The Monkees: The Monkees in Manhattan (1967)

Synopsis of The Monkees: The Monkees in Manhattan

The 1938 Marx Brothers comedy Room Service was the obvious inspiration for "Monkees Manhattan Style" (aka "Monkees in Manhattan"). Arriving in New York to star in a rock musical, the Monkees discover that the show is being cancelled because the backer has bailed out. The boys spend the rest of the episode trying to escape the wrath of irate hotel manager Weatherwax (Philip Ober while simultaneously attempting to raise money for the musical's producer (Dick Anders). The superb supporting cast includes Doodles Weaver as a butler, "lovable lush" Foster Brooks as a conventioneer, Olan Soule as a waiter, and Susan Howard and Geoffrey Deuel as a honeymooning couple. Songs: "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)", "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", and "Words". At the end of the episode, the Monkees appear out of character for an interview with director Bob Rafaelson -- a tantalizing preview for the series' first-season closer, "The Monkees on Tour." Written by Gerald Gardner and Dee Caruso, "Monkees Manhattan Style" first aired on April 10, 1967. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Director(s):

Russ Mayberry

Writer(s):

Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner

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