The initial idea for The Monkees was developed by Bob Rafelson in 1962. He unsuccessfully tried to sell the idea to the television division of Universal Pictures. It wasn’t until he teamed up with Bert Schneider to form Raybert Productions that he was inspired to revive the idea due to the success of The Beatles. […]
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