My brother George was a huge fan of the Monkees when he was 8 or 9. He soon transferred his fandom to the Beatles, became a musician, and still plays here and there. Mostly here, since he's been living with us since January. It's been mostly a good arrangement, until last week, when my daughter went into his room while he was watching a Monkees rerun- and now she's hooked!! I've tried for 30 years to get those songs out of my head and now my own sweet child is singing them!!!!!