The Monkees
The Monkees
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The Monkees

Who's putting who on? You'll never know till you see this show!

6.5 / 10
1966
2 seasons
58 episodes
ComedyFamily

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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Trailer

Davy Jones/Monkees 1966 Promo

Cast

Seasons

  • Royal Flush

    1.Royal Flush

    6.7
    12-09-196625m

    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

    8.0
    19-09-196625m

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

  • Monkee vs. Machine

    3.Monkee vs. Machine

    7.0
    26-09-196625m

    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

    7.0
    03-10-196625m

    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

    7.0
    10-10-196625m

    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...

  • Success Story

    6.Success Story

    6.0
    17-10-196625m

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

  • Monkees in a Ghost Town

    7.Monkees in a Ghost Town

    7.0
    24-10-196625m

    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

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

    5.0
    31-10-196624m

    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)...

  • The Chaperone

    9.The Chaperone

    7.0
    07-11-196625m

    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 chapero...

  • Here Come the Monkees - The Pilot

    10.Here Come the Monkees - The Pilot

    6.0
    14-11-196625m

    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

    6.0
    21-11-196625m

    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

    7.0
    28-11-196625m

    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 (Peter and the Debutante)

    13.One Man Shy (Peter and the Debutante)

    7.0
    05-12-196625m

    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

    7.0
    12-12-196625m

    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 (Davy and Fern)

    15.Too Many Girls (Davy and Fern)

    6.0
    19-12-196625m

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

  • Son of a Gypsy

    16.Son of a Gypsy

    7.0
    26-12-196625m

    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

    6.0
    09-01-196725m

    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

    7.0
    16-01-196725m

    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...

  • The Audition (Find the Monkees)

    19.The Audition (Find the Monkees)

    7.0
    23-01-196725m

    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, unaw...

  • Monkees in the Ring

    20.Monkees in the Ring

    6.0
    30-01-196725m

    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

    6.0
    06-02-196725m

    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

    7.0
    13-02-196725m

    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 req...

  • Captain Crocodile

    23.Captain Crocodile

    7.0
    20-02-196725m

    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

    7.0
    27-02-196725m

    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...

  • Alias Micky Dolenz

    25.Alias Micky Dolenz

    6.0
    06-03-196725m

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

  • Monkee Chow Mein

    26.Monkee Chow Mein

    7.0
    13-03-196725m

    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

    7.0
    20-03-196725m

    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.

  • Monkees on the Line

    28.Monkees on the Line

    7.0
    27-03-196725m

    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).

  • Monkees Get Out More Dirt

    29.Monkees Get Out More Dirt

    7.0
    03-04-196725m

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

  • Monkees in Manhattan

    30.Monkees in Manhattan

    6.0
    10-04-196725m

    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.

  • Monkees at the Movies

    31.Monkees at the Movies

    6.0
    17-04-196725m

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

  • Monkees on Tour

    32.Monkees on Tour

    6.0
    24-04-196726m

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

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