Hey, Hey, They're The Monkees!

“Hey, hey, we’re the Monkees/ And people say we monkey around/ But we’re too busy singin’/To put anybody down/We’re just trying to be friendly/Come and watch us sing and play/We’re the young generation/And we’ve got something to say...” When these words kicked off the first episode on NBC-TV’s new Monday night musical sitcom in September 1966, no one imagined what a phenomenon the network was kicking off.