Podcast Valley Sunday

Merry Christmas! Paco and Jef have gotten you a fantastic gift this year: a Supersized Christmas Special Episode of Podcast Valley Sunday! Just what you asked for, right?! In this episode P&J walk you through the Monkees as they get bamboozled into babysitting an ungrateful 12 year old over the Christmas holidays and somehow try to make him believe in the spirit of Christmas! Also in this epis...

The Monkees On The Wheel is an episode that never takes it's foot off the psychedelic pedal and delivers a zany mish mash of an episode (and that's saying something for the Monkees!) The boys head to Vegas where they're instantly mixed up with some gangsters and some cops and have to somehow figure out how to get out of the jam they've gotten themselves into. Paco & Jef walk you through this w...

In this episode the boys go over to Texas to visit Mike's Aunt Kate only to find that her farm is under siege from Black Bart and his posse. Paco and Jef talk you through this traumatic experience and have a great time doing it. Hilarity ensues as Mike ends up pulling a phone off the wall and Micky and Peter play dress up to try and recruit some cowboys to help fight off Black Bart and save the fa...

This week the Monkees take a job on a boat but Mike sets sail after the first scene! Paco and Jef swashbucklingly take you through an episode that has plenty of ups (an acoustic off-the-cuff version of Tear The Top Right Off My Head!) and great music (Star Collector music video at the end!). With an Honorary Slip In tune (Tear The Top...) entering the ongoing Randomatic Countdown, what will the ot...

Paco & Jef walk you through what is the most bonkers Monkees episode so far: A Coffin Too Frequent. For an episode that only takes place in the Monkees pad it's chocked full of zaniness, costume changes and random storylines...and it's crazy even for The Monkees! Join us while we see if the coffin in the boys living room really does bring a dead man back to life & stick around for three ne...

Get ready for a special reaction episode! Paco & Jef found a video on YouTube of the 1986 Reunion show at the Greek Theatre where Mike Nesmith got onstage with the band...but other than that they knew nothing about it! So take a seat and listen to the show as well as what our boys think about what they're seeing. Without the usual structure Paco & Jef turn this episode into a chill-sesh at...

This episode explodes out of the gates with a live version of "Goin' Down" and it never lets off the gas! Paco & Jef take you to an out of the way town where the Monkees make enemies with a local biker gang, the Black Angels. The boys are in fine form and are really starting to get free with the storylines and scripts and it's a great time! The Woolhat Of Mystery gives us some memorable songs....

This week Paco & Jef take you behind the scenes of the theatre when The Monkees (minus Mike) have to save a dancer from her evil dancing partners who have hidden a microfilm in her shoes! She falls in love with Peter (a nice change of pace) and Micky and Davy are called into action and hilarity to right the wrongs! The Woolhat Of Mystery takes a week off and Paco & Jef dust off the Honorar...

On this special episode of Podcast Valley Sunday Paco gets to have a quick conversation with everyone's favourite drummer, singer, actor, comedian: Micky Dolenz! Speaking with Micky was a surreal experience that I hope every Monkees fan gets to have! Just by talking with him you can tell that he's a professional meet-and-greeter and can keep the conversation moving along. It was a thrill to be abl...

This week Paco and Jef join the boys on a deserted island looking for Blackbeard's treasure after Peter trades his guitar for a treasure map! This episode is packed with people and with scenes - there's a lot happening here so let P&J unfold this one with you and have a great time. The Woolhat Of Mystery offers up some gems and a dud...but you'll have to listen to know what's what!

This week the boys find themselves down south or up in the mountains or wherever Hillbillies are found and end up in the middle of a town-wide feud! Somehow Davy has to marry Ella May, a girl on the eve of her 16th birthday because her father doesn't want her to be an old maid! Trust us: high jinx ensue. With zero mentions of the boys being in a band called the Monkees this episode is a full-on ad...

This week Micky is trying to woo a girl on the beach but gets picked on by a muscle bound dude and he seeks revenge by joining Weaklings Anonymous, run by the guru, Shaku. Davy and Peter (no Mike in this episode!) try to talk him out of it and have to run some high jinx to get their point across. Paco & Jef break down this Mike-less episode and pull three new songs out of the Woolhat of Myster...

We're back with another special episode with Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart and this time we're checking out their live show from Tokyo in 1976 hot on the heels of their album (which we checked out a while back)! Paco and Jef hadn't listened to a note of this live album until they hit record so you'll be able to hear their reactions as they happen...there are highs...and there are lows...but it's...

Did you know that Peter Tork is an amazing artist? If not, then you've never seen this hilarity packed episode, "Art, For Monkees Sake"! Paco and Jef walk you through a Monkees spy-themed episode where the boys have to save a kidnapped Peter and somehow break into an art museum to get him off the hook and save the day! There's also an instalment of the always popular "Honorary Slip In" where Paco...

This week Mike runs for Mayor because the boys pad is going to be torn down so the current Mayor and his second in command can surround the city with parking lots. Will Mike have to leave the band because he's going to be mayor?! You'll have to listen to find out!

What makes "Everywhere A Sheik Sheik" such a crazy Monkees episode? Well, for starters Davy has the chance to fall in love and become a prince but he decides that he's too young to get married and passes on the girl! Yes, you read that right. With other highlights like the debut of "Love Is Only Sleeping", and the continuing streak from the Woolhat of Mystery this episode of Podcast Valley Sunday...

Paco and Jef are back to talk about the second episode of the second season: The Picture Frame aka The Bank Robbery! The Monkees think they have their big break in acting when they get hired to play bank robbers in a new movie...but little do they know that they're actually robbing a bank! The boys get deep into hot water and it's up to Peter to save them...can he do it? Will he do it? Should he d...

We’re back for Season Two! Paco and Jef are dusting off their episode hats and are back at it for It’s A Nice Place To Visit aka Monkees In Mexico! The boys find themselves stranded in Mexico and Davy finds himself falling in love (shocker!) which leads to Micky, Mike and Peter having to infiltrate a Mexican gang obviously! With high jinx at high noon the first episode of the Monkee...

Thanks to the great people at Videoranch3D.com Paco and Jef each got a chance to speak with Mike Nesmith over a meet and greet Zoom call and this episode is Paco's conversation with the man himself. Paco introduces the conversation and from there on out he and Mike talk about an array of topics and the whole time Mike makes it feel like he's talking (and toking) with an old friend. We hope you enj...

We know that we're stepping out of order here but we figured that this would be the best place for the Monkees final TV special (and the final appearance of all four Monkees together for almost 20 years) because it would be a bummer to end the entire podcast with it! Paco and Jef try to guide you through this trippy, nostalgic slice of weirdness without getting lost in the weeds. This special has...

Paco and Jef finally get down to the Top 10 of the Rando-matic Countdown and list off the cuts that have made it through each week to make it all the way to the top of the mountain. They talk about what made these tracks rise above the rest and what makes them so special...and we can guarantee you that there aren't any other Monkees Top 10's like this one! **we do not own the music used in this an...

Paco and Jef are back to finish off the the Bottom Ten on the Rando-matic Countdown where they try to find any redeeming qualities in the songs they've deemed the worst (so far). They also talk about what other tv shows they'd like to do a podcast about...what did each of them choose? You know I'm not going to tell you that here - you've gotta listen!

Paco and Jef are back to finish off the the Bottom Ten on the Rando-matic Countdown where they try to find any redeeming qualities in the songs they've deemed the worst (so far). They also talk about what other tv shows they'd like to do a podcast about...what did each of them choose? You know I'm not going to tell you that here - you've gotta listen!

We sink down to the bottom of the Woohat Of Mystery's Rando-matic Countdown and talk about the 20 songs that are scraping the bottom of the barrel. In Part 1 Paco and Jef talk about songs 76 - 85 (20 - 11 if you're going Bottom 20-style) and try to find any redeeming qualities in the songs they banished. They also talk about their conversations with Mike Nesmith that they had over Zoom with the ma...

Paco and Jef wrap up season one with the second part of Monkees On Tour where each of the boys gets their own shot in the spotlight and show off their individual tastes. Paco and Jef reach into the Woolhat Of Mystery and one of the Monkees has a clean sweep! Which one is it? I guess you'll have to listen to find out!