Now that I think about it, there should have been some sort of prize for Micky's line, "Here we are, in the land of make-believe.  Look at that rock—it’s a phony rock.  Look at that fish—it’s a phony fish.  Look at that girl—oh, yeah."  It's such a well-constructed, subtle joke, one that would go over the little kids' heads but could mean any number of things to the adults. 

Regarding Davy's height: if you think about it, life could have been one long "short joke" for him if he'd let it.  But, the occasional "I am standing" joke aside, he always seemed to be exactly the right size.  I mentioned in the review for I Was a 99-lb Weakling that Davy is a naturally self-confident athlete, and that theme is going to come up again very soon.   

P.S. I have to admit I'm not sure whether I'm looking most forward to seeing your review of my favorite episode, or least favorite one!
Thanks!  I guess the bigger question is, are you dreading more that I'll hate your favorite episode or love your least favorite one?  Either way, I guess we haven't gotten to either one yet, or you wouldn't be looking forward to them.  I'm just past the halfway mark in posting here--Monkees at the Movies was episode #30 in the alphabetical list.  Sadly,both of my favorites are already in the rear-view mirror, and my least favorite is coming up very soon. 

I've been surprised by my own reactions in a few cases; for example, I was absolutely astonished that I grew tired of Monkee vs. Machine so quickly.   On the other hand, there's an episode coming up soon that I had strongly disliked going in, but after a few viewings I started to appreciate aspects of the story that I had not noticed before.  Not enough to make it a favorite, but enough to give it a decent review. 

(If that last paragaph is confusing, please understand that I'm about 6 episodes ahead in writing the reviews--I post them here at decent intervals so I don't spam the forum.  I'm actually working on Monkees Marooned right now.) 

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