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Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz with director Jim Frawley and cameraman Irving Lipman on the set of Hillbilly Honeymoon, 1967.

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With Jim Frawley on the set of the TV show, 1966 and 1967.

“[Director Jim Frawley,] whom I liked and who started with a great deal of will. But Micky thought he was too square. Micky didn’t feel Frawley was freaking out. Micky is freaking out, though… and he has already passed the stage where I hope to be. I have a great admiration for Micky.” - Peter Tork, NME, January 13, 1968 “After the first half-dozen episodes [of our series], Bob [Rafelson] didn’t direct anymore. We had Jim Frawley, who was much more simpatico and compatible.” - Peter, Shindig Magazine, 2010 “With Peter — the put on is ‘Yes, Peter! No, Peter!’ And Peter kind of digs it! And that’s him and his role. He’s kind of that open and naive type. […] The combination of the four of them is incredible! You know, I sat around with myself and said, ‘O.K., who’s really the talent? It’s got to be so-and-so. But then without Peter doing that, Mike wouldn’t have that moment. Without Micky doing that, Davy wouldn’t do this. It really is a group! […] [T]hey work musically, they work as comedians and they’ve developed their own style, their own shtick. Peter [on the show] is kind of the expression of love. Love in a way that he will not suspect that a guy with a big curly mustache and a black hat and a black cape is a villain. He says, ‘Hi! How are ya?’ to everyone, no matter who he is. Yeah, that’s Peter. He’s kind of naive in a way — a very warm and loving kind of guy.” - Jim Frawley, Datebook, February 1967 “[The Monkees] was the most fun I ever had. I had no reservations. Something clicked and I felt like I was home. I understood the four boys. They got me. We hung out together. We did an improvisational workshop to develop our banter. I loved the comedy — I loved the Marx Bros., I loved the Three Stooges — so I was really comfortable with that form of comedy. […] Our stuff was more slapstick and we acknowledged the camera a lot, so we included the audience in the joke.” - Jim Frawley, The Desert Sun, January 24, 2019

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Jim Frawley and his Muppet counterpart, 1978. After Frawley directed The Muppet Movie, Jim Henson built him his own Muppet as a token of gratitude for his work on the Muppets’ first feature film.

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Deeply saddened to report the passing of Monkees TV show director Jim Frawley, at the age of 82. In his autobiography, I'm A Believer, Micky credits Jim with teaching the Monkees improv, and helping him personally feel more comfortable with the art form. It was under Jim's deft direction that we were given two of the most memorable Monkees episodes--"Fairy Tale" and "The Devil and Peter Tork"--and it is because of the freshness and life that he brought that the show has remained alive for so many years.

RIP, Jim Frawley. Thank you for all that you have given us. ❤️ [x]

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On the set of “Monkees In A Ghost Town” and “Monkee Mother.” Photo 3 by Chuck Boyd (?); photo 4 is a screenshot from “Monkee Mother.”

“‘Whether you like them or hate them, there’s one thing you have to admit: each on is a real individual, and together they’re a great combination.’ So says Rose Marie, who just finished taping her second appearance with ‘them’ — the Monkees. The blonde comedienne, who admits that she is one who likes them, had appeared as guest star on the ‘Monkee Mother’ episode that will be shown on Monday. […] In real life Rose Marie — whose television appearances so often portray her as the single, man-hunting female — has a teen-age daughter. ‘Maybe that’s one reason I got along with them so well,’ she says. ‘That doesn’t mean I’m an expert on understanding the younger generation, but I did meet them with an open mind.’ The first time Rose Marie met them was last summer. […] Rose Marie’s professionalism and open-mindedness then must have impressed Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy. As one, they proclaimed her ‘too much.’ (Translation: they liked and respected her.) The feeling was mutual. Rose Marie invited the boys and director Jim Frawley to be her guests at the theater [an L.A. production of ‘Bye Bye Birdie’] — and they came. ‘That touched me,’ she recalls. It also made her eager to be in another Monkees show. […] ‘The boys are talented and fun to work with,’ she says. ‘I guess the greatest compliment came from Davy Jones — he’s the one who played in ‘Oliver’ — who said something that I just might hold him to!’ What he said was: ‘As soon as I get enough money, I want to produce a Broadway show with you in it.’” - Valley Times, March 17, 1967