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The Best Episodes of The Monkees

Every episode of The Monkees ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Monkees!

The Best Episodes of The Monkees

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...

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  1. Background image for Fairy Tale
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Fairy Tale

    S2:E16

    A Monkee pantomime romp through Fairy Tale Land, introduced by a "Town Crier" (Rege Cordic), sees Peter rescuing a haughty princess (Michael) from death by her fiendish fiancee (Murray Roman).

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  2. Background image for Some Like it Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Some Like it Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest)

    S2:E24

    To enter and win a band contest hosted by radio DJ Jerry Blavat, David poses as a girl and falls in love with Daphne (Deana Martin), posing as a boy for her group who is also in the contest.

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  3. Background image for Monkee vs. Machine
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Monkee vs. Machine

    S1:E3

    In a computerized toy factory, the Monkees foil an efficiency expert (Stan Freberg) who wants to replace an old toymaker (Walter Janovitz) with automation.

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    Director:Bob Rafelson
  4. Background image for Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers

    S1:E4

    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.

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    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Dave Evans
  5. Background image for The Spy Who Came in From the Cool
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Spy Who Came in From the Cool

    S1:E5

    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 ?

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  6. Background image for The Monkees in a Ghost Town
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Monkees in a Ghost Town

    S1:E7

    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).

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  8. Background image for The Chaperone
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Chaperone

    S1:E9

    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.

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  9. Background image for I've Got a Little Song Here
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - I've Got a Little Song Here

    S1:E12

    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.

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  10. Background image for One Man Shy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - One Man Shy

    S1:E13

    Bashful Peter tries to win the heart of lovely debutante Valerie Cartwright (Lisa James) while dealing with her haughty boyfriend Ronnie Farnsworth (George Furth).

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  11. Background image for Dance, Monkee, Dance
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Dance, Monkee, Dance

    S1:E14

    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.

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  12. Background image for Son of a Gypsy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Son of a Gypsy

    S1:E16

    A band of gypsies, headed by the powerful Maria (Jeanne Arnold), force the Monkees to steal a priceless statuette called the "Maltese Vulture."

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  13. Background image for I Was a Teenage Monster
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - I Was a Teenage Monster

    S1:E18

    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.

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  14. Background image for Find the Monkees
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Find the Monkees

    S1:E19

    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.

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  15. Background image for Monkees at the Circus
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Monkees at the Circus

    S1:E22

    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 requires them to actually perform.

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  16. Background image for Captain Crocodile
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Captain Crocodile

    S1:E23

    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.

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  17. Background image for Monkees à la Mode
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Monkees à la Mode

    S1:E24

    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 clean cut young men.

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  18. Background image for Monkees Chow Mein
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Monkees Chow Mein

    S1:E26

    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).

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  19. Background image for Monkee Mother
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Monkee Mother

    S1:E27

    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.

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  20. Background image for The Monkees on the Line
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Monkees on the Line

    S1:E28

    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).

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  21. Background image for The Monkees Get Out More Dirt
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - The Monkees Get Out More Dirt

    S1:E29

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

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  22. Background image for A Nice Place to Visit
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - A Nice Place to Visit

    S2:E1

    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).

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  23. Background image for The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)

    S2:E2

    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).

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    Director:James Frawley
  24. Background image for Art for Monkees' Sake
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Art for Monkees' Sake

    S2:E5

    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.

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  25. Background image for I Was A 99 Pound Weakling
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - I Was A 99 Pound Weakling

    S2:E6

    After losing his girlfriend Brenda to a muscle man named Bulk, Micky starts a health program under the guidance of fraudulent physical cultist Shah-Ku (Monte Landis).

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  26. Background image for Hillbilly Honeymoon (a.k.a. Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding)
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Hillbilly Honeymoon (a.k.a. Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding)

    S2:E7

    Lost in Swineville, the Monkees get caught in the middle of a hillbilly feud between the Weskitts and Chubbers with Davy staring down the barrel of a shotgun wedding to pretty Ella Mae Chubber (Melody Patterson).

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Best Episodes Summary

"Fairy Tale" is the best rated episode of "The Monkees". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by James Frawley and written by Peter Meyerson, it aired on 1/8/1968. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Some Like it Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest)".