New Monkees


New Monkees is the name of both an American pop rock music group and a 1987 syndicated television show featuring the group.

Overview

Background

The 20th anniversary of The Monkees TV series in 1986 generated enough interest that New Monkees, a full reboot of the earlier series with none of the original members of The Monkees involved, was conceived later that year, and launched the following year. The show was distributed by LBS Communications in association with Coca-Cola Telecommunications. Straybert Productions, headed by Steve Blauner, served as the project's producers.
The group's members were Jared Chandler, Dino Kovas, Marty Ross, and Larry Saltis. As it had been with the original Monkees, each had to pass a grueling set of auditions. Unlike the previous series, however, musical ability was a key factor in the selection process. Ross, a multi-instrumentalist, had earlier been signed to CBS Records, with his former band The Wigs.

Revival

On November 11, 2017, all four New Monkees attended a 30-year reunion organized by Amy Collen. They were interviewed for the podcast Deep Dish Radio with Tim Powers, and performed a few songs. On February 16, 2019, the New Monkees performed a concert at the Pig 'n Whistle restaurant and bar in Los Angeles, with an appearance by the original Monkees' Micky Dolenz.

Cast

  • Larry Saltis as Larry
  • Jared Chandler as Jared
  • Dino Kovas as Dino
  • Marty Ross as Marty
  • Gordon Oas-Heim as Manford
  • Lynnie Godfrey as Helen
  • Bess Motta as Rita the Waitress

    Episodes

Stations

The New Monkees was distributed to independent stations and network affiliates by Colex Enterprises, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures Television and LBS Communications Inc.
The series was rerun in Australia in 1990.

Album

New Monkees - Warner Bros. Records
Track listing:

Side 1:
  1. "What I Want"
  2. "Do It Again"
  3. "I Don't Know"
  4. "The Way She Moves"
  5. "Boy Inside the Man"
Side 2:
  1. "Burnin' Desire"
  2. "Whatever It Takes"
  3. "Affection"
  4. "Carlene"
  5. "Corner of My Eye"
  6. "Turn It Up"

    Single (45 RPM)

Warner Bros. Records
Track listing:
  1. "What I Want"
  2. "Turn It Up"

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