This Week's Monkees TV Almanac (10/10-16/04)

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OCTOBER 10, 1966

“The Spy Who Came In From The Cool” (prod. #4702) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC as the 5th episode of The Monkees.

Sponsored by Kellogg’s™, the songs featured were “The Kind Of Girl I Could Love” by Michael Nesmith & Roger Atkins, “All The King’s Horses” also by Nesmith, “(I’m Not Your) Steppin' Stone” by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, and “Saturday’s Child” by David Gates.



The firstrun telecast of this episode coincided with the release of The Monkees' self-titled first album, The Monkees (Colgems #COM/COS-101). The record itself was recorded between June 10 and July 26, 1966 at RCA Victor Studios A and C, in Hollywood, with tracks produced by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Jack Keller and Michael Nesmith, most of the instrumental backing provided by The Candy Store Prophets, and Don Kirshner overseeing the proceedings. Of the 12 tracks featured on the album (which include such gems as "[Theme From] The Monkees," "Saturday's Child," "Let's Dance On," and who can forget "Last Train To Clarksville"?), Gerry Goffin and Russ Titelman's "I'll Be True To You (Yes I Will)" was the only one which didn't appear in a Monkees episode. (One can only guess the effect of the sales on the album had Nesmith's "All The King's Horses," which was featured on the television show twice, been included in its place!)

OCTOBER 10, 1970

“I Was A Teenage Monster”, Episode No. 18 of The Monkees (from Jan. 16, 1967, NBC), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. (EDT) on CBS, with a new song added: "Good Clean Fun," written by Michael Nesmith.

OCTOBER 11, 1969

"Everywhere A Sheik Sheik", Episode No. 35 of The Monkees (from Sept. 25, 1967 and Apr. 8, 1968, NBC), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS.

This episode's repeat coincided with the release of The Monkees' eighth album (and the last to involve Michael Nesmith), The Monkees Present Micky, David, Michael (Colgems #COS-117).



OCTOBER 14, 1972

“One Man Shy” (a.k.a. "Peter And The Debutante"), Episode No. 13 of The Monkees (aired on NBC December 5, 1966 and August 14, 1967), was repeated @ 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on ABC.

OCTOBER 16, 1967

"I Was A 99-lb. Weakling" (prod. #4757) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) as the 38th episode of The Monkees.

Yardley™ Nail Slicker Nail Polish and Walt Disney Films sponsored the show that week, and “Sunny Girlfriend”, written by Michael Nesmith, and “Love Is Only Sleeping”, written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, were the featured songs.

OCTOBER 16, 1971

“The Monkees Get Out More Dirt”, Episode No. 29 of The Monkees (first aired on NBC April 3, 1967), was repeated @ Noon (EDT) on CBS, with a new song added: "Steam Engine" written by Chip Douglas.