S2.E22

The Monkees in Paris

Episode aired Feb 19, 1968
25m

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Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork in The Monkees (1965)

Tired of the same old scripts, the Monkees walk off the set and take a holiday in Paris. Director James Frawley is left having to come up with a way to change the formula.Tired of the same old scripts, the Monkees walk off the set and take a holiday in Paris. Director James Frawley is left having to come up with a way to change the formula.Tired of the same old scripts, the Monkees walk off the set and take a holiday in Paris. Director James Frawley is left having to come up with a way to change the formula.

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Davy Jones

Davy
(as David Jones)

Micky Dolenz

Micky

Michael Nesmith

Mike

Peter Tork

Peter

Carole André

Mike's girl
(uncredited)

Carine

Davy's girl
(uncredited)

Bill Chadwick

Gendarme
(uncredited)

Véronique Duval

Micky's girl
(uncredited)

James Frawley

Self
(uncredited)

Richard Klein

Gendarme
(uncredited)

Art Lewis

Artie
(uncredited)

The Monkees

Themselves
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David Price

Gendarme
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Charles Rockett

Gendarme
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Trivia
Most of the action takes place in Paris and was filmed there in June 1967, while the prologue and epilogue were shot in Hollywood on December 24, 1967. These wraparound segments were shot to give context to the Paris footage and also conveyed the real-life exhaustion The Monkees were feeling toward filming a weekly television series. They were the final segments ever shot for the original series.

Quotes
Director: [on the phone] Bob, man they just walked off the set! I don't know where they went, they said they were going to Paris. Now that isn't my responsibility, man, I'm not a baby sitter, you know what I mean? Look, how do I know what to put on the air? Put on a half hour commercial like the Johnny Carson Show. Or better yet, why don't you put on another Monkees segment, I mean they're all the same. I saved the show for you, though, babe, I got a nice tight close up of the Monkey. Hahaha. very funny.

Alternate versions
For the Saturday Afternoon repeat on CBS August 12, the songs "Love Is Only Sleeping" and "Going Down" were replaced by tracks from The Monkees' last LP, "Changes" (1970): "I Love You Better," and "Tell Me Love."

Connections
Edited into Hey, Hey We're the Monkees (1997)

Soundtracks
Star Collector
Written by Gerry Goffin (as Jerry Goffin) & Carole King
Performed by The Monkees (uncredited)
Produced by Chip Douglas

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7/10

Getting an eyeful at the Eiffel

Broadcast no. 54 (Feb 19 1968- 43rd in production), "The Monkees in Paris" serves as a rare and welcome departure from formula, as the group leave regular director James Frawley behind and fly to Paris for a holiday (filming June 24-28 1967 done by Bob Rafelson). Paris was chosen because plans to do it in England fell apart, but since The Monkees were still unknown in France, girl models actually had to be hired to chase them through the Paris streets. There is no plot to speak of, only a document of their adventures overseas, just not as fascinating as "The Monkees on Tour." Three songs from the Pisces LP get another airing: "Love is Only Sleeping," "Star Collector," and "Goin' Down," while making its only series appearance is "Don't Call on Me," a pre-Monkees composition from Michael Nesmith, co-written by John London, his regular stand-in and future bandmate in The First National Band. "Don't Call on Me" features Nesmith on electric guitar, Tork on organ, 'Fast' Eddie Hoh on drums and claves, and producer Chip Douglas contributing both bass and acoustic guitar. The show would go on hiatus for the band's summer tour, only resuming Sept 13 with "Hillbilly Honeymoon."