our guest is peter tork, i have to say -- mr.like an old person. >> i feel like an old person talking about what i used to watch. i watched you i was obsessed with the monkees, i'm so happy to meet you. >> same here. you're a hero to my family and me. >> really? >> we come from that side of thinking. >> the tracks? >> political tracks. to hear me explain why i am so impressed to meet you, is it weird to you that kids in the '8: -- '80s like me in part learned what the '60s were like by watching you on mtv? >> i hadn't thought about it in those terms. everything was incremental, but in the meantime it's only a step at a time and then the monkees came and went, and then a reunion, there will be a reunion, okay, step by step, make the reunion thing happen. going to be on mtv how lucky for the tour, that will be great. >> you went in to reruns at the same time -- >> the mtv ones -- >> at the same time you were getting back together. >> as far as we were getting back together. >> it was coincidental, a shot from on high. >> the monkee

the others were michael nesmith, mickey dolenz and peter tork, his bandmates. band churned out a string of hits, including "i'm a believer," "last train to clarksville" and "daydream believer," on which jones sang lead. most of the hits were actually written by well-known songwriters like neil diamond and carol king. most of the records featured studio musicians. critics dubbed the group a pre-fab four. a knock jones dismissed. >> the press labeled us the manufactured band. but like anything, you make arrangements to do stuff. >> the show aired from 1966 to 1968 and turned jones into a teen idol. after the show was canceled, jones continued acting. the monkees got a star in 1989. fans will never for get the >> hey, hey we're the monkees. it probably goes off in your head when you mention the name. "steppingstone." all kind of things. >> i could hide 'neath the wings ♪ >> jones periodically reunited with some of his former bandmates and toured. >> i've heard people say to me, aren't you singing "daydream believer"? i say no. because this is the first time some p

a lot of people, of course, can still name all four monkees, davy jones, peter dolenz, peter tork and nesmith. in the late '60s, girls would tell you you are either a davy jones girl or mickey dolenz girl. peter and michael not so much because they were more the brooding artist type. when we learned davy jones died at age 66, it had people looking back. davy jones was the consensus choice cutest monkey with the floppy hair and british accent that regularly caused swoons to break out. the men behind "the monkees" knew he was worth his weight in gold. "the monkees" were made for tv literally. fans tuned in, not quite realizing what they were watching was nothing less than the birth of the music video. ♪ take the last train to clarkseville ♪ >> he was born in england as world war ii ended. owe originally trained to be a race horse jockey, but discovered acting and singing. later witnessed a history-making moment in music. he was in the play "oliver" performing a number on the "ed sullivan show" the same night as the beatles famous american debut. he watched from the wings and thought to

but jones and co-stars, michael nez bigt, peter tork and mickey dolan were members of a strupgling bandluding -- ♪then they saw her face >> i'm a believer, written by neil diamond. not that everyone was a believer. >> they were dismissed as the pre-fab fox*urp, because some of them weren't musicians. and none of them had performed together before being recruited for the show, but the fan -- >> >> the tv show reigned for two seasons, and the records sold in the millions of copeies. but davey jones was the teen heartthrob. >> davey jones? >> a role retrieved in a guest appearance. on the brady bunch. >> i didn't know we had an audience. >> then they saw her face. >> the monkees occasionally reunited but never entirely lost their reputation as a not quite authentic band. an issue jones tried to put to rest in a cbs interview. >> it was four guys that couldn't sing, play and couldn't act. we could do a little bit of each, and together we combineed and made the monkees. davey jones was just 66. >> american style >> lee: ahead. >> think about 135°. > lee: the science of social -- >> i get to

mickey dolenz and peter tork and michael nesmith are deciding how to hon who his death. >>> a lessonin rhode island ordered that a 17-year-old can never ever have a drivers license again after he injured himself and three other teens in an accident. he was driving recklessly with a suspended license. >> i may hold on to that and make my kids read it. >> e! online has this. spring into action at a hotel. they thought they saw lindsay lohan coming out. it was debra harry. who is 40 years older than lindsay but looks really good. good for you, debbie. >> ouch for you, lindsay. >>> according to britain's daily mail, the new miss seattle is apologizing for a tweet sent out last december. keep in mind she's miss seattle. can't stand the cold rainy seattle and the annoying people. she said she was having a bad day. >>> if you were hoping to see tim tebow on the bachelor, forget about it. the l.a. times says it was a rumor that was an inside choke by chris harrison. it turns out the broncos quarterback has not been asked to be the next bachelor and that's the long story short. i'm so glad th

micky dolenz, michael nesmith with the hat, peter tork and davy in the lead.v show lasted just two seasons. jones left the band in 1970, and the monkees broke up in 1971. jones tried a solo career and made a series of appearances on tv. once playing himself on "the brady bunch." >> i never should have promised i would get you to sing at the prom. >> well, i don't have a date. do you know a girl who would like to go with me? >> do i! >> ladies and gentlemen, a big hand, from the "today" show, mr. al roker. >> reporter: the monkees reunited for brief tours. last year, they jammed with al. davy joking about how the crowds had aged along with him. >> you get things tossed at you now a little differently than before. >> well, you know, that's a joke in a sense that they used to throw their little briefs and things like that and now they're throwing depends. but as a joke. >> reporter: still, everyone remembered those good looks and charm. davy jones, the heartthrob of a generation. >> when you look at people who were television heartthrobs who also happened to sing