This Week's Monkees TV Almanac (11/7-13/04)

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NOVEMBER 7, 1966

“The Chaperone” (prod. #4711) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EST) on NBC as the 9th episode of The Monkees.

Sponsored by Kellogg’s™, this episode featured 3 songs: “This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day” by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, “Take A Giant Step” by Carole King & Gerry Goffin, and “You Just May Be The One” by Michael Nesmith. And if you were watching this week, the original commercials you would've seen were Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes (:30), Black Label Aftershave by Yardley (:45), Slicker Dolly Kits by Yardley (:15), Kellogg's Corn Flakes (:30), Kellogg's Pop Tarts (:30) and The Monkees for Kellogg's Rice Kirispies (:30).

NOVEMBER 7, 1970

"Hillbilly Honeymoon" (a.k.a. "Double Barrell Shotgun Wedding"), Episode No. 39 of The Monkees (aired on NBC October 23, 1967 and March 18, 1968), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. (EST) on CBS.

NOVEMBER 8, 1969

"Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper"), Episode No. 58 of The Monkees (prod. #4722, first aired on NBC March 25, 1968), was repeated @ 12 noon (EST) on CBS, with a new song added: "I Never Thought It Peculiar," written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart.

NOVEMBER 11, 1972

The Monkees went on a 4-week hiatus on ABC in favor of a College Football Pre-Game Show.

NOVEMBER 13, 1967

"The Wild Monkees" (prod. #4765) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC as the 42nd episode of The Monkees.

The week's sponsor was Yardley Of London™, and the songs heard were “Star Collector” written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King, and “Goin’ Down” written by Diane Hilderbrand, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz & David Jones. These were the first appearances of both songs on the series.

NOVEMBER 13, 1971

"Everywhere A Sheik Sheik", Episode No. 35 of The Monkees (aired on NBC September 25, 1967 and April 8, 1968), was repeated at Noon Eastern on CBS.