Captain Crocodile
- Episode aired Feb 20, 1967
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
131
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The Monkees go up against a local kiddie show host, who will not let the group play on his show.The Monkees go up against a local kiddie show host, who will not let the group play on his show.The Monkees go up against a local kiddie show host, who will not let the group play on his show.
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Davy Jones
- Davy
- (as David Jones)
Philip Roth
- Howard Needleman
- (as Phil Roth)
Paul Bradley
- Executive
- (uncredited)
Nick Dimitri
- Stagehand
- (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
- Executive
- (uncredited)
The Monkees
- Themselves
- (uncredited)
David Price
- Brain Surgeon
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne scene, with Peter Tork as Frogman and Davy Jones as Reuben the Tadpole, both satirical superheroes, have them fight the "bad guys" Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith. Cartoon lettered verbs, such as 'Rumble!" , "Plank" , "Plunk" , "Bing", "Bong", etc. spring onto the screen, an homage to then-ongoing version of Batman (1966), which showed similar words during fight scenes. At one point, Batman and The Monkees competed against each other in time slots.
- GoofsThe song "Valleri" is misspelled as "Valerie" in the closing credits.
- Crazy creditsThe song "Valleri" is misspelled as "Valerie" in the closing credits.
- Alternate versionsDuring mid-summer re-run the song "Your Auntie Grizelda" was replaced with "Pleasant Valley Sunday."
- ConnectionsEdited into Hey, Hey We're the Monkees (1997)
Featured review
Once Upon a Time in the Land of Kirshner
"Captain Crocodile" is a satire of Captain Kangaroo, with Joey Forman as the Captain, who wants to destroy The Monkees for trying to ruin his gig and take his show away from him. Along the way, there are a dizzying array of sketches spoofing various TV shows of the day: "To Tell a Fib," "Frogman and Tadpole," and a weather forecast that looks dire indeed, despite Nesmith's sunny disposition. One scene finds Micky attempting to entertain the 'Crocodile Corps' by telling a bedtime story, beginning with 'once upon a time in the land of Kirshner' ('The Man with the Golden Ear,' Don Kirshner's reign as Colgems music coordinator was soon to end), to which Mike continues about the 'wicked stepladder!' Best of all, the Captain Crocodile show is owned by a 12 year old (a birthday gift from his father), played by Joey Baio, older brother of Jimmy (SOAP), both cousins of Scott (HAPPY DAYS, CHARLES IN CHARGE). Apart from the second appearance of Peter's "Your Auntie Grizelda," we hear the debut of Boyce and Hart's "Valleri," their original Aug 6 1966 production, featuring the tricky guitar work of Louie Shelton, who also did the honors on "Last Train to Clarksville." Unreleased until 1990's MISSING LINKS 2, this particular version became so popular with deejays across the country that it would be rerecorded on Dec 26 1967, for single release Mar 2 1968, backed by Nesmith's "Tapioca Tundra."
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