The Monkees (1966)

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Who's putting who on? You'll never know till you see this show!

Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy are four young men in mid-1960s LA, members of a struggling country-folk-rock band looking for their big break amid madcap encounters with a variety of people straight out of TV and movie central casting, with full knowledge that their existence is part of a weekly television series.

• Released: 1966-09-12
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Seasons: 2, 58 episodes
• Episode length: 30m
• Network: NBC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 56 votes

Created by Bert Schneider, Bob Rafelson.

Top cast

• Davy Jones as Davy
• Micky Dolenz as Micky
• Michael Nesmith as Mike
• Peter Tork as Peter

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Where to watch The Monkees

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV

Shows like The Monkees

If you enjoyed The Monkees, these TV shows have a similar feel:

• California Dreams (1992)
• The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
• I'm in the Band (2009)
• Moesha (1996)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
• Sanford and Son (1972)
• George Lopez (2002)
• School of Rock (2016)
• Sonny with a Chance (2009)
• The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
• A Different World (1987)
• The Jeffersons (1975)

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