The Monkees First Season Episode Index

THE MONKEES
THE FIRST SEASON

September 12, 1966 to September 4, 1967
32 Episodes (16 rerun - 16 not rerun)

THE MONKEES - Season 1 (1966-1967)

MICKY MIKE DAVY PETER

Schedule/Competition:

Followed By:

This represents the Central Time zone.

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

Other Networks:

ABC: The Iron Horse (first half)7:30-8:00 PM
CBS: Gilligan's Island7:30-8:00 PM

1966-67 NBC MONDAY NIGHT PROMO AD/TV GUIDE DESCRIPTION

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Monday Night On NBC

TV Guide Description
for The Monkees*

(*Thanks large to Steve M. Russo for the upgraded image of TV Guide Description!)

1966-67 Monkees Episode List

*Aired once on NBC-TV.
— Features extra B&W/Color Episode promo photo stills.

Episode # Episode Title Production # Original NBC Airdate Rating/Share
1 “The Royal Flush” 4701 September 12, 1966 15.4/28.5
The Monkees are hip to an evil archduke's assassination plot endangering the life of his Princess niece, a Duchess primed for a Queenship.
2 “Monkee See, Monkee Die” 4705 September 19, 1966 16.9/30.5
The Monkees spend a night in a creepy manor on a fog-shrouded island having learned about being left in an eccentric millionaire's legacy.
3 “Monkee Versus Machine” 4700 September 26, 1966 15.7/27.4
In an old-fashioned toy factory, The Monkees throw a Monkee wrench into an efficiency expert's plans to replace an old toymaker with automation.
4 “Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers” 4703 October 3, 1966 17.9/31.7
To win a contest, the shady manager of a rival band subjects The Monkees to a kidnapping "publicity stunt" clearly designed to keep them out!
5 “The Spy Who Came In From The Cool” 4702 October 10, 1966 15.8/28.1
The Central Intelligence Service enlists The Monkees’ aid to capture foreign agents when David unknowingly buys maracas with hidden microfilm.
6 “The Success Story” 4710 October 17, 1966 16.1/28.1
Trouble looms on the horizon when David's grandfather visits him from England, believing that his grandson is now a successful millionaire!
7 “The Monkees In A Ghost Town” 4704 October 24, 1966 17.1/29.2
The Monkeemobile runs out of gas in a ghost town, where the boys are held prisoner by two bank robbers awaiting the arrival of their boss.
8 “Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth”* 4708 October 31, 1966 16.5/30.5
There are no pets allowed in The Monkees' beach pad, leading to comic complications when David watches a black stallion for a young farm boy.
9 “The Chaperone”* 4711 November 7, 1966 17.8/28.8
When David falls for a retired General's daughter, The Monkees throw a formal chaperone party (with Micky in drag!) just so that he can see her.
10 “Here Come The Monkees”
(Original Pilot Film)
4091 November 14, 1966 18.5/30.5
The Monkees are booked to play at a Sweet 16 party, but when the birthday girl falls for David and her studies begin to suffer, they help her cram.
11 “The Monkees A La Carte”* 4718 November 21, 1966 19.9/33.1
The Monkees battle a ruthless mobster, his outsized torpedo and a crime syndicate when they muscle in on an Italian restaurant where they work.
12 “I've Got A Little Song Here” 4707 November 28, 1966 18.8/30.1
The promises are big and so are the disappointments when Michael is conned out of $99.95 for his new song by a phony music publisher.
13 “One Man Shy”
(a.k.a. "Peter And The Debutante")
4722 December 5, 1966 18.3/31.2
A shy Peter falls for a pretty debutante and gets by with a little help from his fellow Monkees to win her heart and repel her jealous beau.
14 “Dance, Monkee, Dance”* 4719 December 12, 1966 18.6/31.3
The Monkees use disguises, snappy patter, and fancy footwork to weasel and Watusi out of a lifetime contract for dancing lessons.
15 “Too Many Girls”
(a.k.a. "Davy And Fern")
*
4729 December 19, 1966 N/A
A pushy gypsy tea room owner sees lovestruck David as the perfect stage partner for her talented young daughter to further her career.
16 “The Son Of A Gypsy” 4724 December 26, 1966 16.1/30.1
The Monkees are chosen to perform at a party over a band of gypsies—who then force them to steal a precious statuette to ransom Peter.
17 “The Case Of The Missing Monkee” 4731 January 9, 1967 19.6/30.7
David, Micky and Michael invade a rest home to rescue Peter and an esteemed nuclear scientist from a sinister spy's insidious brain drain.
18 “I Was A Teenage Monster”* 4725 January 16, 1967 19.9/30.0
At a mansion, a mad scientist devises a plan 9 out of 10 doctors disagree on: to transplant The Monkees’ musical prowess into a monster!
19 “Find The Monkees!”
(a.k.a. "The Audition")
*
4721 January 23, 1967 19.2/30.0
A TV producer searches for The Monkees, who haven't been invited to audition for his TV show, unaware that they can't get to see him.
20 “The Monkees In The Ring”* 4734 January 30, 1967 21.0/31.6
A crooked fight promoter subjects David to a boxing scam in order to make him a chump in a bout with the champ and cash in on a big bet.
21 “The Prince And The Paupers”* 4733 February 6, 1967 21.8/32.9
The Monkees encounter two-faced antics when David doubles for a look-alike Prince, who must find a bride or forfeit his Throne to an evil Count.
22 “The Monkees At The Circus”* 4706 February 13, 1967 22.0/33.3
When The Monkees pay a visit to a The Big Top, they pose as a troupe of dazzling, supreme high-wire artists to save the show from closure.
23 “Captain Crocodile” 4730 February 20, 1967 21.0/32.5
The egomaniacal, envious star of a local children's' TV show, fearing rivalry from The Monkees, plans to scuttle them before they get started.
24 “The Monkees A La Mode”* 4736 February 27, 1967 21.7/33.3
The Monkees receive an award from a highfalutin style magazine, but its article misrepresents them in an image of "typical young Americans."
25 “Alias Micky Dolenz”* 4726 March 6, 1967 20.7/32.3
The police cash in on Micky's striking resemblance to the most vicious killer in the country in an attempt to locate his hoods and the goods.
26 “Monkee Chow Mein” 4735 March 13, 1967 21.0/34.1
A friendly meal at a local Chinese restaurant spells trouble when Peter gets The Monkees involved with a Red Chinese spy ring!
27 “Monkee Mother” 4709 March 20, 1967 19.3/30.5
When The Monkees fall behind in their rent the landlord moves in another tenant who takes over the pad and The Monkees.
28 “The Monkees On The Line”* 4739 March 27, 1967 21.6/35.9
The Monkees try to retain the services of a telephone answering service, but instead are detained as servants and get everyone's wires crossed!
29 “The Monkees Get Out More Dirt”* 4738 April 3, 1967 19.1/34.0
The Monkees' friendship is threatened when they all fall for and compete for the affections of a luscious proprietress of the local Laundromat.
30 “The Monkees In Manhattan”
(a.k.a “The Monkees Manhattan Style”)
*
4728 April 10, 1967 18.7/31.4
In New York City, The Monkees fend off an irate hotel manager as they help a producer get backing for a Broadway rock and roll musical.
31 “The Monkees At The Movies”* 4727 April 17, 1967 N/A
The Monkees get offered roles as extras in a new beach movie, but when the film's "star" oversteps his boundaries, they upstage his every move.
32 “The Monkees On Tour” 4753 April 24, 1967 21.2/37.3
A mini-documentary chronicling a January 1967 Monkees concert gig in Phoenix, Arizona during their first public appearance tour.

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