Victor Richard Friberg (later Freberg), a Baptist minister. Freberg was of Swedish and Irish descent. He was drafted in the US Army from 1945 to 1947 where he served in Special Services attached to the Medical Corps aMcCornack General Hospitalin Pasadena, California. Freberg's work reflected both his gentle sensitivity (despite his liberal use of biting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
