Podcast Valley Sunday

It's all come down to this final episode of the Randomatic Countdown and the top ten songs! Paco and Jef swoon over their favourite Monkees songs of all time in this hit-packed episode of Podcast Valley Sunday! There are no jellies in this pack of jams and each song just gets better and better! Do you know what the number one song is? Do you agree with it? It doesn't matter cuz it's already in the books! So let the the Woolhat Of Mystery take you on a final journey of awesome music and great times!**WE DO NOT OWN THESE SONGS AND THEY ARE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY**

Well, here we are in the top twenty! It's hard to believe we started waaaaaay back at number 167 and have finally made it to the home stretch! In this episode Paco and Jef break down song twenty to eleven and revel is the magic that is some of the best Monkees songs ever recorded! With series wraps on four albums, you know this list is pretty unreal...even if Paco has some issues with one of their picks!**WE DO NOT OWN THESE SONGS. WE USE THEM FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY**

Welcome back to the ongoing series of the Randomatic Countdown! Paco and Jef take you through your favourite Monkees songs that make up the thirties! Each of the boys (Davy, Micky, Peter and Mike) make an appearance as the songs keep getting better and better. There are some classic tunes, some deep tracks and some that make you go hmmmmmm...With a quick recap of what we've covered since number 50, this episode is jam packed with Monkee goodness...er, maybe that's weird.

Apparently there was some issues with this episode so we had to re-release it! Sorry for the inconvenience and we hope you dig this fixed version...Paco and Jef are back to take you through the 30s in this episode of Podcast Valley Sunday! We're really getting to the good stuff now with some fan favourites, some deep cuts and some REALLY deep cuts! Plus some talk about the second, less known More Monkees Greatest Hits album that really has some great tunes that you don't usually see on a Monkees Greatest album. So sit back, relax and let Podcast Valley Sunday tuck you in...

Paco & Jef are back to countdown 49-40 in the Randomatic Countdown and let me tell you: there are some rippers in this set! From thoughtful Nesmith tearjerkers to rowdy rockin' Davy songs this set really gives you a little bit of everything the Monkees have to offer!P&J also talk about their experience seeing Micky Dolenz on his recent Headquarters tour in Niagara Falls. With an episode so jam packed, how can you pass this one up?

This episode Paco and Jef bring us back to the final year of the Eighties when the Monkees were winding down their explosion in popularity in 1986. They talk about the Monkees appearance on the Pat Sajak Show and when they visited Nashville Now as well as give a live reaction to a video of Davy, Micky and Peter in concert in Birmingham England! There's a lot going on so hold on tight!

Hey hey! This week Paco & Jef continue the Randomatic Countdown and bring you numbers 69-50 and things are starting to heat up! With a little surprise from the Dolenz, Jones, Boyce and Hart album, a couple Christmas tunes, a song about Davy Jones asking how old your sister is and quite possibly the Monkees biggest hit, this episode is packed with fan favourites and classic tunes!

Paco and Jef continue up the Randomatic Countdown and things are starting to get good. We're done with the filler and painful, weird ballads and we're onto the songs that really get your heart skipping beats and your toes a-tappin! We start at number 89 and go all the way down to number 70 with some hidden gems, some hits and some songs that (we admit) should be much higher in the countdown...but isn't that always the way?

Paco and Jef are back to continue to move their way down the Randomatic Countdown and finally get into the double digits and along the way they each add an Honorary Slip In that was overlooked! What could possibly be left over? Will their choices jive with yours? Give Part 4 a listen to find out!

This episode Paco and Jef hit the rewind button and revisit some of the songs that they feel should have been higher in the countdown so far. They dust off a few surprises and a few that had everyone saying, "Are you serious?!" Check it out and see if you agree!

Paco and Jef are back with the third thrilling instalment of the epic Randomatic Countdown! This week we find that there are actually some gems hidden down here in triple digits as well as some grumpers that can stay down here. We also come across the song that fell the most spots out of any song on the entire countdown! What song is it? Let's just say that everyone in town knew him......

We've gotten past the bottom twenty and are now going through the next layer with songs #146 to #127! In here are some super schmaltzy numbers, some weird noise-fests, some slow jams but the one thing they all have in common is we didn't really like them that much! So dive down with Paco and Jef as they discuss some of the songs that they don't find repulsive but would still line them up on a blind date with an arch enemy.

We're back to countdown the entire 168 song Randomatic Countdown! Starting at the way back in the depths of the Jellies (they're not jams) we break down what songs we felt were the bottom of the Monkees barrel. Along the way Paco and Jef give you some insight into the songs and try to put a positive spin wherever possible (and sometimes it just isn't). Keep checking us out as we continue this countdown all the way to number 1!**The clips used are for educational purposes only...we do not own them**

Well friends, we've come to the end. It's been quite a trip...we started with a Royal Flush and ended with a Frodis Caper. We've come a long way through these 58 episodes and 15 specials...we've dived (dove?) deep into the Monkees catalogue with the Randomatic Countdown Featuring The Woolhat Of Mystery...we've reacted to live shows and side albums and we even spoke to Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz! We've had a blast going through all of the episodes and the music with you...with everything that's been going on since we started in the fall of 2019 one great thing we could always look forward to was hanging out (virutally) and talking about the Monkees for all of you. Oh yes, the episode! This episode was written and directed by none other than Micky Dolenz and is a great tribute to the Monkees tropes that have come in a bunch of episodes throughout the series. It's a really fun episode and a fantastic swan song for the series we all love: The Monkees.

With a cold open with none other than Frank Zappa himself this episode hits the ground running and never stops! Peter gets put under a trance by Oraculo (Monte Landis' final appearance on the show) and the boys have to try to snap him out of it in time for a big audition - and hilarity ensues! It's also the final appearance of the Randomatic Countdown Featuring The Woolhat Of Mystery! With only three songs remaining in the hat what will the final entry into the ongoing list of Monkees tunes? Tune in and check it out!

We're back to the sixties and The Monkees are back to being a band for an entire episode! The boys try out for a Rockathon to win $500 but to be eligible they need to have a girl in the group...cut to Ms Jones joining the Monkees! But even while pretending to be a girl Davy somehow finds a way to fall in love with one of the members of their rival band The Westminstral Abbies! Will The Monkees finally get their long awaited payday by scheming into the contest? Will Davy's new love for the enemy derail them? Will there ever be all four Monkees in a cold open again? Check out this episode and stick around for a fantastic Randomatic Countdown With The Woolhat Of Mystery!

Welcome to New Podcast Valley Sunday! This week Paco & Jef take one last break from the Monkees series and jump ahead into the future to the 1987 short lived TV series: New Monkees! Stop rolling your eyes! P&J go through the first episode of the series "Weather The Storm", introduce you to the New Monkees (Larry, Dino, Jarod & Marty) and talk about how the series came to be and how it had to go. You may think that New Monkees was just a weird cash in on OG Monkees mid-80s success but the show really didn't get a chance to stretch it's legs or find the right audience or network (could it have been an early Fox favourite if it had landed there? Discuss!)

In this Peter Tork directed episode the boys find themselves in a familiar predicament when Davy must go back to England for the reading of a will and to save a village. Ripping pages out of many first season scripts, this episode has some classic moments and some great jokes. Paco and Jef walk you through this episode pointing out great set pieces (the Monkees beds look like old cars!) and some behind the scenes insight. As the series comes closer to an end so does the Rando-matic Countdown as two more songs are pulled from the Woolhat Of Mystery and added to the countdown!

The Monkees get fed up with their show and take off for Paris! While there they get chased by girls...drive a selection of tiny vehicles...romp around Paris...and that's pretty much it. But with four songs throughout the episode, a cameo from regular director James Frawley and Bob Rafelson writing and directing, this episode is a stand alone pseudo French New Wave romp that only the Monkees could pull off. Paco & Jef take a break from the Woolhat Of Mystery and add some Honorary Slip In's to the Randomatic Countdown!

This week the Monkees are mechanics who need to help a friend of Davy's grandfather win an auto race but end up getting a couple Nazi's mad at them because THEY want to win the race (who writes this stuff?!). Paco and Jef walk you through this (let's face it) mess of an episode that has a very loose feel but not in the good way the Monkees usually bring to the table. Within the zaniness there are a couple recurring gags and some great callbacks to the early episodes.

This week Paco has some big news concerning The Monkees BluRay box set re-release & then they take through a journey to He** and back! Peter sells his soul to the Devil so he can play the harp and become rich and famous but when the time comes to pay up the Monkees try to save his soul! It's a classic episode that is jam packed with Monkees callbacks and great songs like Salesman, No Time and a harp rendition of I Wanna Be Free! Plus the Randomatic Countdown featuring Woolhat of Mystery gives us three new Monkees songs to add to the list! Action packed show!

We pick up where we left off with Part 2 of Live 1967 and jump into each of the boys solo songs starting with Peter and moving through to Micky's high energy, electrolyte depleting solo that brings the house down! Paco and Jef break down the second half of the concert where The Monkees play song classic hits (from the year before 1966) and some of their new self written and played songs off their brand new album Headquarters! So sit back and get ready to have your head exploded by the best Monkees cover band ever: The Monkees!

This week we take a break from the TV show to enter the arena...to listen and react to The Monkees Live 1967! If you're favourite part of a concert is the person next to you not shutting up and talking through the whole thing then you're gonna love this episode! Paco and Jef react to The Monkees on their first big tour playing songs from the show and songs from their latest (and very important) album, "Headquarters". This is when The Monkees jumped off the tv screen and got out of the haunted mansions and onto the stage where they shut up all the haters who said they didn't know how to play their own instruments! So get ready to scream your head off as we check out The Monkees Live 1967!

Have you ever wished that Micky would just shut up, already?! If you said yes, then this is the episode for you! Paco and Jef walk you through the tale of The Monkee's Paw where upon buying a gross dismembered monkey's paw, Micky gets three wishes...but each great wish brings with it a great bummer and Micky ends up losing his voice. Is this the end of the Monkees as we know and love them? Will Micky be banished behind the drums forever? You'll have to listen to Podcast Valley Sunday to find out! (or I guess you could watch the episode...but at least check back in to get our take on it)

This week we get spooky as the boys find themselves in a haunted castle trying to save Davy from a whole slew of monsters like Dracula, Wolfman and Don Kirshner! (well, maybe not Don). Borrowing stock footage and costumes from past episodes, Monstrous Monkee Mash is full of great easter eggs for the Monkee fan. Be sure to stick around for the latest round of the Randomatic Countdown Featuring The Woolhat Of Mystery where three new Monkees songs are randomly pulled out of a green woolhat and placed into our ongoing Monkees list!

This week Paco and Jef take on The Monkees Watch Their Feet...an episode that's hard to put your finger on and that's not a good thing. Another episode without Mike leaves Davy, Peter and Micky dealing with space aliens trying to destroy the planet. This episode is a bit uneven and Paco and Jef work their way through all the way to the Randomatic Countdown where a brand new song hits a brand new low and ends up at the very bottom! Which song is it? You know that you just have to listen to find out!

This week we get a Monkees classic with Fairy Tales! The boys try their hand at some classic fairy tales and come up with a fantastically surreal moments in this episode that jumps right out of the pages on onto your colour television at 7:00pm on Monday night! With three out of four Monkees dressing up as women to a less than scary dragon, Fairy Tales is a classic Monkees episode! So hurry up and turn the page!

This wasn't an episode we thought we'd be doing and definitely wasn't an episode we looked forward to. But Mike meant/means so much to the both of us that we knew that we had to do something. Rather than just go down Mike's Wikipedia page and list off his accomplishments we decided to just chat about what Mike meant to us, some of our favourite Mike moments from the show and recap Mike's top ten songs on our own Randomatic Countdown. We hope you join us for a few laughs and some great music as we pay tribute to guy who had a very real impact on our lives and we're sad to see him go. Happy Trails, Nez...we're glad we existed at the same time. Paco & Jef **WE DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE SONGS OR RECORDINGS. THEY ARE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY**

Merry Christmas! Paco and Jef have gotten you a fantastic gift this year: a Supersized Christmas Special Episode of Podcast Valley Sunday! Just what you asked for, right?! In this episode P&J walk you through the Monkees as they get bamboozled into babysitting an ungrateful 12 year old over the Christmas holidays and somehow try to make him believe in the spirit of Christmas! Also in this episode the boys forgo the Woolhat Of Mystery and each choose two songs from The Monkees Christmas Party to be added to the Randomatic Countdown of every Monkees song! **WE DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE MUSIC USED IN THIS EPISODE AND IT'S USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY**

The Monkees On The Wheel is an episode that never takes it's foot off the psychedelic pedal and delivers a zany mish mash of an episode (and that's saying something for the Monkees!) The boys head to Vegas where they're instantly mixed up with some gangsters and some cops and have to somehow figure out how to get out of the jam they've gotten themselves into. Paco & Jef walk you through this wacky episode that has so many add-ons at the end that makes you wonder how the actual episode felt so jam packed with action and yet still had time to spare! And be sure to stick around for the Randomatic Countdown featuring the Woolhat Of Mystery to see what three songs are added to ongoing list of all Monkees tunes! **WE DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE MUSIC USED IN THIS EPISODE AND IT IS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY**

In this episode the boys go over to Texas to visit Mike's Aunt Kate only to find that her farm is under siege from Black Bart and his posse. Paco and Jef talk you through this traumatic experience and have a great time doing it. Hilarity ensues as Mike ends up pulling a phone off the wall and Micky and Peter play dress up to try and recruit some cowboys to help fight off Black Bart and save the farm! The Woolhat of Mystery gives us three new songs to add to the ongoing Monkees countdown...do you agree with where they end up?

This week the Monkees take a job on a boat but Mike sets sail after the first scene! Paco and Jef swashbucklingly take you through an episode that has plenty of ups (an acoustic off-the-cuff version of Tear The Top Right Off My Head!) and great music (Star Collector music video at the end!). With an Honorary Slip In tune (Tear The Top...) entering the ongoing Randomatic Countdown, what will the other two be?????? **WE DO NOT OWN THIS MUSIC IT IS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY**

Paco & Jef walk you through what is the most bonkers Monkees episode so far: A Coffin Too Frequent. For an episode that only takes place in the Monkees pad it's chocked full of zaniness, costume changes and random storylines...and it's crazy even for The Monkees! Join us while we see if the coffin in the boys living room really does bring a dead man back to life & stick around for three new songs for the Randomatic Countdown! **WE DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE SONGS. THEY ARE USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY**

Get ready for a special reaction episode! Paco & Jef found a video on YouTube of the 1986 Reunion show at the Greek Theatre where Mike Nesmith got onstage with the band...but other than that they knew nothing about it! So take a seat and listen to the show as well as what our boys think about what they're seeing. Without the usual structure Paco & Jef turn this episode into a chill-sesh at times and we all hope you dig it! **WE DO NOT OWN THESE SONGS. THEY ARE USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY**

This episode explodes out of the gates with a live version of "Goin' Down" and it never lets off the gas! Paco & Jef take you to an out of the way town where the Monkees make enemies with a local biker gang, the Black Angels. The boys are in fine form and are really starting to get free with the storylines and scripts and it's a great time! The Woolhat Of Mystery gives us some memorable songs...but you'll have to listen to find out if it's in a good way or a bad way! **WE DO NOT OWN THESE SONGS AND ARE USING THEM FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY**

This week Paco & Jef take you behind the scenes of the theatre when The Monkees (minus Mike) have to save a dancer from her evil dancing partners who have hidden a microfilm in her shoes! She falls in love with Peter (a nice change of pace) and Micky and Davy are called into action and hilarity to right the wrongs! The Woolhat Of Mystery takes a week off and Paco & Jef dust off the Honorary Slip In special feature and they each pick a song that's not on a Monkees proper album and delve into the unreleased, B-sides and live tracks and fit them into the Rando-matic Countdown! Which songs will they choose? Will you agree with their list placement? Check out the episode and see - or hear, rather!

On this special episode of Podcast Valley Sunday Paco gets to have a quick conversation with everyone's favourite drummer, singer, actor, comedian: Micky Dolenz! Speaking with Micky was a surreal experience that I hope every Monkees fan gets to have! Just by talking with him you can tell that he's a professional meet-and-greeter and can keep the conversation moving along. It was a thrill to be able to ask him questions that I've had for a long time and hopefully one day I'll be able to get deeper with some other topics. I hope that you enjoy this conversation with Micky! (PS: at one point he asks if I would like a "white one or a black one" and he's referencing the drum head that he's going to sign...I took the classic red Monkees logo on the white background!)

This week Paco and Jef join the boys on a deserted island looking for Blackbeard's treasure after Peter trades his guitar for a treasure map! This episode is packed with people and with scenes - there's a lot happening here so let P&J unfold this one with you and have a great time. The Woolhat Of Mystery offers up some gems and a dud...but you'll have to listen to know what's what!

This week the boys find themselves down south or up in the mountains or wherever Hillbillies are found and end up in the middle of a town-wide feud! Somehow Davy has to marry Ella May, a girl on the eve of her 16th birthday because her father doesn't want her to be an old maid! Trust us: high jinx ensue. With zero mentions of the boys being in a band called the Monkees this episode is a full-on adventure of zaniness that you've got to hear to believe.

This week Micky is trying to woo a girl on the beach but gets picked on by a muscle bound dude and he seeks revenge by joining Weaklings Anonymous, run by the guru, Shaku. Davy and Peter (no Mike in this episode!) try to talk him out of it and have to run some high jinx to get their point across. Paco & Jef break down this Mike-less episode and pull three new songs out of the Woolhat of Mystery...are they jams or jellies? You'll have to listen to find out! (But we say that every time!)

We're back with another special episode with Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart and this time we're checking out their live show from Tokyo in 1976 hot on the heels of their album (which we checked out a while back)! Paco and Jef hadn't listened to a note of this live album until they hit record so you'll be able to hear their reactions as they happen...there are highs...and there are lows...but it's a great slice of Monkees-life in the ultra-weird mid-70s. Join us for a listening party as we delve into Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart: Live in Tokyo!

Did you know that Peter Tork is an amazing artist? If not, then you've never seen this hilarity packed episode, "Art, For Monkees Sake"! Paco and Jef walk you through a Monkees spy-themed episode where the boys have to save a kidnapped Peter and somehow break into an art museum to get him off the hook and save the day! There's also an instalment of the always popular "Honorary Slip In" where Paco and Jef each pick a song that's not on any of the albums to add into the Randomatic Countdown! What two gems did they choose today? I guess you'll have to listen to find out!

This week Mike runs for Mayor because the boys pad is going to be torn down so the current Mayor and his second in command can surround the city with parking lots. Will Mike have to leave the band because he's going to be mayor?! You'll have to listen to find out!

What makes "Everywhere A Sheik Sheik" such a crazy Monkees episode? Well, for starters Davy has the chance to fall in love and become a prince but he decides that he's too young to get married and passes on the girl! Yes, you read that right. With other highlights like the debut of "Love Is Only Sleeping", and the continuing streak from the Woolhat of Mystery this episode of Podcast Valley Sunday is one for the books!

Paco and Jef are back to talk about the second episode of the second season: The Picture Frame aka The Bank Robbery! The Monkees think they have their big break in acting when they get hired to play bank robbers in a new movie...but little do they know that they're actually robbing a bank! The boys get deep into hot water and it's up to Peter to save them...can he do it? Will he do it? Should he do it? All these questions will be answered in the latest episode of Podcast Valley Sunday!

We’re back for Season Two! Paco and Jef are dusting off their episode hats and are back at it for It’s A Nice Place To Visit aka Monkees In Mexico! The boys find themselves stranded in Mexico and Davy finds himself falling in love (shocker!) which leads to Micky, Mike and Peter having to infiltrate a Mexican gang obviously! With high jinx at high noon the first episode of the Monkees second season is a great one! Plus the Woolhat Of Mystery makes a comeback with three great songs! **WE DO NOT OWN THE MUSIC OR THE CLIPS USED IN THIS PODCAST. THEY ARE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY**

Thanks to the great people at Videoranch3D.com Paco and Jef each got a chance to speak with Mike Nesmith over a meet and greet Zoom call and this episode is Paco's conversation with the man himself. Paco introduces the conversation and from there on out he and Mike talk about an array of topics and the whole time Mike makes it feel like he's talking (and toking) with an old friend. We hope you enjoy this conversation...it's something that we never thought would ever happen but after a couple of clicks from an email, there he was, sitting back and having a chat. It was an unforgettable experience. Huge thanks to Melodie and the team at Videoranch3D.com for allowing fans to have this chance...and for letting us release this!

We know that we're stepping out of order here but we figured that this would be the best place for the Monkees final TV special (and the final appearance of all four Monkees together for almost 20 years) because it would be a bummer to end the entire podcast with it! Paco and Jef try to guide you through this trippy, nostalgic slice of weirdness without getting lost in the weeds. This special has everything: Darwin, interpretive dance, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Fats Domino, psychedelic strobe effects...the only thing it's really missing is the Monkees! Not only did this TV Special make NBC cancel the other two Monkees TV specials it had slated but they hated it so much they played it opposite the Oscars! AND within days of finishing this special Peter Tork quit the band. Is this special cursed?! **WE DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE MUSIC IT IS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY**

Paco and Jef finally get down to the Top 10 of the Rando-matic Countdown and list off the cuts that have made it through each week to make it all the way to the top of the mountain. They talk about what made these tracks rise above the rest and what makes them so special...and we can guarantee you that there aren't any other Monkees Top 10's like this one! **we do not own the music used in this and it is used for educational purposes only**

Paco and Jef are back to finish off the the Bottom Ten on the Rando-matic Countdown where they try to find any redeeming qualities in the songs they've deemed the worst (so far). They also talk about what other tv shows they'd like to do a podcast about...what did each of them choose? You know I'm not going to tell you that here - you've gotta listen!

Paco and Jef are back to finish off the the Bottom Ten on the Rando-matic Countdown where they try to find any redeeming qualities in the songs they've deemed the worst (so far). They also talk about what other tv shows they'd like to do a podcast about...what did each of them choose? You know I'm not going to tell you that here - you've gotta listen!