In the cold open of the March 11, 1968 episode, Nesmith and Zappa switched personas. Zappa donned the iconic eight-button blue shirt The Monkees donned in the first season of the season and ...

The Monkees weren’t exactly the poster children of the anti-Vietnam War movement in the late 1960s, but the pop-rock band was still the subject of an FBI file.

The Monkees were the creation of filmmaker Bob Rafelson and his producing partner Bert Schneider. Rafelson’s original idea for a fictional rock band predated the success of the Beatles, but the ...

Previously released FBI documents show an informant attended Monkees concerts, which they described as featuring “anti-U.S. messages” amid the Vietnam War.

The FBI has been issued a lawsuit by The Monkees' only surviving member, Micky Dolenz, for any records that may involve him, his deceased band mates, or the band itself. Dolenz, whose full name is ...