@Timothy Gray Dude, did you know that according to his wife Phyllis, Mike Nesmith never spanked his kids? He would just say, "That's not cool" to the kids and try to reason with them? Just because it was the 60s and early 70s didn't mean that all parents from that time believed in corporal punishment.
@@melissacooper4282 Melissa, that's what Phillis said. She said that she would occasionally spank the kids but said that Mike just wasn't a hitting type. That's in part why the story of his putting his fist through the wall at the Beverly Hills hotel was actually unusual
I remember seeing these commercials as a teen in the 60's and now yearn for those 'innocent' days that I have forever lost as an adult. In 1966, I discovered the legendary Monkees and the new girl in school who I fell in love with, Barbara Adent, and it was a time I will always cherish fondly. While those days are long gone, the memories are alive and well in my heart and soul and will be for the rest of my life. If only today's teens could experience this innocence and joy of that time.....,
I'll bet those guys sold a LOT of Kellogg's cereal, cologne, and Kool-Aid. Along with a lot of other stuff! "Helen of Troy had the face that launched a thousand ships, well Davy Jones had the face that shipped a thousand lunch boxes" - Micky Dolenz LOL
MISS YOU MIKE, PETER AND DAVY. So sad tonight. Micky's alone now. Mike is gone too. Almost saw him and Micky in their last ever concert 4 weeks ago...had tickets but plans fell through. Saw them in 9th grade at the Hollywood Bowl in 1967..the Greek theater in 1988, with Mike doing a surprise appearance. Count myself lucky. Farewell, Michael...you were a fabulous musician and will be missed. :(
I love these commercials! They remind me of the great things that you could get by sending in box tops and package labels. I miss those days! I miss you, Davy!
1:32 I was in this commercial. It was filmed at Belmont Park in San Diego in Feb. of 1970. The park is gone but the roller coaster is still there. I remember drinking warm watery Kool Aid for two days while it was filmed. And got their autographs. Fun times for a kid.
@@obscurelyvague Yep! In fact Ringo is the main figure in the commercials, trying to get his band mates back together. The Monkees keep showing up and Ringo keeps joking, "Wrong guys, but okay!"
I loved product placement, and the show actors doing commercials! Such a good time in life! And the Monkees made me so happy 😊! I miss you Davy, Peter and now Mike 😢❤💙💖💕💗😢
Peter Tork left the Monkees in late 68, leaving MM&D to carry on until early 70 when Mike left. The Kool-Aid commercials were a contractual obligation tied to the old tv show.
Poor Papa Nez! In that first Yardley ad he was really going for catching that young lady, only to get passed up for Davy! 😅😅😲 You can tell men wrote this stuff... 😆
:20 seconds in, on the calendar is my birthday! If this was the 1967 commercial, I turned Nine years old, that day. I crushed on Peter Tork as only a tween understands and why do they call it puppy love? Yet, when I grew up...it was Mickey who stole my heart. I also had the pleasure to meet Mickey and Davy who were terrifically kind and really only wanted to eat their Burger Kings, to me, when I met them a few years later and still listening to their music. I still listen. Davy, Peter...you are missed. Mickey, Mike, I hope you are well. "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" and we thought it would last forever. Thank you, snapespatronus for this upload.
Mike not only looks like he didn't want to be there anymore, he openly wears it on his sleeve (like a lot of the second-season episodes of the show). I'm surprised he wasn't the first one to leave, instead of Peter.
I disagree. If there's any reluctance, it's simply the serious Monkee Mike character from the TV script. Nesmith never had any problem with being a Monkee.
These TV commercials revamped my memory of; when I was listening and watching, the 1984 'Pepsi' TV commercial. The audio TV commercial narrator said what the slogan said that's; "choice of a new generation."
This TV commercial had a problem/weakness; right after when the filming process was over, this was when Michael Jackson's hair got caught on fire. Niether one of us, ever saw this error.
Some guys have! Some guys never will! Love the one for Black Label with Mike running and the girl runs right past him. I remember that commercial too! It was funny.
Lennon and McCartney NEVER hung out with Bugs, got wasted on KoolAId and played with Nerf Balls....AND...AND Snap Crackle and Pop???The Monkees BLOW the Beatles AWAY
@@terrihooks5443 No, I didn't see ANY of these commercials when they were new, but the commercials for Petticoat Junction, I SAW THOSE when they were new. One of their sponsors was Ivory Soap (99/100 pure - it floats) so YES, I'm getting old...
@TheMonkeesRock Thanks for your reply to my reflections and I also wish you could have been alive at that time. But thanks to RUclips, you can enjoy all these songs and groups. I have a niece who is almost 15 and she LOVES the oldies and HATES today's music and so-called "singers". In the late 70's, I founded a Monkees newsletter club called "Monkees Marauders United" and my three friends and I published 13 issues in the two years we were a club. God bless the Monkees and memories! Victor
@TheMonkeesRock Micky would be flattered to know that you are one of his biggest fans! I met some of his family years ago and my favorite memory was meeting his mom at her home and talking about Micky, the guys and the show. She passed on about 15 years ago and was a wonderful woman. Her name was Janelle Scott. And I remember watching "Circus Boy" as a kid and enjoyed the show. I think Micky was then known as Micky Braddock. (Do not know how he got that last name.) What a career he has had!
Micky was the funniest in all these, he was like I know this is lame so why not make it funny, Mike just was like I feel so demoted, and Davy was just trying to be his cute charming self, Peter was just his cooky self as well
Kellogg's was the primary sponsor of "THE MONKEES" on NBC from 1966 through '68 (on alternate weeks, Yardley of London)- and as such, they were under contract to appear in "integrated" commercials for their sponsors at the end of the show. Just before the series went into repeats on CBS's Saturday morning schedule in 1969, they (minus Peter, who'd already left the group) appeared in several Kool-Aid spots for General Foods, who was also a "participating advertiser" during those reruns...
It looks like Mike had a little more fun filming some over others. But yeah, in general he wasn't much for the more commercial aspects he was expected to do. 😊
Mike Nesmith once said in an interview that he thought the Yardley black label commercial they did was ridiculous. He said something like "cereal ad's i can see, But cheesy cologne, cmon man". I can see where he is coming from, The Yardley Ad does stand out here as being a bit over the top for the Monkees.
I love how from the Kelloggs ads to the Kool Aid ads, you can tell Mike is just getting progressively sick of his Monkee image. "Enerf's Enerf" indeed, Wool hat.
I disagree. If there's any reluctance, it's simply the serious Monkee Mike character from the TV script. Nesmith never had any problem with being a Monkee.
@@davemacdonald1686 That was $150,000 for two seasons, actually. Mike's contract was up in 1972. That was the equivalent of $2 million, and what a huge financial strain that was on Mike for some time to come.
"Chloe Hoffman" Mike was much bigger than Davy. Davy was not much taller than 5 foot 3 ( my height) and he was a jockey, meaning that he had to have weighed no more than about 100 pounds soaking wet. But also though Mike had his arms outstretched as he held Davy , he had his hands resting on the shoulders of Mickey, (Or was it Peter?) so that he was not really using as much strength as balance and distribution of weight.
Oh poor YOU!!! Kool Aid was such a nice treat when I was a kid. Especially in summer. It was sweet and came in flavors like cherry, strawberry and grape. I REALLY want some now! I'll have to get some next time I buy groceries. Still England is lovely and you have many consolations without Kool Aid, I'm sure!
@TheMonkeesRock Well, you are a pre-teen! No need to lie about your age as the Monkees appeal to fans of many ages and glad to see that you and your generation like them, too. It is very amazing that after 45 years in the business, they are still touring and their music is still appealing! How many groups can say that? Not even the Beatles and Rolling Stones! Just too bad that Mike has never toured with them at least for one tour. Anyhow, sounds like you enjoyed the show and that is great!
Thanks! I LOVE seeing these again!! I remember the Rice Krispies "operation" from the series original run. I'm guessing the Kool-Aid ads (including the one with the Nerf balls) were made around 1970 when the series was rerun on Saturday mornings. (You can tell from Micky's sideburns and Davy's proto-mullet. Also by the absence of Peter Tork, who had left the group at that point.) Takes me back to junior high a long time ago!
I don't know what you're talking about. The only sugary cereals were Frosted Flakes and Apple Jacks. The best sugary cereals were yet to come, and certainly were never outlawed.
The Monkees remind me of a happier time.
@Timothy Gray Dude, did you know that according to his wife Phyllis, Mike Nesmith never spanked his kids? He would just say, "That's not cool" to the kids and try to reason with them? Just because it was the 60s and early 70s didn't mean that all parents from that time believed in corporal punishment.
@@cherylhulting1301 really? I never knew that.
@@melissacooper4282 Melissa, that's what Phillis said. She said that she would occasionally spank the kids but said that Mike just wasn't a hitting type. That's in part why the story of his putting his fist through the wall at the Beverly Hills hotel was actually unusual
You can be happy again; just don't watch T.V.
@Patrick McCallum I was referring to my childhood and when I watched the reruns in the eighties. I wasn’t around when the show premiered.
I remember seeing these commercials as a teen in the 60's and now yearn for those 'innocent' days that I have forever lost as an adult. In 1966, I discovered the legendary Monkees and the new girl in school who I fell in love with, Barbara Adent, and it was a time I will always cherish fondly. While those days are long gone, the memories are alive and well in my heart and soul and will be for the rest of my life. If only today's teens could experience this innocence and joy of that time.....,
Micky is awesome, I'm so glad I got the chance to meet him. He's hilarious then and now.
I'll bet those guys sold a LOT of Kellogg's cereal, cologne, and Kool-Aid. Along with a lot of other stuff!
"Helen of Troy had the face that launched a thousand ships, well Davy Jones had the face that shipped a thousand lunch boxes" - Micky Dolenz LOL
"will he be able to play bass again?"
"yes"
"that's kinda weird, he never could before"
Boom! Roasted!
oh yeah like micky ever could lol
I was born in 1960, I've seen half of these ads when I was a kid.
Thank you.
MISS YOU MIKE, PETER AND DAVY. So sad tonight. Micky's alone now. Mike is gone too. Almost saw him and Micky in their last ever concert 4 weeks ago...had tickets but plans fell through. Saw them in 9th grade at the Hollywood Bowl in 1967..the Greek theater in 1988, with Mike doing a surprise appearance. Count myself lucky. Farewell, Michael...you were a fabulous musician and will be missed. :(
❤😢😢agreed.
I love these commercials! They remind me of the great things that you could get by sending in box tops and package labels. I miss those days! I miss you, Davy!
Back when eating and drinking sugar was ok. Nice memories.
1:32 I was in this commercial. It was filmed at Belmont Park in San Diego in Feb. of 1970. The park is gone but the roller coaster is still there. I remember drinking warm watery Kool Aid for two days while it was filmed. And got their autographs. Fun times for a kid.
Listen To The Brand.
*K E DOUBLE L OH DOUBLE GOOD KELLOGS BEST TO YOU*
i like watching these, I can forget two of them passed away for a little while.😢
❤❤😊Love these guys and their music AND show and haven't seen ALL these fun commercials! Thanx.May Davy, Peter and Mike ,R.I.P.
I remember the Kool-Aid commercials. Micky was such a natural on the tv screen. I bet they'd probably laugh their asses off looking at this today!
I just realized... ...this collection needs the 90s commercials of them at Pizza Hut.
"Jinzo Clash" isn't that the commercial with Ringo Starr in it too?
@@obscurelyvague Yep! In fact Ringo is the main figure in the commercials, trying to get his band mates back together. The Monkees keep showing up and Ringo keeps joking, "Wrong guys, but okay!"
I loved product placement, and the show actors doing commercials!
Such a good time in life!
And the Monkees made me so happy 😊! I miss you Davy, Peter and now Mike 😢❤💙💖💕💗😢
THOSE WERE THE DAYS MY FRIEND
WE THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER END
WE'D SING AND DANCE FOREVER AND A DAY
1968 song by Gene Raskin,sung by Mary Hopkin.
Peter Tork left the Monkees in late 68, leaving MM&D to carry on until early 70 when Mike left. The Kool-Aid commercials were a contractual obligation tied to the old tv show.
kelloggs ads make me want to eat rice krispies
For me it's Frosted Flakes. Those are so good.
My favorite was 'Puffa Puffa Rice'
@@KariaVendetta My favorite was OKs
Very creative commercial ideas with The Monkees.
I especially love Micky Dolenz with the Joy Buzzer and the Snake-in-the-can.
Ha-Ha-Ha!
Poor Papa Nez! In that first Yardley ad he was really going for catching that young lady, only to get passed up for Davy! 😅😅😲 You can tell men wrote this stuff... 😆
Always loved Peter's bunny jammies.
They were Curly Howard's (3 Stooges). They filmed on the same set that the Stooges were, and some of the props were still around.
I love the part where Mike picks up Davy XD to funny!
Mike has some strong arms!
@@thedogdogification And how we girls longed to be in them! 😅😊❤❤
at what part of the video?
@@meerikorhonen5832 He does it in the first commercial, around the :27 second mark.
Man, I would kill to go back to the 60's...
I
Life was so much simple
Take me too...
Every night, I wish to wake up and it be 1968 again (knowing then what I know now).
Micky's hair in the snake in a can ad.
I did get the joy buzzer and snake in the can along with a nerf ball. Those were the days.
:20 seconds in, on the calendar is my birthday! If this was the 1967 commercial, I turned Nine years old,
that day.
I crushed on Peter Tork as only a tween understands and why do they call it puppy love?
Yet, when I grew up...it was Mickey who stole my heart.
I also had the pleasure to meet Mickey and Davy who were terrifically kind and really only wanted to
eat their Burger Kings, to me, when I met them a few years later and still listening to their music.
I still listen.
Davy, Peter...you are missed.
Mickey, Mike, I hope you are well.
"it was the best of times, it was the worst of times" and we thought it would last forever.
Thank you, snapespatronus for this upload.
MY faves was always Davy and Peter. Peter and Davy no one out there who can steal my heart except u guys. Rip. Guys look after my.mum will u...
Loved these as a kid......still love them.
We need these guys more then ever
I totally forgot Mike wore the Nudie suit in a Kool-Aid commercial! And Bugs spoke to him! "What's up Mike!" Sooooo cute!!!!
Nudie, the rodeo tailor! Oh shit that's funny!
These are great!! So much better than anything post 1980. It’s never too late to start being a Monkees fan! ♥️
Now this was real TV 📺. Missing those days. But memories like these are good to see and enjoy. Bugs Bunny and the Monkees. Oh yeah.!!!
I want to collect Kool-Aid packages and get a buzzer.😂
Love these old commercials!
he will for ever be in our hearts r.i.p Davey
The Nerf commercial with the Nerf balls looks like it was made in the Partridge Family house.
David’s voice was lovely. 💖
Mike not only looks like he didn't want to be there anymore, he openly wears it on his sleeve (like a lot of the second-season episodes of the show). I'm surprised he wasn't the first one to leave, instead of Peter.
I disagree. If there's any reluctance, it's simply the serious Monkee Mike character from the TV script. Nesmith never had any problem with being a Monkee.
These TV commercials revamped my memory of; when I was listening and watching, the 1984 'Pepsi' TV commercial. The audio TV commercial narrator said what the slogan said that's; "choice of a new generation."
This TV commercial had a problem/weakness; right after when the filming process was over, this was when Michael Jackson's hair got caught on fire. Niether one of us, ever saw this error.
What 1984 TV commercial had a connection to this TV commercial? Alfonso was teaching the young generation, all of these breakdancing moves.
Also I think the second season was also a darker season. It looked like the chemistry was gone then.
I remember all of these! Thank you for posting them. I will always be 10 years old when it comes to these four men. I love them!!!!
Some guys have! Some guys never will! Love the one for Black Label with Mike running and the girl runs right past him. I remember that commercial too! It was funny.
Insane too, he's a fox.
I must have watched them as a kid. I watched and loved anything with davy jones in it.
Love this and miss Davy -3
Every time I eat my rice crispies I’ll know that it’s still around because of the good ol’ Monkees!
Lennon and McCartney NEVER hung out with Bugs, got wasted on KoolAId and played with Nerf Balls....AND...AND Snap Crackle and Pop???The Monkees BLOW the Beatles AWAY
I love the monkees.. but to be so dismissive of the Beatles is just silly, mate
The Monkees always make me happy!!!!!!!! ☺☺☺☺☺
i would give anything anyone or do watever it takes to live in the 1960's
I wish to wake up and it be 1968 every single night when I go to sleep. Been doing that for at least a decade now.
"E-Nerf's e-Nerf." 😀
😅😅😅 Poor Mike. But it really made for a very memorable moment.
The Monkees Rice Krispies commercial inspire you to have it for breakfast. But I love a meal of morning Corn Flakes.
Great commercials!! I remember these!!
Sugar was still perfectly fine back then. MORE! MORE! MORE!
i love the monkees :)
I actually remember some of these commercials. I must be old...
@@terrihooks5443 No, I didn't see ANY of these commercials when they were new, but the commercials for Petticoat Junction, I SAW THOSE when they were new. One of their sponsors was Ivory Soap (99/100 pure - it floats) so YES, I'm getting old...
"Infinite wisdom, infinite light, beauty and truth and. . . . .Nerf's enerf" - Robert Michael Nesmith
"The Monkees! Brought to you by... sugar!!"
The 1st Yardley after shave ad has, by far, the best music track. Very cool and funny stuff!
I feel the love in the air again i only listen to 60s and 70s music not into what is playing today
I just hope they got big dough for doing these commercials
@TheMonkeesRock Thanks for your reply to my reflections and I also wish you could have been alive at that time. But thanks to RUclips, you can enjoy all these songs and groups. I have a niece who is almost 15 and she LOVES the oldies and HATES today's music and so-called "singers". In the late 70's, I founded a Monkees newsletter club called "Monkees Marauders United" and my three friends and I published 13 issues in the two years we were a club. God bless the Monkees and memories! Victor
Life was so much simpler and easier in the 60's & 70's
Yep.B4 I made The Beeeeeeg Mistake!
@TheMonkeesRock Micky would be flattered to know that you are one of his biggest fans! I met some of his family years ago and my favorite memory was meeting his mom at her home and talking about Micky, the guys and the show. She passed on about 15 years ago and was a wonderful woman. Her name was Janelle Scott. And I remember watching "Circus Boy" as a kid and enjoyed the show. I think Micky was then known as Micky Braddock. (Do not know how he got that last name.) What a career he has had!
Bradley, Illinois... wow. What an interesting choice for a promotional address.
I sure remember these!!
Micky was the funniest in all these, he was like I know this is lame so why not make it funny, Mike just was like I feel so demoted, and Davy was just trying to be his cute charming self, Peter was just his cooky self as well
They are basically playing the characters they played on their show.
Sent in my kool-aid proof of purchase, got the joy buzzer and snake (mine came with two snakes!) in the can, and of course a nerf ball also.
Bugs Bunny as the 5th Monkee!!!
I wished I'd seen them when they were on TV back then
I remember sending away for the nerf balls!!!I remember all these commercials!
Wonderful to see these again!!
Kellogg's was the primary sponsor of "THE MONKEES" on NBC from 1966 through '68 (on alternate weeks, Yardley of London)- and as such, they were under contract to appear in "integrated" commercials for their sponsors at the end of the show. Just before the series went into repeats on CBS's Saturday morning schedule in 1969, they (minus Peter, who'd already left the group) appeared in several Kool-Aid spots for General Foods, who was also a "participating advertiser" during those reruns...
The Rice Krispies and Kool-Aid ads are my favourites.
So the Monkees got to work with Bugs Bunny?Did they get his autograph? Any ego clashes?
all the sugar on the bottom on the bowl LOL all these commercials are pretty cheezy but they shouldve showed these in the 80s with their show reruns
I'll bet Mike hated every minute of filming these commercials...
It looks like Mike had a little more fun filming some over others. But yeah, in general he wasn't much for the more commercial aspects he was expected to do. 😊
Mike Nesmith once said in an interview that he thought the Yardley black label commercial they did was ridiculous. He said something like "cereal ad's i can see, But cheesy cologne, cmon man". I can see where he is coming from, The Yardley Ad does stand out here as being a bit over the top for the Monkees.
RIP, Davey Jones
Make friends with koolaid,Make koolaid with friends...
I actually remember a couple of these. I'm not sure how, since I wasn't born until 1974.
I love how from the Kelloggs ads to the Kool Aid ads, you can tell Mike is just getting progressively sick of his Monkee image. "Enerf's Enerf" indeed, Wool hat.
I disagree. If there's any reluctance, it's simply the serious Monkee Mike character from the TV script. Nesmith never had any problem with being a Monkee.
He had a problem with the ads and paid out the $150,000 remaining on his contract to get out of them.
@@davemacdonald1686 That was $150,000 for two seasons, actually. Mike's contract was up in 1972. That was the equivalent of $2 million, and what a huge financial strain that was on Mike for some time to come.
How many of us wanted are parents to buy this cereal cause the Monkees did. What's cool is June 6 is my birthday
God damn Micky Dolenz is funny as hell! And Mike and Davy were *sooooo* sexy!!!
And Peter!!
These old Monkee commercial are great 😃 I remember Davy in the black label colonge I was maybe 5 yrs old
I find it hilarious how mike could pick up davy sooo easily!!! lolololol
"Chloe Hoffman" Mike was much bigger than Davy. Davy was not much taller than 5 foot 3 ( my height) and he was a jockey, meaning that he had to have weighed no more than about 100 pounds soaking wet. But also though Mike had his arms outstretched as he held Davy , he had his hands resting on the shoulders of Mickey, (Or was it Peter?) so that he was not really using as much strength as balance and distribution of weight.
On the second kool-aid commercial I said: "OH YEAH"
did get royalties?
I used to put sugar in my Rice Krispies and Corn Flakes,probably more brands then that when I was a kid
I thought I was the only one putting sugar in rice krispies....
Oh poor YOU!!! Kool Aid was such a nice treat when I was a kid. Especially in summer. It was sweet and came in flavors like cherry, strawberry and grape. I REALLY want some now! I'll have to get some next time I buy groceries. Still England is lovely and you have many consolations without Kool Aid, I'm sure!
KittyinVA best frozen in ice cube trays. Multi colors and mix it up! Strawberry lime grape are the best together.
It's ALL about Sharkleberry Fin now.
: D
Thanks for posting these! It was great seeing them again!
Those poor guys, especially the things Mike had to wear for these ads.
@TheMonkeesRock Well, you are a pre-teen! No need to lie about your age as the Monkees appeal to fans of many ages and glad to see that you and your generation like them, too. It is very amazing that after 45 years in the business, they are still touring and their music is still appealing! How many groups can say that? Not even the Beatles and Rolling Stones! Just too bad that Mike has never toured with them at least for one tour. Anyhow, sounds like you enjoyed the show and that is great!
Thanks! I LOVE seeing these again!! I remember the Rice Krispies "operation" from the series original run. I'm guessing the Kool-Aid ads (including the one with the Nerf balls) were made around 1970 when the series was rerun on Saturday mornings. (You can tell from Micky's sideburns and Davy's proto-mullet. Also by the absence of Peter Tork, who had left the group at that point.) Takes me back to junior high a long time ago!
Love it love it love it....!!
Love these commercials thanks :)
Kind of funny they didn't sing one note of that Rice Crispies commercial!
Never seen these, really great, of the time lol
LOVE THESE!!!
" a nerf's a nerf!"- Papa Nez
More commercials than the Beatles
That's what you get for writing your own hits, you don't have to stoop to selling others crap
Amazing that the Rice Krispies commercial suggests pouring a mound of sugar into your bowl. Part of a nutritious breakfat indeed. :)
It was a different time. Before Sugary cereals were basically outlawed
I don't know what you're talking about. The only sugary cereals were Frosted Flakes and Apple Jacks. The best sugary cereals were yet to come, and certainly were never outlawed.
Ironic considering Kellogg's original vision was for plain breakfasts to keep children from masturbating.
The fountain was in Friends too.
I watched the show from 67 on into the reruns on Sat mornings the cocoa disputes didn't come out till 73,Bert Mel's dad.
Is it a misfortune that; no one ever bothered to, digitally restore all of these TV commercials the 'Monkees' appeared in?