Welcome to our Monkees Episode Guide, a more or less complete guide to the late sixties television series. Please note that the songs are not necessarily the ones played during the original run. See also the first season.

A Nice Place To Visit

The Monkees car breaks down south of the border. They have to play at the local cafe to earn the money to get their car fixed. Trouble ensues when Davy falls in love with Angelita, a local girl who is spoken for by the bandit, El Diablo. The bandit gang kidnaps Davy. Micky, Mike and Peter pose as Banditos in order to rescue him. When the ruse is discovered El Diablo challenges the musician known as El Dolenzio to a duel at high noon.

"And I am El Torko, the bandit without a nickname." -- Peter

The first episode of the second season. The ending Monkees theme was changed to "For Pete's Sake" written by Peter Tork

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The Picture Frame

Three of the Monkees get jobs as movie extras. The 'Director' is really a crook looking for a few patsies to pull off his bank job. Obediently, the Monkees rob the Ninth National Bank. They return to the studio with the money. The crooks keep the loot and anonymously tip off the police about the Monkees. Micky, Davy and Mike are put on trial. Things look bleak as they send Peter out to find the evidence that will clear them.

"Do you have an account here, sir?" -- Cashier

Joy Harmon (cashier) would later appear in Monkees On The Wheel as Zelda along with Dort Clark (Sergeant). Henry Beckman (D.A.) appeared later in Monkees' Paw as the manager.

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Everywhere a Sheik Sheik

The daughter of a visiting Nehudian shiek is told by her father that she must marry. She chooses Davy as her future spouse to avoid marrying the villainous Vidaru. Davy is abducted. The others try to rescue him, but the shiek convinces them all that the marriage will be a good deal. Davy, as future King, appoints the other Monkees to official posts. Vidaru has an assassin make attempts on all of their lives.

"Golden Grecian goblets guaranteed graves." -- Peter

Monty Landis (The King) appeared in seven Monkees episodes, each time as a different character. Noam Pitlik (Shazar) appeared in Hittin' The High Seas.

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Monkee Mayor

The Monkees neighbors are all being evicted from their homes because the city is putting up a parking lot. Mike visits the Mayor's office to protest, but that strategy is ineffective. Micky suggests that he run for Mayor. The campaign is sabotaged by Mr. Zackenbush, the business man who owns Mayor Motley. The Monkees break into the Mayor's office to find proof that there's a parking lot conspiracy.

"I will hunker down like a jackass in a hail storm..." -- Mike

Monty Landis' (Zackenbush) second episode. Irwin Charone (Mayor Motley) also appeared in I've Got A Little Song Here.

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Art For Monkees Sake

Peter takes up painting and finds that he has a knack for copying the masters. Two unscupulous museum guards also notice this and force Peter to paint a forgery for them. The other three Monkees come to the museum in search of the missing Pete. After rescuing him they realize what the plot is and return to the art museum to switch the real painting with the forged one. Of course this leads to the guards chasing them around the objets d'art.

"He is the only weak link in our chain." -- Mike

Special guest star, Liberace destroys a piano. Monty Landis' third episode. Vic Tayback was in the first seasons Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers and Son Of Gypsy.

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99 Pound Weakling

Micky has his girl stolen by a muscular beach boy. Shaku offers to help him build up, at his health gym, if he'll hock his drums and give Shaku the money. Peter and Davy put Micky on a health regimen. Micky goes to the beach again but still gets tossed around. He joins Shaku's health club, and fixes healthy meals for Peter and Davy. After the 'fried fermented goat's milk curd' Micky is going to the gym to sign the final contract. Davy and Peter must stop him.

"I wish Mike were here." -- Peter

Mike was not in this episode. Monty Landis' fourth episode.

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Hillbilly Honeymoon

The Monkees enter a small town where a feud is going on between two hillbilly families, the Wescotts and the Chubbers. Ella Mae Chubber takes a shine to Davy and he faces a shotgun wedding, but he's kidnapped by a jealous Jud Wescott. Micky and Mike pose as hillbillies to rescue Davy. The Wescotts are skeptical, so Mike has to play his nose to prove his kinship. Once Davy is safe, if still engaged, the others teach Jud how to win Ella Mae's hand.

"We stab out blindly at those who would make us eat with a fork and spoon." -- Jud

Jim Boles (The Preacher) was also in Gift Horse as the farmer.

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Monkees Marooned

Peter buys a treasure map and the Monkees go to a deserted island to look for it. When they arrive they find the island is inhabited by the crazed Major Pshaw and his man Friday, Thursday. Pshaw is also after the treasure and is determined to kill the Monkees so they won't find it. The Monkees are assisted by jungle man Kimba, and an exasperated Thursday. Kimba is an old movie actor who's been stranded on the island since the film company pulled out

"Who writes this stuff?" -- Thursday

Monty Landis' fifth episode.

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Card Carrying Red Shoes

Three of the Monkees (Mike is missing) are hired to play for the Druvanian ballet. They are promptly fired when they cannot play the weird Druvanian instruments. A Ballerina, who wishes to defect, smuggles herself out in their trunk. When they find her she falls for Peter. What she and the Monkees don't know is that she has microfilm hidden in the toe of her ballet slipper. The Druvanians kidnap Peter to force the Ballerina to return.

"It can't always be you, Davy." -- Peter

Vincent Beck (Ivan) appeared in Royal Flush and Son Of Gypsy.

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Wild Monkees

The Monkees go to a small town where they are supposed to play at a hotel. The nasty manager, who bares an uncanny resemblance to their landlord, forces them to do all the hotel work. Four guests arrive. They are four beautiful biker women. The boys get romantic, but their competition rolls into town... a viscious biker gang. The Monkees have to form their own gang "The Chickens" and ride in a race against the others.

"Our honor has been smeerched." -- Peter

Henry Corden appears in this episode as a different character, Blauner, the hotel manager.

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A Coffin To Frequent

The boys are awakened in the middle of the night, by a strange man setting up a seance. According to their lease, he has the right. But they are asked to stay by the old lady whose husband, Elmer, is being brought back from the dead. Of course the Monkees suspect that Henry and his huge henchman are trying to swindle the old lady. They try to reason with her with no results. The time comes for Elmer to rise from his coffin and sound his trumpet.

"He's playing our song." -- Mrs. Weatherspoon

Special guest star, Ruth Buzzi. George Furth (Henry) also appeared in One Man Shy

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Hitting The High Seas

The Monkees are hired to work on a sailing ship. Mike soon becomes sick from the seasick pills and goes below for the rest of the episode. The others find out about the Captain's plot to attack the HMS Queen Anne. Micky imitates the Captain's parrot in order to get the details of the plot. The Monkees then try to incite the crew to mutiny. The crew is uninterested and the Monkees are forced to walk the plank.

"I can't even do a good cow... moo." -- Peter

Noam Pitlik (Harry) was also in Everywhere A Shiek Shiek as Shazar.

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Monkees In Texas

The Monkees visit Mike's Aunt's Ranch in Texas, where she and lovely cousin Lucy are being besieged by Black Bart. The boys help them run Black Bart off. Mike sends Peter and Micky to get the sherrif. The Sherrif is too busy to help them. Micky and Peter end up being hired by Black Bart's henchmen. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Mike finds that the soil has an unusual oleaginous quality. He takes it into town to be analyzed. Micky sends Peter to warn the Nesmiths that Black Bart is about to attack.

"Either this is the cause of all your problems or I'm getting my hands dirty for nothing." -- Mike

Len Lesser (Red) was in Monkees in a Ghost Town as George.

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Monkees On The Wheel

The Monkees go to Las Vegas for a gig. Micky hits the jackpot on a slot machine and accidentally bets the proceeds on Roulette. Criminals have rigged the wheel to land on the number he bets. Micky breaks the bank and the crooks create a diversion to steal the money back. The cops think the Monkees rigged the wheel and arrest them. The guys have to get the money back or go to jail. They pose as a rival gambling gang to lure the criminals back to the roulette table.

"How do you make an M?" -- Micky

Rip Taylor (Manager) also appeared in Mijacogeo as Wizard Glick. Joy Harmon (Zelda) appeared in The Picture Frame as did Dort Clark (Policeman). This episode has a tag of blooper outtakes from Monstrous Monkee Mash.

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The Christmas Show

The Monkees are hired by a rich woman to look after her young nephew over the holidays. The boy is very cynical and refuses to enter into the spirit of Christmas. They first take him to a department store, where Peter gets hurt. They then go to a forest to chop down a christmas tree, where Micky contracts poison ivy. The boy scoffs at their holiday spirit and returns to his empty mansion. They come up with a plan to cheer him up.

"How come you're all dirty and I'm all clean?" -- Micky

Guest star, Butch Patrick, was Eddie on The Munsters. Rege Cordic (Doctor) appeared in Fairy Tale.

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Fairy Tale

The Monkees are four medieval peasants. Mike is a cobbler, Micky an inkeeper and Davy the tailor. Peter is unemployed, because he's in love with Princess Gwen, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the cobbler. The Princess is kidnapped by her fiancee. With the help of the fairy of the locket, Peter goes to rescue the Princess. In his travels through the forest he meets various Fairy Tale characters. Once at the castle, however, he is imprisoned with Gwen.

"Papa Bear kind of wanted me to stick around." -- Micky as Goldilocks

Rege Cordic (Town Cryer) also appeared in the Christmas Show. Gwen is, of course, played by Michael Nesmith.

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Monkees Watch Their Feet

Pat Paulsen guest stars as a goverment UFO expert using parts of a Monkees episode to prove the existence of aliens. Micky is abducted by Aliens and replaced with an android. Davy and Peter catch on because of Micky's strange behavior and the fact that his feet are on backwards. They approach a government representative, but they don't tust him because they mistakenly believe his feet are backwards. They interrogate the android to find out where the real Micky is.

"It's time to stop sticking our bayonets into each other and start sticking them into space." -- Pat Paulsen

Mike did not appear in this episode.

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Monstrous Monkee Mash

Davy goes home with a girl, Lorelie. Her Uncle is a vampire who wants to turn Davy into a vampire. After a couple of days the others wonder where Davy is and go to the mansion in search of him. The Vampire captures Peter to use his brain for the monster and Micky is given to the werewolf. Mike remains at large and poses as the mummy to prevent the operation on Peter. Davy and Micky, chained in the dungeon, have a fantasy sequence rudely interrupted.

"What a time to be caught without a turtleneck." -- Peter

Arlene Martel (Lorelie) also appeared in The Spy Who Came In From The Cool as Madame.

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The Monkees' Paw

The Monkees are hired to play at a club, which throws out of work an old magician. He sells them The Monkey's paw which he got from a Tibetan Lama. The paw grants three wishes. Micky first wishes for a way to pay their union dues, and then for a spaghetti dinner. His third wish that he could stop talking about the paw, is granted before he can complete the sentence. He is mute and unable to perform. They try to break the spell.

"The high Lama is sleepin' it off in the back. I'm the regular Lama." -- Mike

Henry Beckman (Manager) also appeared in The Picture Frame as the D.A..

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The Devil And Peter Tork

Peter goes to a pawnshop and sees a harp that he really wants. The owner, Mr. Zero, gives it to him. Peter doesn't realize that Zero is the devil and he has traded his soul for the harp. As per the agreement, the Monkees, with the harp in the act, are a smash. Mr. Zero comes to collect Peter's soul, but Mike insists that the contract isn't good and demands a trial. Zero calls witnesses from the past, Billy The Kid, Blackbeard & Attila The Hun. Mike makes a moving speech for the defense.

"You know what's really scary. We can't say *bleep* on television." -- Micky

Monty Landis' sixth appearance. Lee Kolima (Attila) had appeared in The Spy Who Came In From The Cool and Peter Canon (Billy The Kid) had appeared in Monkees In The Ring.

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Monkees Race Again

Davy's grandfather's friend, T.N. Crumpets, asks for the Monkees help. He has a race car that has been sabotaged by his German competitors. The guys fix Crumpet's car. The Germans kidnap Micky and Crumpets. Davy has to drive the British entry. The Germans then steal Crumpet's car. So Davy drives the Monkeemobile in the race, while Peter and Mike rescue Crumpets and Micky and lecture the Germans on pacifism.

"I'm a little high." -- Davy

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Monkees In Paris

The Monkees are filming an episode of the show, when it suddenly all starts to seem very routine. Despite the Director's impreciations they walk off the set and go to Paris. For the majority of the rest of the show they run around Paris to the sound of Monkees tunes. They are chased by four girls, or chase the four girls depending on the sequence. They treat the Eiffel Tower as a jungle gym and confound the citizenry of Paris.

"I saved the show for you Bob, I got a close up of the Monkee." -- James Frawley

It is uncredited but James Frawley plays himself, a Director.

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Monkees Mind Their Manor

The innkeeper from an English Village comes to America to bring Davy back to inherit an estate. Davy smuggles the other three Monkees into England in mummy cases. They reach the estate and are told they must stay their for five years if Davy is to inherit. Otherwise the villagers can buy the land, and if they can't it goes to the nephew, Lance Kibbey The Sot. In order to help the villagers raise the money, a Medieval fair is held.

"Last year we found a mole... in the lawn." -- Mary

This episode was directed by Peter Tork, and featured Prop man Jack Williams as the Customs man.

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Some Like It Lukewarm

The Monkees try out for a talent show, but only mixed groups are accepted. The guys pick Davy to dress up as a girl. They perform at the talent show with Davy constantly trying to leave the stage. They tie with another group, who have a girl masquerading as a man. The emcee for the show, falls for Davy and tries to get a date. Later Davy and the girl meet up in regular dress and fall in love instantly. The next night they are supposed to have a tie-breaking contest.

"One more remark like that and I'll hit you with me purse." -- Davy

This episode had a tag featuring Charlie Smalls attempting to teach Davy about rhythm. Daphne was played by Dean Martin's daughter, Deanna.

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Monkees Blow Their Minds

Peter visits a hypnotist to remove his songwriter's block, but Oraculo is a crook. He drugs Peter and puts him under his control. A dazed Peter blows an audition for the Monkees, but makes a wonderful psychic slave for Oraculo who gets the gig. The other Monkees try to free Peter from Oraculo's influence. Mike poses as an amnesiac with money to distract the hypnotist. They are unsuccessful and all become Oraculo's psychic slaves.

"Well, what do you expect from a psychic slave." -- Peter

Monty Landis' seventh appearance. Frank Zappa makes a special appearance at the beginning with Michael Nesmith. Also there is a cameo by Burgess Meredith as the Penguin.

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Mijacogeo (The Frodis Caper)

The Monkees wake up and find Peter frozen in front of the television set. They go around to the neighbors and find that every one has been hypnotized by the mysterious eye on their TVs. They go down to the television station to investigate. It's been taken over by the evil Wizard Glick and his four henchmen, who intend to take over the world. Micky, Mike and Davy are captured and tied-up. They telepathically contact Peter.

"To dispose of a two-headed Org, jump up and down three times, roll a head of cabbage and giggle." -- Micky

Rip Taylor (Glick) appeared in the earlier episode Monkees On The Wheel, which makes a reference to his character in Mijacogeo. Tim Buckley gives a musical performace in the tag.

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