The Spy Who Came in From the Cool
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| The Monkees episode | |
|---|---|
| “The Spy Who Came in From the Cool” | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 |
| Guest star(s) | Jacques Aubuchon, Arlene Martel, Don Penny, Booth Coleman, Billy Curtis, Arlene Charles, Lee Kolima |
| Writer(s) | Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso |
| Director | Robert Rafelson |
| Production no. | 4703 |
| Original airdate | October 10, 1966 (NBC) |
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"The Spy Who Came in From the Cool" is a first-season episode of The Monkees television series. The fifth episode in the series, it aired on NBC October 10, 1966 (first-run) and June 12, 1967 (repeat), and was repeated September 26, 1970 April 3, 1971 July 1, 1972 on CBS and October 7, 1972 and May 19, 1973 on ABC.
[edit] Plot Summary
The Monkees shop at a music store where David purchases a pair of red maracas with microfilm hidden in one of them. When a team of Russian agents, who mistake them for spy contacts, pursue them for possession of the microfilm, the CIS (Central Intelligene Service) enlists the boys' asistance in apprehending the enemy agents and recovering the film.
[edit] Dream Sequences/Quick-Change Costume Play
- David in straw hat and cane
- Monkees at a spy school: Micky is the teacher, with Michael, David and Peter as trainees
[edit] Featured Songs
- First-run: "The Kind of Girl I Could Love" (Michael Nesmith/Roger Atkins), "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart), "All the King's Horses" (Michael Nesmith), "Saturday's Child" (David Gates)
- NBC repeat: "Randy Scouse Git" (Micky Dolenz)
- CBS repeat: "All Alone in the Dark" (Steven Soles/Ned Albright)
