The Monkees — Season 1
Who's putting who on? You'll never know till you see this show!
About this season
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.
Episodes (32)
1. Royal Flush
6.7Aired 12 September 1966 • 25 min
The Monkees rescue Princess Bettina, Duchess of Harmonica (Katherine Walsh) from her evil uncle Archduke Otto (Theodore Marcuse).
2. Monkee See, Monkee Die
8.0Aired 19 September 1966 • 25 min
The Monkees spend the night in a haunted house to collect an inheritance.
3. Monkee vs. Machine
7.0Aired 26 September 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. Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers
7.0Aired 3 October 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. The Spy Who Came in from the Cool
7.0Aired 10 October 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. Success Story
6.0Aired 17 October 1966 • 25 min
Davy's grandfather (Ben Wright) visits, and the Monkees try to convince him that his grandson is wealthy and successful.
7. Monkees in a Ghost Town
7.0Aired 24 October 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. Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
5.0Aired 31 October 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. The Chaperone
7.0Aired 7 November 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. Here Come the Monkees - The Pilot
6.0Aired 14 November 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. Monkees à la Carte
6.0Aired 21 November 1966 • 25 min
The Monkees pose as the Purple Flower Gang to save their favourite Italian restaurant from a gangster (Harvey Lembeck).
12. I've Got a Little Song Here
7.0Aired 28 November 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. One Man Shy (Peter and the Debutante)
7.0Aired 5 December 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. Dance, Monkee, Dance
7.0Aired 12 December 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. Too Many Girls (Davy and Fern)
6.0Aired 19 December 1966 • 25 min
A domineering stage mother tries to use Davy to further her daughter Fern's career.
16. Son of a Gypsy
7.0Aired 26 December 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. The Case of the Missing Monkee
6.0Aired 9 January 1967 • 25 min
Peter becomes involved with the disappearance of the respected Professor Milo Schnitzler (Norbert Schiller) and then disappears himself.
18. I Was a Teenage Monster
7.0Aired 16 January 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. The Audition (Find the Monkees)
7.0Aired 23 January 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. Monkees in the Ring
6.0Aired 30 January 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. The Prince and the Paupers
6.0Aired 6 February 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. Monkees at the Circus
7.0Aired 13 February 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. Captain Crocodile
7.0Aired 20 February 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. Monkees à la Mode
7.0Aired 27 February 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. Alias Micky Dolenz
6.0Aired 6 March 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. Monkee Chow Mein
7.0Aired 13 March 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. Monkee Mother
7.0Aired 20 March 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. Monkees on the Line
7.0Aired 27 March 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. Monkees Get Out More Dirt
7.0Aired 3 April 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. Monkees in Manhattan
6.0Aired 10 April 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. Monkees at the Movies
6.0Aired 17 April 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. Monkees on Tour
6.0Aired 24 April 1967 • 26 min
A mini-documentary chronicling a live Monkees concert gig on location in Phoenix, Arizona during their first public appearance tour.