the monkees episode guide

(in order of orginal airdate.)

#1 "royal flush" 9/12/66

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the monkees foil a fiendish plot to assassinate princess bettina, the dutchess of harmonica.

take a giant step
this just doesnt seem to be my day
last train to clarksville

#2 monkee see, monkee die 9/19/66

the group spends the night in a deceased millionaire's haunted mansion in order to receive the unexpected legacy he has left them.

tomorrow's gonna be another day
last train to clarksville

#3 monkee vs. machine 9/26/66

stan freberg stars as a headstrong company man who plans to automate an old-fashioned toy company.

last train to clarksville
saturday's child

#4 your friendly neighborhood kidnappers 10/3/66

when the monkees become finalists in a band contest, they are subject to some competitive sabotage.

last train to clarksville
(im not your) steppin stone

#5 the spy who came in from the cool 10/10/66

the monkees are cast into the cold war after davy purchases a pair of "red" maracas at a pawnshop.

last train to clarksville
(im not your) steppin stone
the kind of girl i could love
all the kings horses

#6 success story 10/15/66

the group, who is bent on making davy look like a star, gives jones' visiting grandfather the monkee treatment.

i wanna be free
sweet young thing

#7 monkees in a ghost town 10/24/66

the monkees lose their way en route to a gig and find the monkeemobile out of gas in a seemingly deserted town.

Tomorrow's gonna be another day
papas genes blues

#8 don't look a gift horse in the mouth 10/31/66

the monkees are saddled with the responsibility of babysiting a real live horse.

papas genes blues
all the kings horses

#9 the chaperone 11/7/66

when davy sets his sights on dating the daughter of an uptight military man, micky is recruited as a chaperone, albeit with a twist.

take a giant step
this just doesnt seem to be my day

#10 here comes the monkees - the pilot 11/14/66

in the monkees' celluloid debut, the group gets a sweet sixteen gig that is soon thrown into jeopardy when the birthday girl falls for davy.

i wanna be free
let's dance on

#11 monkees a la carte 11/21/66

the monkees monkey with a mobster's plot to take over a string of west coast restaurants.

#12 i've got a little song here 11/28/66

an unscrupulous music publisher tries to take mike for a ride, until the monkees turn the table.

(im not your) steppin stone
she

#13 one man shy (peter and the debutante) 12/5/66

when peter falls for a debutante, the monkees come to the rescue with a plot to win her heart.

you just may be the one
i'm a believer

#14 dance, monkee, dance 12/12/66

a lifetime contract of dance lessons keeps the monkees on their toes, until the group taps into a scheme of their own.

i'll be back upon my feet
i'm a believer

#15 too many girls (davy and fern) 12/19/66

a scheming stage man plots to place her doe-eyed daughter alongside davy in a dynamic duo.

i'm a believer

#16 son of a gypsy 12/26/66

a band of jealous gypsies kidnap peter after the monkees purloin their party gig.

i'm a believer

#17 the case of the missing monkee 1/9/67

peter stumbles into a plot to kidnap an esteemed professor, and shortly thereafter stumbles out of sight.

(im not your) steppin stone

#18 i was a teenage monster 1/16/67

when a mad scientist creates a mod monster, he hires the monkees to make him rock 'n' roll.

your auntie grizelda

#19 the audition (find the monkees) 1/23/67

the monkees make a press to impress tv producer hubbell benson, who is looking for a group to star in his show.

sweet young thing
papa gene's blues
i'm a believer

#20 monkees in the ring 1/30/67

a shady promoter enters davy into the ring as an unlikely boxing champion.

laugh
i'll be back upon my feet

#21 the prince and the pauper

davy comes to the aid of a lovelorn prince named ludlow - who also just happens to be jones' doppelganger.

mary, mary

#22 monkees at the circus 2/13/67

when an old-fashioned circus company faces extinction, the monkees step in to save the day.

she
sometime in the morning

#23 captain crocodile 2/20/67

the monkees find themselves at odds with an egomaniacal children's show host: captain crocodile.

valleri
your auntie grizelda

#24 monkees a la mode 2/27/67

a haughty style rag selects the group as "the typical young americans of the year."

laugh
you just may be the one

#25 alias micky dolenz 3/6/67

micky's resemblance to a visious killer causes calamity.

she
the kind of girl i could love
mary, mary

#26 monkee chow mein 3/20/67

during a visit to a chinese resturant the monkees get tangled up in a plot to unleash the dreaded doomsday bug.

your auntie grizelda

#27 monkee mother 3/20/67

when the monkees can't make the rent, their landlord moves a more mature tenant (played by rosemarie) into their pad.

sometime in the morning
look out (here comes tomorrow)

#28 monkees on the line 3/27/67 the group is pressed into a service as unlikely answering service operators.

look out (here comes tomorrow)

#29 monkees get out more dirt 4/3/67

a soap opera develops when mike, micky, davy and peter all fall for the same woman - a luscious laundromat owner played by julie newmar.

the girl i knew somewhere

#30 monkees in manhattan 4/10/67

at the urging of a would-be producer, the monkees hit the big apple to star in his rock 'n' roll musical.

the girl i knew somewhere
look out (here comes tomorrow)
words

#31 monkees at the movies 4/17/67

the group is cast as extras in a teen-exploitation beach party flick, that is until davy is cast in the spotlight.

a little bit me, a little bit you
valleri
last train to clarksville

#32 monkees on tour 4/24/67

this mini-documentary shows a day in the life of the monkees during their first concert tour.

the girl i knew somewhere
last train to clarksville
sweet young thing
mary,mary
cripple creek
you can't judge a book by it's cover
i wanna be free
i've got a woman
(i'm not your) steppin' stone
i'm a believer