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The Monkees were a four-man musical band created for an American television series of the same name, which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968. The Monkees were formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California and disbanded in 1970. At their peak, they were one of the most popular musical acts of their time.
The television show first aired on September 12, 1966 on the NBC television network and lasted for two seasons (58 episodes); its final primetime episode ran on September 9, 1968 (see List of The Monkees episodes). Modeled on The Beatles' theatrical films A Hard Day's Night and Help!, The Monkees featured the antics and music of a fictional pop-rock group which, due to the massive success of the records, and the public's expectations, became a real pop group.
The four young men who became The Monkees were British-born David Thomas ("Davy") Jones (percussion/vocals/guitar), Hollywood native George Michael ("Micky") Dolenz Jr. (drums/guitar/vocals), Texan Robert Michael ("Mike") Nesmith (guitar/vocals/keyboards), and Peter Halsten ("Peter Tork") Thorkelson (bass/keyboards/vocals), who had lived with his family in both the eastern United States and Canada.
The Monkees won two Emmy Awards in 1967: Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy (James Frawley). The series was a forerunner to such similar gag-based comedies as Airplane!, Scrubs, and Moonlighting.
They also had the top-selling American single of 1967 ("I'm a Believer") and outsold The Beatles and Elvis Presley combined in 1967.
Several reunions of The Monkees have taken place. The first reunion lasted from 1986 to 1989 while another regrouping took place between 1996–1997. The Monkees last worked together in 2001.