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Poster for 33 ⅓ Revolutions per Monkee

33 ⅓ Revolutions per Monkee (1969)

★ 4.7/10 60 min Comedy, TV Movie, Music United States English
Director: Art Fisher
Streaming: Not available
Tonight's special traces The Monkees from their "creation" by a way-out sorcerer to their current eminence.

Description

33 1⁄3 Revolutions per Monkee is a television special starring the Monkees that aired on NBC on April 14, 1969. Produced by Jack Good, guests on the show included Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Little Richard, the Clara Ward Singers, the Buddy Miles Express, Paul Arnold and the Moon Express, and We Three. Although they were billed as musical guests, Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger (alongside their then-backing band The Trinity) found themselves playing a prominent role; in fact, it can be argued that the special focused more on the guest stars (specifically, Auger and Driscoll) than the Monkees themselves. This special is notable as the Monkees' final performance as a quartet until 1986, as Peter Tork left the group at the end of the special's production. The title is a play on "​33 1⁄3 revolutions per minute."

Top Cast

Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith Himself/Monkee #3
Davy Jones
Davy Jones Himself/Monkee #4
Peter Tork
Peter Tork Himself/Monkee #2
Micky Dolenz
Micky Dolenz Himself/Monkee #1
Julie Driscoll Herself/Sorceress
Brian Auger Himself/Sorcerer/Charles Darwin
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis Himself
Fats Domino
Fats Domino Himself

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