Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees
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"Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees" was a one-hour comedy special televised on the ABC Network
on Monday February 17, 1997. It featured all four of the original Monkees
. Michael Nesmith
wrote and directed the program. The real now middle-aged Monkees make fun of plots of their own earlier TV series. Some of the music featured in the special came from the quartet's 1996 album Justus
; the group also performs a medley of 5 of their biggest 60s hits; "Last Train To Clarksville", "Daydream Believer", "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone", "I'm A Believer" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday". These songs are shown as performances by the group in 1997, intercut with performances of these same songs from their 60s television series. The Monkees appear as themselves, so this is not an episode of their TV series. In Monkee Biz #81 (1997), Nesmith said this was his "version of a documentary about the Monkees and not a reunion episode at all" (page 15).
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
on Monday February 17, 1997. It featured all four of the original Monkees
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
. Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith
Robert Michael Nesmith is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the musical group The Monkees and star of the TV series of the same name...
wrote and directed the program. The real now middle-aged Monkees make fun of plots of their own earlier TV series. Some of the music featured in the special came from the quartet's 1996 album Justus
Justus (album)
Justus is the eleventh and final studio album by The Monkees, recorded in celebration of their 30th anniversary. This album featured the return of Michael Nesmith. This was the first Monkees album since Head was released in 1968 to feature all four Monkees...
; the group also performs a medley of 5 of their biggest 60s hits; "Last Train To Clarksville", "Daydream Believer", "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone", "I'm A Believer" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday". These songs are shown as performances by the group in 1997, intercut with performances of these same songs from their 60s television series. The Monkees appear as themselves, so this is not an episode of their TV series. In Monkee Biz #81 (1997), Nesmith said this was his "version of a documentary about the Monkees and not a reunion episode at all" (page 15).