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The Best Episodes of The Monkees Season 1

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The Best Episodes of The Monkees Season 1

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 The Royal Flush
    7.3/10(240 votes)

    #1 - The Royal Flush

    S1:E1

    The Monkees rescue Princess Bettina, Duchess of Harmonica (Katherine Walsh) from her evil uncle Archduke Otto (Theodore Marcuse).

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  2. Background image for Monkee See, Monkee Die
    7.7/10(202 votes)

    #2 - Monkee See, Monkee Die

    S1:E2

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

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  3. Background image for Monkee vs. Machine
    8.1/10(201 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
    7.9/10(174 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
    7.8/10(166 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 Success Story
    7.5/10(146 votes)

    #6 - Success Story

    S1:E6

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

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  8. Background image for The Monkees in a Ghost Town
    7.9/10(176 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. Background image for Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth (a.k.a. Gift Horse)
    7.0/10(138 votes)

    #8 - Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth (a.k.a. Gift Horse)

    S1:E8

    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) after Davy rides it to victory over the horse of the father's neighbor. Famed character actor, and frequent Bob Hope sideman, Jerry Colonna plays veterinarian Doctor Mann.

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    Director:Bob Rafelson
    Writer:Dave Evans
  10. Background image for The Chaperone
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for Here Come the Monkees
    7.1/10(160 votes)

    #10 - Here Come the Monkees

    S1:E10

    The Monkees play a sweet sixteen party and help the birthday girl (Robyn Millan) with her studies after she falls for Davy.

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  12. Background image for Monkees à la Carte
    7.3/10(133 votes)

    #11 - Monkees à la Carte

    S1:E11

    The Monkees pose as the Purple Flower Gang to save their favourite Italian restaurant from a gangster (Harvey Lembeck).

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  13. Background image for I've Got a Little Song Here
    7.9/10(160 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for One Man Shy
    7.8/10(144 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for Dance, Monkee, Dance
    7.7/10(141 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for Too Many Girls (a.k.a. Davy and Fern)
    7.8/10(128 votes)

    #15 - Too Many Girls (a.k.a. Davy and Fern)

    S1:E15

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

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  17. Background image for Son of a Gypsy
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Background image for The Case of the Missing Monkee
    7.5/10(135 votes)

    #17 - The Case of the Missing Monkee

    S1:E17

    Peter becomes involved with the disappearance of the respected Professor Milo Schnitzler (Norbert Schiller) and then disappears himself.

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  19. Background image for I Was a Teenage Monster
    8.1/10(151 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for Find the Monkees
    7.8/10(142 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for Monkees in the Ring
    7.2/10(127 votes)

    #20 - Monkees in the Ring

    S1:E20

    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.

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  22. Background image for The Prince and the Paupers
    7.6/10(117 votes)

    #21 - The Prince and the Paupers

    S1:E21

    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.).

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  23. Background image for Monkees at the Circus
    7.5/10(136 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for Captain Crocodile
    7.9/10(142 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for Monkees à la Mode
    7.5/10(141 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for Alias Micky Dolenz
    7.5/10(138 votes)

    #25 - Alias Micky Dolenz

    S1:E25

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Royal Flush" is the best rated episode of "The Monkees" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 240 votes. Directed by James Frawley and written by Peter Meyerson, Robert Schlitt, it aired on 9/12/1966. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Monkee See, Monkee Die".