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The Monkees

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Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy are four young men in mid-1960s LA, members of a struggling country-folk-rock band looking for their big break amid madcap encounters with a variety of people straight out of TV and movie central casting, with full knowledge that their existence is part of a weekly television series.

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Episodes

2 seasons · 58 episodes
Season 132 ep. · 1966–1967
  1. Episode 1: Royal Flush

    Sep 12, 1966 · 25 min

    The Monkees rescue Princess Bettina, Duchess of Harmonica (Katherine Walsh) from her evil uncle Archduke Otto (Theodore Marcuse).

  2. Episode 2: Monkee See, Monkee Die

    Sep 19, 1966 · 25 min

    The Monkees spend the night in a haunted house to collect an inheritance.

  3. Episode 3: Monkee vs. Machine

    Sep 26, 1966 · 25 min

    In a computerized toy factory, the Monkees foil an efficiency expert (Stan Freberg) who wants to replace an old toymaker (Walter Janovitz) with automation.

  4. Episode 4: Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers

    Oct 3, 1966 · 25 min

    A shady PR man (Andre Philippe) kidnaps the Monkees to prevent them from winning a talent contest in order for his clients (rival band the Four Swines) to win.

  5. Episode 5: The Spy Who Came in from the Cool

    Oct 10, 1966 · 25 min

    The Monkees get mixed up in a spy ring (Jacques Aubuchon, Arlene Martel) after Davy accidentally purchases a set of red maracas containing secret microfilm. Can the Monkees outwit two professional spies ?

  6. Episode 6: Success Story

    Oct 17, 1966 · 25 min

    Davy's grandfather (Ben Wright) visits, and the Monkees try to convince him that his grandson is wealthy and successful.

  7. Episode 7: Monkees in a Ghost Town

    Oct 24, 1966 · 25 min

    Stranded in a ghost town after their car runs out of gas, the Monkees are held prisoner by bank robbers (Len Lesser, Lon Chaney Jr.) and their boss, "The Big Man" (Rose Marie).

  8. Episode 8: Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

    Oct 31, 1966 · 24 min

    Davy is given a horse, which the Monkees have to hide from their landlord, Mr. Babbitt (Henry Corden). It is returned to a heart-broken child (Kerry MacLane) and father (Jim Boles) after Davy rides it to victory over the horse of the father's neighbor. Famed character actor, and frequent Bob Hope sideman, Jerry Colonna plays veterinarian Doctor Mann.

  9. Episode 9: The Chaperone

    Nov 7, 1966 · 25 min

    Davy's feelings for retired General Harley Vandenberg's (Arch Johnson) daughter Leslie (Sherry Alberoni) leads Micky to pose as a female chaperone at a party after the real chaperone (Diana Chesney) gets drunk.

  10. Episode 10: Here Come the Monkees - The Pilot

    Nov 14, 1966 · 25 min

    The Monkees play a sweet sixteen party and help the birthday girl (Robyn Millan) with her studies after she falls for Davy.

  11. Episode 11: Monkees à la Carte

    Nov 21, 1966 · 25 min

    The Monkees pose as the Purple Flower Gang to save their favourite Italian restaurant from a gangster (Harvey Lembeck).

  12. Episode 12: I've Got a Little Song Here

    Nov 28, 1966 · 25 min

    Mike is fleeced by a fraudulent music publisher (Phil Leeds), but Micky dons the guise of a flashy Hollywood producer to get Mike's money back.

  13. Episode 13: One Man Shy (Peter and the Debutante)

    Dec 5, 1966 · 25 min

    Bashful Peter tries to win the heart of lovely debutante Valerie Cartwright (Lisa James) while dealing with her haughty boyfriend Ronnie Farnsworth (George Furth).

  14. Episode 14: Dance, Monkee, Dance

    Dec 12, 1966 · 25 min

    The Monkees sign up for lessons at Renaldo's Dance Au Go Go (Hal March), and then find out that their contracts are for life.

  15. Episode 15: Too Many Girls (Davy and Fern)

    Dec 19, 1966 · 25 min

    A domineering stage mother tries to use Davy to further her daughter Fern's career.

  16. Episode 16: Son of a Gypsy

    Dec 26, 1966 · 25 min

    A band of gypsies, headed by the powerful Maria (Jeanne Arnold), force the Monkees to steal a priceless statuette called the "Maltese Vulture."

  17. Episode 17: The Case of the Missing Monkee

    Jan 9, 1967 · 25 min

    Peter becomes involved with the disappearance of the respected Professor Milo Schnitzler (Norbert Schiller) and then disappears himself.

  18. Episode 18: I Was a Teenage Monster

    Jan 16, 1967 · 25 min

    A mad scientist (John Hoyt) hires the Monkees to teach his monster (Richard Kiel) music—and then transplants their musical talent into the monster. Can the Monkees get their talent back? Byron Foulger appears as Groot, Dr. Mendoza's assistant.

  19. Episode 19: The Audition (Find the Monkees)

    Jan 23, 1967 · 25 min

    When television producer Hubbell Bensen (Carl Ballantine) hears a tape of the Monkees, he frantically stages auditions in the hope of finding them for his new television show, unaware they are desperately trying to audition for him.

  20. Episode 20: Monkees in the Ring

    Jan 30, 1967 · 25 min

    A crooked fight promoter (Ned Glass) prepares to cash in on a big bet by making Davy a stooge in a bout with the champ.

  21. Episode 21: The Prince and the Paupers

    Feb 6, 1967 · 25 min

    Davy doubles for a lookalike Peruvian prince in order to win the heart of Wendy Forsythe (Heather North) or forfeit his throne to evil Count Myron (Oscar Beregi Jr.).

  22. Episode 22: Monkees at the Circus

    Feb 13, 1967 · 25 min

    To save a bankrupt circus, the Monkees pose as a troupe of dazzling, supreme high-wire artists from France known as the Mozzarelli Brothers, but get in trouble when their guise requires them to actually perform.

  23. Episode 23: Captain Crocodile

    Feb 20, 1967 · 25 min

    The Monkees' appearance on popular children's show The Captain Crocodile Show is sabotaged by its host (Joey Forman), who fears that his guest's popularity is diminishing his own.

  24. Episode 24: Monkees à la Mode

    Feb 27, 1967 · 25 min

    The Monkees are chosen as "Typical Young Americans of the Year," by Chic magazine, a haughty publication that runs a bogus article on the group moulding them into a false image of clean cut young men.

  25. Episode 25: Alias Micky Dolenz

    Mar 6, 1967 · 25 min

    The police cash in on Micky's striking resemblance to imprisoned crime kingpin Baby Face Morales in an attempt to locate robbery loot.

  26. Episode 26: Monkee Chow Mein

    Mar 13, 1967 · 25 min

    Peter finds a secret message in a fortune cookie at a Chinese restaurant, forcing Monkeemen Davy and Mike to come to his rescue from the evil Dragonman (Joey Forman).

  27. Episode 27: Monkee Mother

    Mar 20, 1967 · 25 min

    Middle-aged widow Millie (Rose Marie) moves in with the Monkees as a new tenant, resulting in the boys' trying to find her a husband.

  28. Episode 28: Monkees on the Line

    Mar 27, 1967 · 25 min

    Hired by a telephone answering service, the Monkees are soon plunged into mix-ups, hang-ups and crossed wires leading to pursuit by a crooked bettor (Milton Frome).

  29. Episode 29: Monkees Get Out More Dirt

    Apr 3, 1967 · 25 min

    The Monkees' friendship is threatened when they all fall for the same girl, luscious local laundromat proprietress April Conquest (Julie Newmar).

  30. Episode 30: Monkees in Manhattan

    Apr 10, 1967 · 25 min

    In New York City, the Monkees fend off an irate hotel manager (Philip Ober) as they help a producer (Richard Anders) get backing for a Broadway musical.

  31. Episode 31: Monkees at the Movies

    Apr 17, 1967 · 25 min

    The Monkees have a run-in with a snobbish movie idol (Bobby Sherman) on the set as extras in a beach movie.

  32. Episode 32: Monkees on Tour

    Apr 24, 1967 · 26 min

    A mini-documentary chronicling a live Monkees concert gig on location in Phoenix, Arizona during their first public appearance tour.

Season 226 ep. · 1967–1968
  1. Episode 1: It's a Nice Place to Visit

    Sep 11, 1967 · 25 min

    In El Monotono, Mexico, Davy is captured by a bandito (Peter Whitney) and his minions for being "captivated" with El Diablo's girlfriend (Cynthia Hull).

  2. Episode 2: The Picture Frame

    Sep 18, 1967 · 25 min

    Peter must prove the Monkees' innocence when they unwittingly rob a bank in the pretext of making a movie for two con men (Cliff Norton, Kelton Garwood).

  3. Episode 3: Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik

    Sep 25, 1967 · 25 min

    It is a "harem-scare 'em" scene as Davy faces the prospect of marriage to a lovely Nehudian princess (Donna Loren).

  4. Episode 4: Monkee Mayor

    Oct 2, 1967 · 25 min

    Mike casts his wool hat into the ring to stop a crooked construction tycoon (Monte Landis) from turning the city into parking lots.

  5. Episode 5: Art, for Monkees' Sake

    Oct 9, 1967 · 25 min

    At an art museum, Peter copies an old painting for two guards (Monte Landis, Vic Tayback) who are actually thieves bent on snatching the real painting.

  6. Episode 6: I Was a 99 lb. Weakling

    Oct 16, 1967 · 25 min

    After losing his girlfriend Brenda to a muscle man named Bulk, Micky starts a health program under the guidance of fraudulent physical cultist Shah-Ku (Monte Landis).

  7. Episode 7: Hillbilly Honeymoon

    Oct 23, 1967 · 25 min

    Lost in Swineville, the Monkees get caught in the middle of a hillbilly feud between the Weskitts and Chubbers with Davy staring down the barrel of a shotgun wedding to pretty Ella Mae Chubber (Melody Patterson).

  8. Episode 8: Monkees Marooned

    Oct 30, 1967 · 25 min

    Peter trades his guitar for a con man’s treasure map. On a deserted island, the Monkees go hunting for treasure—and are hunted by a mad Australian (Monte Landis) and his man Thursday (Rupert Crosse).

  9. Episode 9: Card Carrying Red Shoes

    Nov 6, 1967 · 25 min

    Peter is the target of a romantic prima ballerina (Ondine Vaughn) and a dastardly plot choreographed by the rest of the ballet company.

  10. Episode 10: The Wild Monkees

    Nov 13, 1967 · 25 min

    The Monkees turn chicken when they unwittingly befriend the girlfriends of a tough motorcycle gang.

  11. Episode 11: A Coffin Too Frequent

    Nov 20, 1967 · 25 min

    A mad scientist (George Furth), his goony cousin (Mickey Morton), and his dotty aunt (Ruth Buzzi) use the Monkees' pad for a séance to summon their relative Elmer from beyond.

  12. Episode 12: Hitting the High Seas

    Nov 27, 1967 · 25 min

    Thoughts of mutiny are bountiful as the Monkees try to stop the hijack of a cargo ship by a vengeful sea captain (Chips Rafferty).

  13. Episode 13: Monkees in Texas

    Dec 4, 1967 · 25 min

    In the Lone Star State, the Monkees outwit Black Bart (Barton MacLane), his cohort Red (Len Lesser) and the gang to save Mike's Aunt Kate's (Jacqueline deWit) ranch.

  14. Episode 14: Monkees on the Wheel

    Dec 11, 1967 · 25 min

    In Las Vegas, the Monkees are mistaken for crooked gamblers by a roulette dealer (Rip Taylor) and policeman (Dort Clark) and try their luck at exposing the real gang (David Astor and Pepper Davis).

  15. Episode 15: The Christmas Show

    Dec 25, 1967 · 25 min

    The Monkees try to instil the spirit of Christmas in a cynical little boy (Butch Patrick) who has soured on the whole idea.

  16. Episode 16: Fairy Tale

    Jan 8, 1968 · 25 min

    A Monkee pantomime romp through Fairy Tale Land, introduced by a "Town Crier" (Rege Cordic), sees Peter rescuing a haughty princess (Michael) from death by her fiendish fiancee (Murray Roman).

  17. Episode 17: Monkees Watch Their Feet

    Jan 15, 1968 · 25 min

    A documented film report by the Department of UFO Information, headed by Pat Paulsen, shows the Monkees foiling an invasion by aliens (Stuart Margolin and Nita Talbot) from Planet Zlotnick.

  18. Episode 18: Monstrous Monkee Mash

    Jan 22, 1968 · 25 min

    The Monkees attempt to rescue Davy from his girlfriend Lorelei (Arlene Martel), Count Batula (Ron Masak), a wolf man (David Pearl), mummy man, and a Frankenstein-looking monster in a creepy castle.

  19. Episode 19: The Monkees' Paw

    Jan 29, 1968 · 25 min

    A broken-down magician's (Hans Conried) magical monkey's paw starts to bring the equally broken Monkees luck... unfortunately, all bad.

  20. Episode 20: The Devil and Peter Tork

    Feb 5, 1968 · 25 min

    At an eerie pawn shop, Peter unwittingly sells his soul to devilish character Mr. Zero (Monte Landis) in order to purchase a golden harp! Can Peter's musical talent save him from Mr. Zero's evil clutches forever ?

  21. Episode 21: Monkees Race Again

    Feb 12, 1968 · 25 min

    Davy drives the Monkeemobile in an auto race when the British entry is sabotaged by Baron Von Klutz (David Hurst) and his Klutzmobile. Featuring a cameo appearance by co-producer Bob Rafelson as the "World's Oldest Flower Child."

  22. Episode 22: The Monkees in Paris

    Feb 19, 1968 · 25 min

    The Monkees take a vacation from the studio grind and are chased (on location) all over the French Capital by beautiful girls and gendarme.

  23. Episode 23: Monkees Mind Their Manor

    Feb 26, 1968 · 25 min

    Davy inherits an English manor but must first win a tournament against Sir Twiggley Toppen Middle Bottom (Bernard Fox) with lances, swords and vocal cords.

  24. Episode 24: Some Like It Lukewarm

    Mar 4, 1968 · 25 min

    To enter and win a band contest hosted by radio DJ Jerry Blavat, David poses as a girl and falls in love with Daphne (Deana Martin), posing as a boy for her group who is also in the contest.

  25. Episode 25: Monkees Blow Their Minds

    Mar 11, 1968 · 26 min

    The Monkees swing to the rescue when mentalist Oracullo (Monte Landis) gains control of Peter's mind to use him in a nightclub act. Director James Frawley appears as Oracullo's assistant Rudy.

  26. Episode 26: Mijacogeo - The Frodis Caper

    Mar 25, 1968 · 26 min

    The Monkees match wits with the insane Wizard Glick (Rip Taylor), who is out to control the minds of television viewers worldwide.