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The Best Episodes of The Monkees Season 2

Every episode of The Monkees Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Monkees Season 2!

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 encounters with a variety of people straight out of TV and movie central casting, with full knowledge that their existence is part of a weekly television series

Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:NBC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Monkees" season 2 is "A Nice Place to Visit", rated 8/10 from 120 user votes. It was directed by James Frawley and written by Treva Silverman. "A Nice Place to Visit" aired on 9/11/1967 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)".

  • A Nice Place to Visit
    8.0/10 120 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

  • The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)
    7.9/10 122 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

  • Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik
    7.5/10 118 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

  • Monkee Mayor
    7.7/10 121 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

  • Art for Monkees' Sake
    7.9/10 121 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

  • I Was A 99 Pound Weakling
    7.2/10 128 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: Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner, Neil Burstyn

  • Hillbilly Honeymoon (a.k.a. Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding)
    7.7/10 128 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

  • Monkees Marooned
    7.8/10 108 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

  • The Card Carrying Red Shoes
    7.0/10 121 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

  • Wild Monkees
    7.9/10 113 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

  • A Coffin Too Frequent
    7.6/10 109 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

  • Hitting the High Seas
    7.5/10 111 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

  • Monkees in Texas
    7.8/10 123 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

  • Monkees on the Wheel
    8.0/10 129 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

  • The Christmas Show
    7.7/10 162 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

  • Fairy Tale
    7.8/10 141 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

  • Monkees Watch Their Feet
    7.3/10 109 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

  • Monstrous Monkee Mash
    7.5/10 139 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

  • Monkees Paw
    8.2/10 116 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

  • The Devil and Peter Tork
    8.5/10 172 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

  • Monkees Race Again (a.k.a. Leave the Driving to Us)
    7.0/10 105 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

  • Monkees in Paris (a.k.a. The Paris Show)
    6.7/10 113 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

  • Monkees Mind Their Manor
    7.7/10 108 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

  • Some Like it Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest)
    7.7/10 129 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

  • Monkees Blow Their Minds
    7.3/10 117 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