8.5/10173 votesLoading...#1 - The Devil and Peter Tork
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/1968
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 ?
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Robert Kaufman
8.2/10146 votesLoading...#2 - The Monkees Get Out More Dirt
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/3/1967
The Monkees' friendship is threatened when they all fall for the same girl, luscious local laundromat proprietress April Conquest (Julie Newmar).
Director: Gerald Shepard
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso
8.2/10148 votesLoading...#3 - The Monkees at the Movies
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 4/17/1967
The Monkees have a run-in with a snobbish movie idol (Bobby Sherman) on the set as extras in a beach movie.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso
8.2/10116 votesLoading...#4 - Monkees Paw
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/29/1968
A broken-down magician's (Hans Conried) magical monkey's paw starts to bring the equally broken Monkees luck... unfortunately, all bad.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Coslough Johnson
8.1/10188 votesLoading...#5 - Monkee vs. Machine
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1966
In a computerized toy factory, the Monkees foil an efficiency expert (Stan Freberg) who wants to replace an old toymaker (Walter Janovitz) with automation.
Director: Bob Rafelson
Writer: David Panich, Treva Silverman
8.1/10141 votesLoading...#6 - I Was a Teenage Monster
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/16/1967
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 back? Byron Foulger appears as Groot, Dr. Mendoza's assistant.
Director: Sidney Miller
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso, Dave Evans
8.0/10162 votesLoading...#7 - Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1966
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.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Dave Evans
8.0/10152 votesLoading...#8 - I've Got a Little Song Here
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/1966
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.
Director: Bruce Kessler
Writer: Treva Silverman
8.0/10137 votesLoading...#9 - Captain Crocodile
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/20/1967
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.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Robert Schlitt, Peter Meyerson, Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso
8.0/10123 votesLoading...#10 - The Monkees in Manhattan (a.k.a. The Monkees Manhattan Style)
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/10/1967
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.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso
8.0/10140 votesLoading...#11 - The Monkees on Tour
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 4/24/1967
A mini-documentary chronicling a live Monkees concert gig on location in Phoenix, Arizona during their first public appearance tour.
Director: Bob Rafelson
Writer: N/A
8.0/10121 votesLoading...#12 - A Nice Place to Visit
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1967
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).
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Treva Silverman
8.0/10129 votesLoading...#13 - Monkees on the Wheel
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/11/1967
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).
Director: N/A
Writer: Coslough Johnson
7.9/10167 votesLoading...#14 - The Monkees in a Ghost Town
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1966
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).
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Robert Schlitt, Peter Meyerson
7.9/10137 votesLoading...#15 - One Man Shy
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/1966
Bashful Peter tries to win the heart of lovely debutante Valerie Cartwright (Lisa James) while dealing with her haughty boyfriend Ronnie Farnsworth (George Furth).
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso, Treva Silverman
7.9/10133 votesLoading...#16 - Find the Monkees
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/23/1967
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, unaware they are desperately trying to audition for him.
Director: Richard Nunis
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso, Dave Evans
7.9/10122 votesLoading...#17 - The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1967
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).
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Jack Winter
7.9/10121 votesLoading...#18 - Art for Monkees' Sake
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1967
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.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: Coslough Johnson
7.9/10113 votesLoading...#19 - Wild Monkees
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1967
The Monkees turn chicken when they unwittingly befriend the girlfriends of a tough motorcycle gang.
Director: N/A
Writer: Stanley Ralph Ross
7.9/10159 votesLoading...#20 - Mijacogeo (a.k.a. The Frodis Caper)
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 3/25/1968
The Monkees match wits with the insane Wizard Glick (Rip Taylor), who is out to control the minds of television viewers worldwide.
Director: Micky Dolenz
Writer: Dave Evans, Micky Dolenz
7.8/10160 votesLoading...#21 - The Spy Who Came in From the Cool
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1966
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 two professional spies ?
Director: Bob Rafelson
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso
7.8/10140 votesLoading...#22 - The Chaperone
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1966
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 chaperone (Diana Chesney) gets drunk.
Director: Bruce Kessler
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso
7.8/10134 votesLoading...#23 - Dance, Monkee, Dance
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/12/1966
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.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Bernie Orenstein
7.8/10122 votesLoading...#24 - Too Many Girls (a.k.a. Davy and Fern)
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/19/1966
A domineering stage mother (Reta Shaw) tries to use Davy to further her daughter Fern's (Kelly Jean Peters) career.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso, Dave Evans
7.8/10108 votesLoading...#25 - Monkees Marooned
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1967
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).
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Stanley Ralph Ross
The Best Episodes of The Monkees
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Best Episodes Summary
"The Devil and Peter Tork" is the best rated episode of "The Monkees". It scored 8.5/10 based on 173 votes. Directed by James Frawley and written by Robert Kaufman, it aired on 2/5/1968. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Monkees Get Out More Dirt".