The Christmas Show
(Program 47; Filmed 11/67; Broadcast 12/25/67)
The Monkees accept a $400 dollar gig babysitting an ultra cynical youngster played by Butch Patrick. The traditional 16th-century Spanish Christmas Carol "Riu Chiu" is performed acapella by the group.

• Mike: "H'lo, we're the b- ... we're the band that Miss Vandersnoot hired for the party is who we are." (98K)
• Peter: "Oh, with the money I make from this gig I'll be able to buy Christmas presents!" (57K)
• Mike: "Oh, don't buy presents like you bought last year." (53K)
• Peter: "Why, whatever could you mean?" (23K)
• Davy: "What is he, the world's youngest midget?" (36K)
• Mike and Peter: "This isn't working out, y'know." ... "I expected more from you, Michael. Even I could've said that." (108K)
• Mike: "Y'see, we're gonna play a game the five of us here,we're gonna play 'Simple Simon Says,' about Simple Simon saying to do things and when you're simple, well, you... do that." (183K)
• Davy: "Y'know, he's almost as big as I am." (27K)
• The kid gets Davy right in the kidneys.... (214K)
• Mike: "That's a carrying charge, right? A carrying charge. Ugh." (70K)
• Mike: "I'm gon' get this'un-.. stand back, son. I'm as spry as the day I was born." (92K)
• Mike: "People walkin' around smiling... that's the Chistmas spirit." (79K)
• Santa-Micky gets stuck. (241K)
• Little David is all clean.... (360K)