Episode
The Monkees: I Was a 99 lb. Weakling
Overview
After losing his girlfriend Brenda to a muscle man named Bulk, Micky starts a health program under the guidance of fraudulent physical cultist Shah-Ku (Monte Landis).
Details
- Series
- The Monkees
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1967-10-16
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
I Was a 99 lb. Weakling is Episode 6 in Season 2 of The Monkees. It aired on 1967-10-16. The runtime is 25 min.
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