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

13. The 1968 Monkee movie was widely panned

Going off the success of the show, the producers thought that making a movie was a good idea. However, Head ended up being a trippy experimental flop and many people consider it one of the worst movies ever made. In addition to the band, it featured Annette Funicello, boxer Sonny Liston, stripper Carol Doda, Frank Zappa, Teri Garr, Victor Mature, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson (who actually wrote the film).

14. David Bowie changed his name because of Davy Jones

David Bowie was born David Robert Jones, but he changed his stage name so that he wouldn’t be confused with Davy Jones who was well known in 1966 for his theater acting.

15. They tried to bring the show back in the ’80s

In the 1980s, Columbia Pictures Television thought that they could revive the show’s success with the New Monkees, but it didn’t workout. They used the same formula as the original but it got cancelled after only 13 episodes.