This Week's Monkees TV Almanac (12/26-31/04; 1/1/05)

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DECEMBER 26, 1966

“The Son Of A Gypsy” (prod. #4724) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC as the 16th episode of The Monkees.

This episode was sponsored by Slicker and Black Label by Yardley Of London™ and featured “I’m A Believer”, written by Neil Diamond and produced by Jeff Barry. For those of you who tuned in and turned on this week, these are the original commercials you would've seen: Eyelighter by Yardley, Kellogg's Rice Krispies, Kellogg's Special K, Slicker Lip Polish by Yardley, Oh! De London by Yardley, and The Monkees for Yardley Black Label Aftershave.

Trivia Footnote: As this episode made its first-run telecast over NBC, The Monkees played their first gig on their 12-city U.S. tour at The Denver Coliseum in Colorado.

DECEMBER 26, 1970

"Some Like It Lukewarm" (a.k.a. "The Band Contest"), Episode No. 56 of The Monkees (prod. #4754, aired on NBC March 4 and August 19, 1968), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. Eastern on CBS.

DECEMBER 27, 1969

“Monkee Mother”, Episode No. 27 of The Monkees (aired on NBC March 20 and August 28, 1967), was repeated @ noon Eastern on CBS.

DECEMBER 30, 1972 (Michael Nesmith's 30th birthday and David Jones' 27th!)

"The Monkees On The Wheel", Episode No. 46 of The Monkees (prod. #4742, aired on NBC December 11, 1967 and June 10, 1968), was repeated @ 1:00 p.m. Eastern on ABC.

JANUARY 1, 1972

The Monkees was preempted on CBS by a Tournament Of Roses Parade.

JANUARY 1, 1968

The Monkees was preempted on NBC by The Orange Bowl (Tennessee Versus Oklahoma).



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