The NBC television program "The Monkees" is a musical comedy about a 1960'S rock band. The four young men forming the group live in Los Angeles and get into all sorts of wild adventures. The music was originally provided by other musicians but later the four actors also produced the music. The four members of the band used variations of their real names for their character names: Davy Jones (David Jones), Micky (Micky Dolenz), Mike (Michael Nesmith), and Peter (Peter Tork). This episode is titled "Find the Monkees" and was first broadcast on January 23, 1967. The episode is also known as "The Audition." The four lads learn that a television producer is looking for a band to provide music for a planned television program. The Monkees attempt to audition for the producer but run into various obstacles. At one time Davy needs a dime (ten cents) to make a telephone call from a phone booth. Peter exposes his boot with a dime taped to it. The dime is a silver Roosevelt dime.

The four Monkees are in their apartment.

Micky has seen a horrible sight.

"The Four Martians" rock band visit and mention that they received a letter inviting them to audition for producer Hubbell Bensen's new television program.

"The Jolly Green Giants" look in the window and brag that they have also received an invitation.

The Monkees check their mail but do not find an invitation.

Irene Chomsky is Hubbell's assistant. They play a tape recorder which they have borrowed which has an old recording of a Monkees performance. They pair like the music and try to find out the name of the band which recorded it and to offer the group a music contract.

Hubbell calls reporters to his office to announce his search for the unknown band. The Monkees try another audition via telephone.

The Monkees use a coin-operated telephone to call Hubbell and play their song for him. Davy is holding the telephone and the call is interrupted. Davy makes another call and asks Peter for a dime. Peter pulls up his pant leg to expose his boot.

The boot has a piece of tape labeled "Mad $" or "mad money", an old expression for emergency money.

Peter removes the tape exposing a silver Roosevelt dime.

Hubbell learns that the Monkees made the tape and visits their apartment.

Miss Chomsky sings along with the Monkees.

Miss Chomsky sings the program theme song and Hubbell hires her for his television program. The Monkees lose the job and are somewhat depressed.

The lads then discuss a real-life event which occurred at the time, the "Sunset Strip Riots."

They claim that the teenagers were upset with alcohol laws and curfews, the demonstrators were older people, and that the reporters called the events riots because "journalists dont know how to spell demonstration" and "riot" has only four letters.

David Jones as Davy Jones
Micky Dolenz as Micky
Michael Nesmith as Mike
Peter Tork as Peter
Carl Ballantine as Hubbell Bensen
Bobo Lewis as Irene Chomsky
Director: Richard Nunis
Writers: Dee Caruso,Dave Evans, Gerald Gardner