THE FIRST SEASON
September 12, 1966 to September 4, 1967
32 Episodes (16 rerun - 16 not rerun)
Followed By:
Other Networks:
8:00-8:30 PM I Dream Of Jeannie 8:30-9:00 PM The Roger Miller Show (9/12/-12/26/66)
Captain Nice (1/9/-8/28/67)9:00-10:00 PM The Road West 10:00-11:00 PM Run For Your Life
ABC: The Iron Horse (first half) 7:30-8:00 PM CBS: Gilligan's Island 7:30-8:00 PM
*Aired once on NBC-TV.
| Episode # | Episode Title/Log Line | Production # | Airdate | Rating/Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “The Royal Flush”
The Monkees are hip to a plot endangering the life of The Princess Bettina, Duchess of Harmonica. | 4701 | (9-12-66) | 15.4/28.5 |
| 2. | “Monkee See, Monkee Die” The Monkees head for a creepy manor on a fog-shrouded island to learn about their inheritance. | 4705 | (9-19-66) | 16.9/30.5 |
| 3. | “Monkee Versus Machine” The Monkees, in need of rent money, go job hunting in a computerized toy factory. | 4700 | (9-26-66) | 15.7/27.4 |
| 4. | “Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers” The shady manager of a rival band sells The Monkees on a publicity stunt: a phony kidnapping. | 4703 | (10-3-66) | 17.9/31.7 |
| 5. | “The Spy Who Came In From The Cool” At a music store, foreign agents mistake The Monkees for spy contacts. | 4702 | (10-10-66) | 15.8/28.1 |
| 6. | “The Success Story” David's grandfather is coming for a visit, so the boys conspire to make David rich and successful. | 4710 | (10-17-66) | 16.1/28.1 |
| 7. | “The 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. | 4704 | (10-24-66) | 17.1/29.2 |
| 8. | “Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth”* The Monkees have a horse in their pad, no hay to feed it, and no explanation for their landlord! | 4708 | (10-31-66) | 16.5/30.5 |
| 9. | “The Chaperone”* David can't date a retired general's daughter unless a chaperone is present, so Micky suits up like a lady. | 4711 | (11-7-66) | 17.8/28.8 |
| 10. | “Here Come The Monkees” (Original Pilot Film) The boys use their Monkee magic to give a cram course in history to a young girl. | 4091 | (11-14-66) | 18.5/30.5 |
| 11. | “Monkees A La Carte”* A gangster has taken over the boys' favourite Italian restaurant, so they disguise themselves as The Purple Flower Gang. | 47?? | (11-21-66) | 19.9/33.1 |
| 12. | “I've Got A Little Song Here” Monkee madness begins when Michael is conned out of $99.95 by a phony music publisher. | 4707 | (11-28-66) | 18.8/30.1 |
| 13. | “One Man Shy” (a.k.a. "Peter And The Debutante") Bashful Peter gets help from his fellow Monkees when he tries to win the heart of a pretty debutante. | 47?? | (12-5-66) | 18.3/31.2 |
| 14. | “Dance, Monkee, Dance”* The Monkees use disguises, snappy patter, and fancy footwork to weasel out of a lifetime contract for dancing lessons. | 47?? | (12-12-66) | 18.6/31.3 |
| 15. | “Too Many Girls” (a.k.a. "Davy And Fern")* An ambitious stage mother is determined to use lovestruck David to promote her daughter's career. | 47?? | (12-19-66) | N/A |
| 16. | “The Son Of A Gypsy”
Threatened with torture, The Monkees steal a priceless statuette for a band of gypsies. | 4724 | (12-26-66) | 16.1/30.1 |
| 17. | “The Case Of The Missing Monkee” The Monkees almost lose Peter but foil the abduction of a nuclear scientist. | 4731 | (1-9-67) | 19.6/30.7 |
| 18. | “I Was A Teenage Monster”* A mad scientist transplants The Monkees' musical talent into the body of a monster. | 47?? | (1-16-67) | 19.9/30.0 |
| 19. | “Find The Monkees” (a.k.a. "The Audition")* A TV producer searches for The Monkees, unaware that they can't get to see him. | 4721 | (1-23-67) | 19.2/30.0 |
| 20. | “The Monkees In The Ring”* A crooked fight promoter convinces David he can be world champ. | 47?? | (1-30-67) | 21.0/31.6 |
| 21. | “The Prince And The Paupers”* David doubles for a lookalike Peruvian Prince, who must find a bride or forfeit his Throne to an evil Count. | 4733 | (2-6-67) | 21.8/32.9 |
| 22. | “The Monkees At The Circus”* The Monkees pose as aerialists to save a small, foundering circus. | 47?? | (2-13-67) | 22.0/33.3 |
| 23. | “Captain Crocodile” The star of a local kiddie TV show fears The Monkees are taking over. | 4730 | (2-20-67) | 21.0/32.5 |
| 24. | “Monkees A La Mode”* The Monkees recieve an award for grace, chic and gentitlity...which they can't live up to! | 47?? | (2-27-67) | 21.7/33.3 |
| 25. | “Alias Micky Dolenz”* Micky's striking resemblance to a #1 killer involves The Monkees with The Mob. | 4726 | (3-6-67) | 20.7/32.3 |
| 26. | “Monkee Chow Mein” The Monkees tangle with a Red Chinese spy ring when Peter takes the wrong fortune cookie. | 47?? | (3-13-67) | 21.0/34.1 |
| 27. | “Monkee Mother” When The Monkees fall behind in their rent the landlord moves in another tenant who takes over the pad and The Monkees. | 47?? | (3-20-67) | 19.3/30.5 |
| 28. | “The Monkees On The Line”* The Monkees get everyone's wires crossed when they take over an answering service. | 47?? | (3-27-67) | 21.6/35.9 |
| 29. | “The Monkees Get Out More Dirt”* The Monkees' friendship is threatened when they all fall for the same girl. | 47?? | (4-3-67) | 19.1/34.0 |
| 30. | “The Monkees In Manhattan” (a.k.a “The Monkees Manhattan Style”)* Trying to crash Broadway, The Monkees get up to their ears in rabbits. | 47?? | (4-10-67) | 18.7/31.4 |
| 31. | “The Monkees At The Movies”* The Monkees have a run-in with a snobbish movie idol on the set as extras in a beach movie. | 4727 | (4-17-67) | N/A |
| 32. | “The Monkees On Tour” Thousands of screaming fans greet The Monkees' first public appearance tour. | 47?? | (4-24-67) | 21.2/37.3 |
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