33 ⅓ Revolutions per Monkee
Tonight's special traces The Monkees from their "creation" by a way-out sorcerer to their current eminence.
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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."
Production
Screen Gems Television
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Michael Nesmith
Himself/Monkee #3
Davy Jones
Himself/Monkee #4
Peter Tork
Himself/Monkee #2
Micky Dolenz
Himself/Monkee #1
Julie Driscoll
Herself/Sorceress
Brian Auger
Himself/Sorcerer/Charles Darwin
Jerry Lee Lewis
Himself
Fats Domino
Himself
Little Richard
Himself
Clara Ward
Herself
Buddy Miles
Himself
Rip Taylor
Self (uncredited)
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