The Monkees

The Monkees were an American pop/rock group created by television producers, Bob Ralfalson and Bert Schneider and music mogul, Don Kircshner in the mid-1960s for a television sitcom of a same name. The group consisted for four actors, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith. Dubbed "The Pre-Fab Four", the group's television series bore many similaries to The Beatles two films, A Hard Day's Night and Help! (film), and their albums and singles were crafted by some of the best songwriters and producers of the period. Their television series and first album were released shortly after The Beatles' last tour in 1966 and they quickly became popular with teenagers who had grown tired of the Beatles. In 1967, during a tour of the United Kingdom, the Monkees met the Bealtes, and John Lennon stated he was a fan of the group and called them the "greatest comedy team since the Marx Brothers". Group member Michael Nesmith appears in the A Day in the Life promo video, breifly chatting with John. In 1995, Dolenz, Jones, and Tork appeared alongside Ringo Starr in a commerical for Pizza Hut.