[[WMG:The (TV) Monkees are rich kids living off of trust funds]]
* They are "broke musicians" yet own a heavily customized GTO, wear tailored suits, and live on Malibu Beach, but they still can't afford to pay rent or get their "big break".
** And considering that Michael Nesmith's real life mother amassed a fortune after inventing liquid paper, it could be that in the show the car is his and that his mom bails them out after they fail to find a way to pay the rent, hence why the [[StatusQuoIsGod status quo]] is preserved, even after their landlord tells them that he is definitely kicking them out this time (In "Monkee Mother" he said that he grew up in poverty and with a large family but it's possible that this could've taken place ''after'' Mike grew up).

[[WMG:The (TV) Monkees sold the organ they inherited in "Monkee See, Monkee Die"]]
* They used the money from that to pay what they owed to their cranky landlord, Mr. Babbitt. Hence closing that [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse plot thread]] left open and unaddressed (they're obviously not homeless in the next episode).