8.0/10121 votes#1 - 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
7.9/10122 votes#2 - 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
7.5/10118 votes#3 - Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1967
It is a "harem-scare 'em" scene as Davy faces the prospect of marriage to a lovely Nehudian princess (Donna Loren).
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: Jack Winter
7.7/10121 votes#4 - Monkee Mayor
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1967
Mike casts his wool hat into the ring to stop a crooked construction tycoon (Monte Landis) from turning the city into parking lots.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: Jack Winter
7.9/10121 votes#5 - 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
7.2/10128 votes#6 - I Was A 99 Pound Weakling
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1967
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).
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso, Neil Burstyn
7.7/10129 votes#7 - Hillbilly Honeymoon (a.k.a. Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding)
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1967
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).
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Peter Meyerson
7.8/10108 votes#8 - 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
7.0/10122 votes#9 - The Card Carrying Red Shoes
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1967
Peter is the target of a romantic prima ballerina (Ondine Vaughn) and a dastardly plot choreographed by the rest of the ballet company.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Lee Sanford
7.9/10113 votes#10 - 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
7.6/10109 votes#11 - A Coffin Too Frequent
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1967
A mad scientist (George Furth), his goony cousin (Mickey Morton), and his dotty aunt (Ruth Buzzi) use the Monkees' pad for a séance to summon their relative Elmer from beyond.
Director: David Winters
Writer: Stella Linden
7.6/10112 votes#12 - Hitting the High Seas
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1967
Thoughts of mutiny are bountiful as the Monkees try to stop the hijack of a cargo ship by a vengeful sea captain (Chips Rafferty).
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Jack Winter
7.8/10123 votes#13 - Monkees in Texas
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/1967
In the Lone Star State, the Monkees outwit Black Bart (Barton MacLane), his cohort Red (Len Lesser) and the gang to save Mike's Aunt Kate's (Jacqueline deWit) ranch.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Jack Winter
8.0/10129 votes#14 - 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
7.7/10165 votes#15 - The Christmas Show
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1967
The Monkees try to instil the spirit of Christmas in a cynical little boy (Butch Patrick) who has soured on the whole idea.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dave Evans, Neil Burstyn
7.8/10141 votes#16 - Fairy Tale
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/8/1968
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).
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Peter Meyerson
7.3/10109 votes#17 - Monkees Watch Their Feet
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1968
A documented film report by the Department of UFO Information, headed by Pat Paulsen, shows the Monkees foiling an invasion by aliens (Stuart Margolin and Nita Talbot) from Planet Zlotnick.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: Coslough Johnson
7.5/10139 votes#18 - Monstrous Monkee Mash
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/22/1968
The Monkees attempt to rescue Davy from his girlfriend Lorelei (Arlene Martel), Count Batula (Ron Masak), a wolf man (David Pearl), mummy man, and a Frankenstein-looking monster in a creepy castle.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: David Panich, Neil Burstyn
8.2/10116 votes#19 - 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
8.5/10173 votes#20 - 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
7.0/10105 votes#21 - Monkees Race Again (a.k.a. Leave the Driving to Us)
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/12/1968
Davy drives the Monkeemobile in an auto race when the British entry is sabotaged by Baron Von Klutz (David Hurst) and his Klutzmobile. Featuring a cameo appearance by co-producer Bob Rafelson as the "World's Oldest Flower Child."
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Dave Evans
6.7/10113 votes#22 - Monkees in Paris (a.k.a. The Paris Show)
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/19/1968
The Monkees take a vacation from the studio grind and are chased (on location) all over the French Capital by beautiful girls and gendarme.
Director: Bob Rafelson
Writer: N/A
7.7/10109 votes#23 - Monkees Mind Their Manor
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/26/1968
Davy inherits an English manor but must first win a tournament against Sir Twiggley Toppen Middle Bottom (Bernard Fox) with lances, swords and vocal cords.
Director: Peter Tork
Writer: Coslough Johnson
7.7/10129 votes#24 - Some Like it Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest)
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1968
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.
Director: James Frawley
Writer: Stanley Z. Cherry, Joel Kane
7.4/10119 votes#25 - Monkees Blow Their Minds
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/11/1968
The Monkees swing to the rescue when mentalist Oracullo (Monte Landis) gains control of Peter's mind to use him in a nightclub act. Director James Frawley appears as Oracullo's assistant Rudy.
Director: David Winters
Writer: Peter Meyerson
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"A Nice Place to Visit" is the best rated episode of "The Monkees" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 121 votes. Directed by James Frawley and written by Treva Silverman, it aired on 9/11/1967. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)".