Sometimes critics get a bit lazy and derisively label The Monkees a "manufactured band", but for a manufactured band, their popularity has endured beyond the supposed expiry date, and all credit to them, with the Monkees being over 60 years old and counting. Anyway, I must admit I didn't see every episode of The Monkees, but the ones I saw had a sense of humor and a wink to the audience init. The Beatles had a cartoon series in the 1960s, but they didn't lend their voices to the series init. Anyway, The Monkees is a gem of a series and all credit to everyone involved in the creative effort init.
Review of The Monkees
