I Was a Teenage Monster
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| The Monkees episode | |
|---|---|
| “I Was a Teenage Monster” | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 18 |
| Guest star(s) | John Hoyt, Byron Foulger, Richard Kiel |
| Writer(s) | Teleplay by Gerald Gardner & Dee Caruso and Dave Evans; Story by Dave Evans |
| Director | Sidney Miller |
| Production no. | 47?? |
| Original airdate | January 16, 1967 (NBC) |
| Episode chronology | |
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"I Was a Teenage Monster" is a first season episode of The Monkees television series (its eighteenth), first aired January 16, 1967 on NBC and repeated September 13, 1969 October 10, 1970 May 22 and October 30, 1971 on CBS.
[edit] Plot Summary
This parody on teenage horror flicks finds a mad scientist hiring the Monkees to teach his seven-foot monster how to rock-and-roll. The daffy doc fails to mention that he's out to give his pet giant the Monkee sound - by transferring their musical prowess into the giant's body.
[edit] Dream Sequences/Quick-Change Costume Play
- Bespectacled Monkees as mad scientists
[edit] Featured Songs
- First-run: "Your Auntie Grizelda" (Jack Keller/Diane Hilderbrand)
- CBS repeat: "Good Clean Fun" (Michael Nesmith)
