The Monkees

30min

Comedy

Family

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.

Production Companies

Screen Gems Television

Raybert Productions

NBC

Columbia Pictures

Episodes

Cast

The Royal Flush

1. The Royal Flush

30min

12th Sep 1966

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

Monkee See, Monkee Die

2. Monkee See, Monkee Die

30min

19th Sep 1966

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

Monkee vs. Machine

3. Monkee vs. Machine

30min

26th Sep 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.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers

4. Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers

30min

3rd Oct 1966

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.

The Spy Who Came in From the Cool

5. The Spy Who Came in From the Cool

30min

10th Oct 1966

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 ?

Success Story

6. Success Story

30min

17th Oct 1966

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

The Monkees in a Ghost Town

7. The Monkees in a Ghost Town

30min

24th Oct 1966

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).

Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth (a.k.a. Gift Horse)

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

30min

31st Oct 1966

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.

The Chaperone

9. The Chaperone

30min

7th Nov 1966

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.

Here Come the Monkees

10. Here Come the Monkees

30min

14th Nov 1966

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

Monkees à la Carte

11. Monkees à la Carte

30min

21st Nov 1966

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

I've Got a Little Song Here

12. I've Got a Little Song Here

30min

28th Nov 1966

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.

One Man Shy

13. One Man Shy

30min

5th Dec 1966

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

Dance, Monkee, Dance

14. Dance, Monkee, Dance

30min

12th Dec 1966

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.

Too Many Girls (a.k.a. Davy and Fern)

15. Too Many Girls (a.k.a. Davy and Fern)

30min

19th Dec 1966

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

Son of a Gypsy

16. Son of a Gypsy

30min

26th Dec 1966

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

The Case of the Missing Monkee

17. The Case of the Missing Monkee

30min

9th Jan 1967

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

I Was a Teenage Monster

18. I Was a Teenage Monster

30min

16th Jan 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. Can the Monkees get their talent back? Byron Foulger appears as Groot, Dr. Mendoza's assistant.

Find the Monkees

19. Find the Monkees

30min

23rd Jan 1967

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.

Monkees in the Ring

20. Monkees in the Ring

30min

30th Jan 1967

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.

The Prince and the Paupers

21. The Prince and the Paupers

30min

6th Feb 1967

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.).

Monkees at the Circus

22. Monkees at the Circus

30min

13th Feb 1967

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.

Captain Crocodile

23. Captain Crocodile

30min

20th Feb 1967

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.

Monkees à la Mode

24. Monkees à la Mode

30min

27th Feb 1967

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.

Alias Micky Dolenz

25. Alias Micky Dolenz

30min

6th Mar 1967

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

Monkees Chow Mein

26. Monkees Chow Mein

30min

13th Mar 1967

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).

Monkee Mother

27. Monkee Mother

30min

20th Mar 1967

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.

The Monkees on the Line

28. The Monkees on the Line

30min

27th Mar 1967

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).

The Monkees Get Out More Dirt

29. The Monkees Get Out More Dirt

30min

3rd Apr 1967

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

The Monkees in Manhattan (a.k.a. The Monkees Manhattan Style)

30. The Monkees in Manhattan (a.k.a. The Monkees Manhattan Style)

30min

10th Apr 1967

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.

The Monkees at the Movies

31. The Monkees at the Movies

30min

17th Apr 1967

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

The Monkees on Tour

32. The Monkees on Tour

30min

24th Apr 1967

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

First air date

12th Sep 1966

Last air date

25th Mar 1968

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks