Monkees TV Milestones Of The Week

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JUNE 13, 1970

"The Success Story," Episode No. 6 of The Monkees (prod. #4710, from Oct. 17, 1966 and May 29, 1967, NBC), was repeated @ noon EDT on CBS, with a new song added: "French Song," written by Bill Chadwick.

JUNE 16, 1973

"The Monkees At The Movies," Episode No. 31 of The Monkees (prod. #4727, from Apr. 17, 1967, NBC), was repeated @ 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on ABC.

JUNE 17, 1968

"The Monkee's Paw," Episode No. 51 of The Monkees (from Jan. 29, 1968), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC.

The sponsor this week was Lilt/Cheerios/Maybelline, and for those of you who tuned in and turned on, these were the original commercials you would've seen: Lilt Home Perms, Joy Detergent, Cheerios, Bugles, Maybelline and Solarcaine. (Kellogg’s™ and Yardley Of London™ had all but pulled sponsorship by this point, due to the announcement of The Monkees' not being renewed for a third season.)

JUNE 17, 1972

"Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers," Episode No. 4 of The Monkees (prod. #4703, from Oct. 3, 1966 and May 5, 1967, NBC), was repeated @ noon EDT on CBS, with a new song added: "Do You Feel It Too?," written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim.

JUNE 19, 1967

"The Spy Who Came In From The Cool," Episode No. 5 of The Monkees (prod. #4702, from Oct. 10, 1966), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC, with a new song added: “Randy Scouse Git,” written by Micky Dolenz and produced by Douglas Farthing Hatlelid. Kellogg’s™ sponsored this week.

JUNE 19, 1971

"I Was A 99-lb. Weakling," Episode No. 38 of The Monkees (prod. #4757, from Oct. 16, 1967 and Apr. 29, 1968, NBC), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. (EDT) on CBS.