The Monkees/The Royal Flush

The Royal Flush
Season 1, Episode 1
Airdate	September 12, 1966
Production Number	4701
Written by	Peter Meyerson and Robert Schlitt
Directed by	James Frawley
Produced by	Robert Rafelson and Bert Schneider
— N/A	1x02 → Monkee See, Monkee Die
The Monkees — Season One

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The Royal Flush is the first episode of the first season of The Monkees.

Starring: Micky Dolenz (Micky), Michael Nesmith (Mike), David Jones (Davy), Peter Tork (Peter)

Additional Cast: Vincent Beck (Sigmund), Katherine Walsh (Bettina), Ceil Cabot (Chambermaid), Theo Marcuse (Otto)

Plot Overview

Davy comes to the rescue of a princess whose evil uncle is trying to have her killed before she can assume the throne on her 18th birthday.

Songs

• "This Just Doesn't Seem to Be My Day" and "Take a Giant Step", both from The Monkees.

For the 1967 reruns, these songs were replaced by "You Told Me" from Headquarters and "The Girl I Knew Somewhere", the B-side to the "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" single.

For the 1969 reruns, these songs were replaced by "Apples, Peaches, Bananas, and Pears", a track that would otherwise go unreleased until Rhino's 1987 Missing Links rarities collection, and "Good Clean Fun" from The Monkees Present.

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

Though actually the third episode filmed, this was the first show directed by James Frawley, who would go on to direct nearly half of the episodes. This episode was moved up in the rotation perhaps because the producers felt this episode captured the feel of the series more than the first two.

Memorable Moments

As with many episodes of the series, this episode ends with a behind-the-scenes interview with the guys. In this case, they're disussing how they're reading next week's script.