The Monkees: For the first season finale of The Monkees TV series, David Jones opens the show with a special thanks and appreciation to the devout Monkee fans for their loyal support during the show's past year. The other three Monkees, dressed as elderly bearded men, arrive to carry him out of the room to have him help them across the street. The show then departs from its story format to present films of a Monkees concert in Phoenix, Arizona on January 21, 1967. At a heliport, mobs of excited teenagers await the arrival of The Monkees on their first personal appearance tour following their NBC-TV series' stunningly successful first season on the air. Here is an intimate view of the combo, thrilled by the first real contact with their fans. From preconcert jitters to postconcert elation, this amazing episode show's each boys' triumph, and records his past fears and present doubts, as they horse around (literally!) at a corral, clown around at a mall, chase swans, and yuk it up at a restaurant. On their way to their final performance, David Peter, Michael and Micky try to control the rising tension. In a burst of exuberance they drive The Monkeemobile to the KRUX radio station, find a disc jockey and take over his studio�having bound and gagged him�and conduct a wild "advice to the public" session, as "The Girl I Knew Somewhere" joyfully intrudes the soundtrack. The big night arrives, as police battle fans to keep them from mobbing their heroes. Then the concert itself, at Phoenix's Coliseum Theatre, commences, wherein the boys are seen (but barely heard!) performing a medley of Monkeetunes and other somesuch�"Last Train To Clarksville," "Sweet Young Thing," "Mary, Mary," "Cripple Creek," (Peter) "You Can't Judge A Book By Looking At The Cover," (Michael) "I Wanna Be Free," (David) "I Got A Woman," (Micky) and "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"�capturing all the excitement and wonder of youth. We see each of The Monkees reminiscing on the past, savoring the triumph of the present. The deafening screams and applause prove to the audience, and to the boys themselves, which is just as important, their success as topflight entertainers. The boys are rushed from The Coliseum, and are driven away in their limousine to begin another concert gig.

Starring:

Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork

Genre:

Comedy, Music