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    TV Series

    The Monkees

    "Who's putting who on? You'll never know till you see this show!"

    IMDb7.5/10
    1966 - 1968
    30m/ep
    Ended
    Seasons: 2
    Episodes: 58

    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.

    Created by: Bert Schneider
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    Seasons & Episodes

    Royal Flush

    1. Royal Flush

    6.7

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

    9/12/196625 min
    Monkee See, Monkee Die

    2. Monkee See, Monkee Die

    8

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

    9/19/196625 min
    Monkee vs. Machine

    3. Monkee vs. Machine

    7

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

    9/26/196625 min
    Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers

    4. Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers

    7

    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.

    10/3/196625 min
    The Spy Who Came in from the Cool

    5. The Spy Who Came in from the Cool

    7

    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 ?

    10/10/196625 min
    Success Story

    6. Success Story

    6

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

    10/17/196625 min
    Monkees in a Ghost Town

    7. Monkees in a Ghost Town

    7

    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).

    10/24/196625 min
    Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

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

    5

    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.

    10/31/196624 min
    The Chaperone

    9. The Chaperone

    7

    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.

    11/7/196625 min
    Here Come the Monkees - The Pilot

    10. Here Come the Monkees - The Pilot

    6

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

    11/14/196625 min
    Monkees à la Carte

    11. Monkees à la Carte

    6

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

    11/21/196625 min
    I've Got a Little Song Here

    12. I've Got a Little Song Here

    7

    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.

    11/28/196625 min
    One Man Shy (Peter and the Debutante)

    13. One Man Shy (Peter and the Debutante)

    7

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

    12/5/196625 min
    Dance, Monkee, Dance

    14. Dance, Monkee, Dance

    7

    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.

    12/12/196625 min
    Too Many Girls (Davy and Fern)

    15. Too Many Girls (Davy and Fern)

    6

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

    12/19/196625 min
    Son of a Gypsy

    16. Son of a Gypsy

    7

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

    12/26/196625 min
    The Case of the Missing Monkee

    17. The Case of the Missing Monkee

    6

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

    1/9/196725 min
    I Was a Teenage Monster

    18. I Was a Teenage Monster

    7

    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.

    1/16/196725 min
    The Audition (Find the Monkees)

    19. The Audition (Find the Monkees)

    7

    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.

    1/23/196725 min
    Monkees in the Ring

    20. Monkees in the Ring

    6

    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.

    1/30/196725 min
    The Prince and the Paupers

    21. The Prince and the Paupers

    6

    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.).

    2/6/196725 min
    Monkees at the Circus

    22. Monkees at the Circus

    7

    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.

    2/13/196725 min
    Captain Crocodile

    23. Captain Crocodile

    7

    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.

    2/20/196725 min
    Monkees à la Mode

    24. Monkees à la Mode

    7

    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.

    2/27/196725 min
    Alias Micky Dolenz

    25. Alias Micky Dolenz

    6

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

    3/6/196725 min
    Monkee Chow Mein

    26. Monkee Chow Mein

    7

    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).

    3/13/196725 min
    Monkee Mother

    27. Monkee Mother

    7

    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.

    3/20/196725 min
    Monkees on the Line

    28. Monkees on the Line

    7

    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).

    3/27/196725 min
    Monkees Get Out More Dirt

    29. Monkees Get Out More Dirt

    7

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

    4/3/196725 min
    Monkees in Manhattan

    30. Monkees in Manhattan

    6

    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.

    4/10/196725 min
    Monkees at the Movies

    31. Monkees at the Movies

    6

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

    4/17/196725 min
    Monkees on Tour

    32. Monkees on Tour

    6

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

    4/24/196726 min

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