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-> ''Here we come...\\
Walkin' down the street...\\
We get the funniest looks from...\\
Everyone we meet!\\
Hey, hey! We're the Monkees!\\
And people say we monkey around!\\
But we're too busy singin'\\
To put anybody down!\\
We're just tryin' to be friendly\\
Come and watch us sing and play!\\
We're the young generation\\
And we got somethin' to say!\\
Hey, hey! We're the Monkees!\\
You never know where we'll be found!\\
So you'd better get ready...\\
We may be comin' to your toooown!''
-->- The theme song to their TV show

The Monkees were two things.

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1. The stars of an Emmy Award-winning series which ran from 1966 to 1968 on Creator/{{NBC}}, revolving around a band called the Monkees. The series relied on a lot of pseudo-slapstick, along with well-polished pop music (written by folks like Music/NeilDiamond, Music/HarryNilsson and Music/CaroleKing), which made it well known and iconic. That page is located [[Series/TheMonkees here]].

2. An initially FakeBand assembled by the TV show's creator/producers, Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider, to star in their project. That page is located [[Music/TheMonkees here]].

You might also be interested in:
* ''Music/PiscesAquariusCapricornAndJonesLtd'', a page about one of their albums.
* ''Film/{{Head}}'', the page for their 1968 movie.
* Music/MichaelNesmith, the page for Mike's solo activities.

Other related pages:
* DaydreamBeliever (One of their hits is the TropeNamer)
* JustForFun/MonkeesEqualsMonkees
* Series/TheNewMonkees, a short-lived 80s band/series featuring an all new and all different foursome.
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