Episode
The Monkees: Fairy Tale
Overview
A Monkee pantomime romp through Fairy Tale Land, introduced by a "Town Crier" (Rege Cordic), sees Peter rescuing a haughty princess (Michael) from death by her fiendish fiancee (Murray Roman).
Details
- Series
- The Monkees
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1968-01-08
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Fairy Tale is Episode 16 in Season 2 of The Monkees. It aired on 1968-01-08. The runtime is 25 min.
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