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List of The Monkees episodes
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This is a list of episodes of the television series The Monkees which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968, every Monday night at 7:30/6:30 Central Time.
Season 1 (1966-1967)
| Episode Number |
Title |
Airdate |
Plot |
Notes |
| 01 |
"Royal Flush" |
September 12, 1966 |
The Monkees are hip to an evil archduke's (Theodore Marcuse) plot endangering the life of his niece The Princess Bettina, Duchess of Harmonica (Katherine Walsh).
Songs: This Just Doesn’t Seem to be My Day, Take a Giant Step
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| 02 |
"Monkee See, Monkee Die" |
September 19, 1966 |
The Monkees head for a creepy manor on a fog-shrouded island to learn about their inheritance from an eccentric millionaire.
Songs: Last Train to Clarksville, Tomorrow’s Gonna be Another Day
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| 03 |
"Monkee vs. Machine" |
September 26, 1966 |
In a computerized toy factory, the Monkees foil an efficiency expert (Stan Freberg) who wants to replace an old toymaker (Walter Janovitz) with automation.
Songs: Saturday's Child, Last Train to Clarksville
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| 04 |
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers" |
October 3, 1966 |
To win a contest, the shady manager (Andre Philippe) of a rival band sells The Monkees on a publicity stunt: a phony kidnapping.
Songs: Let’s Dance On, (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone, Last Train to Clarksville
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| 05 |
"The Spy Who Came in from the Cool" |
October 10, 1966 |
Foreign agents (Jacques Aubuchon, Arlene Martel) mistake the Monkees for spy contacts when Davy buys microfilm-containing maracas at a music store.
Songs: The Kind of Girl I Could Love, (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone, All the King’s Horses, Saturday's Child
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| 06 |
"Success Story" |
October 17, 1966 |
David's grandfather (Ben Wright) is coming to America for a visit, so the boys conspire to make Davy appear rich and successful.
Songs: I Want to be Free, Sweet Young Thing
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| 07 |
"Monkees in a Ghost Town" |
October 24, 2966 |
Stranded in a ghost town after the Monkeemobile runs out of gas, the Monkees are held prisoner by bank robbers (Len Lesser, Lon Chaney, Jr.).
Songs: Tomorrow’s Gonna be Another Day, Papa Gene’s Blues, (Theme from) The Monkees
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| 08 |
"Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth" |
October 31, 1966 |
The Monkees have a horse in their pad, no hay to feed it, and no explanation for their landlord (Henry Corden).
Songs: Papa Gene’s Blues, All the King’s Horses
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| 09 |
"The Chaperone" |
November 7, 1966 |
David cannot date a retired general's daughter unless a chaperone is present, so Micky suits up like a lady.
Songs: This Just Doesn’t Seem to be My Day, Take a Giant Step, And You Just May Be the One
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| 10 |
"Here Come the Monkees" |
November 14, 1966 |
The boys, renowned quick-change artists, use their Monkee magic to give a cram course in history to a young girl (Robyn Millan).
Songs: I Want to be Free, Let’s Dance On
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Original pilot episode, filmed in the summer of 1965. |
| 11 |
"Monkees à la Carte" |
November 21, 1966 |
A gangster (Harvey Lembeck) has taken over the boys' favorite Italian restaurant, so they disguise themselves as The Purple Flower Gang.
Songs: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone, She
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| 12 |
"I've Got a Little Song Here" |
November 28, 1966 |
Monkee madness begins when Mike is conned out of $99.95 by a phony music publisher (Phil Leeds).
Songs: Gonna Buy me a Dog, Mary, Mary
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| 13 |
"One Man Shy" (a.k.a. Peter and the Debutante) |
December 5, 1966 |
Bashful Peter gets help from his fellow Monkees when he tries to win the heart of a pretty debutante (Lisa James) away from her snobbish boyfriend (George Furth).
Songs: And You Just May Be the One, I'm a Believer
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| 14 |
"Dance, Monkee, Dance" |
December 12, 1966 |
The Monkees use disguises, snappy patter, and fancy footwork to weasel out of a lifetime contract for dancing lessons.
Songs: I’ll be Back Up On My Feet, I'm a Believer
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| 15 |
"Too Many Girls" (a.k.a. "Davy and Fern") |
December 19, 1966 |
An ambitious stage mother (Reta Shaw) is determined to use love struck Davy to promote her daughter's (Kelly Jean Peters) career.
Songs: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone, I'm a Believer
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| 16 |
"Son of a Gypsy" |
December 26, 1966 |
A band of gypsies kidnap Peter and force the Monkees to steal a priceless statuette in order to ransom him.
Songs: Let’s Dance On, I'm a Believer
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| 17 |
"The Case of the Missing Monkee" |
January 9, 1967 |
At a rest home, kidnapped Peter and an esteemed nuclear scientist (Vito Scotti) face a mad scientist's insidious brain drain.
Songs: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
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| 18 |
"I Was a Teenage Monster" |
January 16, 1967 |
A mad scientist (John Hoyt) hires The Monkees to teach his monster (Richard Kiel) music—and then transplants their musical talent into the monster.
Songs: Tomorrow’s Gonna be Another Day, Your Auntie Grizelda
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| 19 |
"Find the Monkees" (a.k.a. "The Audition") |
January 23, 1967 |
A television producer (Carl Ballantine) searches for the Monkees, who have not been invited to audition, unaware that they cannot get to see him.
Songs: Sweet Young Thing, Papa Gene’s Blues
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| 20 |
"Monkees in the Ring" |
January 30, 1967 |
A crooked fight promoter (Ned Glass) prepares to cash in on a big bet—by making Davy a chump in a bout with the champ.
Songs: Laugh, I’ll be Back Up On My Feet
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| 21 |
"The Prince and the Paupers" |
February 6, 1967 |
Davy doubles for a lookalike Peruvian Prince, who must find a bride (Heather North) or forfeit his throne to evil Count Myron (Oscar Beregi, Jr.).
Songs: Mary, Mary
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| 22 |
"Monkees at the Circus" |
February 13, 1967 |
To save a bankrupt circus, the Monkees pose as a troupe of dazzling, supreme high-wire artists from France.
Songs: Sometime in the Morning, She
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| 23 |
"Captain Crocodile" |
February 20, 1967 |
The star of a local kiddie TV show (Joey Forman), fearing competition from the Monkees, plans to scuttle them before they get started.
Songs: Valleri, Your Auntie Grizelda
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| 24 |
"Monkees à la Mode" |
February 27, 1967 |
A highfalutin', ultra-chic magazine features the Monkees as cultured, sophisticated and impeccably dressed young men.
Songs: Laugh, And You Just Might Be the One
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| 25 |
"Alias Micky Dolenz" |
March 6, 1967 |
The police cash in on Micky's striking resemblance to an imprisoned hood in an attempt to locate robbery loot.
Songs: The Kind of Girl I Could Love, Mary, Mary
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David Jones is mising, since he was out of the country to attend his sister's wedding; he explains his actions in this episode's interview tag. |
| 26 |
"Monkee Chow Mein" |
March 13, 1967 |
The Monkees tangle with a Red Chinese spy ring when Peter takes the wrong fortune cookie.
Songs: Your Auntie Grizelda
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| 27 |
"Monkee Mother" |
March 20, 1967 |
When the Monkees fall behind in their rent, the landlord (Henry Corden) moves in another tenant (Rose Marie) who takes over the pad and the Monkees.
Songs: Sometime in the Morning, Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow
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This was Rose Marie's second episode having appeared in 'Monkees in a Ghost Town' as the big boss. |
| 28 |
"Monkees on the Line" |
March 27, 1967 |
The Monkees commandeer a telephone answering service and are soon plunged into mix-ups, hang-ups and crossed wires.
Songs: Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow
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| 29 |
"Monkees Get Out More Dirt" |
April 3, 1967 |
The Monkees' friendship is threatened when they all fall for the same girl: a luscious proprietress (Julie Newmar) of the local laundromat.
Songs: (Theme from) The Monkees, The Girl I Knew Somewhere
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| 30 |
"Monkees in Manhattan" (a.k.a. "The Monkees, Manhattan Style") |
April 10, 1967 |
In New York City, the Monkees fend of an irate hotel manager (Philip Ober) as they help a producer (Richard Anders) get backing for a Broadway musical.
Songs: The Girl I Knew Somewhere, Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow, Words
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| 31 |
"Monkees at the Movies" |
April 17, 1967 |
The Monkees have a run-in with a snobbish movie idol (Bobby Sherman) on the set as extras in a beach movie.
Songs: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You, Last Train to Clarksville, Valleri
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| 32 |
"Monkees on Tour" |
April 24, 1967 |
A mini-documentary chronicling a Monkees concert gig in Phoenix, Arizona during their first public appearance tour.
Songs: The Girl I Knew Somewhere, Last Train to Clarksville, I'm a Believer
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Given the nature of this episode, a laugh track was not used. |
Season 2 (1967-1968)
| Episode Number |
Title |
Airdate |
Plot |
Notes |
| 33 |
"It's a Nice Place to Visit..." |
September 11, 1967 |
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). |
| 34 |
"The Picture Frame" (a.k.a. "The Bank Robbery") |
September 18, 1967 |
It is up to Peter to prove the Monkees innocence when they unwittingly rob a bank in the pretext of making a movie. |
| 35 |
"Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik" |
September 25, 1967 |
It is a "harem-scare 'em" scene as Davy faces the prospect of marriage to a lovely Nehudian princess (Donna Loren). |
| 36 |
"Monkee for Mayor" |
October 2, 1967 |
Mike casts his wool hat into the ring to stop a crooked construction tycoon (Monte Landis) from turning the city into parking lots. |
| 37 |
"Art for Monkees' Sake" |
October 9, 1967 |
At an art museum, Peter copies an old painting for two guards (Monte Landis, Vic Tayback) who are really thieves bent on snatching the real painting. |
| 38 |
"I Was a 99-lb. Weakling" (a.k.a. "Physical Culture") |
October 16, 1967 |
To win a beautiful girl, Micky starts a health program under the guidance of a physical cultist (Monte Landis) who is a fraud. |
| 39 |
"Hillbilly Honeymoon" (a.k.a. "Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding") |
October 23, 1967 |
The Monkees are caught in a hillbilly feud in Swineville with Davy staring down the barrel of a shotgun wedding. |
| 40 |
"Monkees Marooned" |
October 30, 1967 |
On a desert island, the Monkees go hunting for treasure—and are hunted by a mad Australian (Monte Landis) and his man Thursday (Rupert Crosse). |
| 41 |
"The Card Carrying Red Shoes" |
November 6, 1967 |
Peter is the target of a romantic prima ballerina (Ondine Vaughn)—and a dastardly plot choreographed by the rest of the ballet company. |
| 42 |
"The Wild Monkees" |
November 13, 1967 |
The Monkees turn chicken—figuratively and literally—when they unwittingly befriend the girlfriends of a tough motorcycle gang. |
| 43 |
"A Coffin Too Frequent" |
November 20, 1967 |
A sinister scientist (George Furth), his goony cousin (Mickey Morton) and his kooky aunt (Ruth Buzzi) use the Monkees pad for a séance to summon a relative from beyond. |
| 44 |
"Hitting the High Seas" |
November 27, 1967 |
Thoughts of mutiny are bountiful as the Monkees try to stop the hijack of a cargo ship by a vengeful sea captain (Chips Rafferty). |
First episode to officially not include a laugh track |
| 45 |
"The Monkees in Texas" |
December 4, 1967 |
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. |
No laugh track |
| 46 |
"The Monkees on the Wheel" |
December 11, 1967 |
The Monkees invade Las Vegas where, mistaken for crooked gamblers by a roulette dealer (Rip Taylor) and policeman (Dort Clark), they try their luck at exposing the real gang. |
No laugh track |
| 47 |
"The Monkees Christmas Show" |
December 25, 1967 |
The Monkees try to instill the spirit of Christmas in a cynical little boy (Butch Patrick) who has soured on the whole idea. |
No laugh track |
| 48 |
"Fairy Tale" |
January 8, 1968 |
A Monkee romp through Fairy Tale Land sees Peter rescuing a haughty princess (Michael) from death by her fiendish fiancee (Murray Roman). |
No laugh track |
| 49 |
"The Monkees Watch Their Feet" |
January 15, 1968 |
A documented film report by the Department of UFO Informatio headed by Pat Paulsen, shows the Monkees foiling an invasion from Planet Zlotnick. |
| 50 |
"The Monsterous Monkee Mash" |
January 22, 1968 |
The Monkees attempt to rescue Davy from his girlfriend Lorelei (Arlene Martel), Count Dracula (Ron Masak), Wolfman (David Pearl), Mummyman, and Frankenstein's monster in a creepy castle. |
No laugh track |
| 51 |
"The Monkee's Paw" |
January 29, 1968 |
A broken-down magaician's (Hans Conried) magical monkey's paw starts to bring the equally broken Monkees luck, unfortunately, all bad. |
No laugh track |
| 52 |
"The Devil and Peter Tork" |
February 5, 1968 |
At a eerie pawn shop, Peter unwittingly sells his soul to a devilish character (Monte Landis) in order to purchase a golden harp. |
| 53 |
"The Monkees Race Again" (a.k.a. "Leave the Driving to Us") |
February 12, 1968 |
Davy drives the Monkeemobile in an auto race when the British entry is sabotaged by Baron Von Klutz (David Hurst) and his Klutzmobile. |
No laugh track |
| 54 |
"The Monkees in Paris" (a.k.a. "The Paris Show") |
February 19, 1968 |
The Monkees take a vacation from the studio grind and are chased all over the French Capital by girls and gendarmes. |
No laugh track |
| 55 |
"Monkees Mind Their Manor" |
February 26, 1968 |
Davy inherits an English manor but must first win a tournament against Sir Twiggley Topper Middle Bottom (Bernard Fox) with lances, swords, and vocal cords. |
No laugh track, directed by Peter Tork (credited as Peter Thorkleson) |
| 56 |
"Some Like it Lukewarm" (a.k.a. "The Band Contest") |
March 4, 1968 |
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. |
No laugh track |
| 57 |
"The Monkees Blow Their Minds" |
March 11, 1968 |
The Monkees swing to the rescue when a mentalist (Monte Landis) gains control of Peter's mind to use him in a nightclub act. |
No laugh track |
| 58 |
"The Frodis Caper" (a.k.a. "Mijacogeo") |
March 25, 1968 |
The Monkees match wits with an insane wizard (Rip Taylor) who is out to control the minds of television viewers worldwide. |
No laugh track, directed by Micky Dolenz. |
Unproduced episode
"Monkees Toy Around" (by: Coslough Johnson; first draft: February 27, 1967)
Later television episodes
The Monkees' television series was cancelled after its second season. The group hoped to take the television show in different directions and NBC wanted the show to stay the same; both parties mutually decided to throw in the towel. After the series was canceled NBC contracted with The Monkees to create and broadcast three longer television specials.
33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee was the first of these longer television productions. It aired on April 14, 1969. The second two planned television specials were never produced. Peter Tork quit the group between the filming of 33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee and its broadcast.
The Monkees returned to broadcast television with Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees which was broadcast on ABC on February 17, 1997. All four Monkees appeared in this broadcast and it was very similar to the old television series and was in fact intended to represent episode #781 of the series.
Notes
- During the series' original NBC run and during CBS Saturday morning repeats, some episodes were updated with music from the band's current releases. The Monkees ceased releasing new records in 1970, but altered episodes continued on CBS until 1972.
- Some prints of the first season, such as those commonly shown in the United Kingdom and seen on MTV in the 1980s, use the second season opening credits.
- Many of the episodes, particularly those of the second season, are known by more than one title. This is largely due to the episodes not having their titles shown on screen; and rerun episodes sometimes billed with different titles to that given on the original showings. Occasionally, the early draft titles were confused with the final title; and slogans from promotional advertisements (such as those in TV Guide) may also be confused with the actual episode title.
- During the Second Season, after "A Coffin Too Frequent," the laugh track was officially dropped.
- A majority of the second season episodes were leftover scripts from the first. This explains the difference in appearances for each of the Monkees. An example of this: "The Monkees Blow Their Mind" as compared to "The Wild Monkees."
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