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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...
  1. 7.0/10(1 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. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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
  3. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - 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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  8. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Son of a Gypsy

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    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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  11. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - 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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  13. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - 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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  17. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Monkees on the Line

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    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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  19. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. 6.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - The Royal Flush

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    S1:E1

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

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  21. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. 6.0/10(1 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. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Here Come the Monkees

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    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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  24. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Monkees à la Carte

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    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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  25. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Monkee vs. Machine" is the best rated episode of "The Monkees" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 1 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, "Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers".