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The Worst Episodes of The Monkees

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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Monkees Season 2 Episode 22 - The Monkees in Paris
    6.4/10(135 votes)

    S2:E22

    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:Bob Rafelson

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  2. The Monkees Season 2 Episode 21 - Monkees Race Again
    6.6/10(128 votes)

    S2:E21

    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
    Writers:Dave Evans, David Pollock, Elias Davis

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  3. The Monkees Season 2 Episode 12 - Hitting the High Seas
    6.9/10(135 votes)

    S2:E12

    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

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  4. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 8 - Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
    7.0/10(164 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bob Rafelson
    Writer:Dave Evans

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  5. The Monkees Season 2 Episode 9 - Card Carrying Red Shoes
    7.0/10(149 votes)

    S2:E9

    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

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  6. The Monkees Season 2 Episode 17 - Monkees Watch Their Feet
    7.0/10(135 votes)

    S2:E17

    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

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  7. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 10 - Here Come the Monkees - The Pilot
    7.1/10(182 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Mike Elliot
    Writers:Larry Tucker, Paul Mazursky

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  8. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 21 - The Prince and the Paupers
    7.1/10(141 votes)

    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.).

    Director:James Komack
    Writers:Peter Meyerson, Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner

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  9. The Monkees Season 2 Episode 11 - A Coffin Too Frequent
    7.1/10(133 votes)

    S2:E11

    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

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  10. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 16 - Son of a Gypsy
    7.2/10(152 votes)

    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."

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:Dee Caruso, Treva Silverman, Gerald Gardner

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  11. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 20 - Monkees in the Ring
    7.2/10(148 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso

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  12. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 1 - Royal Flush
    7.3/10(290 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:Peter Meyerson, Robert Schlitt

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  13. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 26 - Monkee Chow Mein
    7.3/10(161 votes)

    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).

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner

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  14. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 28 - Monkees on the Line
    7.3/10(156 votes)

    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).

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner, Coslough Johnson

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  15. The Monkees Season 2 Episode 6 - I Was a 99 lb. Weakling
    7.3/10(152 votes)

    S2:E6

    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
    Writers:Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner, Neil Burstyn

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  16. The Monkees Season 2 Episode 23 - Monkees Mind Their Manor
    7.3/10(131 votes)

    S2:E23

    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

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  17. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 6 - Success Story
    7.5/10(178 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:Dee Caruso, Bernie Orenstein, Gerald Gardner

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  18. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 11 - Monkees à la Carte
    7.5/10(156 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:Dee Caruso, Bernie Orenstein, Gerald Gardner

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  19. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 22 - Monkees at the Circus
    7.5/10(162 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writer:David Panich

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  20. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 24 - Monkees à la Mode
    7.5/10(162 votes)

    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.

    Director:Alexander Singer
    Writers:Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner

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  21. The Monkees Season 2 Episode 8 - Monkees Marooned
    7.5/10(132 votes)

    S2:E8

    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

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  22. The Monkees Season 2 Episode 25 - Monkees Blow Their Minds
    7.5/10(143 votes)

    S2:E25

    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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  23. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 17 - The Case of the Missing Monkee
    7.6/10(154 votes)

    S1:E17

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

    Director:Bob Rafelson
    Writers:Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner

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  24. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 25 - Alias Micky Dolenz
    7.6/10(162 votes)

    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.

    Director:Bruce Kessler
    Writers:Dee Caruso, Gerald Gardner, Dave Evans

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  25. The Monkees Season 1 Episode 27 - Monkee Mother
    7.6/10(168 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writers:Peter Meyerson, Robert Schlitt

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Monkees in Paris" is the worst rated episode of "The Monkees". It scored 6.4/10 based on 135 votes. Directed by Bob Rafelson and written by Bob Rafelson, it aired on 2/19/1968. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Monkees Race Again".