MONKEES VIDEOS


MUSICVISION/RCA/COLUMBIA PICTURES HOME VIDEO RELEASES
(now unavailable [since rights to The Monkees changed hands in January 1994], and as such are veritable collector's items!!!)


TV Series Releases
($19.95 Each, also available on Beta and laserdisc)

Released 7/15/86:
Volume #1 (VHS #60642; Beta #20642) “Monkee Versus Machine”/ “Don’t Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth”
Volume #2 (VHS #60643; Beta #20643) “Dance, Monkee Dance”/ “Hitting The High Seas”

Released 11/86:
Volume #3 (VHS #60714; Beta #20714) “Here Come The Monkees”/ “I Was A Teenage Monster”
Volume #4 (VHS #60715; Beta #20715) “Monkees A La Carte”/ “The Prince And The Paupers”

Released 6/25/87:
Volume #5 (VHS #60810; Beta #20810) “Monkees Get Out More Dirt”/ “Art, For Monkee’s Sake”
Volume #6 (VHS #60811; Beta #20811) “The Monstrous Monkee Mash”/ “The Devil And Peter Tork”


HEAD
(VHS #60702; Beta #20702, $69.95) released 9/18/86


Rhino Entertainment
RHINO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
(Some pictures used here courtesy of Rhino's Monkees Store page and amazon.com.)


The Monkees: Heart And Soul—The Official Monkees Videography
(RNVD 1601, $16.98) Released in 6/87


HEAD
(VHS: R3 2185, $15.95; DVD: R2 4460, $19.95)
VHS tape released 1/25/95; DVD released 6/12/00.

DVD features:

  • 8 minutes of rare theatrical and TV trailers
  • Cameo access
  • Music access

The Monkees-The Hit ‘60s Televison Series: Deluxe Limited Edition Boxed Set
"The ‘60s Television Series Fully Restored From The Original 35mm Prints”
(R3 2960, 21 videocassettes, $399.95)
Released 10/17/95 (postponed from original 9/12/95 release); now unavailable.

Tape #1: “Here Come The Monkees”/“Too Many Girls ”/“Hitting The High Seas”
Tape #2: “Monkee See, Monkee Die”/“Alias Micky Dolenz”/“Hillbilly Honeymoon”
Tape #3: “Captain Crocodile”/“The Picture Frame”/“Fairy Tale”
Tape #4: “Success Story”/“Everywhere A Sheik, Sheik”/“The Monkees In Texas”
Tape #5: “The Spy Who Came In From The Cool”/“Monkees At The Circus”/“Monkees Mind Their Manor”
Tape #6: “Royal Flush”/“Monkee Mayor”/“The Christmas Show”
Tape #7: “Monkees A La Carte”/“Monkee Chow Mein”/“Monkees Marooned”
Tape #8: “One Man Shy”/“The Card-Carrying Red Shoes”/“The Wild Monkees”
Tape #9: “Dance, Monkee, Dance”/“Monkee Mother”/“Some Like It Lukewarm”
Tape #10: “Monkee Versus Machine”/“The Case Of The Missing Monkee”/“The Devil & Peter Tork”
Tape #11: “Don’t Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth”/“Monkees In Manhattan”/“The Monstrous Monkee Mash”
Tape #12: “The Chaperone”/“I Was A Teenage Monster”/“Art, For Monkee’s Sake”
Tape #13: “Find The Monkees”/“Monkees A La Mode”/“It’s A Nice Place To Visit”
Tape #14: “The Son Of A Gypsy”/“Monkees In The Ring”/“Monkees On The Wheel”
Tape #15: “I’ve Got A Little Song Here”/“Monkees At The Movies”/”A Coffin Too Frequent”
Tape #16: “The Prince & The Paupers”/“Monkees Race Again”/“Monkees Blow Their Minds”
Tape #17:“Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers”/“Monkees Get Out More Dirt”/“I Was A 99lb. Weakling”
Tape #18: “The Monkees On The Line”/“The Monkee’s Paw”/“The Monkees In Paris”
Tape #19: “Monkees In A Ghost Town”/“The Monkees On Tour”/“The Monkees Watch Their Feet”
Tape #20: “Mijacogeo”/33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee
Tape #21:
Unaired: Here Come The Monkees

(Note: both the Rhino's Deluxe Limited Edition Boxed Set and the Columbia House Collector's Edition series collected all 58 Monkees episodes as listed above;
the lone exception being the unaired 1965 Monkees pilot, which was available only on Rhino's Video Box Set.)


Individual TV Series Releases ($12.95 Each)

Released 3/26/96:
The Monkees - Volume 1 - “Here Come The Monkees”/“The Picture Frame” (R3 2235)
The Monkees - Volume 2 - “Alias Micky Dolenz”/“Hillbilly Honeymoon” (R3 2236)
The Monkees - Volume 3 - “Too Many Girls”/“Everywhere A Sheik Sheik” (R3 2237)
The Monkees - Volume 4 - “Hitting The High Seas”/“Monkees In Texas” (R3 2238)

Released 6/18/96:
The Monkees - Volume 5 - “Success Story”/“Monkees Mind Their Manor” (R3 2239)
The Monkees - Volume 6 - “Royal Flush”/“Monkees At The Circus” (R3 2240)
The Monkees - Volume 7 - “Monkee See, Monkee Die”/“Monkee Chow Mein” (R3 2241)
The Monkees - Volume 8 - “Captain Crocodile”/“Fairytale” (R3 2242)

Released 9/17/96:
The Monkees - Volume 9 - “One Man Shy (Peter And The Debutante)”/“Monkees Marooned” (R3 2243)
The Monkees - Volume 10 - “The Spy Who Came In From The Cool”/“The Card-Carrying Red Shoes” (R3 2244)
The Monkees - Volume 11 - “I Was A Teenage Monster”/“The Monstrous Monkee Mash” (R3 2245)
The Monkees - Volume 12 - “Monkee Mother”/“The Christmas Show” (R3 2246)

Released 4/22/97:
The Monkees - Volume 13 - “Dance, Monkee, Dance”/“Wild Monkees” (R3 2316)
The Monkees - Volume 14 - “Monkees Vs. Machine”/“Some Like It Lukewarm (The Band Contest)” (R3 2317)

Released 4/11/00 (postponed from original 12/8/98 release):
The Monkees - Volume 15 - “The Chaperone”/“The Case Of The Missing Monkee” (R3 2318)
The Monkees - Volume 16 - “Monkees A La Carte”/“Monkee Mayor” (R3 2319)

Assorted VHS/DVD Releases


33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee

(R3 2284/$19.95) Released 1/28/97

 
The Monkees
: “The Christmas Show”
(R3 2325/$9.95) Released winter 1997


Our Favorite Episodes - The Monkees

(R2 4464/$24.95 [DVD only; previously only available on VHS inside Rhino's Monkees lunchbox]) Released 11/17/98:
“Hitting The High Seas”/“Monkee Versus Machine”/“Mijacogeo”/“Fairytale”



The Monkees - Volumes 1-2

(R2 976025/$19.95 [Rhino RetroVision DVD]) Released 5/22/01:
“Here Come The Monkees”/“The Picture Frame”/“Alias Micky Dolenz”/“Hillbilly Honeymoon”

DVD Season Sets

The Monkees - Season 1
(R2 976076/32 episodes on 6 discs/$89.95 [Rhino RetroVision DVD])
Released 5/13/03 (moved up from 1/28/03 and 4/22/03)
The entire first season (Sept. 12, 1966 - Sept. 4, 1967) of The Monkees television series.

The Monkees - Season 2
(R2 970128/26 episodes and 1969 TV special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee on 5 discs/$79.98 [Rhino RetroVision DVD])
Released 11/18/03 (moved up from 10/14/03 and 11/11/03)
The entire second season (Sept. 11, 1967 - Sept. 9, 1968) of The Monkees television series.

Here's what you need to know about The Monkees Season Sets On DVD!!!

The Monkees: The Complete Series
Limited Edition with 10,000 individually numbered boxes
(BD2-552705/58 1966-68 TV episodes, the 1968 movie HEAD. and 1969 TV special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee on 10 Blu-Ray DVDs/$199.98)
Released 7/8/2016 (postponed from original 1/29/2016, 4/29/2016 and 6/24/2016 releases)

  • Discs 1-7:
    • All 58 original, uncut episodes of THE MONKEES, remastered in HD from the original film negatives
    • Audio commentary from all four Monkees
    • NEW audio commentary from Micky Dolenz, Rodney Bingenheimer and "Monkee Girl" Valerie Kairys Venet
    • Alternate "Saturday morning rerun" versions of 10 episodes with alternate songs and mixes
    • All in the original glorious mono direct from the film audio mags
    • DISC 1:
      • The Royal Flush
      • Monkee See, Monkee Die
      • Monkee Versus Machine
      • Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers
      • The Spy Who Came in From the Cool
      • The Success Story
      • The Monkees in a Ghost Town
      • Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth (a.k.a. Gift Horse)
    • DISC 2:
      • The Chaperone
      • Here Come the Monkees (Original Pilot Film)
      • Monkees A La Carte
      • I've Got a Little Song Here
      • One Man Shy (a.k.a. Peter and the Debutante)
      • Dance, Monkees, Dance
      • Too Many Girls (a.k.a. Davy and Fern)
      • The Son of a Gypsy
    • DISC 3:
      • The Case of the Missing Monkee
      • I Was a Teenage Monster
      • The Audition (a.k.a. Find the Monkees)
      • The Monkees in the Ring
      • The Prince and the Paupers
      • The Monkees at the Circus
      • Captain Crocodile
      • Monkees A La Mode
    • DISC 4:
      • Alias Micky Dolenz
      • Monkee Chow Mein
      • Monkee Mother
      • The Monkees on the Line
      • The Monkees Get Out More Dirt
      • The Monkees in Manhattan (a.k.a. The Monkees Manhattan Style)
      • The Monkees at the Movies (a.k.a. The Monkees in the Movies)
      • The Monkees on Tour
    • DISC 5:
      • It's A Nice Place to Visit (a.k.a. The Monkees in Mexico)
      • The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)
      • Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik
      • Monkee Mayor
      • Art for Monkees' Sake
      • I Was A 99-lb. Weakling (a.k.a. Physical Culture)
      • Hillbilly Honeymoon (a.k.a. Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding)
      • The Monkees Marooned
      • The Card Carrying Red Shoes
    • DISC 6:
      • The Wild Monkees
      • A Coffin Too Frequent
      • Hitting the High Seas
      • The Monkees in Texas
      • The Monkees on the Wheel
      • The Monkees Christmas Show
      • Fairy Tale
      • The Monkees Watch Their Feet (a.k.a. Micky And The Outer Space Creatures)
      • The Monstrous Monkee Mash
    • DISC 7:
      • The Monkee's Paw
      • The Devil and Peter Tork
      • The Monkees Race Again (a.k.a. Leave the Driving to Us)
      • The Monkees in Paris (a.k.a. The Paris Show)
      • The Monkees Mind Their Manor
      • Some Like it Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest)
      • The Monkees Blow Their Minds
      • Mijacogeo (a.k.a. The Frodis Caper)

  • Disc 8:
    • The 1968 movie HEAD, in HD
    • Optional DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround soundtrack
    • Audio commentary from all four Monkees

  • Disc 9:
    • The 1969 NBC television special 33 1/3 REVOLUTIONS PER MONKEE, restored from newly discovered video elements
    • Audio commentary from Micky Dolenz

  • Disc 10 - BONUS DISC, AVAILABLE IN THIS STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION ONLY!:
    • Original screen tests
    • Original TV commercial spots featuring The Monkees
    • Newly discovered outtakes from THE MONKEES TV series
    • Newly discovered color promo film for "Randy Scouse Git" created for TOP OF THE POPS and unseen since its original airing
    • Never-before-seen backstage footage of The Monkees at the 1967 Emmy Awards
    • Newly discovered outtakes from the movie HEAD
    • Newly discovered outtakes from the TV special 33 1/3 REVOLUTIONS PER MONKEE
    • The Monkees on THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW in 1969, including "Nine Times Blue" and "Everybody Loves A Nut (with Johnny Cash)"
    • The Monkees on THE GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME HOUR in 1969, including a medley of "Last Train to Clarksville/I'm A Believer/Salesman" and a performance of "Tear Drop City"
    • The Monkees on ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN in 1969
    • Davy Jones performing "Someday Man" from the 1969 TV special MUSIC BAG, unseen since its original airing
    • Newly restored color promo film for "Oh My My"

(Courtesy of Monkees.com.)


OTHER VIDEO RELEASES


The Monkees - Special TV Collection
Limited Edition To 5000 Pressings
(40 episodes; VAP Video VPLU-70215 [Japan]; ¥61,800 [$618 in USA currency]; available in VHS and LD), released December 1, 1992

  • Disc 1 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: Royal Flush (CBS Saturday repeat) / Chapter/Track 2: Monkee See, Monkee Die
  • Disc 1 - Side 2:
    • Monkee Versus Machine / Chapter/Track 2: Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 1 VHS Tape VPVU-63085, released October 5, 1992)
  • Disc 2 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Spy Who Came In From The Cool / Chapter/Track 2: The Success Story (summer 1967 repeat)
  • Disc 2 - Side 2:
    • Chapter/Track 1: Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth / Chapter/Track 2: The Monkees A La Carte
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 2 VHS Tape VPVU-63086, released October 5, 1992)
  • Disc 3 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: I've Got A Little Song Here (summer 1967 repeat) / Chapter/Track 2: One Man Shy (a.k.a. Peter And The Debutante)(summer 1967 repeat)
  • Disc 3 - Side 2:
    • Chapter/Track 1: Dance, Monkee Dance / Chapter/Track 2: Too Many Girls (a.k.a Davy And Fern)
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 3 VHS Tape VPVU-63087, released October 5, 1992)
  • Disc 4 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Case Of The Missing Monkee / Chapter/Track 2: Find The Monkees! (a.k.a. The Audition)
  • Disc 4 - Side 2:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Monkees In The Ring / Chapter/Track 2: The Monkees At The Circus
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 4 VHS Tape VPVU-63088, released October 5, 1992)
  • Disc 5 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: Captain Crocodile / Chapter/Track 2: Alias Micky Dolenz
  • Disc 5 - Side 2:
    • Chapter/Track 1: Monkee Mother / Chapter/Track 2: The Monkees On The Line
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 5 VHS Tape VPVU-63089, released November 1, 1992)
  • Disc 6 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Monkees Get Out More Dirt / Chapter/Track 2: The Monkees At The Movies
  • Disc 6 - Side 2:
    • Chapter/Track 1: It's A Nice Place To Visit (a.k.a. The Monkees In Mexico) / Chapter/Track 2: The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 6 VHS Tape VPVU-63090, released November 1, 1992)
  • Disc 7 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: Everywhere A Sheik Sheik / Chapter/Track 2: Monkee Mayor
  • Disc 7 - Side 2:
    • Chapter/Track 1: Art, For Monkee's Sake / Chapter/Track 2: The Monkees Marooned
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 7 VHS Tape VPVU-63091, released November 1, 1992)
  • Disc 8 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Wild Monkees / Chapter/Track 2: Hitting The High Seas
  • Disc 8 - Side 2:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Monkees In Texas / Chapter/Track 2: The Monkees On The Wheel
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 8 VHS Tape VPVU-63092, released November 1, 1992)
  • Disc 9 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Monkees Christmas Show (a.k.a. The Christmas Story) (CBS Saturday repeat) / Chapter/Track 2: Fairy Tale
  • Disc 9 - Side 2:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Monkees Watch Their Feet (a.k.a. Micky And The Outer Space Creatures) / Chapter/Track 2: The Monstrous Monkee Mash
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 9 VHS Tape VPVU-63093, released December 1, 1992)
  • Disc 10 - Side 1:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Monkee's Paw / Chapter/Track 2: The Devil And Peter Tork
  • Disc 10 - Side 2:
    • Chapter/Track 1: The Monkees In Paris (a.k.a. The Paris Show) / Chapter/Track 2: Some Like It Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest)
    • (Also released on The Monkees TV Show 10 VHS Tape VPVU-630954, released December 1, 1992)


The Monkees: The Collector's Edition
(Columbia House Video), instituted 5/22/95

Tape 1 (13688): Royal Flush/Monkee Mayor/The Christmas Show
Tape 2 (13223): Monkee See, Monkee Die/Alias Micky Dolenz/Hillbilly Honeymoon
Tape 3 (13692): Monkee VS Machine/The Case Of The Missing Monkee/The Devil And Peter Tork
Tape 4 (19943): Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers/Monkees Get Out More Dirt/ I Was A 99lb Weakling
Tape 5 (13227): The Spy Who Came In From The Cool/Monkees At The Circus/Monkees Mind Their Manor
Tape 6 (13226): Success Story/Everywhere A Sheik Sheik/ Monkees In Texas
Tape 7 (19946): Monkees In A Ghost Town/The Monkees On Tour/Monkees Watch Their Feet
Tape 8 (19937): Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth/ Monkees In Manhattan/ Monstrous Monkee Mash
Tape 9 (13222): Here Come The Monkees/Too Many Girls (Davy And Fern)/Hitting The High Seas
Tape 10 (19938): The Chaperone/I Was A Teenage Monster/Art For Monkees' Sake
Tape 11 (13689): Monkees A La Carte/Monkees Chow Mein/Monkees Marooned
Tape 12 (19941): I've Got A Little Song Here/Monkees At The Movies/A Coffin Too Frequent
Tape 13 (13690): One Man Shy (Peter And The Debutante)/Card-Carrying Red Shoes/The Wild Monkees
Tape 14 (13691): Dance, Monkee, Dance/Monkee Mother/Some Like It Lukewarm (The Band Contest)
Tape 15 (19940): Son Of A Gypsy/ Monkees In The Ring/ Monkees On The Wheel
Tape 16 (10030): Find The Monkees (The Audition)/Monkees A La Mode/It's A Nice Place To Visit
Tape 17 (19942): The Prince And The Paupers/Monkees Race Again (or Leave The Driving To Us)/Monkees Blow Their Minds
Tape 18 (13224): Captain Crocodile/The Picture Frame/Fairy Tale
Tape 19 (19944): Monkees On The Line/The Monkees' Paw/The Monkees In Paris
Tape 20 (19948): Mijacogeo (The Frodis Caper)/33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee


America Lost And Found: The BBS Story: Head
(Criterion Blu-Ray DVD #CC19458D, November 23, 2010; Criterion DVD #CC19999D, December 14, 2010)

Disc Features:
  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack and newly created,
    optional DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
  • Audio commentary featuring The Monkees
  • New video interview with director Bob Rafelson
  • New documentary about BBS featuring critic David Thomson and historian Douglas Brinkley
  • Screen tests with The Monkees
  • Trailers and TV and radio spots
  • Ephemera, including behind-the-scenes photos by Henry Diltz
  • Rare 1968 television interview with The Monkees


The Monkees: Season 1
(Eagle Rock Entertainment DVD EM351359, September 27, 2011)
The Monkees: Season 2
(Eagle Rock Entertainment DVD EM351369, September 27, 2011)

The entire first and second seasons of The Monkees television series; basically, both are carbon copies of Rhino's Monkees DVD season sets from 2003.

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