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#1
S2E20 8.6
The Devil and Peter Tork

Peter browses through a pawnshop owned by a mysterious man known as S. Zero. He meets Zero and the two chat about the varied instruments he sells, Zero talking cryptically about the instruments' previous owners. Peter notices a harp and falls in love with it although he has never played one before. When he says he would give anything for the harp, Zero makes a deal: Peter will sign a contract to own the harp and pay for it later. Peter happily signs, carries the harp home, and does not see when Zero makes a phone call to inform his home office that he--in reality, The Prince Of Darkness--has purchased Peter's soul. Zero later appears at The Monkees' beach house and tells Peter he can play the harp; when the initially-disbelieving Peter begins playing and finds he has great dexterity in doing so, Zero disappears and Micky, Mike, and Davy are left surprised at Peter's ability. The Monkees integrate the harp into their touring act and are an enormous success--until Zero returns and it is revealed that he is The Devil, who now wants Peter's soul by midnight, although Mike vows to take Zero to court over his contract, leading to a trial in Hades itself at which Peter must prove to a waiting gaggle of criminals that he can play the harp on his own, without Zero's help.

#2
S1E18 8.2
I Was a Teenage Monster

The Monkees are lured to the lab of a mad scientist, only to have their musical abilities, put into a Frankenstein-like monster.

#3
S1E31 8.2
Monkees at the Movies
#4 Monkees Get Out More Dirt S1E29 8.1
#5 The Monkees on Tour S1E32 8.1
#6 Monkee vs. Machine S1E3 8.0
#7 Captain Crocodile S1E23 8.0
#8 A Nice Place to Visit S2E1 8.0
#9 The Picture Frame S2E2 8.0
#10 Art for Monkees' Sake S2E5 8.0

Lowlights

#59 S2E22 The Monkees in Paris 6.4

Tired of the same old scripts, the Monkees walk off the set and take a holiday in Paris. Director James Frawley is left having to come up with a way to change the formula.

#58 Monkees Watch Their Feet S2E17 6.9
#57 Hitting the High Seas S2E12 6.9
#56 The Card Carrying Red Shoes S2E9 7.0
#55 The Prince and the Paupers S1E21 7.0

The Quality Arc

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