The Monkees Research Paper

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The Monkees impacted America the most out of all the television shows.The Monkees is a television program that aired in 1966 (Blauvelt 1). It is about a group of comical guys that were in a band.The American society was impacted positively by the tv show The Monkees because of its plot, the era in which it ran, and its relatable comedy.

The Monkees are a group of humorous guys that were in a television show. The television show The Monkees is about a comical group of guys that played together as a rock and roll band(Blauvelt 1).They started out as a fake band, but later turned into a real band. Micky Dolenz was one of the main part takers in the show. Micky was the artist that played the drums. Micky was born on March 8th 1945, he lived in Los Angeles( Micky Dolenz 1).Mickey performed with other main …show more content…

was in war when the show first aired.The Vietnam bombing campaign happened in 1966(Marccuitz 1).The show went of through the years until 1968.In 1968 the monkees television program got cancelled (Blauvelt 1).There were some good events that happened in 1968. For example Richard M. Nixon was elected as president in 1968(Marccuitz).Although there were good events there were alot of sad and scary events happened the same year the show got cancelled.For example on May 4 in 1968 Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated(Marccuitz 1). He believed that blacks and whites could drink from the same fountain,go to the same school,and ride in the same seats that the whites did. Another example of a tragic event was on June 5th 1968. June 5th was the day the New York senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated (Marccuitz 1).Robert was assassinated if california(Marccuitz 1). The Monkees impacted the American society greatly during its two years that it was televised