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The Monkees. Both the music and the TV Show.
Sure, they were fake, but for awhile, they knew their place. They weren't the first manufactured pop artists, they just put a face on it.
Plus, the show has never gotten the proper credit it deserves. Forget
Saturday Night Live. The Monkees were the first TV program to really deconstruct popular culture. You can get the show off of Netflix.