The Monkees (1966)
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
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Episode 1 - A Nice Place to Visit
Release Date: 1967-09-11In El Monotono, Mexico, Davy is captured by a bandito (Peter Whitney) and his minions for being "captivated" with El Diablo's girlfriend (Cynthia Hull).
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Episode 2 - The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)
Release Date: 1967-09-18Peter 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).
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Episode 3 - Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik
Release Date: 1967-09-25It is a "harem-scare 'em" scene as Davy faces the prospect of marriage to a lovely Nehudian princess (Donna Loren).
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Episode 4 - Monkee Mayor
Release Date: 1967-10-02Mike casts his wool hat into the ring to stop a crooked construction tycoon (Monte Landis) from turning the city into parking lots.
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Episode 5 - Art for Monkees' Sake
Release Date: 1967-10-09At 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.
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Episode 6 - I Was A 99 Pound Weakling
Release Date: 1967-10-16After 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).
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Episode 7 - Hillbilly Honeymoon (a.k.a. Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding)
Release Date: 1967-10-23Lost 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).
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Episode 8 - Monkees Marooned
Release Date: 1967-10-30Peter 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).
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Episode 9 - The Card Carrying Red Shoes
Release Date: 1967-11-06Peter is the target of a romantic prima ballerina (Ondine Vaughn) and a dastardly plot choreographed by the rest of the ballet company.
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Episode 10 - Wild Monkees
Release Date: 1967-11-13The Monkees turn chicken when they unwittingly befriend the girlfriends of a tough motorcycle gang.
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Episode 11 - A Coffin Too Frequent
Release Date: 1967-11-20A 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.
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Episode 12 - Hitting the High Seas
Release Date: 1967-11-27Thoughts of mutiny are bountiful as the Monkees try to stop the hijack of a cargo ship by a vengeful sea captain (Chips Rafferty).
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Episode 13 - Monkees in Texas
Release Date: 1967-12-04In 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.
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Episode 14 - Monkees on the Wheel
Release Date: 1967-12-11In 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).
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Episode 15 - The Christmas Show
Release Date: 1967-12-25The Monkees try to instil the spirit of Christmas in a cynical little boy (Butch Patrick) who has soured on the whole idea.
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Episode 16 - Fairy Tale
Release Date: 1968-01-08A 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).
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Episode 17 - Monkees Watch Their Feet
Release Date: 1968-01-15A 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.
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Episode 18 - Monstrous Monkee Mash
Release Date: 1968-01-22The 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.
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Episode 19 - Monkees Paw
Release Date: 1968-01-29A broken-down magician's (Hans Conried) magical monkey's paw starts to bring the equally broken Monkees luck... unfortunately, all bad.
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Episode 20 - The Devil and Peter Tork
Release Date: 1968-02-05At 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 ?
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Episode 21 - Monkees Race Again (a.k.a. Leave the Driving to Us)
Release Date: 1968-02-12Davy 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."
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Episode 22 - Monkees in Paris (a.k.a. The Paris Show)
Release Date: 1968-02-19The Monkees take a vacation from the studio grind and are chased (on location) all over the French Capital by beautiful girls and gendarme.
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Episode 23 - Monkees Mind Their Manor
Release Date: 1968-02-26Davy inherits an English manor but must first win a tournament against Sir Twiggley Toppen Middle Bottom (Bernard Fox) with lances, swords and vocal cords.
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Episode 24 - Some Like it Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest)
Release Date: 1968-03-04To 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.
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Episode 25 - Monkees Blow Their Minds
Release Date: 1968-03-11The 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.
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Episode 26 - Mijacogeo (a.k.a. The Frodis Caper)
Release Date: 1968-03-25The Monkees match wits with the insane Wizard Glick (Rip Taylor), who is out to control the minds of television viewers worldwide.