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Season 1 – The Monkees

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The madcap antics of four cute boys -- Davy, Peter, Micky and Mike -- who make up the rock 'n' roll band the Monkees are captured in this freewheeling 1960s series. It employs all sorts of stylistic tricks, including film-speed changes and cutting one-liners as the boys travel around making the world a happier place.
The Monkees — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

While shamelessly derivative of The Beatles' cinematic outings, The Monkees will make a believer out of viewers with their anarchic spirit and appealing music.

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Sandra Hinson Orlando Sentinel 05/18/2022
Copy or no, it's the most unusual half-hour comedy to premiere on television in a long, long time... For sheer escapism, this series beats Gilligan's Island, I Dream of Jeannie and the now defunct likes of The Munsters, hands down. Go to Full Review Kay Gardella New York Daily News 05/18/2022
This series starring the male singing group is a fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek affair that doesn't take itself very seriously, thank heaven. Go to Full Review Hal Humphrey Los Angeles Times 05/17/2022
If one looked for much rhyme or reason in the ensuing shenanigans, he found virtually none. But therein lay most of the charm. Go to Full Review Dwight Newton San Francisco Examiner 05/18/2022
The Monkees just has to pick up the marbles as the most original situation comedy swinger of this or any other recent season. Go to Full Review Win Fanning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 05/18/2022
Through the use of stop motion, slow motion and fast motion, dialogue "balloons" and a wide assortment of sight gags, director Jim Fawley's charges easily established their welcome by adults as well aa by their junior viewers. Go to Full Review Bill Morrison News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) 05/17/2022
The Monkees is a blatant copy of The Beatles' now classic A Hard Day's Night. What was spontaneous in movies is calculated and repetitious on the home screen. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike P @RT77437476 08/31/2023 Interesting show; about this fictitious band The Monkees; which is clearly a spoof on The Beatles; and this show is an ongoing extrapolation on Richard Lester's classic rock documentary "Hard Days Night...". In many ways this show broke the mold for sitcoms: it was one of the FIRST to stop using a laugh track. Also it was an obvious antecedent to shows like Friends or Girls; shows about twentysomethings living on their own for the first time; so it broke the mold in that way too. And while the music of this "group" was wildly popular; rivaling even the Beatles briefly; I mean they had 6 top ten hits from 1966-1968... But then the show was a ratings dud. It never cracked the top 40. The critics gave it good notices; but the teenagers back then were obviously scared off by it's edginess; because the ratings were awful and it was cancelled after two years. But then, like the Brady Bunch; it finally caught on when they showed it in reruns: and became wildly popular in syndication. Leading to even further albums, hits and concerts years later! So it's definitely a successful show; but it's route to that place was a unique one! And for any detractors who say the Monkees isn't a real band: consider this; though they were hired by a studio; Screen Gems; as part of a planned sitcom project; the band members all used their real names; they all sang and played instruments; they were all good musicians in their own right before this; they wrote their own songs; which turned into hits; (in addition to covering many Niel Diamond written songs as well). And they continued to tour on their own; and release songs; even years after the studio fired them! So how much more of a real band do you get than that? The Byrds, were a cover band; as was Three Dog Night; both hired by studios to perform studio songs. So why are they thought of as real bands but not the Monkees?! See more 06/12/2019 An embodiment of 1960's entertainment and youth counterculture See more Read all reviews
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Davy Jones

Davy

Peter Tork

Peter

Micky Dolenz

Micky

Michael Nesmith

Mike

Bert Schneider

Producer

Bob Rafelson

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 12, 1966 Royal Flush Davy rescues a princess from an attempted coup. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 19, 1966 Monkee See, Monkee Die An heiress must spend one night in an island mansion. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 26, 1966 Monkee vs. Machine Mike helps a toy designer being replaced by computers. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 3, 1966 Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers A rival group's manager kidnaps the Monkees. George: Vic Tayback. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 10, 1966 The Spy Who Came in From the Cool The government asks the boys to help trap two spies. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 17, 1966 Success Story Davy pretends to be rich for his visiting grandfather. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 24, 1966 Monkees in a Ghost Town Mike and Davy are kidnapped in a ghost town. Guest: Rose Marie. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 31, 1966 Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth The Monkees try to help a boy keep his pet horse. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 7, 1966 The Chaperone Davy falls for a girl who can only attend chaperoned parties. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 14, 1966 The Monkees The boys dramatize history to help a girl pass a test. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 21, 1966 Monkees a la Carte The Monkees are fired when a mobster takes over Pop's Restaurant. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 28, 1966 I've Got a Little Song Here Mike is swindled by a man posing as a music publisher. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 5, 1966 One Man Shy Peter competes with a snob for a debutante's heart. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 12, 1966 Dance, Monkee, Dance A dance studio tricks the group into signing lifetime membership contracts. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 19, 1966 Too Many Girls A gypsy tearoom owner believes that Davy can help her daughter reach stardom. Details Episode 16 Aired Dec 26, 1966 Son of a Gypsy A gypsy tribe wants the singers to steal a jewel-encrusted statuette. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 9, 1967 The Case of the Missing Monkee The boys race to save a kidnapped nuclear scientist. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 16, 1967 I Was a Teenage Monster A monster receives the boys' musical talent. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 23, 1967 Find the Monkees A producer searches for a mystery group, the Monkees. Details Episode 20 Aired Jan 30, 1967 Monkees in the Ring A crooked boxing promoter makes Davy a fighter. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 6, 1967 The Prince and the Paupers Davy stands in for his double, a threatened prince. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 13, 1967 Monkees at the Circus The boys pose as aerialists to save a circus. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 20, 1967 Captain Crocodile A TV star resents the boys' success on his show. Details Episode 24 Aired Feb 27, 1967 Monkees a la Mode A chic magazine chooses the boys for an award. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 6, 1967 Alias Micky Dolenz The police ask Micky to pose as a mobster. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 13, 1967 Monkee Chow Mein The group gets entangled in a Chinese spy ring. Guest star: Mike Farrell. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 20, 1967 Monkee Mother Davy, Peter, Micky and Mike are evicted from their apartment. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 27, 1967 Monkees on the Line The quartet takes over an answering service. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 3, 1967 Monkees Get Out More Dirt The boys all fall for the same woman (Julie Newmar). Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 10, 1967 Monkees in Manhattan The boys try to find backers for their Broadway show. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 17, 1967 Monkees in the Movies A film producer wants the singers in his new movie. Catalino: Bobby Sherman. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 24, 1967 Monkees on Tour Fans throng the Monkees' first concert tour. Details

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The Monkees — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
NBC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Comedy, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 12, 1966