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The Best Episodes of The Monkees Season 1

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Every episode of The Monkees Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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. 8.1/10(197 votes)

    #1 - Monkee vs. Machine

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    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
  2. 8.1/10(149 votes)

    #2 - I Was a Teenage Monster

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    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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  3. 8.1/10(148 votes)

    #3 - The Monkees Get Out More Dirt

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    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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  4. 8.1/10(151 votes)

    #4 - The Monkees at the Movies

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    S1:E31

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

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  5. 8.0/10(125 votes)

    #5 - The Monkees in Manhattan (a.k.a. The Monkees Manhattan Style)

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    S1:E30

    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.

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  6. 8.0/10(142 votes)

    #6 - The Monkees on Tour

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    S1:E32

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

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    Director:Bob Rafelson
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.9/10(170 votes)

    #7 - Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers

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    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
  9. 7.9/10(172 votes)

    #8 - The Monkees in a Ghost Town

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    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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  10. 7.9/10(158 votes)

    #9 - I've Got a Little Song Here

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    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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  11. 7.9/10(141 votes)

    #10 - Captain Crocodile

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    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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  12. 7.8/10(164 votes)

    #11 - The Spy Who Came in From the Cool

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    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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  13. 7.8/10(145 votes)

    #12 - The Chaperone

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    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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  14. 7.8/10(141 votes)

    #13 - One Man Shy

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    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. 7.8/10(127 votes)

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

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    S1:E15

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

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  16. 7.8/10(140 votes)

    #15 - Find the Monkees

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    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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  17. 7.7/10(197 votes)

    #16 - Monkee See, Monkee Die

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    S1:E2

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

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  18. 7.7/10(139 votes)

    #17 - Dance, Monkee, Dance

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    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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  19. 7.6/10(115 votes)

    #18 - The Prince and the Paupers

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    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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  20. 7.6/10(133 votes)

    #19 - Alias Micky Dolenz

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    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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  21. 7.6/10(137 votes)

    #20 - Monkee Mother

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    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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  22. 7.5/10(144 votes)

    #21 - Success Story

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    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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  23. 7.5/10(133 votes)

    #22 - The Case of the Missing Monkee

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    S1:E17

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

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  24. 7.5/10(137 votes)

    #23 - Monkees à la Mode

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    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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  25. 7.4/10(133 votes)

    #24 - Monkees at the Circus

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    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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  26. 7.4/10(136 votes)

    #25 - Monkees Chow Mein

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    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Monkee vs. Machine" is the best rated episode of "The Monkees" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 197 votes. Directed by Bob Rafelson and written by David Panich, it aired on 9/26/1966. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "I Was a Teenage Monster".