This Week's Monkees TV Almanac (12/19-25/04)

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DECEMBER 19, 1966

“Too Many Girls” (a.k.a. "Davy And Fern") first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) as the 15th episode of The Monkees.

Originally sponsored by Kellogg’s™, this episode featured “I’m A Believer”, written by Neil Diamond and produced by Jeff Barry.

DECEMBER 19, 1970

"The Monkees Christmas Show", Episode No. 47 of The Monkees (first aired on NBC December 25, 1967), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. (EDT) on CBS.

DECEMBER 20, 1969

"The Monkees Christmas Show", Episode No. 47 of The Monkees (first aired on NBC December 25, 1967), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS.

DECEMBER 23, 1972

“The Royal Flush”, the premiere episode of The Monkees (prod. #4701, aired on NBC September 12, 1966 and May 8, 1967), was repeated @ 1:00 p.m. Eastern on ABC.

DECEMBER 25, 1967

"The Monkees Christmas Show" first aired @ 7:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC as the 47th episode of The Monkees.

The sponsor was Yardley Of London™, and the show featured Peter, Michael, David and Micky sing an a capella rendition of the Old Latin Christmas Carol, “Ríu, Chíu”.

Interesting note: this one Monkees Christmas episode was shot in the week of Thanksgiving!

DECEMBER 25, 1971

"The Monkees Christmas Show", Episode No. 47 of The Monkees (first aired on NBC December 25, 1967), was repeated @ noon Eastern on CBS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!