Rip Taylor Movies

Telecast as the final first-run episode of The Monkees on March 25, 1968, "Mijacogeo" was co-written and directed by Monkee Micky Dolenz. The title was an amalgam of the names of the Dolenz family: Micky, his mother Janelle, his sister Coco, and his father George (the episode is also known as "The Frodis Caper" -- another "inside joke" in the Dolenz clan). This time around, the Monkees try to save the world from Glick the Wizard (Rip Taylor), who has created a device capable of "freezing" people to their TV sets (something the sponsors of this series wouldn't have minded in the least!). Songs: "Zor and Zam" and "Songs of the Siren". In addition to Dolenz, Dave Evans and John C. Anderson contributed to the teleplay for "Mijacageo." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Maurice Chevalier plays Philip Dulaine, a supposedly dying millionaire, while Sandra Dee co-stars as Cynthia, the elderly man's granddaughter. To allow Dulaine to die happy, Cynthia promises to find a husband. Actually, Dulaine is only pretending to be at death's door to get Cynthia married off. Subsequent complications involve Cynthia's personal choice for a husband, Warren Palmer (Andy Williams), and Dulaine's selection, Paul Benton (Robert Goulet). Deanna Durbin fans will quickly detect that I'd Rather Be Rich is a remake of Durbin's It Started With Eve (1941), with a gender switch (in the original, Robert Cummings is the grandson, and Durbin is the instant fiancee) and with Maurice Chevalier filling the sizeable shoes of Charles Laughton as the foxy grandpa. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide