The Monkees
“Who's putting who on? You'll never know till you see this show!”
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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Davy Jones/Monkees 1966 Promo
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Seasons
1.Royal Flush
6.712-09-196625 minThe Monkees rescue Princess Bettina, Duchess of Harmonica (Katherine Walsh) from her evil uncle Archduke Otto (Theodore Marcuse).
2.Monkee See, Monkee Die
8.019-09-196625 minThe Monkees spend the night in a haunted house to collect an inheritance.
3.Monkee vs. Machine
7.026-09-196625 minIn 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
7.003-10-196625 minA 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
7.010-10-196625 minThe 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...
6.Success Story
6.017-10-196625 minDavy'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
7.024-10-196625 minStranded 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
5.031-10-196624 minDavy 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)...
9.The Chaperone
7.007-11-196625 minDavy'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 chapero...
10.Here Come the Monkees - The Pilot
6.014-11-196625 minThe 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
6.021-11-196625 minThe 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
7.028-11-196625 minMike 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)
7.005-12-196625 minBashful 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
7.012-12-196625 minThe 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)
6.019-12-196625 minA domineering stage mother tries to use Davy to further her daughter Fern's career.
16.Son of a Gypsy
7.026-12-196625 minA 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
6.009-01-196725 minPeter becomes involved with the disappearance of the respected Professor Milo Schnitzler (Norbert Schiller) and then disappears himself.
18.I Was a Teenage Monster
7.016-01-196725 minA 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...
19.The Audition (Find the Monkees)
7.023-01-196725 minWhen 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, unaw...
20.Monkees in the Ring
6.030-01-196725 minA 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
6.006-02-196725 minDavy 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
7.013-02-196725 minTo 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 req...
23.Captain Crocodile
7.020-02-196725 minThe 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
7.027-02-196725 minThe 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...
25.Alias Micky Dolenz
6.006-03-196725 minThe 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
7.013-03-196725 minPeter 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
7.020-03-196725 minMiddle-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
7.027-03-196725 minHired 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
7.003-04-196725 minThe Monkees' friendship is threatened when they all fall for the same girl, luscious local laundromat proprietress April Conquest (Julie Newmar).
30.Monkees in Manhattan
6.010-04-196725 minIn 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
6.017-04-196725 minThe 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
6.024-04-196726 minA mini-documentary chronicling a live Monkees concert gig on location in Phoenix, Arizona during their first public appearance tour.
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