Debuting on September 12, 1966, the series aired on Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, preceding I Dream of Jeannie and opposite The Iron Horse (ABC) and Gilligan's Island (CBS).
The Monkees rescue Princess Bettina, (Katherine Walsh), the Duchess of Harmonica, from a drowning, only to find that her evil uncle Archduke Otto (Theodore Marcuse) is trying to dispose of her in an attempt to take the duchy's throne.
Stranded in a ghost town after the Monkeemobile runs out of gas, the Monkees are held prisoner by bank robbers (Len Lesser, Lon Chaney Jr.) and their boss, "the Big Man" (Rose Marie).
With the band's help, bashful Peter tries to win the heart of lovely debutante Valerie Cartwright (Lisa James) while dealing with her haughty boyfriend Ronnie Farnsworth (George Furth).
Mad scientist Dr. Mendoza (John Hoyt) and his assistant Groot (Byron Foulger) hire the Monkees to teach music to the monster they've built (Richard Kiel), only to instead transplant their talents into the beast.
The band convinces Davy to swap places with his doppelganger, a shy prince who wants to win the heart of young socialite Wendy Forsythe (Heather North) so that he can marry before his 18th birthday and avoid forfeiting his country's throne to evil Count Myron (Oscar Beregi Jr.).
Songs: "Sometime in the Morning," "She" The Monkees' appearance on the children's program The Captain Crocodile Show is sabotaged by its host (Joey Forman), who fears that his guests' popularity is diminishing his own.
Songs: "Your Auntie Grizelda"1967 reruns: "Words" (single version) Middle-aged widow Millie Rudnick (Rose Marie) moves in with the Monkees, but in a need to keep their personal space, the boys soon try to find her a husband.
Songs: "Sometime in the Morning," "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)" Instead of getting themselves a telephone answering service, the Monkees are hired by one; Peter's actions on one call leads to the group's pursuit by a crooked bettor (Milton Frome).
In New York City, the Monkees fend off an irate hotel manager (Philip Ober) as they help a financially strained producer (Richard Anders) get backing for a Broadway musical.
Songs: "Love is Only Sleeping" (alternate mix), "Cuddly Toy" Mike casts his wool hat into the political ring to stop a crooked construction tycoon (Monte Landis) from turning the city into parking lots.
Songs: "Randy Scouse Git," "Daydream Believer" After losing girlfriend Brenda to a muscle man named Bulk (David Draper), Micky starts a health program under the guidance of fraudulent physical cultist Shah-Ku (Monte Landis).
Peter is the target of a romantic prima ballerina (Ondine Vaughn) and a dastardly plot choreographed by the rest of the Druvanian National Ballet, who want a valuable microchip implanted in one of her shoes.
Song: "She Hangs Out" (alternate mix) The Monkees turn chicken when, while serving as both entertainment and staff at "The Henry Cabot Lodge and Cemetery," they unwittingly impress the girlfriends of a tough motorcycle gang.
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 the grave.
In the Lone Star State, the Monkees battle Black Bart (Barton MacLane), cohort Red (Len Lesser), and their gang to save Mike's aunt, Kate, (Jacqueline deWit), and her valuable Nesmith Ranch.
Songs: "Words," "Goin' Down" (sung live over the instrumental track in the tag) "Magic Fingers" Micky wins big at a Las Vegas roulette table, unaware that it's been rigged.
After a roulette dealer (Rip Taylor) and policeman (Dort Clark) mistake the band for the crooks, the Monkees are given 24 hours to find the real perpetrators (David Astor and Pepper Davis) and return the money to the casino.
Song: "Daily Nightly" A documented film report by the Department of UFO Information, narrated by is secretary (Pat Paulsen), shows Davy and Peter battling invading space aliens (Stuart Margolin and Nita Talbot) from Planet Zlotnick who've replaced Micky with a robotic lookalike.
Songs: "Greensleeves," "Star Collector" The Monkees enter a band contest (hosted by radio DJ Jerry Blavat) with a $500 cash prize, but when they learn the entrants must be mixed-gender groups, Davy is chosen to pose as a girl.
Songs: "Last Train to Clarksville," "The Door Into Summer," "She Hangs Out" The Monkees swing to the rescue when mentalist Oracullo (Monte Landis) gains control of Peter's mind to use him in a nightclub act.
Songs: "Valleri" (1968 version), "Gonna Buy Me a Dog" (instrumental track), "Daily Nightly" After Peter and their neighbors are hypnotized through their TV sets, Micky, Mike, and Davy must match wits with the insane Wizard Glick (Rip Taylor), who is out to control the minds of television viewers worldwide.