It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show.

这支乐队叫“门基乐队”，它开始时是以电视节目表演的形式出现的。

Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians.

门基乐队每个星期都要在电视上演唱由别的音乐家创作的歌曲。

However, there was one band that started in a different way. It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show.

然而，也有一个用不同方式组建起来的乐队。这支乐队叫“门基乐队”，它开始时是以电视节目表演的形式出现的。

When he finished, he threw the script in the air and sauntered out, and two weeks later he beat out Micky Dolenz of the Monkees for the part.

当他完成后，他把剧本扔到了空中，然后大步走了出去，两周后他击败了 Monkees 乐队的 Micky Dolenz 获得了这个角色。

However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band.

然而，经过大约一年以后，门基乐队逐渐对自己的工作认真起来，他们开始像一支真正的乐队那样演唱自己创作的歌曲。