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Touching and Cute
Butch Patrick is a spoiled but lonely rich kid whom the guys end up stuck with for Christmas. This is a touching and cute episode from the show's second (and last) season. I'm still amazed that they got away with the gay joke in one scene! The song they sing at the end shows off the guys harmonies.

Don We Now Our G-a-a-a-a-y Apparel
I liked this episode.

Notice the mannerisms of the Monkees who sing "Deck the Halls", to be precise the phrase "our gay apparel".

Talk about a sing of things to come!!!

The Monkees Christmas Eppy
This is one of my favortie episodes from The Monkees series. It's very festive and a little different from their regular shows, with an incredible filming of the guys at the end singing "Riu Chiu", a spanish carol, acapella. Great to watch around the holidays or any time!

Great!
This is not rated R it is rated G. This is the Monkees TV episode that first aired Christmas day 1967. Features "Riu Chiu" sung a cappella, you can see each of the four Monkees as they sing their parts, it is a wonderful performance. A fun episode in the Christmas spirit.

monkees christmas show
i could really like it alright it's going to be a great movie ... Read more

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Samantha Stephens, the grooviest witch on TV, is up to some good-natured holiday mischief in these classic Bewitched Christmas episodes. In "Humbug Not to Be Spoken Here," a grouchy client of Darrin's stops by to talk business on Christmas Eve and threatens to ruin everyone's fun. In "A Vision of Sugarplums," Sam and Darrin adopt an orphan for the holiday--but it just so happens the boy thinks Christmas is "a lot of bunk." Fortunately Samantha is chummy with Santa Claus, and a couple of quick trips to the North Pole restore the Christmas spirit to both nonbelievers. Best of all, Sam's daughter Tabitha gets a one-of-a-kind Susie Bruisie doll out of the deal! Both episodes are full of good clean holiday fun--for maximum enjoyment, bake cookies while you watch. --Claire Campbell ... Read more

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Superb viewing for the festive season
This tape contains two of the great Christmas episodes from the magical series "Bewitched" One episode is from season one and the second from season three. Both are just great and being from the earlier part of this classic long running series are really fresh and vital. Both have the benefit of having Dick York playing Darren which is a real bonus as he was far and away the best of the two Darrens.
My favorite of the two episodes is "Humbug not to be Spoken Here" it is one of the very finest of the many classic episodes of this great series and really indicates why "Bewitched" was such a special series and continues to be. Using Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" as a loose basis this episode deals with a grumpy client of Darrens (beautifully played by the always superb Charles Lane..a Bewitched regular) who learns the true meaning of Christmas and friendship after a magical night organised by Samantha. It is a truly wonderful, funny, and often touching episode. That was the beauty of "Bewitched" in that often it combined broad comedy with very touching expressions of love and sentiment. This tape is a Christmas Eve regular in my home and I look forward to screening it every year.

Elizabeth Montgomery....... what can I say about this truly great actress? I dont think there was an episode of "Bewitched" where she was not wonderful and she brought Samantha Stevens to life like no one else could possibly. It is because of her that "Bewitched" lives on and is as popular today as it was when first aired. She combines beauty, brains, and total warmth in the character.
In "Humbug" Elizabeth has some great moments and the one in particular that never fails to move me is when, after having helped Santa with his present deliveries, she and Charles Lane are looking through the window of his butler Hawkin's home .While watching Hawkins playing with his young son. Lane exclaims "why does he look so happy doesn't he know he's poor? to which Elizabeth replies "Mr Mortimer, you're rich but are you happy? Very moving stuff at Christmas time and what modern comedy series could put across wonderful sentiment like that?
Truly a wonderful Christmas treat that I recommend to you

Simply Great Entertainment
The original cast! Everyone who is a real Bewitched fan knows that Dick York was the only true Darrin Stevens, not the other imposter whose name I won't even mention! And Elizabeth Montgomery...what else? Simply put, perfect for the part of Samantha Stevens. This video is definately worth the money...it also makes a great Christmas gift for that Bewitched fan on your Christmas list!!! This video will leave the viewer in the Holiday Spirit!

This really brings out the Chrstmas spirit
Both episodes on the video are wonderful and amusing and has the theme of the trials and tribulations of a mixed marriage(mortal and witch). ... Read more

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david
so excited to find my old flame. never would I have believe I could find this show on video. Thanks for making my day.

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"Get Happy With The Partridges"
In these six fun-filled episodes of "The Partridge Family",you'll find music and fun! In "What? And Get Out Of Showbusiness",you'll see how the Partridges got their start into the music business. In "Old Scrapmouth",Laurie gets braces and doesnt want to open her mouth. Mark Hamill guest stars in this episode. In "Anchors Aweigh!",Shirley meets her high school sweetheart "Captain Cuddles" Corwin. This was the 96th,and last episode for the Partridges. In "A Knight In Shining Armor",teen idol Bobby Sherman drops by on the Partridges. This spawned the series "Getting Together". In "But The Memory Lingers On", The Partridges get sprayed by a skunk who stoiws away on their bus. And in "The Eleven Year Old Itch",Jodie Foster has a crush on Danny,but things turn ugly.

In both videos,you'll hear the first 2 theme songs: "When We're Singin'",and "Come On,Get Happy",althogh in the pilot episode, it's "Together".

At Last! A little bit of good old fashioned tv fun on tape.
I was VERY young when my sister was watching these episodes, first run, on television, and for reasons unknown to me, they had stuck with me.

Watching these six episodes again, as an adult, reminded me of how fun, and easy it was in the past to watch and enjoy television!

Granted, the first episode in the series is a little stiff, and does not have the cohesive quality the "family" has in later episodes, but it is truly a must have for true Partridge Family collectors, and casual viewers alike. If you haven't already fallen for the possibility that the perfect mom exists, you will find it in Shirley Partridge.

This two video pack includes the problems with Laurie's braces (guest star-to-be, Mark Hamill), the problems with "Mom" on a date with a Navy officer, the problem with a musically talented intruder (Bobby Sherman), the problem with a skunk on the bus (the episode that spawned the hit, "I Think I Love You"), and finally the problem with an 11 year old girl (a very tom-boyish Jodie Foster), and her crush on Danny. Whew! A lot of problems, and only in six episodes! But, man, what fun those problems are, and what great music that is woven in between them all.

Warning: if you are looking for a chronological set of released episodes, THIS IS NOT IT. It is but a teasing sample, of the fun, warmth, humour, music, and family trials and triumphs that this show shared with us. A gem of a find, especially for us dyed-in-the-wool Partridge Family Fans.

If this is your first visit with the Partridge Family, take a chance...."Let the Sunshine In," and "C'mon Get Happy" with the Partridges (the two songs on the Pilot episode.)

For the rest of us, sit back, and remember the fun. (Oh, and trying to watch this "presented in CBS color" show on a black and white 14 inch TV, with a 2 inch mono speaker. Ah, those were the days...) ... Read more

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This Show Should Have Complete Season DVD Boxsets!!
I was a baby, only a couple of months old when I Dream of Jeannie aired on TV for the first time and I grew up watching the reruns in the 70's. All of the episodes on this tape are great but I really think they should put out I Dream of Jeannie on DVD in complete season boxsets because I think DVDs would be so much better then video tapes that wear out easily.

Jeannie and her Master versus Gilligan and the President
"Genie in Training" features three above-average episodes of "I Dream of Jeannie," the NBC sitcom that aired from 1965 to 1970 and introduced television to Larry Hagman while making sure we never saw Barbara Eden's navel. First up is "Happy Anniversary" (Episode 31), written by series creator Sidney Sheldon. This is the opening episode of the show's second season, the first shown in living color, with a new cartoon opening and the familiar theme song. Jeannie has big plans for enjoying the first anniversary of her bottle being discovered by Tony, who, of course, has forgotten all about it and is due to be sent into orbit. History repeats itself as Tony crash lands on their island, but this time the bottle holds not Jeanie, but the Blue Djinn (Michael Ansara), the evil genie who imprisoned our heroine two thousand years ago. Looks like Major Nelson will appreciate Jeannie a lot more after this one.

In "My Master, the Weakling" (Episode 66), Don Rickles plays physical trainer Commander "Killer" Kiski, who decides Tony and Roger (Billy Daily) are weaklings and need to be whipped into shape. However, Jeannie will only put up for this nonsense for so long before turns the tables on "Killer" by giving him the temperament of his sweet old auntie. Look quick for David Soul as an orderly, years before he went on to fame in "Starsky & Hutch."

Finally, "My Son the Genie" (Episode 74), has Bob Denver visiting the Nelsons as Harold, an apprentice genie who has to spend the day with Jeannie to complete his training. The problem is that the President of the United States is coming to dinner to congratulate Tony on his latest trip into space and Harold insists on making the dinner. Wackiness ensues, as you would expect with any sit com on which Bob Denver appears. For fans of Jeannie this is one of the better tapes available.

Why I Like This Video
I love this video! It has some of the best shows from the T.V. series! I fell over laughing!

Retro Fun
I love Sixties/Seventies television,and I DREAM OF JEANNIE is one of my ultra faves.

Barbara Eden plays Jeannie with a cool sexiness,with a kooky and naive nature as well. She is a woman,yet she is also the 'girl next door'. Jeannie's sister (also played by Barbara Eden) is the exact opposite;amorous,wise to the ways of the world,and an evil vixen to boot! Larry Hagman plays Major Anthony Nelson as a smart yet obviously a little simple man,who cannot comprehend or know his way around the spontanious Jeannie.

This was a fantastic show which ran for 5 years,but ran out of steam and story ideas when Anthony and Jeannie got married. ... Read more

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Old Monkees Never Die
As a fairly new member to Monkeemania, I can safely say that the Monkees TV show has stood the test of time. Alias Micky Dolenz is one of my favourite episodes, as it gives Micky (my favourite) an great opportunity to show off his diverse ability of mixing serious acting skills with comic timing. I love the fact that you get 2 Micky's for the price of one. A great episode to show the Monkees at their best

Great for the whole family
The Video is just one out of many monkee collectable tv series. It brings back great memories and your kids will love it too. It's something the whole family will love ... Read more

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The Downfalls Of Davy's Staggering Good Looks
Two superior episodes of the series highlight the pitfalls of Davy's entrapment by his own staggering good looks - which leaves Micky and Peter feeling deeply jealous.

To open things up, the boys are rehersing "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" - note that their performance here is NOT a dub, but is done live; the boys had spent the first half of 1966 playing and recording together as a group (Mike has said "about a hundred" tracks of their pre-series recording were made) before filming of the series began; the hiring of Don Kirshner short-circuited their gestation as a real musical unit as he brought in studio pros to flesh out their sound; while this move certainly established a very strong musical baseline, it nonetheless unfairly restricted their own freedom of musical movement.

Back to the episode, the boys' rehersal is interrupted because Davy freezes at the sight of an awe-struck beautiful young woman (here played by unsung series heroine Valerie Kairys, who appeared in ten episodes total). When Micky, Mike, and Peter shoo her away, another appears when Davy makes a "no more girls" vow, then another (holding Peter's bass), and another (in Micky's icebox), and still another (by the door). The boys shoo them away, but they all pop back, massaging a lovestruck Davy.

Exploiting this opening, tea-leaf reader Ms. Badderly, hoping to team her daughter with Davy, gives the boys a warning about Davy, with additional warnings about the Monkeemobile and Peter that come true, and causes the boys to keep Davy locked down for 24 hours - until a phony beauty contest introduces him to Fern Badderly (Kelly Jean Peters in bathing suit - most prints show the near-naked Ms. Peters covered by a strategically smudged lens via NBC Standards & Practices, though a syndicated print supposedly circulated in the 1970s and early '80s - I'm citing this by memory - showing her attractive cleavage uncensored), and the two fall in love and Davy consents to help her on a big amateur hour performance show.

Peter, Mike, and Micky then appear on Mr. Hack's Amateur Hour - Peter as an inept magician, Mike a mike-frightened folk singer (his song is "Different Drum," which launched the career of Stone Poneys frontwoman Linda Ronstadt and which Mike himself used with Red Rhodes to beautiful effect on his "And The Hits Keep On Coming" LP), Micky a manically unfunny Frank Gorshin wannabe - to sabotage Fern's duet with Davy. This is the part I hated the most, because Fern is such a sympathetic character that she deserves better treatment than what she gets here.

Despite this, the episode closes with the full video of "I'm A Believer."

Davy's staggering good looks get him in trouble again in the second seasoner "Everywhere A Sheik Sheik." An Arabian princess (Donna Loren) is approaching the age at which she must consent to marry, but her father's first choice - Vidaru - is repellent, so she chooses Davy from a magazine article about the Monkees. With that the boys are swept into an Arabian emirate's political troubles - Micky becomes defense minister, Mike foreign minister, Peter an interior minister - and all become targets for death - Peter by bad-tasting soup, Mike by a concrete block he razzes at, Micky by a knife after he tries to cut his budget, and Davy by an Arabian cupid's arrow fired onto a neckborne amulet. Surviving these attempts, the boys then find golden grecian goblets to guaratee graves, and thus the stage is set for a swordfight amid the strains of the group's greatest number, "Love Is Only Sleeping."

Having helped the Arabian emirate, the boys perform a vaudville number to the tune of Harry Nilsson's "Cuddly Toy," an innocent-sounding rap on a biker gangbang that (perhaps rightly) infuriated producer Lester Sill.

I Love 'em!
Ilove the monkees and i want to know what epsodes are on this tape so come tell the people to list what epsodes are on this and meby more people will buy this tape!

Monkees Rule!!!!!!!!
I really liked this video because both episodes were very, very funny. First off, the monkees rule anyway, second, they are very funny!! I reccomend it to anyone who likes comedy and the monkees!! :P

Ok but there are better ones
This tape has two episodes, the first titled "Too Many Girls". In this episode a mother hoping to launch her daughters singing career causes coincidences to happen to Davy to con him into performing on a Television show with her daughter. Mike, Micky and Peter come to the rescue! The best part of the video is the Vaudville acts performed by the "Boys". The second episode is titled "Everywhere a Shiek, Shiek". In this episode a Shiek insists on his daughter marrying before she turns 16, which happens to be the same week. The Shiek's daughter, unhappy with her father's choices for a husband, picks Davy out of a magazine and decides she wants to marry him. Davy is literally picked up at the Monkee pad and taken to the Shiek's daughter. Mike, Micky and Peter are not far behind and come to Davy's rescue, again. The Shiek's Advisor wants the Princess to himself so he can have the Shiek's fortune so he tries to "do in" the Monkees. The prefab 4 uncover the evil plot of the sinster Shiek's Advisor. As a reward, the Monkees are given their freedom. It ends with the Princess falling for Peter instead.

Just a Monkees fan
This video has two nice episodes in it that lets you see how much each of the boys cares for the other. And that each is willing to go the limit to help the others in the group. I liked this video very much. I remember watching the Monkees when I was much younger, and it makes me feel good to remember what it was like when I was a teenager. ... Read more

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Monkee Video Vol:4
Hi..... My name is Maria, and I think you will really like this Monkee video. In Hitting The High Seas the Monkees take a job as sailors in a shady ship. Mike is hardly in this show. Songs include "Daydream believer" and " Star Collector" Program #44. In the Monkees In Texas the boys come to the rescue of Mike's Aunt Kate, whose ranch is under attack from the evil Black Bart. Songs include "Words" and " Goin' Down". Program #45. Hope this Helps. :o)

Awsome Video
Great video! You should own it today, and share the Monkees with you're family, if you love them as much as I do, you will enjoy this video. ... Read more

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The Eccentric Millionaire and The Chinese Evildoer
Two first-season episodes are featured on this Monkees tape, including the one that really got the ball rolling on the show.

Monkee See, Monkee Die was the second episode aired, and it is the one that really got the show's momentum going, combining a briskly-moving narrative with the country-rock hit that got the group on the charts - Last Train To Clarksville, with its Paperback Writer-influenced guitar riff and melody wrapped in a nicely country twang - and its excellent "twin" from the debut long player, Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day, using the basic rhythm in a tougher texture.

Amid the inheritence and murder theme of the story, the standout gags come at the end, when Davy slips a Micky or two to three "disappeared" relatives of his latest love, Ellie Reynolds. They don't appear to work, until Peter pulls a "gun" that proves surprisingly effective. But the real kicker comes when Davy scoffs at rumors of ghosts, and a Dickens of a ghost enters - which scares the boys and Ellie into a SFX-shot running fit, one of the few such SFX shots to feature someone else along with the boys.

Less effective is the late-season Chinese spy tale, Monkee Chow Mein, featuring a guest appearence by M*A*S*H alum Mike Farrell.

The best of the best!
This is one of my favorites. The guys are named in a Will, and end up spending the night in a (so called) Haunted mansion. The laughs never stop, Davy falls for a girl and she falls for him. You see the trade mark "stars in the eyes". Well can ya blame the girl? The second show is funny too. Peter gets involved with an international spy ring by taking "fortune cookies home to the dog they don't have" Mikey and Peter get kidnapped and Davy and Mike think it's a job for"Monkee Men" and the guys save the world from the "Doomsday Bug".

Ghosts Galore
This was a really good video it had one of my favorite episodes on it and it was soooo funny and Mike, Davy, Micky, and Peter were soooo adorable on it. ... Read more

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Davy's British Heritage Gets Its Licks
Davy's British heritage is spoofed in two episodes, one from each of the show's seasons.

The Peter-directed second-seasoner Monkees Mind Their Manor is the lesser of the two, displaying a mailed-in quality to the performances that betrays the boys' exhaustion with the series. The only real saving grace is the closing video, "Star Collector," a rip-roaring Moog-driven Goffin-King take-off on the then-growing phenomenon of groupiedom. The video itself is a strikingly effective mixture of darkness and red lighting, and this particular version wisely cuts the song's bloatedly drawn-out ending before it degenerates into psycho jello.

The tape opener, Success Story, works far better. Davy receives a telegram from his grandfather (Ben Wright) on a coming visit, but Davy is reluctant to see him, because he claimed to have made it in America but hasn't, and will be taken back to England should his grandfather find the truth. Micky, Mike, and Peter of course don't want to part with Davy, and do what they can to keep him stateside. Davy's grandfather doesn't want Davy "frittering his life away," but the loyalty of the other boys displays something he can agree with.

At the end, Micky notes they should have played for him, so they launch into Mike's country-rock classic "Sweet Young Thing." Once the song is wrapped up Bob Rafelson cues one of the show's best post-episode minute-short interview tags where Davy talks about his real father and grandfather, eliciting a terrific closing by Micky.

Davy is stuck between USA and England.
First in "Success Story" Davy Jones's Grandfather comes to visit, and Mike, Micky , and Peter help make him look like a star. But as soon as Grandfather finds out the truth, he wants to take Davy Back to England, But his bandmates prevent that from happening. In "Monkees Mind Their Manor" You will find two actors who later did voices for or starred in Disney Films. Davy wants to keep the Manor, but not for five years. (Laurie Main plays the guy who invites Davy to England, His voice is found in some Pooh Offerings.) So the Monkees hold a Fair, and my favorite part in there was Davy singing a nice, but short version of "Greensleeves". Bernard Fox(He played the Rescue Aid Society Chairmouse in the Rescuers movies) doesn't sing as good as Davy does, anyway. By the way, those episodes had funny lines as well!

One Of My Favorite Monkees Episodes Ever!
This is a great video. I taped one of the episodes when it came on the Screen Gems Network, but the video quality was poor. The episode I saw was soooo touching, that I went on a quest to find it online so I could purchase it. When I found it on here, I was overjoyed. This is the ultimate purchase for any Monkees fan who absolutely loves Micky Dolenz & Davy Jones... They r soooo adorable in these episodes. Monkees 4-Ever! ... Read more

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Davy Helps A Princess, And Circus Boys
The first broadcast episode of the Monkees television series kicks off this two-episode tape.

Davy is on the beach when a beautiful young woman appears on an inflatable raft. The raft breaks and the girl can't swim, so Davy dives in and gets her to safety. The woman is a princess, Petina, and her uncle is archduke to a small prinicaplity - so small, in fact, that when Davy dials the operator to find their hotel (he gives her his jacket and now needs it back), the operator doesn't even believe the place exists.

But it does, and Davy recognizes there is something seriously wrong with this archduke-princess setup - the archduke gives Davy a saying that is a veiled threat to his life - so he and the other boys get a room at Petina's hotel and go to work getting her out of danger. But it's going to take all the boys have got - to the strains of "This Just Doesn't Seem To be My Day" and "Take A Giant Step" - to get Petina truly out of danger - and it will also surprise the boys to know that a "phony" stock tip really works.

The episode closes with a one-minute spontaneous interview by off-camera producer Bob Rafelson with the boys. The show soon became famous for being a minute short in its episodes and filling out airtime with such interview tags, and the tags are often the best part of the show, helping the audience get to know the boys better.

The tape then shows one of the most genuinely effective episodes of the series, Monkees At The Circus. There are of course extensive comedic flavors - Micky constantly sings the theme song to "an old TV show" to Mike, who repeatedly asks what the song is (the show was Circus Boy, which starred a then-ten year old Micky using the stage name Braddock); Micky plays lion tamer Clyde Greedy and Mike plays the lion who turns the tables.

However, this episode is played more straight than most, beginning when sadistic knife thrower Victor (Richard Devon in a superior performance) deftly impales blades inches from Davy's person as a warning to the boys. The circus is dying, its members blaming discoteques for declining audience attendance. Karen (Donna Baccala) is distraught at the circus' declining fortunes, and the boys try to help as aerialists, but cannot perform the dangerous stunts necessary - highlighted by a very good double exposure shot on the high wire.

Upon discovering that the boys are really rock & roll singers, Victor and the others quit in a fury and Karen is left in tears, but the equally distraught Monkees have one more trick up their sleeve that restores the performance pride in the circus.

The best scene comes when the circus goes on and Victor initially refuses to do his act - until Davy takes his place and nearly impales Karen and Peter with a knife.

Fleshing out this superior episode are two of the best music tracks from More Of The Monkees - "Sometime In The Morning" (the Goffin-King classic that personified the tension between the boys and Don Kirshner), and the venomous Boyce-Hart anthem "She."

A Great Video
Royal Flush is about the Princess of Harmonica who gets rescued by Davy from the Arch Duke Otto who wants to kill her before her 18th Birthday when she would become Queen. The boys make a recording of Otto telling his assistant of his evil plan and then have to get the Princess to listen to the recording. The princess gets kidnapped by Otto and the boys are being held captive by Sigmund, Otto's assistant. Through ingenious plotting the boys escape Sigmund and are just in time to rescue the Princess before the clock strikes 12. A highlight is when Davy sword fights clearing tables and swinging from a rope. In Monkees at the Circus the boys come across a circus that is about to be closed down due to lack of interest. It seems everyone is interested in the new Rock 'n Roll groups. With a desire to help out the Monkees transform into the Mozzarella Brothers, a tightrope and trapeeze act. All seems fine except the Monkees know nothing about tightropes or trapeezes. They are soon found out and are told to do what they do best - Sing! A fantastic highlight of this video is the Monkees being clowns.

Episode Titles
In the first episode, Royal Flush, the Monkees rescue a young princess from her mean uncle. It includes a pretty neat fencing scene. In the second episode, Monkees at the Circus, the boys try to save a failing circus. Both are cute and funny shows.

Episode No. 1
This is A Great Video for Monkees fans and it has one of my favorite Monkees songs on it.

Cool Monkee Video
This is a must see for every Monkees fan. I hadn't seen these episodes yet, and I loved them and you will too. ... Read more

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SuperForce true 1980's action
This was a very fun show when I was 13 to 15. This show was right after Superboy the live TV show. The one thing that made this show good that alot of new shows do not have. Is fun idea for stories. As today ever thing has to much CGI and no story any more. This show had CGI but not very good. But I like fun stories better then good cgi and a bad story. I really wish this show would have a come back on TV or DVD. I'm giving this movie a five star from what I remember when I was 13 and its a very fun B movie.

Great B Sci-Fi
This film was the start of the short lived TV show. Reminiscent of shows like Knight Rider, the A Team, Street Hawk, and Airwolf this film is the one-man-makes-a-difference-we-have-the-technology type of show. Shot on the Universal Studio backlot(just take the tour and you'll see it all) this low budget, lame computer effects extravaganza will appeal to lovers of B-flix all over the world. I liked it! ... Read more

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Hilarious!
This episode was one of the best. Fans will see a young Tom Selleck before he became "Magnum P.I.", together with Larry Manetti (another Magnum alumni) and James Whitmore, Jr., and Simon Oakland who would later co-star in "Baa Baa Black Sheep". The story line is amusing and the action is non-stop. A must see for all those who grew up in the 70s and 80s. ... Read more

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first episode is good, but second one is cheesy
I like the first episode, "The Spy Who Came In From the Cool." It was really funny when the guys imagine themselves as spy agents and scientists. But, I really dislike the second episode, "Card-carrying Red Shoes," or whatever the title is. Why? Well, Micky is usually funny in the show, but he is not funny in this episode. Also, his curly hair gets in the way. I liked it better straight. Okay. That's it. So if you want to laugh, watch the first episode, and then if you want to get quite annoyed, watch the second one too. Thank you.

What I like about this video about spies and microfilm.
IN the first episode on this tape in the first projector scene, when the Davy clip appears, He sings "Swanee River" and dances in the street and he gets everyone to sing along with him, WARNING:Please don't try this in real life or YOU MAY BE SENT TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL! Another Part I Like is when Davy sees a Genie, and HE says "Imagine that, wrong show." In "Card-Carrying Red Shoes" the episode is funny, but I like the "She Hangs Out" at the end and he dances and wears the same clothes in like in the "Daydream Believer" Video, and this is the only time Mike is in the Episode.

Spy Trouble
These were good episodes and they were funny too, you should buy them now. They were about forein spies and both about microfilm.

What Am i Watching here?
Honestly, I wish the episode titles were on here. Since I own this one, I can tell you it has two episodes, one from the first season "The Spy Who Came in From the Cool" and one from the second "Card-Carrying Red Shoes" both deal with foreign spies and feature Peter getting the girl as opposed to Davy. Good stuff.

The show's great,but the part with the projector stinks.
Very good,especially the part with Micky's talk about guns,& Peter saying it can't be Davy every week,as the other episodes have it being. ... Read more

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Two episodes featuring Peter in love and in trouble
Peter Tork is front and center on this pair of episodes from "The Monkees." "One Man Shy" (a.k.a. "Peter and the Debutante, Episode #13, 12/05/66), finds Peter finally having some success with a girl, which makes it a pretty rare episode indeed. Debutante Valerie Cartwright (Lisa James) hires The Monkees to play at her coming-out party, but snobbish Ronnie Farnsworth (George Furth) does not like it one bit. Peter falls in love with Valerie, who is too shy to express his feelings, so he steals her portrait instead. The boys help out by pulling the old Cyrano de Bergerac routine. This episode features the first appearance of the Monkees mega-hit "I'm a Believer." At the end "You Just May Be the One" is used as the newly confident Peter beats Ronnie at every competition for Valerie's attention (I know, you thought "Valerie" would pop up at some point, but that song is on the Monkees second album and this is only Episode 13). "Monkees Marooned" (Episode #40, 10/30/67), finds Peter once again getting the boys in trouble because he is too gullible. Meeting a con man Peter refuses to buy San Diego, but agrees to swap his guitar for a map of Blackbeard's treasure. The rest of the episode is basically a romp through the jungle that pokes fun at every movie genre they could come up with. The songs used in this one are "Daydream Believer" and "What Am I Doin' Hangin' Round?" "Marooned" is one of those below average episodes as the series lost steam in the second season, although is does feature old Burt Mustin. Since "One Man Shy" is above average, that pretty much balances out the two episodes. So if Peter is your favorite one of the Pre-Fab Four, you will want to check this tape out.

Not At All, Either, and Not Even That Much
Peter Tork is the center of happenings in these two episodes of the Monkees series, featuring some of the best one-liners of the series.

Millionairess Valerie Cartwright (Lisa James) hires The Monkees to perform at a ball she is holding, despite the protestations of her snooty aide-de-camp Ronnie Farnsworth (George Furth, a well-known playright). Peter falls so in love with Valerie that he steals her expensive portrait, which Mike must disguise as a mirror when Valerie and Ronnie visit their beachfront house - "You get a big kick out of yourself?" "Yeah, well I'm all I have." Ronnie's contempt for the boys leads them to humiliate him in public in varied disguises, but Farnsworth gets his revenge by embarassing them at varied competitions.

It so infuriates Valerie that she invites Peter to be her escort at the ball - even though Peter doesn't know how to act in front of a lady. Mike, Micky, and Davy try to teach him etiquette to the debut of the group's biggest hit, "I'm A Believer." The use of the Neil Diamond classic may not have been scheduled, however, as a magnificent monaural mix of the Peter-sung "I Don't Think You Know Me" (written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and featured on the 1995-6 reissue of More Of The Monkees) was slated for use in the show and would fit the video segment closing the first act perfectly.

At the ball the other boys still try to make Peter seem better than he is, but the furious Ronnie shoots down their efforts, until Valerie publically expresses her faith in Peter as he is, and a final showdown ensues to the strains of the Robert West-bassed Mike Nesmith classic "You Just May Be The One" - curiously, Mike misidentifies his own compostition during his introduction to the ball attendees.

From there we delve into Peter's acquisition of a treasure map by hustler Leonard Sheldon, a map that leads to Davy's guise as a Redcoat and his ill-advised voyage in an overloaded boat into the studio harbor. Once the boys arrive at the seemingly deserted island, they find that insects really bug them - it's a good thing Micky didn't give the ladies of SheDaisy his insect spray for the giant bug in their "Get Over Yourself" video; Mike, Peter, and Davy would tell them it doesn't work too well.

The island, though, isn't deserted, for eccentric Major Pshaw (Monte Landis) and his man Friday Thursday (Rupert Crosse) have a thatched hut home, complete with TV with which Thursday enjoys first-season snippets of The Monkees while wondering who writes that stuff. Major Pshaw captures the Monkees and decides to use them as hunting bait. The original Kimba of the jungle (TV Land fav Burt Mustin) - abandoned by his studio, his wife, and the kid who played the kid - arrives and tries to help, but his summons to the jungle leaves Davy with a cat, Peter with a chicken, Micky with a rabbit, and Mike with a collie pup (making for a terrific shot at the Internet Movie Database). He also finds his swinging days are over.

Thursday, though, helps them escape, only to see it all come undone, and it all ends first with "Daydream Believer" (with Mike's Monkees and First National Band bassist John London as a gorilla) and then the Mike Murphy-Owen Castleman country-rock classic "What Am I Doin' Hangin' Round?"

Great For Monkee Lovers...and Everybody Else!
This is a great tape. Monkees Marooned is simply hilarious with a romp at the end to "Daydream Beleiver". One Man Shy is also adorable with Peter. These are, to me the funniest episodes. Wellworth it.

Fun with a soundtrack...
Great episodes from a great show. Highly entertaining. Good, clean fun. Great for families or for fans of the show...

From a Monkee Fan who Cares:
"One Man Shy" Peter falls for a girl high above him on the ladder of social standing. Really adorable, if you love Peter as much I do. "Monkees Marooned" well, they're marooned and meet a washed up TV jungleman--who is wearing a leopard print leotard and it's really really frightening. But the first episode is worth it. ... Read more

Reviews (5)

Very inspiring and informative video about the Pre-Fab Four!
Let's just say this... if you've ever wanted to learn about The Monkees, or maybe you were interested in listening to thier music, then this video is the best incentive... PERIOD! I've watched this video many, many times, and I tell you, it's still as interesting to watch as the first time. Hearing Davy, Mike, Peter and Micky talk about Jimi Hendrix, the making of "Head", the many musical performances of "Daydream Believer", "No Time", "Randy Scouse Git", etc. make this a must for any Monkees fan or even potential Monkees fan. And just as the credits come to an end... the viewer is rewarded with an extra 20 minutes or so of interviews.

Be Patient...and You'll Be Rewarded!!!!
A great documentary that relives the Monkees story until 1997. The video isn't narrated. Instead, bits and pieces of interviews from several key players are strung togeter to tell the Monkee story. These "key players" include ALL FOUR of the Monkees, Don Kirshner, Ward Sylvester, and many others. One interesting facet of presenting the Monkees story in this way is that each of the Monkees' interpretation of what the Monkees were is a little different from the other. Also, many videos and clips from the show are included.

But WAIT....the BEST part of this video is the langinappe at the end of the tape. (Langiappe [lon-yop] is a Cajun word that means a "little something extra.") Once the credits have rolled, those who waited are "rewarded" with some great interviews by each Monkee. (Don't you just LOVE Rhino!) It was like finding $ in my coat pocket!!

Davy tells the "salad story" that breaks the ice between the four of them. Mike recalls a great Monkeemania moment--the guys being chased by the masses at a Cincinnati concernt. Micky's story involves being discovered in a London park early one morning by pre-teen girls the night after the Beetles through them a party. Peter talks about Jimmy Hendrix opening up for their 1967 tour. There is also the infamous story about Mike punching his fist through the wall, which is relived by Mike, Micky, Davy, and Don Kirshner himself. (Just to be clear--each relived the story in SEPARATE interviews. They were not all in the same room!!) There are a few other interviews as well.

Many of the interviews are several minutes long, with lots of emotion and detail. I particularly like Mike's, simply because interviews with him are few and far between.

I hate to spoil the surprise at the end of the tape, but I don't want anyone to miss it!!! I noticed the other reviews didn't mention it. I'm wondering how many other people out there who own the tape missed it.

The Wonders of Monkee Land
An amazing conglomeration of all things Monkee. A knock-me-to the floor live performance of Listen to the Band and Mike singing, all on his own. What more could any real Monkee fan ask for? A video worth owning if not for the information, at least for the music, in its entirety, throughout the course of the film.

a good movie
This movie is good for all monkee fans. I thought is was very informative and funny.

" The fun loving monkees are back to tell their story..."
...and they make their point across that they DID play their own interments. Yes, wipe your eyes little girl, Their all grown upand they are telling the complete story of the Monkees. It includes rare preformances in their early years, and their sreen tests. great bio! Monkee(must)see! ... Read more

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Excellent! It has been since it first aired on tv.
Rose Marie is the best mother anyone could ever have. Also, the heartwarming episode at Christmas is wonderful. Way to go!

Great episodes!
I have a few Monkees episode videos and I like this one best!The first episode,Monkees mother,is awesome!Rose Marie moves in with the boys,and they go from disliking the lady to loving her.The sweetness of the Monkees and the 2 great songs they perform add up to a winner.The second episode where our boys teach a bratty boy(Butch Patrick) the value of Christmas and friendship is good too.If only the world were as sweet and loving as our Monkees........

Episode 12 Titles
The first episode is called "Monkee Mother." In this show, the Monkees are unable to pay the rent and are kicked out of thier beachside home by the landlord. Rose Marie plays a widow that moves in to the Monkees home and lets the Monkees stay as boarders. The second episode is "Monkees Christmas Show." Here, the Monkees teach a young boy about the true meaning of Christmas.

What better way to spend a Christmas Eve?
Two wonderful stories, both of which bring tears to the eyes at one point or another. Rose Marie puts her finger unfailingly on what's special about each of the boys, and Mike and Peter's stalwart holiday cheer shines like the star on top of their $20 Christmas tree. I've never heard a more beautiful rendition of "Riu, Riu, Chiu." ... Read more

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A wonderful discovery of vintage Disney at its BEST
What a joy to find old disney movies released on DVD and in widescreen:) I just discvered THE BLACK HOLE as well also a disney CLASSIC of long ago, when special efects were invented 1st by Disney at every turn. Plus I love Dennis Dugan, you can just take so much of the same disney dudes over and over in the same roles. He is a refreshing change. And the Disney animtronics, that they were so famous for, like Abe Lincoln and the Teeky Teeky Room. BUY THIS One for your Disney collection. I am on a quest for all Disney Vintage movies for my DVD collection, and all the old classics, from Aladdin to Winnie the Pooh. Check out my More about Me page in the near future and you can help me come up with more titles that I have missed and I can help you out with your thirst for "The Happiest Place on Earth" :) When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are. When you wish upon a star your dreams come true :)

A Disney Favorite!
I have always loved Disney movies and this is one of my favorites. I watch it over and over and enjoy it everytime.

Disney Live Action Comedy Hijinks
I remember seeing this movie back in elementary school, and I still find it entertaining today. As the synopsis above states, the plot revolves around a "modern" day space explorer who gets catapulted back to the days of King Arthur. The comedy is derived from the strange predicaments in which Dugan finds himself (the old fish-out-of-water ploy). The movie is one of Disney's better live-action comedies. Since much of the comedy is of the zany, slapstick variety the movie has aged well, and is still humorous twenty years later. The style of comedy is similar to what one finds in other Disney comedies such as the Love Bug. My six year old loves it. If you're a collector of Disney movies definitely add this one to your library.

Despite the age...
Despite the fact that the movie is pretty old for movies today, it is still a very entertaining movie. ... Read more