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The Monkees: Season 1

32 episodes Premiered Sep 12, 1966 Updated Jul 20, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Royal Flush

Sep 12, 1966 · 25 min

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

S1·E2 Core

Monkee See, Monkee Die

Sep 19, 1966 · 25 min

The Monkees spend the night in a haunted house to collect an inheritance.

S1·E3 Core

Monkee vs. Machine

Sep 26, 1966 · 25 min

In a computerized toy factory, the Monkees foil an efficiency expert (Stan Freberg) who wants to replace an old toymaker (Walter Janovitz) with automation.

S1·E4 Core

Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers

Oct 3, 1966 · 25 min

A shady PR man (Andre Philippe) kidnaps the Monkees to prevent them from winning a talent contest in order for his clients (rival band the Four Swines) to win.

S1·E5 Core

The Spy Who Came in from the Cool

Oct 10, 1966 · 25 min

The Monkees get mixed up in a spy ring (Jacques Aubuchon, Arlene Martel) after Davy accidentally purchases a set of red maracas containing secret microfilm. Can the Monkees outwit

S1·E6 Core

Success Story

Oct 17, 1966 · 25 min

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

S1·E7 Filler

Monkees in a Ghost Town

Oct 24, 1966 · 25 min

Stranded in a ghost town after their car runs out of gas, the Monkees are held prisoner by bank robbers (Len Lesser, Lon Chaney Jr.) and their boss, "The Big Man" (Rose Marie).

S1·E8 Core

Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

Oct 31, 1966 · 24 min

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)

S1·E9 Core

The Chaperone

Nov 7, 1966 · 25 min

Davy's feelings for retired General Harley Vandenberg's (Arch Johnson) daughter Leslie (Sherry Alberoni) leads Micky to pose as a female chaperone at a party after the real chapero

S1·E10 Mytharc

Here Come the Monkees - The Pilot

Nov 14, 1966 · 25 min

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

S1·E11 Core

Monkees à la Carte

Nov 21, 1966 · 25 min

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

S1·E12 Core

I've Got a Little Song Here

Nov 28, 1966 · 25 min

Mike is fleeced by a fraudulent music publisher (Phil Leeds), but Micky dons the guise of a flashy Hollywood producer to get Mike's money back.

S1·E13 Core

One Man Shy (Peter and the Debutante)

Dec 5, 1966 · 25 min

Bashful Peter tries to win the heart of lovely debutante Valerie Cartwright (Lisa James) while dealing with her haughty boyfriend Ronnie Farnsworth (George Furth).

S1·E14 Core

Dance, Monkee, Dance

Dec 12, 1966 · 25 min

The Monkees sign up for lessons at Renaldo's Dance Au Go Go (Hal March), and then find out that their contracts are for life.

S1·E15 Core

Too Many Girls (Davy and Fern)

Dec 19, 1966 · 25 min

A domineering stage mother tries to use Davy to further her daughter Fern's career.

S1·E16 Core

Son of a Gypsy

Dec 26, 1966 · 25 min

A band of gypsies, headed by the powerful Maria (Jeanne Arnold), force the Monkees to steal a priceless statuette called the "Maltese Vulture."

S1·E17 Core

The Case of the Missing Monkee

Jan 9, 1967 · 25 min

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

S1·E18 Core

I Was a Teenage Monster

Jan 16, 1967 · 25 min

A mad scientist (John Hoyt) hires the Monkees to teach his monster (Richard Kiel) music—and then transplants their musical talent into the monster. Can the Monkees get their talent

S1·E19 Core

The Audition (Find the Monkees)

Jan 23, 1967 · 25 min

When television producer Hubbell Bensen (Carl Ballantine) hears a tape of the Monkees, he frantically stages auditions in the hope of finding them for his new television show, unaw

S1·E20 Core

Monkees in the Ring

Jan 30, 1967 · 25 min

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.

S1·E21 Core

The Prince and the Paupers

Feb 6, 1967 · 25 min

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.).

S1·E22 Core

Monkees at the Circus

Feb 13, 1967 · 25 min

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 req

S1·E23 Core

Captain Crocodile

Feb 20, 1967 · 25 min

The Monkees' appearance on popular children's show The Captain Crocodile Show is sabotaged by its host (Joey Forman), who fears that his guest's popularity is diminishing his own.

S1·E24 Core

Monkees à la Mode

Feb 27, 1967 · 25 min

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

S1·E25 Core

Alias Micky Dolenz

Mar 6, 1967 · 25 min

The police cash in on Micky's striking resemblance to imprisoned crime kingpin Baby Face Morales in an attempt to locate robbery loot.

S1·E26 Core

Monkee Chow Mein

Mar 13, 1967 · 25 min

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).

S1·E27 Core

Monkee Mother

Mar 20, 1967 · 25 min

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.

S1·E28 Core

Monkees on the Line

Mar 27, 1967 · 25 min

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).

S1·E29 Core

Monkees Get Out More Dirt

Apr 3, 1967 · 25 min

The Monkees' friendship is threatened when they all fall for the same girl, luscious local laundromat proprietress April Conquest (Julie Newmar).

S1·E30 Core

Monkees in Manhattan

Apr 10, 1967 · 25 min

In New York City, the Monkees fend off an irate hotel manager (Philip Ober) as they help a producer (Richard Anders) get backing for a Broadway musical.

S1·E31 Mytharc

Monkees at the Movies

Apr 17, 1967 · 25 min

The Monkees have a run-in with a snobbish movie idol (Bobby Sherman) on the set as extras in a beach movie.

S1·E32 Mytharc

Monkees on Tour

Apr 24, 1967 · 26 min

A mini-documentary chronicling a live Monkees concert gig on location in Phoenix, Arizona during their first public appearance tour.

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