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55. Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good.

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 04:31 PM

Feb 2012

And some of their songs were good as well.

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Yes. True, indeed.

I used to love the sorta running joke of the show where the plot would get ridiculous, and one of them would just go "Oh good grief! Wait a minute!" and they'd walk thru the set and cameras into a room marked "WRITERS" and around the conference table would be... one time a bunch of old Chinese men in traditional dress, once a bunch of chimps... HAHAHAHAHA!

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Davy Jones Dead: Singer Of The Monkees Dies At 66 [View all] Ian David Feb 2012 OP

This makes me so sad :-{ jillan Feb 2012 #1

Very sorry to hear this, guy was one of my heroes when I was a kid. RIP Davey. Kurmudgeon Feb 2012 #2

What a shock! NICO9000 Feb 2012 #3

One of my favorite Brady Bunch episodes was when Marsha wanted to meet him. cbdo2007 Feb 2012 #4

+1 hamsterjill Feb 2012 #40

about 15 years ago.... cbdo2007 Feb 2012 #42

"Girl" is actually the theme song for the movie..... Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #73

He was also in the movie parody of the show... Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #62

That is bizarre... Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #63

I was surprised that my 21 year old niece knew who Davy Jones was dflprincess Feb 2012 #94

awww. this is so sad. Two gone now with Davey and Peter. I wonder who will be next? They come in roguevalley Feb 2012 #98

Peter's official website lists shows in May, don't think he's dead. He had, or has, throat cancer. Mnemosyne Feb 2012 #99

oh my. i heard he had died a few back. :) This is good. Thank you. roguevalley Mar 2012 #103

Very welcome, just glad he's still with us. Sad for Davey's ken though. n/t Mnemosyne Mar 2012 #104

Good guy, fun show,... MarianJack Feb 2012 #5

Probably the first crush I ever had leftynyc Feb 2012 #6

Responded to another post about this deutsey Feb 2012 #7

aw man mac56 Feb 2012 #8

Well this sucks. HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #9

Greta video trumad Feb 2012 #10

Oh, I couldn't believe that headline, when I saw it... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #11

Yeah, no shit. calimary Feb 2012 #25

Oh no. RIP. yardwork Feb 2012 #12

OMG he is the last one I expected to pass away first (if that made sense). O Man. He was a great Justice wanted Feb 2012 #13

Saw Them Twice in 60's otohara Feb 2012 #14

Sorry to hear this. drm604 Feb 2012 #15

Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good. edbermac Feb 2012 #16

Derided as the Pre-Fab Four imitation of the Beatles, but their TV show was good. AlbertCat Feb 2012 #55

They had the best song writers in the business at the time--short of Dylan & the Beatles and... Moonwalk Feb 2012 #66

RIP Davy geardaddy Feb 2012 #17

A co-worker just emailed me the story Amaril Feb 2012 #18

I was SO. IN. LOVE. with him when I was younger SemperEadem Feb 2012 #19

OH yeah Beaverhausen Feb 2012 #26

I always thought "Just The Way You Are" was the meanest song ever written. Ian David Feb 2012 #80

Conversely... SemperEadem Feb 2012 #50

Meaner than Auntie Grizelda? Fumesucker Feb 2012 #78

yeah... SemperEadem Mar 2012 #118

Then you have Star Collector Great Caesars Ghost Mar 2012 #105

AW no. Can't believe it. nolabear Feb 2012 #20

RIP. Way too young. nt mrs_p Feb 2012 #21

Oh, that's sad. pamela Feb 2012 #22

Aw damn. There goes another one. calimary Feb 2012 #23

Arguably, 'Rio' fits that muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #34

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody AlbertCat Feb 2012 #69

Naismith was actually the Father of MTV Moonwalk Feb 2012 #68

"Michael Nesmith is actually the father of the music video...." mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2012 #113

Wow. Gemini Cat Feb 2012 #24

David Bowie can finally reclaim his name thelordofhell Feb 2012 #27

right! SemperEadem Feb 2012 #51

Sorry to hear that. I loved the Monkees! nt raccoon Feb 2012 #28

Shades of Gray ... TBF Feb 2012 #29

Gosh my mom loved this song by the monkees workinclasszero Feb 2012 #59

The monkees were just before my time - TBF Feb 2012 #60

Thank you so much for sharing that Liberalynn Mar 2012 #119

Safe passage, Davy. bluedigger Feb 2012 #30

And the wheel turns. WheelWalker Feb 2012 #31

For a lot of kids who were born in the 70s and grew up in the 80s, they were our first big exposure LoZoccolo Feb 2012 #32

I was lucky - couldn't touch the lp's but we were given the 45s TBF Feb 2012 #61

I was a 70's kid FirstLight Feb 2012 #88

So sad. So young. Like many others have said, The Monkees were a big part of the beac Feb 2012 #33

:-( GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #35

I hate getting old. Sparkly Feb 2012 #36

Me too. I reach a big milestone in 3 weeks, and I can't believe I'm more than half that! DFW Feb 2012 #38

Me too... SemperEadem Feb 2012 #52

Me too, Daughter gave me a big surprise party! Auntie Bush Feb 2012 #92

:( dana_b Feb 2012 #37

good way to put it, dana Skittles Feb 2012 #76

I admit I crushed on him swimboy Mar 2012 #122

I hear you Skittles Mar 2012 #123

Oh, Davy! hamsterjill Feb 2012 #39

Awww, not Davy. kiva Feb 2012 #41

RIP Davy polmaven Feb 2012 #43

Damn. This makes me sad. Loved the Monkees and especially Davy. LibDemAlways Feb 2012 #44

my first "boyfriend" wendylaroux Feb 2012 #45

I used to confuse them with the Beatles when I was quite young Kolesar Feb 2012 #46

Heh. We must have shared youths. onehandle Feb 2012 #56

Damn..was going to see him in several weeks at Epcot Roland99 Feb 2012 #47

Sorry. My wife and I have seen him there before. onehandle Feb 2012 #58

Daydream Believer written by one of my favorites Doctor_J Feb 2012 #48

The Monkees TV show contained what were really among the first music videos. AlbertCat Feb 2012 #70

This is sad news. begin_within Feb 2012 #49

Slightly too old to be big fan, but enjoyed their music Faygo Kid Feb 2012 #53

Safe Passage, Davy Irishonly Feb 2012 #54

Oh no not Davy! workinclasszero Feb 2012 #57

Damn-- Davy Jones is gone now Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #64

Mike Nesmith wrote a beautiful message on his Facebook page SemperEadem Feb 2012 #65

Wonder what Peter and Micky have to say? Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #77

Both Peter and Micky posted heartfelt comments on Facebook. mac56 Feb 2012 #82

Just found that. Great Caesars Ghost Feb 2012 #83

RIP riverwalker Feb 2012 #67

R.I.P. BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #71

Jack Wild of H.R.Pufnstuf was another of those young Brits gracing late '60s/early '70s US TV Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #102

Now I'll be singing the theme song from H.R. Pufnstuf all day! LOL n/t BumRushDaShow Mar 2012 #109

I was doing that yesterday LOL Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #120

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday unionworks Feb 2012 #72

Very sad to hear this. RIP Davy. ScottLand Feb 2012 #74

What a pity TuxedoKat Feb 2012 #75

The Monkees. sendero Feb 2012 #79

Really sad news... Kalidurga Feb 2012 #81

I'm so sad ... He was my first crush Greywing Feb 2012 #84

I had a Monkees lunchbox! Herlong Mar 2012 #125

--> RUMMYisFROSTED Feb 2012 #85

damn FirstLight Feb 2012 #90

I thought about him just last night! caseymoz Feb 2012 #86

No, you can't think of that! MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #106

Oops! Looks like I missed. Breitbart died instead. nt caseymoz Mar 2012 #112

Only the good die young... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #114

What? Bomb squad at Limbaugh's house? caseymoz Mar 2012 #121

Mister Dobalina klook Feb 2012 #87

So sad yet bizarre that Davy Jones should pass the same day Branson is wiped away by a tornado... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #89

A big part of my childhood is gone..! DianaForRussFeingold Feb 2012 #91

Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team) gfhrtsdfw Feb 2012 #93

He sang that he was a believer so I guess that means he went to heaven. Kablooie Feb 2012 #95

He was married to a very violent woman Sarah Ibarruri Feb 2012 #96

Wow. I saw this on another thread about a Harvard monkey that died. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #97

RIP Davy Alcibiades Mar 2012 #100

He was my first future husband.... BallardWA Mar 2012 #101

Axl Rose stole his dance moves from Davy Adenoid_Hynkel Mar 2012 #107

Take the Last Train to Clarksville lapfog_1 Mar 2012 #108

how sad :( CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #110

I had a Monkees lunchbox! Herlong Mar 2012 #124

I just hope Bobby Brown can seat his full posse at the funeral. AngryAmish Mar 2012 #111

Sad news. Beacool Mar 2012 #115

RIP Davy colorado_ufo Mar 2012 #116

Sorry to hear this. I love The Monkees, and Davy.. mvd Mar 2012 #117