The Monkees
(1966)
Originaltitel: The Monkees
Release: 1966-09-01
TV-bolag: NBC
Längd per avsnitt: 30 min min
Status: AVSLUTAD
The Monkees were the brainchild of television producers Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson, who decided to emulate the zany, madcap humor of the Beatles A Hard Days Night for the small screen. In September 1965, they placed in ad in Variety for four folk & rock musicians to appear in a TV series. Over 400 applied for the job, including Stephen Stills and Harry Nilsson, but as it turned out only one of the four winners, guitarist and songwriter Michael Nesmith, actually saw the ad. Micky... (TheTVDB)
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The Royal Flush
1966-09-12
The Royal Flush
1966-09-12
Davy rescues the Princess Betina of the Duchy of Harmonica from drowning. When he goes to get his jacket back, the Monkees find out her uncle, Archduke Otto, is trying to dispose of Betina so he can become king himself.
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Monkee See, Monkee Die
1966-09-19
Monkee See, Monkee...
1966-09-19
When the Monkees attend the reading of a late millionaires will, they find themselves forced to stay the night in his haunted castle.
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Monkee vs. Machine
1966-09-26
Monkee vs. Machine
1966-09-26
After Peter fails a job interview at a toy factory conducted by a computer, Mike makes the same machine short circuit and is promptly hired. Soon all four Monkees take a stand against the technology minded Mr Daggart (Stan Freberg) in favor of old fashioned, hand made toys.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers
1966-10-03
Your Friendly...
1966-10-03
Nick Trump, manager of The Four Swine, gets the Monkees to participate in publicity stunts meant to keep them from entering a talent contest.
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cool
1966-10-10
The Spy Who Came in...
1966-10-10
The Central Intelligence Service recruits the Monkees to capture two foreign spies, Boris and Madame, after Davy unwittingly purchases a pair of red maracas with a hidden microfilm inside.
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The Success Story
1966-10-17
The Success Story
1966-10-17
When Daveys grandfather comes to visit thinking his grandson has become a great success in the Colonies, the guys pretend to be on Davys personal staff in an attempt to fool the elder Jones.
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The Monkees in a Ghost Town
1966-10-24
The Monkees in a...
1966-10-24
The Monkeemobile runs out of gas in a Ghost Town, where the boys are locked up by two gangsters, George and Lenny, waiting for the arrival of The Big Man.
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Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth...
1966-10-31
Don't Look a Gift...
1966-10-31
There are no pets allowed in the Monkees apartment. This leads to comic complications when Davy watches a horse for a kid. The Monkees get a taste of farm living when they try to return the horse.
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The Chaperone
1966-11-07
The Chaperone
1966-11-07
The only way for Davy to date General Vandenburgs daughter is to hold a chaperoned party. When everything else fails, Micky dresses up in drag as Mrs Arcadian, arousing the attention of both the General and Mr. Babbit, the landlord.
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Here Come the Monkees
1966-11-14
Here Come the...
1966-11-14
The Monkees manager, Rudy Gunther, sends them to the Riverdale Country Club to audition for a Sweet Sixteen Party. The organizer, Charles Russell, happens to be an old Marine buddy of Rudys. His daughter Vanessa immediately falls for Davy and starts neglecting her homework. Realising they will...
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Monkees à la Carte
1966-11-21
Monkees à la Carte
1966-11-21
Pops Italian Restaurant is taken over by a mobster named Fuselli and his muscle Rocco. The Monkees are determined to get Pops restaurant back for him. They take jobs as waiters and contact the police. Soon Fuselli has a dinner meeting for members of the Syndicate and the Monkees (disguised as the...
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I've Got a Little Song Here
1966-11-28
I've Got a Little...
1966-11-28
Mike writes a new song, but when he is going to be ripped by the publishing company, hes trying to sell the song to, his friends have to help him.
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One Man Shy (a.k.a. Peter and the...
1966-12-05
One Man Shy (a.k.a....
1966-12-05
Snobbish Ronnie Farnsworth disapproves when debutante Valerie Cartwright hires The Monkees to play at her coming-out party. Peter falls in love with Valerie, but, unable to express his feelings, steals her portrait. In a reworking of Cyrano De Bergerac, Micky, Mike and Davy scream affectionate...
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Dance, Monkees, Dance
1966-12-12
Dance, Monkees,...
1966-12-12
When a correct answer to a really tough trivia question (Who was the 8th President of The United States of America?) wins Peter a free dancing lesson (valued @ $12.98 [?!]) at the Renaldos Dance Au Go Go school, the boss, Renaldo, and his shapely aide, Miss Buntwell, trick him into signing a...
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Too Many Girls (a.k.a. Davy and Fern)
1966-12-19
Too Many Girls...
1966-12-19
The Monkees are in their pad rehearsing (Im Not Your) Steppin Stone, but Davids girl-induced, catatonic trance continuously disrupts them. He vows no more girls, but everywhere they look, there are more girls staring longingly at him: one holding Michaels guitar, one hiding in their fridge, and...
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The Son of a Gypsy
1966-12-26
The Son of a Gypsy
1966-12-26
Maria, a gypsy, her Grumchek sons, Marco, Kiko, Zeppo and Rocco, and The Monkees audition to play at a party at Madame Ranthas mansion. The gypsies are furious when The Monkees are chosen over them, since they hoped to steal Ranthas Maltese Vulture, a jewel-encrusted statuette. Maria tells The...
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The Case of the Missing Monkee
1967-01-09
The Case of the...
1967-01-09
At a French restaurant, The Monkees play at a testimonial dinner for Professor Milo Schnitzler, a nuclear scientist, who delivers a speech. The guest of honor hands Peter a note saying that he is being taken to The Remington Clinic, a rest home. After giving the note to Mike, Peter is knocked...
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I Was a Teenage Monster
1967-01-16
I Was a Teenage...
1967-01-16
This parody on teenage horror flicks finds The Monkees hired by mad scientist Dr, Mendoza, at a Gothic mansion on Rosebud Lane. In Mendozas lab, the doctor plans to turn a seven foot monster into the worlds greatest rock and roll singer. The Monkees try to leave, but decide to stay and teach the...
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Find the Monkees (a.k.a. The Audition)
1967-01-23
Find the Monkees...
1967-01-23
Every local group in the neighborhood—The Four Martians, The Foreign Agents, and The Jolly Green Giants—drop in on The Monkees beach pad to tell them the great news: they have been invited to a TV audition by Hubbell Benson, a TV producer. Sad because Benson hasnt asked them to...
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The Monkees in the Ring
1967-01-30
The Monkees in the...
1967-01-30
The fight game gets its lumps in this episode. Walking down the street, Davy chides Peter about his leaving a trail of pistachio nuts across the city (Yknow, if you committed a crime, the policed find you in 2 minutes!). Peter apologizes and goes back to pick up the litter of nuts, when suddenly he...
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The Prince and the Pauper
1967-02-06
The Prince and the...
1967-02-06
A spoof of the Mark Twain novel: The Prince and the Pauper. When The Monkees audition for an Embassy Ball, Count Myron and his aide Max realize that Davy is a double for Prince Ludlow, 17 year-old heir apparent to the throne. The prince tells Davy that, according to the terms of his nations...
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The Monkees at the Circus
1967-02-13
The Monkees at the...
1967-02-13
The Monkees invade Pop Arcades small circus and fool around with its equipment, until Victor, a maniacal knife thrower, sadistically uses Davy as a target and orders the boys to leave. The boys soon learn that Pops circus is about to fold because he cant pay the performers. Davy falls in love with...
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Captain Crocodile
1967-02-20
Captain Crocodile
1967-02-20
Appearing on The Captain Crocodile Show, The Monkees get cream pies in the face and refuse to perform. They decide to take it up with Junior Pinter, the 12 year-old executive in charge, who wants them to appear on The Captain Crocodile Show on a regular basis. Having put through a call to his...
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Monkees a'La Mode
1967-02-27
Monkees a'La Mode
1967-02-27
Madame Quagmeyer, editor of Chic Magazine, selects The Monkees as the subjects of the annual Young America issue. The next morning, The Monkees, at home during breakfast, read an issue of Chic which they received in the mail and its adjoining letter which says theyve been chosen as The Typical...
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Alias Micky Dolenz
1967-03-06
Alias Micky Dolenz
1967-03-06
When Micky is beaten up by a hood named Tony Ferano, Mike persuades him to report it to the police. The Captain is stunned by Micks resemblance to Baby Face Morales, the most vicious killer in America, whos in jail. Because they neither captured Baby Faces mob nor did they recover the loot, The...
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Monkee Chow Mein
1967-03-13
Monkee Chow Mein
1967-03-13
The Monkees dine in Dragonmans China Boy Club Chinese restaurant, a front for spies who hide messages in fortune cookies. Peter takes fortune cookies and puts them in a doggy bag, and he takes a cookie containing part of the formula for a Doomsday Bug, a vicious green-spotted, hairy-legged,...
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Monkee Mother
1967-03-20
Monkee Mother
1967-03-20
Mr. Babbitt, the landlord, tells The Monkees, who are far behind in their rent, that a new tenant is moving in. The boys realize he isnt fooling when Milly Rudnick arrives with suitcases, a parrot and a poodle, both stuffed. When the boys protest Millys presence, she asks them to stay on as...
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The Monkees on the Line
1967-03-27
The Monkees on the...
1967-03-27
Believing their massive dearth of gigs is because of missed phone calls, The Monkees approach Mrs. Drehdal, on The Urgent Answering Service, for a special rate. She instead persuades them to take over the switchboard while she goes on vacation in Jamaica, warning them not to get involved with...
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The Monkees Get Out More Dirt
1967-04-03
The Monkees Get Out...
1967-04-03
As they do their wash, the fabulous four each fall for April Conquest, who runs a laundromat while working for a degree in laundry science. As the boys stand dazed muttering soap! Wally Cox arm wrestles with an arm sticking out of a washing machine. At the pad, they split, fibbing to each other...
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The Monkees in Manhattan (a.k.a. The...
1967-04-10
The Monkees in...
1967-04-10
In hi-jinks reminiscent of an old Marx Bros. routine (Room Service [RKO, 1938]), The Monkees arrive in The Big Apple via The Blimline (Its Such a Pleasure to Take Blim and Leave the Driving to Them) for a new rock ‘n roll musical. The boys book in at The Compton Plaza Hotel and, in room 304,...
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The Monkees at the Movies (a.k.a. The...
1967-04-17
The Monkees at the...
1967-04-17
Watching The Monkees hop on the hot beach in their bare feet, Luther Kramm, Hollywood producer-director, decides they are typical teenagers and hires them as extras for his new beach movie, I Married A Creature From Out Of Town, which, as Kramm explains, is a message picture, and the message is: if...
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The Monkees on Tour
1967-04-24
The Monkees on Tour
1967-04-24
For the first season finale of The Monkees TV series, David Jones opens the show with a special thanks and appreciation to the devout Monkee fans for their loyal support during the shows past year. The other three Monkees, dressed as elderly bearded men, arrive to carry him out of the room to have...