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

7. In 1967 the Monkees outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones

This is a crazy fact to wrap your head around, but in 1967 The Monkees managed to outsell both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones…combined. Guess a hit TV show will do that even if the band started out as a totally manufactured one.

8. Liberace also made an appearance

At one point theatrical pianist Liberace made an appearance on the show where he took a golden sledgehammer to his piano. The golden sledgehammer was the same one that Frank Zappa later used in the season to destroy a car.

9. “(Theme from) The Monkees” wasn’t one of their top singles

While “(Theme from) The Monkees” is a very memorable song, it wasn’t one of their six top five singles. It did however hit the number eight spot in Australia.