The Monkees
Season 1
32 episodes
- S01E01
The Royal Flush
When Davy rescues a damsel in distress, she turns out to be a princess whose uncle is out to assassinate her. Davy and his bandmates--Micky, Peter, and Mike--won't let that happen.
- S01E02
Monkee See, Monkee Die
The Monkees stay overnight at a supposedly haunted house, but it may be the living guests who are the most dangerous.
- S01E03
Monkee vs. Machine
When Mike is hired to work for a toy company, he meets Mr. Daggert (Stan Freberg), a cold-hearted business man who believes toys should only be designed by computers. Daggert fires a kindly old toymaker, but Mike--and the rest of the Monkees--won't stand for that decision.
- S01E04
Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers
It looks like the Monkees might win a band contest, but not if Nick Trump can help it. He befriends the Monkees, all the while plotting to have them kidnapped so his clients, the Four Swine, can win.
- S01E05
The Spy Who Came in from the Cool
The Monkees end up in possession of stolen microfilm, and a spy agency enlists their help to keep it from falling into Russia's hands.
- S01E06
The Success Story
Davy fears that if his visiting grandfather finds out he isn't a success, he will rip Davy away from his best friends and take him back to England.
- S01E07
The Monkees in a Ghost Town
Rose Marie, Lon Chaney Jr., and Len Lesser guest star in an episode where gangsters take the Monkees prisoner in an isolated ghost town.
- S01E08
Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth (a.k.a. Gift Horse)
There's a horse in the house when Davy takes in a young boy's horse. Chaos with the landlord and a veterinarian breaks out! The boys must figure out a way to make sure the little boy is able to keep his horse, and it includes farm work and Davy acting as a jockey.
- S01E09
The Chaperone
Davy's newest gal has a strict father and is only allowed to attend chaperoned parties, so the Monkees hire their cleaning lady. But when the woman passes out from too much alcohol, Micky dons a dress and wig and takes her place.
- S01E10
Here Come the Monkees
In this pilot episode, the Monkees get hired to play Vanessa Russell's birthday party, but when she becomes infatuated with Davy, her studying for school falls by the wayside. If her grades don't improve, the Monkees are out of a gig.
- S01E11
Monkees à la Carte
The Monkees have a plan to wrestle ownership of a restaurant away from gangsters. It involves working as waiters--and posing as gangsters--all at the same time.
- S01E12
I've Got a Little Song Here
The usually smart Mike is conned by a phony song publisher. Micky, Davy, and Peter plot to get Mike's money back. Featuring the first appearance of the Monkeemen.
- S01E13
One Man Shy (a.k.a. Peter and the Debutante)
Poor Peter falls for wealthy Valerie Cartwright. The other Monkees make sure Valerie notices Peter.
- S01E14
Dance, Monkees, Dance
All of the Monkees-except Davy--get conned into lifetime contracts with a shady dance studio. Davy gets a job as an instructor there while they plot how to bring down the studio and free themselves from lessons they can't afford.
- S01E15
Too Many Girls (a.k.a. Davy and Fern)
Mrs. Badderly wants her daughter, Fern, to have a career in show business with Davy as her partner, even if it means breaking up the Monkees!
- S01E16
The Son of a Gypsy
Ruthless gypsies kidnap the Monkees and get them to steal the priceless Maltese Vulture for them.
- S01E17
The Case of the Missing Monkee
Peter vanishes in the middle of a gig. His friends find him, but he no longer remembers them.
- S01E18
I Was a Teenage Monster
A mad scientist steals the Monkees' talent and gives it to his Frankenstein-like android.
- S01E19
Find the Monkees (a.k.a. The Audition)
The Monkees scramble to audition for a big producer, unaware that the mystery group he is looking for is them.
- S01E20
The Monkees in the Ring
Davy becomes a champion boxer. When his bandmates discover the fights are fixed, he doesn't believe them.
- S01E21
The Prince and the Pauper
The real life Davy Jones pulls double duty, playing TV character Davy and the shy Prince Ludlow, who asks TV character Davy to win him a bride.
- S01E22
The Monkees at the Circus
It's up to the Monkees to save the show when Davy falls for a ringmaster's daughter.
- S01E23
Captain Crocodile
The Monkees get a chance to be on television, but a jealous kids' show host, Captain Crocodile, is out to ruin their big break.
- S01E24
Monkees à la Mode
The Monkees are set to take down a fashion magazine's staff after they misrepresent the Monkees and ruin their reputation amongst their peers.
- S01E25
Alias Micky Dolenz
It's Micky's turn to meet a lookalike--the vicious gangster, Baby Face Morales.
- S01E26
Monkee Chow Mein
When Micky and then Peter are kidnapped by spies from Red China, it's up to Mike and Davy as the Monkeemen to rescue their friends.
- S01E27
Monkee Mother
Widow Millie (played by Rose Marie in her second Monkees appearance) moves in with the Monkees against their wishes. At first, this is a hassle, but the Monkees grow to love her.
- S01E28
Monkees on the Line
While working at a phone answering service, Davy delivers an incriminating message to a policeman in front of his wife, Peter ticks off some crooks trying to place bets, and Mike comes to the rescue of a suicidal actress.
- S01E29
Monkees Get Out More Dirt
All four Monkees fall for the same girl, April (played by Julie Newmar).
- S01E30
The Monkees in Manhattan (a.k.a. The Monkees Manhattan Style)
The Monkees travel to Manhattan to star in an aspiring playwright's new show, but when his backer backs down, the Monkees must search for a new angel.
- S01E31
The Monkees at the Movies (a.k.a. The Monkees in the Movies)
When they get work as extras in a beach movie, the Monkees try to get rid of an arrogant teen idol (played by Bobby Sherman) and replace him with Davy.
- S01E32
The Monkees on Tour
Not a typical episode, "The Monkees on Tour" is more of a mini-documentary chronicling the real life Monkees' concert stop in Phoenix, Arizona.
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