#monkee vs machine

[justyourfellowaussie]

Some big traditional fanart of The Monkees I did for my grade 10 art final last year. I did use @autmnalmanac 's Monkee fanart for poses and background for the drawings at the bottom. And I used @saveferris 's Monkee fanart to draw whatever Micky is holding in the doctor scene. Because I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to draw it when I was watching the footage.

[davy-zeppeli]

Boyfriend's brother made the mistake of asking me about how I got into the Monkees this badly in only a few months, and then asked for some facts. Matt I'm sorry you're getting attacked with my Monkee-Beam

[esonetwork]

Monkee vs. Machine - Monkeeing Around Episode Twenty

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Monkee vs. Machine - Monkeeing Around Episode Twenty

This week the Monkeeing Around gang discuss the Monkee’s episode “Monkee Vs. Machine” and how it relates to hiring and manufacturing practices today.

Monkeeing Around is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber.

[karter-kat]

Monkees V.S Machines

Ignore that I can not animate

[incorrectmonkeesquotes]

[helpingfriendlybook]

peter tork is the ringo starr of the monkees… he said so himself..,.,

[savebatsfromscratch]

Some more monkees textpost memes made from reject memes from the meme pile in other fandoms. XD

(Original images of the Monkees below the cut.)

Image sources: The Royal Flush (memes two and three) | Head (1968) (meme four) | Fairy Tale (memes five and seven) | Monkee vs Machines (meme six) | Art for Monkees Sake (meme eight) | Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers (meme nine) | Monkees Get More Dirt (meme ten)

[monkee-mobile]

i feel like having mike break the male-voiced computer in monkee vs machine by flirting with it is either quite gay or a nod to the “now be a girl” in mikes screen test. either way mike can flirt with something male-presenting.

[thislovintime]

Peter Tork in 1964. Photo © Andrew Sandoval.

“We worked with the Phoenix Singers for about seven months, and during the last couple of months there were bad vibrations in the air. Pete loved to clown around on stage and the Phoenix Singers didn’t dig that. Pete also disliked being ordered around or told what to do. These two elements clashed, and the fireworks that resulted were the following: It was in October 1964, and we had just finished an in-person, fund-raising concert for Lyndon B. Johnson in Denver. As I said, the pressure had been building for several months. Two of the Phoenix Singers didn’t want Pete in the group, but my buddy Ned wanted him to stay because he dug him musically. I had mixed feelings at the time. I agreed that musically Pete was excellent, but I felt that he had to cool it a bit on stage because there was a personality conflict between him and the two Phoenix Singers mentioned. Anyway, after the LBJ thing in Denver we were preparing to drive back to the hotel in a rented car and Peter, who was going to drive, said, ‘Everybody put on your safety belt.’ Ned, who was in a bad mood, said, ‘No.’ Peter told him once more to put on his safety belt, and once more Ned declined. Soon, they were at it. Ned got loud; Pete’s face got red; and I retreated into a corner of the car. Flash! Out came Pete’s stubborn streak: He said, ‘O.K. — if you don’t put on your safety belt, I refuse to drive.’ And he folded his arms and sat rigidly in the driver’s seat. In a fit of temper, Ned got out of the car and told Pete, ‘Get out!’ Pete removed his safety belt and angrily got into the back seat of the car, and we drove off. At the airport, we got on the plane to New York. It was on the way from Colorado to New York, at 30,000 feet in the air, that the three Phoenix Singers had a meeting, and two against one (for Ned still dug Pete’s musicianship) they voted Tork out of the group. Peter was quiet for the whole flight, and I could tell he was not very happy. I don’t think he cared about the Phoenix Singers that much, but I think he cared about the security that the job had provided and the fun he had been having on the road. I stayed on with the Phoenix Singers for quite a while, and Pete went on to the old routine down in the Village.” - Lance Wakely, 16 Magazine, April 1967 That Denver campaign event is presumably the one that took place 60 years ago today: “No admission will be charged at the [Denver] Coliseum, where the doors were to open at 4:30 p.m. The Phoenix Singers and the Queen City Jazz Band arranged to provide music from 4:30 p.m. until the President’s address starting at 6:00 p.m.” - The Daily Sentinel, October 12, 1964 (As an addendum to Lance Wakely’s article… From Peter’s episode commentary for Monkee vs. Machine (specifically, the line: “Peter, you dig? Pete.”): “I decided I didn’t like ‘Pete’ somewhere around here. Maybe it was that very moment.”)

[sitcomstyles]

"Monkees vs The Machine" - The Monkees

[beedlemania]

do you have any thoughts on mike and the other boys taking care of davy when he’s all baby?

Of course I do!

Taking care of Davy makes Mike feel needed. As exasperated as he is when the guys get into trouble, he loves being their leader and helping them because it gives him a sense of purpose. As the older brother of many (according to monkee mother), Mike always finds himself doting on the others. They obviously look to him when they’re in trouble but for the little things, Peter just lets it happen but Micky always protests because ‘I am a legal adult, Mike’. Davy on the other hand, is like the holy grail for Mike because Davy needs doting on. He’ll help him do all the little things like brush his teeth and button his shirt. At first Davy pretends he’s going along with it for Mikes sake but he finds himself relying on Mike when he goes baby. Davy’s always clinging to Mike, holding his hand, attaching himself to his leg, getting a piggyback ride, or grabbing onto his arm. It helps Mike feel grounded and he gets less negative thoughts when Davy’s hanging out of him because he’s physical proof Mike is wanted and needed.

The Monkees have a plethora of bath toys but… no bath. Whenever Mike thinks Davy needs some sensory play he’ll get out a big bowl and fill it with water and bubbles and put the toys in and let Davy play. They sometimes do this out on the beach with a hole of seawater Micky digs but it gets them a few odd looks. Davy loves playing with water the same way he loves playing with sand (like that one scene that I’m pretty sure made it into the season one theme where he’s just running sand through his hands).

The little kid costumes (Monkees mind their manor, monkee vs machine, captain crocodile, Goldilocks sometimes) are clothes that Davy just wears sometimes. When he’s all baby one of the other guys will pick out his outfit and help him get dressed. Davy can do it by himself but he likes the others pampering him. He also puts up a fuss and refuses to put his arms through the holes because he thinks it’s funny.

Like @androcola ‘s posts (that I think were based off an ask by @scoobydoomidnightblue ), the Monkees have communal naptimes. I think this mainly stemmed from Davy needing a nap but refusing so the others had to pretend it was for their own benefit as well (they do love it though). I think even when he’s all baby, Davy’s still stubborn as ever so he’ll protest all kinds of care but love it really. He’ll enter a room silently, all ready in his jammies with his blanket in his hands, and the other guys are like ‘nap time!! Everyone down!’ And they all cuddle and fall asleep.

Peter takes care of Davy a lot more than the others expect him to. Peter loves taking care of Davy because 1) he loves Davy, simple as and 2) it makes him feel responsible. Since they share a room in S1, Davy always crawls into peters bed after a nightmare or just when he’s feeling extra soft and snuggly. Peter sings him to sleep and plays with his hair. He sometimes braids Davy’s hair and that’s why his hair is left so long. Peter also has no concept of money so whenever he has some, the fridge may be empty but Davy always has a new comic or something to play with.

Davy always gets too distracted to eat. The cereal boxes on the table get his full attention during meals and he’ll always be doing the crossword or whatever game is on them. Because of this, Mike has to spoon feed him. He’ll tuck a towel or napkin into Davy’s shirt as a bib because when Davy’s not paying attention he forgets to open his mouth and spills some milk and they do not have the cash to keep going to the laundromat. (Micky always gets up early to find whatever toy is in the box, then puts it back for Davy to find.)

Sometimes Davy goes full baby and the others drop everything to take care of him. Davy will go mute and communicate through pouts until he gets what he wants. The others bundle him up and cuddle with him and Mike will read to them, or Micky will tell/act out an animated story. Like irl Davy, Davy needs to be close/touching someone to sleep so he always makes sure he has a point of contact with all three of them before he settles down.

The other adults around also know about Davy, so when Davy’s feeling baby and Babbitt comes over, Mike will warn him and Babbitt will take Mike into another room and wont raise his voice. The older ladies next door will bring him treats or old kid stuff they found in their attics (toys, teddies, books, etc). Their neighbours don’t find it weird because 1) its one of the least weird things about those monkee kids and 2) one look at Davy with his pouty lips and big eyes make them all coo so they get it. Micky also gets very protective over him and though he is canonically a weakling, he’ll threaten anyone that says anything bad about Davy.

[torksbian]

You’re in for a treat with Season 2, it has all of my favorite episodes! Do you have any favorites from the first season so far?

yayy :) ohh there are so many good ones but for now i’ll say monkees on the line, monkee mother, the chaperone, monkee vs machine, and monkee see monkee die, and one man shy<3

[justcallmecel]

July 5th, 2024: Pt 1

Today’s Dog: The Irish Terrier! These dogs are generally believed to be bred from old Black & Tans, much like quite a few of the other breeds from the UK & Northern Ireland. A Canadian PM from the early 1920s had many Irish Terriers, and allegedly communed with the original one after its death. In Three Comrades, Erich Maria Remarque (who wrote the excellent All Quiet On the Western Front) penned an excellent section about meeting an Irish Terrier on Nikolaistrasse in Berlin. To my knowledge, Irish Terriers have not won any major dog shows, although they are fairly popular in dog circles!

Today’s Monkee: Saturday’s Child! This track was released on The Monkees (1966) and was featured in Monkee vs. Machine, one of the first episodes of the sitcom. This was written by David Gates, who wrote a few songs for Micky & Davy’s solo albums. Boyce & Hart (with Jack Keller) produced Saturday’s Child. This is a Micky lead, with Boyce & Hart playing a few instruments and the rest being hired session musicians. This was recorded on July 9th, 1966.

[jokerlennon]

should i listen to what bob rafelson has to say about monkee vs machine

[mickgaydolenz]

highlights of peter’s commentary from monkee vs. machine:

mocks mike twice in a horrible southern accent 😂 -> “YoU’rE tHe OnLy OnE qUaLiFiEd” and “wElL tHaT mEaNs ThE tHiNg CoMeS bAcK bY iTsElF”

“Oh yeah michael…..preaching… 🙄”

fucking throws mike under the bus TWICE -> peter says mike hired him to play 4th chair guitar for the songs he produced (out of 12-15 guitar players mike apparently always had for his tracks) and then says he thought the guitar always sounded “thinner” on mike’s tracks despite the amount of guitars especially in comparison to the sound boyce and hart got with 6 guitars 💀. HE ALSO makes a nice little jab at the end saying mike could play the guitar lick for last train to clarksville in the 60’s but when they tried to do it during the ‘96 justus/reunion tour he couldn’t play it at all 💀

PETER HATED DOING DRAG!! -> he does astutely say that part of it might have been because he was insecure with his masculinity, but then he also said he hated how whenever they did it the crew would catcall them 😂

peter explains that for about 2 months prior to filming james frawley ran improve classes for them, which he says helped a lot with their acting abilities and comfort with doing bits. he also mentions that they had them filming a lot of commercials early on too which further helped them to develop a bond together

peter compares himself to ringo -> he felt like his character was meant to fill the role of the off-beat member of the group, the one not quite like everyone else but still necessary

[mystical-one]

so funny how i Cannot be normal about mikes job interview in monkee vs machine. what britney spears toxic mike nesmith amv will do to bitches