Tuesday, January 7, 2025

"Monkee Mayor"

I recently watched "Monkee Mayor" and noticed what might be a slight nod to the Beatles' Help! movie.  During the romp where the Monkees are campaigning for Mike for mayor, there's a shot where Mayor Motley, evidently frustrated by this, throws darts at a poster of Mike:


Help! starts similarly, with Clang throwing darts at a screen on which a film of the Beatles performing "Help!" is projected:


There's also a scene in the pilot episode (which later became "Here Come the Monkees," S1E10) where Mike throws darts at a picture of the Beatles.