Hey, Hey, Bet You Didn’t Know This About ‘The Monkees’

4. Two of the Monkees got behind the camera too

Both Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz had some time behind the lens when they directed some episodes of the show. Peter Tork directed an episode in 1968 and is credited with his full name Peter H. Thorkelson, and Micky Dolenz directed an episode that ended up being the finale.

5. The finale features two Beatles songs

The finale opened with the intro of “Good Morning Good Morning” and then at two other parts in the episode Davy Jones sings “Hello, Goodbye” to himself quietly. Micky has said that it was “the first time, to my knowledge, that The Beatles ever let one of their songs on another show.”

6. Frank Zappa makes an appearance

Michael Nesmith brought Frank Zappa onto the show because he reportedly “was trying to show the rock community that he was not just a kiddie show guy.” For the bit, Mike and Frank switch roles and do an interview.