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Compare & Contrast:

The Monkees	Moxy Früvous
Davy, Micky, Mike, and Peter.	Dave, Murray, Mike, and Jian.
Three white-bread Americans, and one cute English guy whose exotic charm makes the girls swoon.	Three white-bread Canadians, and one cute Iranian guy whose exotic charm makes the girls swoon.
Known for the idiosyncratic spelling of their name.	Ditto.
Beloved for their zany antics and fast-paced banter on television.	Beloved for their zany antics and fast-paced banter on stage.
Mike Nesmith's trademark stocking cap.	The King of Spain's trademark funky hat.
Groovy polyester shirts.	Ditto.
Micky Dolenz (Erica's favorite Monkee)	Mike Ford (Erica's favorite Frülad)
The opening riff of "Last Train to Clarksville".	The opening riff of "Michigan Militia".
The MonkeeMobile.	The Budgiedog.
At least one social satire on suburban complacency: "Pleasant Valley Sunday".	Numerous social satires, at least one of them on suburban complacency: "Lazy Boy".
Reunion tour (minus Mike Nesmith) in 1986 after 1969 breakup.	???

Noticed any other eerie points of similarity? Send them to me!

And for the skeptical, try this simple test at home: Watch any episode of The Monkees while mentally recasting it with the Früvous Four (the natural mapping seems to be Jian as Davy, Mike as Micky, Dave as Mike, and Murray as Peter). When they get to the musical bits, swap in any song off Thornhill -- or Bargainville if you like.

Now that's what North American television has been missing.

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