Zeke Quest Zafaria
The Sock Monkeys – The Monkees
https://finalbastion.com/wizard101-guides/w101-training-point-guides/wizard101-celestia-lounging-lizard-guide/
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Quest:Hey_Hey_It%27s_The_Monkeys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkees
Zeke has a little favor for the wizard to do. A troop of sock monkeys got split up and is all over Zafaria. Zeke believes it won’t be no trouble at all fer you ta find them. He believes in you.
The Quest name “Hey, Hey It’s the Monkeys” tells us quite clearly who the inspiration for this quest is as the name is direct quote from the The Monkee’s TV show theme song.
The Monkees were an American rock and pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1966, whose lineup consisted of the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork alongside English actor/singer Davy Jones. The group was conceived in 1965 by television producers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the situation comedy series of the same name. Music credited to the band was released on LP, as well as being included in the show, which aired from 1966 to 1968.
From an ad in Billboard magazine 1967
While the sitcom was a mostly straightforward affair, the music production generated tension and controversy almost from the beginning. Music supervisor Don Kirshner was dissatisfied with the quartet’s musical abilities, and he limited their involvement during the recording process, relying instead on professional songwriters and studio musicians. This arrangement yielded multiple hit albums and singles, but it did not sit well with the band members, who were facing a public backlash for not playing on the recordings. After a brief power struggle, the band members gained full control over the recording process. For two albums, the Monkees mostly performed as a group, but, within a year, each member was pursuing his own interests under the Monkees name. By the end of 1968, they were once again a group in name only, the show had been canceled, and their motion picture, Head, had flopped. Tork left the band soon after, followed by Nesmith a year later, and the Monkees officially broke up in 1970.
Spurred by the success of the show, the Monkees were one of the most successful bands of the 1960s. The band sold more than 75 million records worldwide making them one of the biggest-selling groups of all time with international hits, including “Last Train to Clarksville”, “I’m a Believer”, “A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You”, “Pleasant Valley Sunday”, and “Daydream Believer”, four chart-topping albums and three chart-topping songs; “Last Train to Clarksville”, “I’m a Believer”, and “Daydream Believer”.
Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages
Prospector Zeke and Sock Monkey images are from Wizard101, and are copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment. The Sock Monkey Image is borrowed from Swordroll’s Blog
The Monkees image is borrowed from Wikipedia and is from a 1967 issue of Billboard magazine. It is assumed to be in the public domain.
Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
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