Archive Find: '85 NBC Monkees Nesmith's "Television Parts" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TeeVeeCloset · 05-23-2008, 04:20 PM

Its amazing how creative and expermental television used to be before it totally became corporate, television was always only about money but there was a time that networks would really try something daring and different and that was certainly the case with the forever forgotten 1985 NBC variety/comedy series created and starring none other than former Monkee Michael Nesmith in "Television Parts". Fresh after winning the first grammy for long form video, the successful and critically aclaimed "Elephant Parts", NBC gave the Nez a limited series. I just found a truckload of episodes, 4 to be exact as well as a 90 minute best of episode that aired in the place of "saturday night live" one week....this series is a who's who of amazing talent including appearances by Jim Stafford, Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Martin Mull, Whoopi Goldberg & Gary Shandling. It was a combination of music videos (made for the show exclusively and comedy sketches, but not in the variety show format).......anyone remember watching this one??????

tv star collector · 05-23-2008, 07:24 PM

Yep, I vaguely remember watching it ... but I haven't seen it in 20+ years.

05-23-2008, 04:20 PM	#1
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	Archive Find: '85 NBC Monkees Nesmith's "Television Parts" Its amazing how creative and expermental television used to be before it totally became corporate, television was always only about money but there was a time that networks would really try something daring and different and that was certainly the case with the forever forgotten 1985 NBC variety/comedy series created and starring none other than former Monkee Michael Nesmith in "Television Parts". Fresh after winning the first grammy for long form video, the successful and critically aclaimed "Elephant Parts", NBC gave the Nez a limited series. I just found a truckload of episodes, 4 to be exact as well as a 90 minute best of episode that aired in the place of "saturday night live" one week....this series is a who's who of amazing talent including appearances by Jim Stafford, Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Martin Mull, Whoopi Goldberg & Gary Shandling. It was a combination of music videos (made for the show exclusively and comedy sketches, but not in the variety show format).......anyone remember watching this one??????

05-23-2008, 07:24 PM	#2
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	Yep, I vaguely remember watching it ... but I haven't seen it in 20+ years.