{"product_id":"the-monkees-our-favorite-episodes","title":"The Monkees - Our Favorite Episodes","description":"Amazon.com\n\nWhether 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.\nBecause 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\n\nProduct description\n\nIN NEW INTERVIEWS, EACH MEMBER OF THE GROUP DISCUSS THEIR FAVORITE EPISODE FROM THE MONKEES CLASSIC TV SERIES, WHICH THEN FOLLOWS. DAVY: HITTING THE HIGH SEAS. PETER: MONKEES VS.MACHINE. MICKY: THE FRODIS CAPER. MIKE: FAIRY TALE.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 6305199329\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.6305199329.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Dolenz, Micky|Nesmith, Michael|Jones, Davy|Tork, Peter|Andersen, Jon C.|Frawley, James|Elliot (III), Mike|Kessler, Bruce|Mayberry, Russ|Komack, James|Miller, Sidney|Nunis, Richard|Rafelson, Bob|Shepard, Gerald|Singer, Alexander|Winters, David\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Dvd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: DVD Very Good - Case is in great condition.  Comes with all artwork.  Disc quality is near perfect.  Guarantee in working condition.   If applicable: Digital copy or ultraviolet codes may be expired or not included.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50777839141061,"sku":"LFV.6305199329.VG","price":17.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/6305199329-0.jpg?v=1792689134","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/the-monkees-our-favorite-episodes","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}