Two Questions

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1. What are the ages of the Monkees' characters on the show? Are they meant to be the same ages as the actors or something a bit different? I think Mike's age is the only one we actually know; in episode #12 he says he's 21. But in The Success Story Davy is called a minor. Is it just because he's short and maybe looks younger, or is he really supposed to be a teenager? Peter identifies himself as a "kid" in The Devil and Peter Tork, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's a teen. They're also collectively called "boys" by most all adults on the show. Although guys in their early twenties often, or at least sometimes, are called as such.

2. What is Tony's accent? I have always thought Brooklyn, but recently I started wondering if it could be the Bronx, because there was a character on a show and I think he said he was from the Bronx, but later on Mom called him a Brooklyn guy. Are the accents of those boroughs similar?

Thoughts?

Comments

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After rereading the bit of information I have on Tony's actor, apparently he hails from Detroit, but attended schools in Chicago and New York. Unless he's got a Detroit accent (and after watching a news video with several Detroit people, I didn't pick up on any accents from them), it probably is a New York accent of some description. I can surely set aside the New Jersey idea. But I still don't know what part of New York. After listening to some Brooklyn accents, however, I'm still thinking that's it.