TELEVISION - THE MONKEES
The Monkees is an American television musical sitcom, following the bizarre and surreal adventures of 4 aspiring musicians who form the band "The Monkees".
Cast
Micky Dolenz – Drums / Lead Vocalist
Davy Jones – Percussion
Michael Nesmith – Lead guitar
Peter Tork – Bass guitar / Keyboard
1966
Series 1 - 2025 Re-Broadcasts of original NBC broadcasts - Episodes 1 to 29 only (10, 8 Discs, NBC, PAL)
Episode 1 - Royal Flush - The Monkees rescue Princess Bettina, the Duchess of Harmonica, from a drowning, only to find that her evil uncle Archduke Otto is trying to dispose of her in an attempt to take the duchy's throne.
Songs: "This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day", "Take a Giant Step"
Episode 2 - Monkee See, Monkee Die - The Monkees attend the reading of a late millionaire's will, and find themselves forced to stay the night in his haunted castle.
Songs: "Last Train to Clarksville", "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day"
Episode 3 - Monkee vs. Machine - In a computerized toy factory, the Monkees foil an efficiency expert who wants to replace an old toymaker with automation.
Songs: "Saturday's Child" (alternate vocal track), "Last Train to Clarksville"
Episode 4 - Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers - A shady PR man forces the Monkees into unflattering suits, his effort to keep them from entering a talent contest (and winning a record deal) that he wants his clients, the Four Swines, to enter and win.
Songs: "Let's Dance On," "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," "Last Train to Clarksville"
Episode 5 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cool - The Monkees get mixed up with two foreign spies after Davy unwittingly purchases a set of red maracas containing secret microfilm.
Songs: "The Kind of Girl I Could Love," "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," "All the King's Horses," "Saturday's Child" (album version)
Episode 6 - Success Story - Davy's grandfather, who believes his grandson has become wealthy and successful, pays a visit; it forces the guys to work as Davy's "employees" in an attempt to make the charade stick.
Songs: "I Wanna Be Free," "Sweet Young Thing"
Episode 7 - Monkees in a Ghost Town - Stranded in a ghost town after the Monkeemobile runs out of gas, the Monkees are held prisoner by bank robbers and their boss, "the Big Man".
Songs: "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day," "Papa Gene's Blues," "(Theme from) The Monkees"
Episode 8 - Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth - Despite landlord Mr. Babbitt forbidding any pets, Davy brings home an equine to horsesit. The boys get a taste of farm living when they return the steed to a father and child ; the adventure also sees Davy race the horse against one belonging to the father's neighbor.
Songs: "Papa Gene's Blues," "All the King's Horses"
Episode 9 - The Chaperone - To help Davy gain a date with retired general Harley Vandenberg's daughter, Leslie, Micky poses as a female chaperone at a party after the real chaperone gets drunk; "Mrs. Arcadian" arouses the attention of both General Vandenberg and landlord Mr. Babbitt.
Songs: "This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day," "Take a Giant Step" (alternate vocal track), "You Just May Be the One" (original version)
Episode 10 - Here Come the Monkees (Pilot) - The Monkees play a sweet sixteen party and, after the birthday girl falls for Davy and resultingly neglects her schoolwork, help her with her studies.
Songs: "I Wanna Be Free" (fast and original album versions), "Let's Dance On"
Episode 11 - Monkees à la Carte - The Monkees pose as the Purple Flower Gang to save their favorite Italian restaurant from a gangster.
Songs: "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," "She"
Episode 12 - I've Got a Little Song Here - After Mike is fleeced by a fraudulent music publisher, Micky acts as a flashy Hollywood producer to get Mike's money back.
Songs: "Gonna Buy Me a Dog", "Mary, Mary"
Episode 13 - One Man Shy / Peter and the Debutante - With the band's help, bashful Peter tries to win the heart of lovely debutante Valerie Cartwright while dealing with her haughty boyfriend Ronnie Farnsworth.
Songs: "I'm a Believer", "You Just May Be the One" (original version)
Episode 14 - Dance, Monkee, Dance - Peter wins a free dance lesson at Renaldo's Dance Au Go Go; the rest of the band follows suit, only to learn that they've signed lifetime contracts.
Songs: "I'll Be Back Up on My Feet" (original version), "I'm a Believer"
Episode 15 - Too Many Girls / Davy and Fern - A gypsy tea room owner predicts Davy will fall in love within 24 hours and leave the group. Her true plan, though, is to force Davy to join her daughter, Fern, in a talent show competition. It forces the rest of the Monkees to enter the show (Peter as a magician, Mike as a folk singer, Micky as an impressionist).
Songs: "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (performed live on set), "I'm a Believer", "Different Drum" (played for laughs).
Episode 16 - Son of a Gypsy - After they get a party gig at Madame Rantha's mansion ahead of a quartet of musical gypsy brothers; the gypsies' mother, Maria, forces the Monkees to steal a priceless statuette, the Maltese Vulture, from the Rantha mansion.
Songs: "Let's Dance On," "I'm a Believer"
Episode 17 - The Case of the Missing Monkee - Peter becomes involved in a kidnapping plot against the respected rocket science professor Milo Schnitzler, and winds up disappearing himself.
Songs: "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"
Episode 18 - I Was a Teenage Monster - Mad scientist Dr. Mendoza and his assistant Groot hire the Monkees to teach music to the monster they've built, only to instead transplant their talents into the beast.
Songs: "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day," "Your Auntie Grizelda"
Episode 19 - Find the Monkees / The Audition - When television producer Hubbell Bensen hears a tape of the Monkees, he frantically stages auditions in the hope of finding them for his new television show, unaware that they've been desperately trying to audition for him.
Songs: "Sweet Young Thing," "Papa Gene's Blues," "Mary, Mary"
Episode 20 - Monkees in the Ring - A crooked fight promoter prepares to cash in on a big bet by making Davy a stooge in a bout with the champ.
Songs: "Laugh" (without background vocals on first verse), "I'll Be Back Up on My Feet" (original version)
Episode 21 - The Prince and the Paupers - The band convinces Davy to swap places with his doppelganger, a shy prince who wants to win the heart of young socialite Wendy Forsythe so that he can marry before his 18th birthday and avoid forfeiting his country's throne to evil Count Myron.
Songs: "Mary, Mary"
Episode 22 - Monkees at the Circus - To save a financially bankrupt circus, the Monkees pose as a troupe of dazzling high-wire artists from France known as the Mozzarelli Brothers, but get in trouble when their guise requires them to actually perform as aerialists.
Songs: "Sometime in the Morning," "She"
Episode 23 - Captain Crocodile - The Monkees' appearance on the children's program The Captain Crocodile Show is sabotaged by its host, who fears that his guests' popularity is diminishing his own.
Songs: "Valleri" (original version), "Your Auntie Grizelda"
Episode 24 - Monkees à la Mode - The Monkees are chosen as the typical young Americans of the year by Chic magazine, but feel adverse effects when the publication falsely presents them as clean-cut young men.
Songs: "(Theme from) The Monkees" (excerpts), "Laugh," "You Just May Be the One" (original version)
Episode 25 - Alias Micky Dolenz - The police cash in on Micky's striking resemblance to imprisoned crime kingpin Baby Face Morales in an attempt to bring down the rest of Baby Face's gang and locate missing robbery loot.
Songs: "The Kind of Girl I Could Love," "Mary, Mary"
Episode 26 - Monkees Chow Mein - 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.
Songs: "Your Auntie Grizelda"
Episode 27 - Monkee Mother - Middle-aged widow Millie Rudnick moves in with the Monkees, but in a need to keep their personal space, the boys soon try to find her a husband.
Songs: "Sometime in the Morning," "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)"
Episode 28 - Monkees on the Line - Instead of getting themselves a telephone answering service, the Monkees are hired by one; Peter's actions on one call leads to the group's pursuit by a crooked bettor.
Songs: "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)"
Episode 29 - Monkees Get Out More Dirt - The Monkees' friendship is threatened when they all fall for and aim to woo the same girl, laundromat proprietress April Conquest (Julie Newmar).
Songs: "(Theme from) The Monkees," "The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
The Monkees: Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees (1996 Documentary - 1 hour 10 minutes)