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The Monkees :: I Was a Teenage Monster (01x18)
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| Title: | I Was a Teenage Monster |
| Episode #: | 01x18 |
| Production Number: | 4725 |
| Original Airdate: | Monday January 16th, 1967 |
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When a mad scientist creates a mod monster, he hires The Monkees to make him Rock-n-Roll.
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Click to hear Your Auntie Grizelda
| Click to hear Monkees Theme
| Click to hear Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day
| This episode was inspired by the American International horror classic I Was A Teenage Werewolf starring Michael Landon.
| This episode also features excerpts from the album version of "(theme from) The Monkees" and "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day." After receiving a dose of Dr. Mendoza's devilish device, The Monkees slowly sing their own rendition of "(theme from) The Monkees" before the monster takes over with a rendition of the themes album version. This is the first time the Monkees actually sing their own theme tune. They will sing it again in Episode 40, "Monkees Marooned" No. 48, "Fairytale," No. 50, "The Monstrous Monkee Mash" and No. 51 "The Monkees Paw." The unbroadcast pilot episode had the Monkees lip-synching the theme to the vocals of it's composers, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart.
| Richard Kiel would later star as 'Jaws' in the James Bond flicksThe Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker.
| The late John Hoyt appeared with the late Clegg Hoyt in the original Star Trek pilot, "The Cage." John Hoyt later had a brief stint portrayin Grandpa Stanley Kanisky on Gimme A Break!
| The mono cut of "Your Auntie Grizelda" used here and in Episode 26 "Monkees Chow Mein" is different to the track used on the mono version of The Monkees 2nd LP, as its fuzz guitar part is more pronounced.
| The footage of the rampaging, shrieking dragon, used for the first time in this episode in the final seconds of the "Your Auntie Grizelda" romp, is stock footage from the movie Reptillicus. Further use of the clip will be in the next episode, "Find The Monkees," Episode 26, "Monkee Chow Mein," No. 40, "Monkees Marooned," and No. 55 "The Monkees Mind The Manor."
| The German-like voice of 'The Mirror On The Wall' is provided by none other than key Monkees director James Frawley.
| The late Byron Foulger portrayed Mr. Nash on Captain Nice (which followed The Monkees on NBC during the second half of their season) and Wendell Gibbs on Petticoat Junction.
| In the final moments of this episode, Mike puts through a phone call to the police, he and Dr. Mendoza take a swipe at the Oscar-winning classic, Citizen Kane:
Mike: Ah, that's right officer. It's a big scary house on top of the hill. Oh, just a minute. I'll have to ask. Hey, Dr. Mendoza, what's the name of the street?
Dr. Mendoza: Rosebud Lane!
Mike: Rosebu--I thought that was the name of a sled?
| This is the second time Mike Nesmith is commented on his dramatic acting by his fellow Monkees. The first was in "The Son Of A Gypsy."
| In a scene during the "Your Auntie Grizelda" romp, there is a spoof on the Bugs Bunny/Gossamer Monster cartoons when The Monkees have the monster strapped in place and are grooming his hair and nails so he doesn't realize he is strapped down.
| In the teaser, Peter becomes slackjawed from the sight of the interior of Dr. Mendoza's castle, and Davy closed Peter's jaw with his hand. This gag would be repeated in Episode 40, "Monkees Marooned," and No. 57, "The Monkees Blow Their Minds."
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Mike: Ah, that's right officer. It's a big scary house on top of the hill. Oh, just a minute. I'll have to ask. Hey, Dr. Mendoza, what's the name of the street?
Dr. Mendoza: Rosebud Lane!
Mike: Rosebu--I thought that was the name of a sled?
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