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Monkees Episode Guide

Welcome to the Monkees Episode Guide! The episode summaries have been taken from the Monkees trading/collector cards. I'm not sure if they are still available, but if they are you can get them from

You can read Bootsie's comments in Blue under a few descriptions. Be patient, someday they will all be filled.
I must also mention that "Monkee Fineness" is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 of MONKEE fineness, not AVERAGE fineness, so a low score doesn't mean they are not fine, it means that compared to other Monkee moments... oh, whatever!

#1 - “Royal Flush”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 9/12/66
Davy falls in love and with the help of the other Monkees, ultimately saves the lonely Princess Bettina, the Duchess of Harmonica, whose uncle, Archduke Otto, is plotting to kill her and take over the kingdom.

#2 - “Monkee See, Monkee Die”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 9/19/66


The boys spend the night in a creepy castle on a spooky island for the reading of the will of John Cunningham, a recently deceased eccentric millionaire, whom they befriended in the past.

#3 - “Monkee vs. Machine”
Directed by Robert Rafelson
Original Airdate 9/26/66


Toy company manager Daggart hires Mike, who short circuited the company’s computer(Daggart takes this as a sign of genius). The Monkees infiltrate the testing lab to discredit the computer built toys in favor of hand made toys.

#4 - “Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers”

Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 10/03/66


The Monkees enter a talent contest. To prevent them from winning, the manager of a competing band convinces them that it would be a good publicity stunt for Davy to be kidnapped.

This episode suddenly turns into a teen beach movie when a party ensues at the Monkees' Pad. The only thing missing was the chick with the fringed minidress. The boys attempt to throw Peter out of the window to attract a passerby, but reconsider when they realize he may land on someone and hurt them. But when Mikcy suggests a bedsheet ladder Mike says they're on the first floor, so why not just climb out?
There's an interview at the end wherin Mike calls himself a loser and gives us alot of wisdom. Isn't that just like Mike?

Monkee Fineness Rating: 6
Favorite part of the episode: When the boys take their shirts off. Duh!
Line Bootsie is most likely to use in normal conversation: "Oh, nothing for us, thanks. We just came in to have our clothes ripped off."

#5 - “The Spy Who Came in From the Cool”
Directed by Robert Rafelson
Original Airdate 10/10/66


Two spies, Boris and Madame, pursue the Monkees after Davy buys a pair of red maracas which turn out to have secret microfilm hidden inside.

#6 - “Success Story”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 10/17/66


Davy’s grandfather is convinced that he should take Davy back to England with him for his own good and the guys must figure out a way to keep Davy in America.

#7 - “Monkees in a Ghost Town”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 10/24/66


The Monkees get very lost and end up in a ghost town used as a hide-out by gangsters George and Lenny. They are captured and locked up in jail, to await the arrival of the “The Big Man”.

#8 - “Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth”


Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 10/31/66


A boy’s father refuses to allow him to keep his horse, so he gives it to Davy. Unable to keep the horse themselves, the guys have a chance to help the boy keep his horse by having Davy ride him in a race.

Our guys are so cute in this one! Some kid leaves his horse with Davy because his dad won't let him keep it. Davy takes it back to the beach house. It does leave one to wonder how many times that horse crapped in their house and whether or not they made Peter clean it up. Peter's cream of rootbeer soup makes the horse sick and in comes the cooky vet Dr. Mann. He then diagnoses the "horse" as having a split personality. I love the out-of-focus shots and weird zooms. This episode does leave you pondering some important questions like What kind of name is Jeremy for a horse? and Why is the kid's dad so old? Well, the guys have to work on the farm. Oh, the crazy things they do! They all romp around playing catch with a bucket and their youthful playfullness makes me want to jump 'em all... ehem! Sorry. Got carried away. Anyway, the boys get kicked off the farm and Davy puts his old man sweater back on.
Monkee Fineness Rating: 10
Favorite line: Mike- "Davy, you and Peter go hide in the bedroom."
Davy- "He already knows about us. It's the horse we've got to hide."
Best costume choice: Davy bare chested, bare footed and riding a horse. Oi!

#9 - “The Chaperone”

Directed by Bruce Kessler
Original Airdate 11/07/66


Unable to find a chaperone for his date, Davy persuades Micky to dress as a woman and take on the role - only to find that the drummer is attractive to unsuspecting gentleman.

#10 - “Here Come the Monkees” (Pilot Episode)

Directed by Mike Elliot
Original Airdate 11/14/66


The re-edited Pilot Episode. The Monkees play at a sweet sixteen party and Davy falls in love with the birthday girl. In this, the first episode filmed, the Monkees have a wood-paneled car instead of the Monkeemobile and Mike is referred to as Woolhat.

Okay, I made two observations during this episode that I just wanted to share.
#1 During the "I Wanna Be Free" romp Davy and Vanessa run across the park. There's something on the back of her pants. It looks like she sat in something. What is that?
#2 When Vanessa comes home from her date with Davy her dad scolds her for coming in at one a.m. What are Vanessa's parents doing playing cards at one a.m.?

#11 - “Monkee a la Carte”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 11/21/66


An old man is duped into giving up his Italian restaurant by the mob and the Monkees come to the rescue.

#12 - “I’ve Got a Little Song Here”

Directed by Bruce Kessler
Original Airdate 11/28/66


A shady music publisher claims that for only $99.95 he can get a famous actress to sing Mike’s song in a movie. The others change into caped Monkeemen, sneak into the publisher’s office and discover that Mike is being cheated.

#13 - “One Man Shy” (Peter and the Debutante)
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 12/05/66


The guys help Peter win the heart of a debutante away from her snobbish boyfriend.

#14 - “Dance, Monkee, Dance”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 12/12/66


Peter “wins” a free dance lesson and ends up signing a lifetime contract. Micky and Mike try to help him break the contract but are tricked into signing lifetime agreements themselves.

#15 - “Too Many Girls” (Davy and Fern)
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 12/19/66


An underhanded stage mother tries to split the band by pairing her daughter and Davy in a talent contest. Mike acts as “Billy Ray Hodstetter” in the talent show, singing his own song “Different Drum”.

#16 - “Son of a Gypsy”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 12/26/66


The Monkees are kidnapped by Gypsies who want the boys to steal the valuable “Maltese Vulture”. After enduring torture, or at least the thought of it, the Monkees agree.

First of all, as Davy is stretched on the rack until he's taller than the other three Monkees, I'm wondering what a gypsy camp is doing in the middle of California.
Second of all, the guard holding the guys in the ballroom is kinda hot. I'm just saying.
Monkee Fineness: 5
Number of times Davy's made fun of for his height: 3
Funniest Line: "Hey, can't you guys read?" "No. We're musicians."

#17 - “The Case of the Missing Monkee”

Directed by Robert Rafelson
Original Airdate 01/09/67


Peter discovers a plot to smuggle a well-known professor out of the country. While trying to help the professor, Peter’s memory is erased by the evil Dr. Markovich.

#18 - “I Was a Teenage Monster”
Directed by Sidney Miller
Original Airdate 01/16/67


A mad doctor hires the Monkees to tutor his monster in music. The creature can’t sing, so the scientist transfers the Monkees musical ability into the monster.

#19 - “Find The Monkees” (The Audition)
Directed by Richard Nunis
Original Airdate 01/23/67


All the neighborhood bands receive invitations to try out for a television show except the Monkees. Unbeknownst to them, the shows producer has heard a tape of theirs and is desperately looking for them.

#20 - “Monkees in The Ring”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 10/03/66


A crooked fight manager, Sholto, tricks Davy into believing that he has talent as a boxer. Davy wins all of his fights because they are fixed, earning him a chance to fight the champ.

#21 - “The Prince And The Paupers”



Directed by James Komack
Original Airdate 02/06/67


Peruvian Prince Ludlow, who looks exactly like Davy, must wed in twenty-four hours or forfeit the throne to an evil count. Davy agrees to switch places with the shy prince in order to help win the Prince’s dream girl.

#22 - Monkees at The Circus”
Directed by Bruce Kessler
Original Airdate 02/13/67


The Monkees join a financially troubled circus as trapeze artists to attract larger crowds. Micky makes a reference to “Circus Boy”(in which he had starred as a boy) by singing a bit of the show’s theme song.

#23 - “Captain Crocodile”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 02/20/67


The Monkees guest on a children’s show. The show’s star is jealous of the band so he sabotages their appearance by forging notes in crayon saying that all the kids hate the Monkees

#24 - “Monkees A La Mode”
Directed by Alex Singer
Original Airdate 02/27/67


Chic magazine chooses the Monkees as “typical young Americans of the year”. The editor rejects an accurate article about the Monkees and substitutes a fabrication, irking all of the Monkees’ friends.

#25 - “Alias Micky Dolenz"

Directed by Bruce Kessler
Original Airdate 03/06/67


The police ask Micky to impersonate an incarcerated killer, Baby Face Morales, in order to apprehend the rest of his gang and find his hidden loot.

#26 - “Monkees Chow Mein”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 03/13/67


Peter finds a fortune cookie which contains part of the secret formula for the “doomsday bug”. A spy ring headed by the evil Dragonman kidnaps Micky and Peter, so Mike and Davy transform into caped Monkeemen to save their friends.

#27 - “Monkee Mother”

Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 03/20/67


The landlord tires of waiting for the Monkees to pay the rent and leases the house to widow Milly Rudnick(Rose Marie), who lets the boys stay on as boarders. In order to get Milly to move out, the guys must find her a new husband.

#28 - “Monkees On The Line”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 03/27/67


The guys get a job at the Urgent Answering Service and violate Rule Number One: don’t get involved with the client.

#29 - “Monkees Get Out More Dirt”
Directed by Gerald Shepard
Original Airdate 04/03/67


The Monkees meet the stunning April Conquest and all four fall in love with her. April is smitten with all of them, but becomes ill from the resulting emotional turmoil. The guys decide that three of them must step aside.

#30 - “Monkees in Manhattan”
Directed by Russell Mayberry
Original Airdate 04/10/67


The Monkees go to New York to star in a Broadway play, only to find that Mr. Baker, the show’s producer, has no money because the show’s backer has backed out.

If you own the boxed set you get to see the Kellogs commercial once again. This episode features my favorite romp: Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow. The show ends with an interview in which Mike decides to burn The Village and Davy professes his attraction to Ursula Andress.
I have to mention here that I was once cast to play a sexy newlywed who was described as "an Ursula Andress type". Okay, moving on.
I remember seeing this interview in junior high and taking to heart Mike's statement about digging a garage door. He suggested starting National Monkee Love Something Ugly Week. "Well, it applies to you alot, Bob." The boys proceed to maul Keiva the makeup man and Mike insults Bob Rafelson once again: "Why do you like that shirt, Bob?">The episode ends with a cool alternate version of Words. Micky does some fancy footwork while Davy plays with a wind chime.
While taking stills from this episode I stumbled onto the following photo that I happened to snap at the right time.
This photo is rated PG-13
Monkee Fineness Rating: 7 (I docked a few points for the boring Beatles suits)
Favorite Line: "Is this a group or just a bunch of weirdos?"
Line I'm most likely to quote on a regular basis: "I'll be in the bar."
Sexual innuendo tally: 6

#31 - “Monkees at The Movies”
Directed by Russell Mayberry
Original Airdate 04/17/67


The Monkees are hired as movie extras. The film’s star, Frankie Catalina, can’t sing, can’t surf, and is afraid of girls, yet still has a huge ego. Frankie walks off the picture and Davy replaces him. Davy’s ego quickly grows as large as Frankie’s.

#32 - “Monkees on Tour”

Directed by Robert Rafelson
Original Airdate 04/24/67


This episode documents the Monkees on a typical day on tour. The segments of their live shows were shot at the Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona on January 21, 1967.

#33 - “It’s a Nice Place to Visit”

Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 09/11/67


The first episode of the second season. The Monkees’ car breaks down in Mexico, where Davy falls in love with Angelita, a girl who is spoken for by the bandit, El Diablo. For the new season, the ending theme was changed to Peter’s “For Pete’s Sake”.

#34 - “The Picture Frame” (The Bank Robbery)
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 10/03/66


Believing that they are working as movie extras, the Monkees unwittingly rob the Ninth National Bank.

#35 - “Everywhere a Sheik Sheik”
Directed by Alex Singer
Original Airdate 09/25/67


The daughter of a Nehudian sheik must wed, and so chooses Davy to avoid marrying the villainous Vidaru. When Davy is abducted, the others try to rescue him while Vidaru has an assassin make an attempt on all of their lives.

#36 - “Monkee Mayor”
Directed by Alex Singer
Original Airdate 10/02/67


The Monkees’ neighbors are being evicted from their homes because the city is putting up a parking lot. The Monkees soon discover that there is an evil parking lot conspiracy.

#37 - “Art For Monkees Sake”
Directed by Alex Singer
Original Airdate 10/09/67


Peter takes up painting and finds that he has a knack for copying the masters. Two unscrupulous museum guards also notice this and force Peter to paint a forgery for them.

#38 - “I Was A 99 Pound Weakling”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 10/16/67


Micky’s girl is stolen by Bulk, a muscular beach boy. To win her back, Davy is put on a health regimen including a diet of “fried fermented goat’s milk curd.”

#39 - “Hillbilly Honeymoon” (Shotgun Wedding)
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 10/23/67


The Monkees enter a feud between two hillbilly families, the Weskitts and the Chubbers. Ella Mae Chubber takes a shine to Davy and he faces a shotgun wedding, but he’s kidnapped by a jealous Judd Weskitt.

#40 - “Monkees Marooned”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 10/30/67


With a treasure map in hand, the Monkees go to a desert island to dig for buried loot. Instead, they find the crazed Major Pshaw and his man Friday, Thursday.

#41 - “Card-Carrying Red Shoes”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 11/06/67


The Monkees (sans Mike) are hired to play for the Druvanian ballet, but they cannot play the Druvanian instruments. A ballerina, who wishes to defect, falls for Peter. What she and the Monkees don’t know is that she has a secret microfilm hidden in her ballet slipper.

#42 - “The Wild Monkees”
Directed by Jon C. Anderson
Original Airdate 11/13/67


The Monkees work at a hotel where a group of beautiful biker girls check in. When competition rolls into town (a vicious male biker gang who happen to be the girls ex-boyfriends) the Monkees form their own rival gang “The Chickens”.

#43 - “A Coffin Too Frequent”
Directed by David Winters
Original Airdate 11/20/67


The boys are awakened by a strange man in their apartment setting up a séance for a Mrs. Witherspoon, whose husband is being brought back from the dead.

#44 - “Hitting The High Seas”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 11/27/67


When the Monkees work on a sailing ship, Mike becomes ill from seasick pills and goes below for the rest of the episode. After an unsuccessful attempt to incite the crew to mutiny, the Monkees are forced to walk the plank.

#45 - “Monkees In Texas”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 12/04/67


The Monkees visit Mike’s aunt’s ranch in Texas, which is being besieged by Black Bart. Mike finds that the soil has a unusual oleaginous quality and realizes why Black Bart wants the ranch.

#46 - “Monkees On The Wheel”
Directed by Jerry Shepard
Original Airdate 12/11/67


In Las Vegas, Micky hits the jackpot on a slot machine and then bets the proceeds on a roulette wheel. The wheel is rigged by a gang to land on the same number Micky bets. When Micky breaks the bank, the crooks try to steal the money back.

#47 - “The Christmas Show”

Directed by Jon Anderson
Original Airdate 12/25/67


The Monkees look after a cynical rich boy over the Christmas Holidays. A few bumped and bruised Monkees later, the boy learns the spirit of the holidays. The Monkees introduce the members of the show’s crew at the end.

#48 - “Fairy Tale”

Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 01/08/68


The Monkees are four medieval peasants. Mike is a cobbler, Micky an innkeeper, and Davy a tailor. Peter is in love with the repugnant Princess Gwen, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the cobbler.

#49 - “Monkees Watch Their Feet”

Directed by Alex Singer
Original Airdate 01/15/68


Micky is abducted by aliens and replaced with an imperfect android. Davy and Peter catch on because of Micky’s strange behavior (and backwards feet).

#50 - “Monstrous Monkee Mash”
Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 01/22/68


The Monkees run into Count Dracula, who throws Micky to a werewolf, tries to turn Davy into a vampire, and wants to use Peter’s brain for a monster. Mike poses as the mummy to prevent the operation on Peter.

#51 - “The Monkees’ Paw”



Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 01/29/68


Micky buys a monkey’s paw with powers to grant him three wishes. After wasting his first two wishes, Micky wishes that he could stop talking about the paw and becomes mute.

#52 - “The Devil And Peter Tork”


Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 02/05/68


Peter unwittingly trades his soul to the Devil for a harp. The Monkees, with the harp in the act, are a smash and the Devil comes to collect Peter’s soul.

Peter gets so sad in this one that I just want to hold him and make him feel better! And we get to see his cute dimples ALL THE TIME! This episode also includes the "No Time" video in which Micky is wearing his famous rug. Bootsie, Nat, Bootsie and Sunny tried to recreate this video at Bootsie's wedding. I'd say we did a pretty good job, but then I'd been drinking quite a bit.
It also features an interesting rendition of "I Wanna Be Free" on the harp which Bootsie now has on CD.

Number of times they try to say Hell: 4
Names used for Satan: Mr. Zero, Himself, The Devil, The Snake
Gayest line: "I always did like young sailors."
Uglies outfits: The female devil costumes
Monkee fineness: 4 over all, but Peter gets a 7

#53 - “Monkees Race Again” (Leave the Driving To Us)

Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 02/12/68


Davy’s grandfather’s friend, T. N. Crumpets, asks the Monkees to help him win a car race. Davy drives the Monkeemobile in the race competing against the Klutzmobile.

#54 - “Monkees In Paris”
Directed by Robert Rafelson
Original Airdate 02/19/68


In a fit of boredom, the Monkees walk off the set of the show and fly to Paris. The boys run around the avenues of Paris while being chased by four beautiful girls.

#55 - “Monkees Mind Their Manor”
Directed by Peter H. Thorkelson
Original Airdate 02/26/68


Davy inherits an estate in England. The group goes to England only to find they must stay there for five years if Davy is to inherit.

#56 - “Some Like It Lukewarm” (The Band Contest)

Directed by James Frawley
Original Airdate 03/04/68


The Monkees try out for a talent show, but only mixed groups are accepted. The guys pick Davy to dress up like a girl. They tie with another group who have a girl masquerading as a men.

#57 - “Monkees Blow Their Mind”
Directed by David Winters
Original Airdate 03/11/68


Peter visits a hypnotist to remove his songwriters block. Instead, Peter is drugged and falls under his control.

#58 - “Mijacogeo” (The Frodis Caper)

Directed by Micky Dolenz
Original Airdate 03/25/68


The Monkees find Peter frozen in front of the TV. Station KXIW-TV has been taken over by the evil Wizard Glick, who intends to rule the world.

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