The Monkees

1966
The Monkees

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 A Nice Place to Visit Sep 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).

EP2 The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery) Sep 18, 1967

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).

EP3 Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik Sep 25, 1967

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

EP4 Monkee Mayor Oct 02, 1967

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

EP5 Art for Monkees' Sake Oct 09, 1967

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.

EP6 I Was A 99 Pound Weakling Oct 16, 1967

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).

EP7 Hillbilly Honeymoon (a.k.a. Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding) Oct 23, 1967

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).

EP8 Monkees Marooned Oct 30, 1967

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).

EP9 The Card Carrying Red Shoes Nov 06, 1967

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

EP10 Wild Monkees Nov 13, 1967

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

EP11 A Coffin Too Frequent Nov 20, 1967

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.

EP12 Hitting the High Seas Nov 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).

EP13 Monkees in Texas Dec 04, 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.

EP14 Monkees on the Wheel Dec 11, 1967

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).

EP15 The Christmas Show Dec 25, 1967

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

EP16 Fairy Tale Jan 08, 1968

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).

EP17 Monkees Watch Their Feet Jan 15, 1968

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.

EP18 Monstrous Monkee Mash Jan 22, 1968

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.

EP19 Monkees Paw Jan 29, 1968

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

EP20 The Devil and Peter Tork Feb 05, 1968

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 ?

EP21 Monkees Race Again (a.k.a. Leave the Driving to Us) Feb 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. Featuring a cameo appearance by co-producer Bob Rafelson as the "World's Oldest Flower Child."

EP22 Monkees in Paris (a.k.a. The Paris Show) Feb 19, 1968

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

EP23 Monkees Mind Their Manor Feb 26, 1968

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.

EP24 Some Like it Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest) Mar 04, 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 for her group who is also in the contest.

EP25 Monkees Blow Their Minds Mar 11, 1968

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.

EP26 Mijacogeo (a.k.a. The Frodis Caper) Mar 25, 1968

The Monkees match wits with the insane Wizard Glick (Rip Taylor), who is out to control the minds of television viewers worldwide.
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Released: 12 September 1966 Ended
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.monkees.net/
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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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amexspam A poor combination of borscht-belt jokes, vaudeville sight gags that were 30 years old even then, a predictable Hanna-Barbera cartoon approach to a show that couldn't quite decide if it was a kid's show or something more grownup. When I watched the show at age 11 I thought it was stupid. I watched this show again recently on Antenna TV and although many of my opinions have changed over the years the original one remains. This is bad slap-stick with songs, performed by characters that were not funny and couldn't act. The surprising part is many of the songs do hold up. Even 55 years later several of the pieces are memorable and well done. I also enjoy the pretty girls and the mid 60s cars I grew up with. However, this is bad TV.
p-dave2 Correction: The country club and its bar sequences in the pilot were shot at the famous Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, which is where most other exterior scenes in the Pilot occurred; nothing was shot in Florida.The Monkees stayed at the Hotel Del Coronado during shooting of these scenes, which was a treat for them, being they were young unstably working performers.In-between setups of the Pilot marks the very first time The Monkees played together as a group. While waiting for shots to be ready, they asked crew members if they could hook into the amplifiers and start playing songs. The first songs they tried playing together were folk songs and Chuck Berry numbers.Regarding the Monkees auditions: Mike Nesmith wore a wool cap to his audition, as seen at the end of the Pilot in the footage of his screen test. Bob Rafelson, co-creator and occasional director of episodes, requested Nesmith to wear the wool cap in every episode thereafter, which Nesmith was against, but did so anyway. Hence, in the beginning of The Monkees, Nesmith was often referred to as "Wool Cap". The cap Nesmith wore took on many alterations throughout the series (i.e., button, color, style). Nesmith is also wearing a harmonica in his screen test because he was influenced by Bob Dylan, who wore one this way. Neil Young saw the harmonica around Nesmith's neck and curiously asked him about it. Also, some 25 years later at a concert a fan approached and surprised Nesmith by presenting him with the original wool cap he wore to his audition.David Jones also wore a hat during part of his audition, and occasionally wears hats in some episodes.Previous to the auditions, Peter Tork had met Nesmith a couple of times at the Troubadour in LA, the rest of The Monkees had never met each other prior to the auditions and inception of The Monkees.Peter Tork has mentioned he was afraid to use marijuana during the 10 days required to shoot this pilot, and, hence, abstained for the shoot of the Pilot.
Thor2000 To be honest, I was never a big Beatle fan, but if they were more like Mikey, Davy, Peter and Michael, I could have tolerated them. First off, I loved the Monkees more for their slipshod, improvisational, Benny Hill comedy than their music. They seemed to barely stick to a script as they just had fun, and a lot of their guest stars seemed to share the fun. Some of whom were John Hoyt and the timeless Marla Martel. Most of the music was great, but I loved their comedy routines best. Mickey was the funniest with Michael as his straight man. Peter, the shy one, was funny when he did the dumb guy thing who got his buddies in trouble, but Davy also did the same thing as the cute one with girls chasing him down. My favorite episodes are the ones with the reading of the will, the mad scientist and the fairy tell. I didn't mind much that they weren't allowed to play their instruments, but I was shocked to hear in recent years they smoked pott. I thought they would have known better, but then looking at ""Head," I guess they know now.
kaystar16 The Monkees was one of the most unique television shows ever created! The show featured great music and comedy that had people laughing for hours. All four of the guys were extremely talented and no one else could have taken their place. The show should be run more often so that today's generation of kids can enjoy them too.