Monkee marathon MTV 1986

[toasteroven427]

Wait! Something music related? ON MTV??

[SuperCartiel]

Is Peter Tork still alive?

[beatlegirlno1]

@SuperCartiel Yup Peter Tork is still alive. All of the Monkees are still alive

[SuperCartiel]

@beatlegirlno1 OK, thanks.

[forphuksake]

after the hooters concert, lol

[Anglynn74]

I was 12 in 86 & have all this stuff on VHS, great memories. I saw them in concert hat August of that year & the next two years as well.

[AarHan3]

I remember it well. 8^)

[retro80stv]

I have 12 hours taped of this marathon...commercials and all! :D

[lonewolfette]

I lived off of FOUR episodes from this marathon for at least TEN years. And now I can watch them whenever I want! *maniacal laughter*

[5050west]

@lonewolfette what were the four episodes?

[sneezepal]

I remember this. Being a big Monkees fan, I was so thrilled---never thought it would happen. MTV was so cool then, like a pirate TV station. These kids today don't know what they're missing.

[imachildofthe80s8089]

I so remember this! My mom and I and stepdad were discussing this just the other day! We all remember it!

[dascottjr]

I believe that my first exposure to the Monkees was through this marathon. I didn't see the whole thing, but I remember my first episode, "Monkee Chow Mein". Hilarious! My Mom went to see them in concert that year, and I went to see them 10 years later! Thanks for posting this, because I didn't remember this promo at all! :-)

[misamisa31]

I still remember the first episode I saw, It was monkees on the wheel

[lemakm]

I still have my tapes with all the in between commentary. Great stuff!!

[trocaria]

@lemakm

I would LOVE it if someone were to post only the in between stuff from the marathon!

[Diskoboy1974]

I was 12, at the time. I taped most of that marathon.

Still have one of the tapes, but the audio is long gone, and the picture couldn't be saved by all the tracking adjustments, in the world.

[fawdown]

Try fast forwarding the tape all the way to the end. Remove it from the player. Put it back in and rewind all the way. Then play it. This is a trick that works sometimes. It re-spools the tape so that it is at the same position on the reels all the way through. Tracking problems sometimes happen from taking a tape out halfway through viewing. 4 of these vids I posted are here because I did that.

[musicmoonlight]

This was so fun. I remember how it sparked a resurgence of the band in popularity. So much that they did a music tour. It was great. I was a big fan and got to see that tour with me Dad. :-) Fun!

[retro80stv]

@musicmoonlight And a convention in Philadelphia August 1 2 and 3 1986.

I went to the con and the concert in Philly AND the concert in Buffalo. :)

I was 15 - my dad took me.

[daydreambeliever91]

i would have love to see it too!

but i wasnt born yet =(

[Pippie]

I would have loved to have seen this... if I wasn't only 3 at the time.

[ardalsgirl]

I would have loved to have seen this marathon when it was on. :) I missed it when it came on, then again I was only about month and a half old. :p

[tomarkenfan83]

I would love to see the in betweens of that stuff from MTV... Didn't Montie Landis drop by MTV... I stayed up though the whole thing.. I was 15 at the time...

[Billkal]

Wasn't there a "Pleasant Valley Sunday" MTV Marathon as well? Where the MTV VJ's would introduce episodes and musicians would talk about the Monkees in little snippets in between the commercials/show?

[GimmeKitty]

Can we see MORE of this MARATHON, please?

I miss seeing the REAL Guys, here, instead of Fan-made Videos and Tributes.

Thanks,

-- Abbie :)

[almadora]

i remember taping the whole thing... i think i turned 14 that summer. i still have the VHS tapes, with all the episodes labeled... and now i have them on DVD, knowing this was wayyy before i thought something like a DVDs or the Glory of YouTube could be possible. makes me think what we'll have fourteen years from now. (virtual 1968-era-interactive-nez-in-my­-room...???)

[torkbabe67]

Yes I remember this well!!! It was great! I didn't have a VCR back then to tape them, but now since they're on DVD, who the heck want's video tapes!?!? Lol

[fawdown]

I was not much into the Monkees music, but the show was amusing once in a while. This was back when almost all the MTV shows had to do with music in some degree. Even The Young Ones and Remote Control had music elements to them. Those were the days. I stopped watching MTV around '92 or so other than an occasional flip to Beavis and Butthead. More to come...

[abbyroadme]

That was the marathon that got me into The Monkees....back when MTV was good.

[MarshmallowFire]

Cool! Wish I'd been around to watch that marathon...:(

[23literford140]

ah, the good ol' days when MTV was fun to watch.