This Week's Monkees TV Almanac (2/6-12/05)

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FEBRUARY 6, 1967

“The Prince And The Paupers” (prod. #4733) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. EST on NBC as the 21st episode of The Monkees.

This show was sponsored by Yardley Of London™ and featured the song “Mary Mary” written & produced by Michael Nesmith.

FEBRUARY 6, 1971

“The Monkees Get Out More Dirt”, Episode No. 29 of The Monkees (first aired on NBC April 3, 1967), was repeated @ 12:30p.m. EST on CBS, with a new song added: "Steam Engine" written by Chip Douglas.

FEBRUARY 7, 1970

“The Monkees Get Out More Dirt”, Episode No. 29 of The Monkees (first aired on NBC April 3, 1967), was repeated @ noon EST on CBS, with a new song added: "Steam Engine" written by Chip Douglas. (And, as we all know, CBS would re-air this episode almost a full year later!)

FEBRUARY 10, 1973

"I Was A 99-lb. Weakling", Episode No. 38 of The Monkees (prod. #4757, aired on NBC October 16, 1967 and April 29, 1968), was repeated @ 1:00 p.m. EST on ABC.

FEBRUARY 12, 1968

"The Monkees Race Again" (a.k.a. "Leave The Driving To Us") first aired @ 7:30 p.m. on NBC as the 53rd episode of The Monkees.

Kellogg’s™ sponsored this episode, which featured the song “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ’Round”, written by Travis Lewis & Boomer Clarke and produced by Chip Douglas.

Trivia Footnote: This episode saw the 18th and final appearance of the Dean Jefferies-styled/George Barris-built Pontiac GTO Monkeemobile in an original Monkees segment.

FEBRUARY 12, 1972

“The Royal Flush”, the premiere episode of The Monkees (prod. #4701, aired on NBC September 12, 1966 and May 8, 1967), was repeated @ noon EST on CBS, with 2 new songs added: "Apples, Peaches, Bananas and Pears," written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart and "Good Clean Fun," written by Michael Nesmith.