Oh, how sad. As a kid in the 60s, I collected pictures of The Monkees like everybody else, and we thought the TV show was great. I don't think we understood the humor in the show all that much as kids; we just watched to see the guys. And I clearly remember the day my sister bought her first Monkees album. We listened to that thing over and over and over and over.
Remember when Davy was on The Brady Bunch, when Marcia was president of his fan club? A classic.