Drew Davenport and Tekurah discuss the amazing Mike Nesmith and revisit some of his season 1 episodes.
Monkees on the Line
Pick up the phone! PJ Gardner (author of the Horace and Bunwinkle book series) and Tekurah discuss some possible Mike romance when the group is pressed into service as unlikely answering service operators.
Monkee Mother
Tekurah is delighted to chat with Hal Lublin (Tights and Fights, Good Morning Nightvale). The boys turn to matchmaking to save their apartment after they are evicted in Monkee Mother with the legendary Rose Marie!
Monkee Chow Mein
Oh no. Tekurah's dear friend Neil Switzer deserved a better episode than this. We're sorry. Please visit caamedia.org, densho.org and/or donate to stopaapihate.org. Peter takes a fortune cookie containing secret plans and uncover a fiendish plot.
Alias Micky Dolenz
We're back! Cohost Julia WD Harrison is back! Baby Face Morales is also back! Micky discovers that he resembles a killer and helps the police catch a gang by going undercover.
Monkees à la Mode
Cohost Eliot Hochberg (Never Not Funny) examines these Far Out Space Nuts. Will he find them as divoon as Tekurah does? When the Monkees are selected by Chic magazine as "the typical young Americans of the year," they battle to retain their substance in a world of style.
Captain Crocodile
It's time for FUN! FUN! FUN! with fellow fan Alisa Gonzalez (It's on My List). The Monkees find themselves at odds with the insecure host (Joey Forman) of a children's show, Captain Crocodile.
Monkees at the Circus
Cohost Julia WD Harrison (This Doesn't Bode Well For Our Podcast) watches her first Monkees episode! Special guests drop in! The Monkees use their unique talents to save an old fashioned circus from extinction.
The Prince and the Paupers
Drew Davenport (Rules and Roles podcast) livens it up! Davy helps a Peruvian prince named Ludlow (who is Jones' doppelgänger) convince a girl that he is worthy of her hand in marriage.
Monkees in the Ring
Tekurah and Garon Cockrell (Never Not Funny) go a few rounds. A crooked fight promoter (Ned Glass) prepares to cash in on a big bet by making Davy a stooge in a bout with the champ.
Find the Monkees (The Audition)
Comedian and podcaster Gareth Reynolds (The Dollop, Point Vs Point) and Tekurah find the Monkees just adorable. When television producer Hubbell Bensen (Carl Ballantine) hears a tape of the Monkees, he frantically stages auditions in the hope of finding them for his new television show, unaware they are desperately trying to audition for him.
I Was a Teenage Monster
Just in time for Halloween (oops), Tom Hensley and Tekurah get spooky with it. The Monkees are hired by a mad scientist (John Hoyt) who wants to use the group to teach his monster (Richard Kiel) how to rock 'n' roll and more!
Case of the Missing Monkee
Alan Home and Tekurah reminisce about Mike and Micky at SF Sketchfest, Batman, Cloud Atlas and, oh yeah, the Monkees!
Son of a Gypsy
Oof. Sorry about that title. Cohost Brendan Howard is back to talk about European prejudices, knife throwing, and the inimitable Micky Dolenz. Peter is held hostage by a band of Romani who demand that Mike, Micky, and Davy heist the treasured Maltese Vulture from a party they are scheduled to play.
Too Many Girls (Davy and Fern)
Funny and talented Daniel Kaufman (Cooper Lit Comics, the Myoclonic Jerk Podcast) adds his fandom (and his kitty) to the mix. A scheming stage mother (Reta Shaw) plots to break up The Monkees and pair her doe-eyed daughter, Fern (Kelly Jean Peters), with Davy Jones.
Dance, Monkee, Dance
Writer, editor, and podcaster Brendan Howard (What People Do) joins Tekurah for this little shindig. The Monkees sign up for lessons at Renaldo's Dance Au Go Go (Hal March), and then find out that their contracts are for life.
One Man Shy (Peter And The Debutante)
Cohost Stacey Molski returns to talk Tekurah through her complicated feelings about this episode. Bashful Peter tries to win the heart of lovely debutante Valerie Cartwright (Lisa James) while dealing with her haughty boyfriend Ronnie Farnsworth (George Furth).
I've Got a Little Song Here
Stacey Molski and Tekurah have maximum fun watching this groovy episode. Plus - lots of dogs! Mike is fleeced by a fraudulent music publisher (Phil Leeds), but Micky dons the guise of a flashy Hollywood producer to get Mike's money back.
Monkees A La Carte
Apologies for the wonky sound. It's the first "quarantine" edition of the Pawdcast. Comedian Mark Leonard joins Tekurah in watching one of her favorite episodes. The Monkees pose as the Purple Flower Gang to save their favorite Italian restaurant from a gangster (Harvey Lembeck).
Here Come The Monkees - Pilot (AKA She is a Groovy Bird)
Comedian Jason Van Glass returns to marvel at what was originally the Pilot to The Monkees, though it was said to make our protagonists too "unlikable" so it was buried 10 episodes in! The Monkees play a sweet sixteen party and help the birthday girl (Robyn Millan) with her studies after she falls for Davy.