Monkees TV Milestones Of The Week

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MARCH 7, 1970

“I've Got A Little Song Here”, Episode No. 12 of The Monkees (prod. #4707, first aired on NBC November 28, 1966), was repeated @ noon EST on CBS, with a new song added: "Steam Engine" written by Chip Douglas.

MARCH 10, 1973

The Monkees was preempted on ABC by Soul Unlimited.

MARCH 11, 1968

"The Monkees Blow Their Minds" first aired @ 7:30 p.m. EST on NBC as the 57th episode of The Monkees.

Kellogg’s™ sponsored the show this week, with “Valleri”, written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart and produced by The Monkees, and “Daily Nightly”, written by Michael Nesmith and produced by Chip Douglas, being the featured tunes.

MARCH 11, 1972

"The Monstrous Monkee Mash", Episode No. 50 of The Monkees (prod. #4767, first aired on NBC January 22, 1968), was repeated @ noon EST on CBS, with a new song added: "Bye Bye, Baby, Bye Bye," written by Micky Dolenz.

MARCH 13, 1967

“Monkee Chow Mein” first aired @ 7:30 p.m. EST on NBC as the 26th episode of The Monkees.

Originally sponsored by Kellogg’s™, the episode featured “Your Auntie Grizelda”, written by Jack Keller & Diane Hilderbrand and produced by Jack Keller & Jeff Barry. For those of you who were tuners-in/turners-on, here are the original commercials you would have seen this week: Kellogg’s™ Raisin Bran, Slickeringo by Yardley, Kellogg’s™ Sugar Frosted Flakes (with Tony The Tiger), Kellogg’s™ Pop Tarts, and The Monkees for Kellogg’s™ Rice Krispies.

MARCH 13, 1971

“The Prince And The Paupers”, Episode No. 21 of The Monkees (prod. #4733, first aired on NBC February 6, 1967), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. on CBS, with a new song added: "99 Pounds," written by Jeff Barry.