AaronHandy3
09-08-2004, 04:39 PM
Effective this week, The Monkees TV Milestones shall be hereafter known as The Monkees TV (or Film & Music) Almanac.
SEPTEMBER 5, 1970
"The Wild Monkees", Episode No. 42 of The Monkees (prod. #4765, from Nov. 13, 1967, NBC), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS, with a new song added: "Looking For The Good Times," written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart.
This ended the first season of the CBS Saturday Afternoon run of The Monkees.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1968
“The Monkees Watch Their Feet,” Episode No. 49 of The Monkees (prod. #4743, from Jan. 15, 1968) , was repeated at 7:30p.m. (EDT) on NBC.
This repeat marked the farewell appearance of The Monkees television series on NBC in prime time (not, as misbelieved, the August 19, 1968 repeat of Episode No. 56, “Some Like It Lukewarm”). It was replaced a week later in its 7:30 Monday stead by I Dream Of Jeannie, which, ironically, followed The Monkees in its first season in 1966-67.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1972
“The Case Of The Missing Monkee,” Episode No. 17 of The Monkees (prod. #4731, from Jan. 9 and Jul. 24, 1967, NBC), was repeated at 1:00p.m. (EDT) on ABC.
This was the first repeat of The Monkees on ABC Saturday Morning.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1967
"It's A Nice Place To Visit..." first aired at 7:30/6:30 Central Time on NBC as the 33rd episode of The Monkees. The sponsor of the week was Kellogg’s™, and the song featured was “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” (Murphy / Castleman).
This episode introduced The Monkees TV series' second season on The Peacock Network. Also on this day, 12 1/2 hours before "It's A Nice Place To Visit..." was scheduled to air, The Monkees themselves, after a long, grueling summer of touring and recording (the upcoming 4th album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.), reported to Screen Gems Studio 7 in Hollywood to resume production on their television show; first on the agenda was Peter Meyerson's "Hillbilly Honeymoon" (a.k.a. "Double Barrell Shotgun Wedding") .
SEPTEMBER 11, 1971
“The Monkees On The Line,” Episode No. 28 of The Monkees (from Mar. 27, 1967, NBC), was repeated at noon (EDT) on CBS, with a new song added: "Little Girl," written by Micky Dolenz.
With this repeat, The Monkees TV show entered its third and final season on CBS Saturday Afternoons.
SEPTEMBER 5, 1970
"The Wild Monkees", Episode No. 42 of The Monkees (prod. #4765, from Nov. 13, 1967, NBC), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS, with a new song added: "Looking For The Good Times," written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart.
This ended the first season of the CBS Saturday Afternoon run of The Monkees.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1968
“The Monkees Watch Their Feet,” Episode No. 49 of The Monkees (prod. #4743, from Jan. 15, 1968) , was repeated at 7:30p.m. (EDT) on NBC.
This repeat marked the farewell appearance of The Monkees television series on NBC in prime time (not, as misbelieved, the August 19, 1968 repeat of Episode No. 56, “Some Like It Lukewarm”). It was replaced a week later in its 7:30 Monday stead by I Dream Of Jeannie, which, ironically, followed The Monkees in its first season in 1966-67.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1972
“The Case Of The Missing Monkee,” Episode No. 17 of The Monkees (prod. #4731, from Jan. 9 and Jul. 24, 1967, NBC), was repeated at 1:00p.m. (EDT) on ABC.
This was the first repeat of The Monkees on ABC Saturday Morning.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1967
"It's A Nice Place To Visit..." first aired at 7:30/6:30 Central Time on NBC as the 33rd episode of The Monkees. The sponsor of the week was Kellogg’s™, and the song featured was “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” (Murphy / Castleman).
This episode introduced The Monkees TV series' second season on The Peacock Network. Also on this day, 12 1/2 hours before "It's A Nice Place To Visit..." was scheduled to air, The Monkees themselves, after a long, grueling summer of touring and recording (the upcoming 4th album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.), reported to Screen Gems Studio 7 in Hollywood to resume production on their television show; first on the agenda was Peter Meyerson's "Hillbilly Honeymoon" (a.k.a. "Double Barrell Shotgun Wedding") .
SEPTEMBER 11, 1971
“The Monkees On The Line,” Episode No. 28 of The Monkees (from Mar. 27, 1967, NBC), was repeated at noon (EDT) on CBS, with a new song added: "Little Girl," written by Micky Dolenz.
With this repeat, The Monkees TV show entered its third and final season on CBS Saturday Afternoons.