The Monkees 3s291k

1966

The Monkees 3s291k

7.5 | TV-G | en | Comedy

Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy are four young men in mid-1960s LA, 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

EP1 A Nice Place to Visit

Sep. 11,1967

In El Monotono, Mexico, Davy is captured by a bandito (Peter Whitney) and his minions for being "captivated" with El Diablo's girlfriend (Cynthia Hull).

EP2 The Picture Frame (a.k.a. The Bank Robbery)

Sep. 18,1967

Peter 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).

EP3 Everywhere a Sheik, Sheik

Sep. 25,1967

It is a "harem-scare 'em" scene as Davy faces the prospect of marriage to a lovely Nehudian princess (Donna Loren).

EP4 Monkee Mayor

Oct. 02,1967

Mike casts his wool hat into the ring to stop a crooked construction tycoon (Monte Landis) from turning the city into parking lots.

EP5 Art for Monkees' Sake

Oct. 09,1967

At 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.

EP6 I Was A 99 Pound Weakling

Oct. 16,1967

After 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).

EP7 Hillbilly Honeymoon (a.k.a. Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding)

Oct. 23,1967

Lost 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).

EP8 Monkees Marooned

Oct. 30,1967

Peter 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).

EP9 The Card Carrying Red Shoes

Nov. 06,1967

Peter is the target of a romantic prima ballerina (Ondine Vaughn) and a dastardly plot choreographed by the rest of the ballet company.

EP10 Wild Monkees

Nov. 13,1967

The Monkees turn chicken when they unwittingly befriend the girlfriends of a tough motorcycle gang.

EP11 A Coffin Too Frequent

Nov. 20,1967

A 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.

EP12 Hitting the High Seas

Nov. 27,1967

Thoughts of mutiny are bountiful as the Monkees try to stop the hijack of a cargo ship by a vengeful sea captain (Chips Rafferty).

EP13 Monkees in Texas

Dec. 04,1967

In 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.

EP14 Monkees on the Wheel

Dec. 11,1967

In 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).

EP15 The Christmas Show

Dec. 25,1967

The Monkees try to instil the spirit of Christmas in a cynical little boy (Butch Patrick) who has soured on the whole idea.

EP16 Fairy Tale

Jan. 08,1968

A 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).

EP17 Monkees Watch Their Feet

Jan. 15,1968

A 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.

EP18 Monstrous Monkee Mash

Jan. 22,1968

The 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.

EP19 Monkees Paw

Jan. 29,1968

A broken-down magician's (Hans Conried) magical monkey's paw starts to bring the equally broken Monkees luck... unfortunately, all bad.

EP20 The Devil and Peter Tork

Feb. 05,1968

At 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 ?

EP21 Monkees Race Again (a.k.a. Leave the Driving to Us)

Feb. 12,1968

Davy 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."

EP22 Monkees in Paris (a.k.a. The Paris Show)

Feb. 19,1968

The Monkees take a vacation from the studio grind and are chased (on location) all over the French Capital by beautiful girls and gendarme.

EP23 Monkees Mind Their Manor

Feb. 26,1968

Davy inherits an English manor but must first win a tournament against Sir Twiggley Toppen Middle Bottom (Bernard Fox) with lances, swords and vocal cords.

EP24 Some Like it Lukewarm (a.k.a. The Band Contest)

Mar. 04,1968

To 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.

EP25 Monkees Blow Their Minds

Mar. 11,1968

The 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.

EP26 Mijacogeo (a.k.a. The Frodis Caper)

Mar. 25,1968

The Monkees match wits with the insane Wizard Glick (Rip Taylor), who is out to control the minds of television viewers worldwide.

7.5 | TV-G | en | Family | More Info

Released: 1966-09-12 | Released Producted By: Columbia Pictures , NBC Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.monkees.net/

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Peter Tork

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Michael Burns

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Davy Jones

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Michael Nesmith

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Peter Tork

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Michael Burns

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Gerald Shepard

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Bert Schneider

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Bob Rafelson

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Ward Sylvester

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David Pollock

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Elias Davis

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Jon C. Andersen

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Bob Rafelson

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The Monkees Audience Reviews 3b4219

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

Spoonixel Amateur movie with Big budget

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to what it was like to watch it for the first time.

xredgarnetx The show is hard to watch today, but the music -- and the individual personalities -- remain eternal. Many of their hits were penned by great writers of the period, including Carole King, Harry Nilsson and Neil Diamond. And famous musicians of the era, including some of the Byrds, played with them. While the show was a knockoff of HELP!, and the boys were not allowed to perform on their first two albums, the fact is that in real life, Nesmith and Tork were bona fide musicians and former TV child stars Dolenz and Jones could sing reasonably well. Their music lives on. Other fabricated singers of the era such as Fabian are long forgotten. But not the Monkees.

Brian Washington This is definitely one of the most influential shows in television history. The show was so funny and at times surreal but you could see that the boys had a lot of fun doing the shows even if they didn't like a lot of the music they were forced to do in the early shows. Speaking of the songs, this show was also a great showcase for many of the greatest songwriting talents of the 60's including Goffin and King, Neil Diamond, Boyce and Hart, John Stewart and Harry Nillson.

Thor2000 To be honest, I was never a big Beatle fan, but if they were more like Mikey, Davy, Peter and Michael, I could have tolerated them. First off, I loved the Monkees more for their slipshod, improvisational, Benny Hill comedy than their music. They seemed to barely stick to a script as they just had fun, and a lot of their guest stars seemed to share the fun. Some of whom were John Hoyt and the timeless Marla Martel. Most of the music was great, but I loved their comedy routines best. Mickey was the funniest with Michael as his straight man. Peter, the shy one, was funny when he did the dumb guy thing who got his buddies in trouble, but Davy also did the same thing as the cute one with girls chasing him down. My favorite episodes are the ones with the reading of the will, the mad scientist and the fairy tell. I didn't mind much that they weren't allowed to play their instruments, but I was shocked to hear in recent years they smoked pott. I thought they would have known better, but then looking at ""Head," I guess they know now.

Stevebarry2000 Every now and then, on TV, they repeat The Monkees, and when they do, you know you're in for half an hour of lunacy.I've been to a few staff parties at the places I've worked over the years, and when "Here we come..." blasts out, the dance floor's always packed in seconds.LONG LIVE THE MONKEES!