This Week's Monkees TV Almanac (5/1-7/05)

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MAY 1, 1967

“Monkee See, Monkee Die”, Episode No. 2 of The Monkees (prod. #4705, aired on NBC September 19, 1966), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC, with a new song added: “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You,” written by Neil Diamond and produced by Jeff Barry. The sponsor this week was Yardley Of London™.

This was the very first episode of The Monkees to be rebroadcast on television.

MAY 1, 1971

"Hillbilly Honeymoon" (a.k.a. "Double Barrell Shotgun Wedding"), Episode No. 39 of The Monkees (prod #47??, aired on NBC October 23, 1967), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. EDT on CBS.

MAY 2, 1970

"Hitting The High Seas", Episode No. 44 of The Monkees (prod. #47??, aired on NBC November 27, 1967 and May 20, 1968), was repeated @ noon EDT on CBS, with a new song added: "Oh My My," written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim.

Trivia Footnote: The Monkees' 9th and final album, Changes (#COS-119), was released around this time.



MAY 5, 1973

"Monkees Marooned", Episode No. 40 of The Monkees (prod. #47??, aired on NBC October 30, 1967 and May 13, 1968) was repated @ 1:30 p.m. EDT on ABC.

MAY 6, 1968

"The Card-Carrying Red Shoes", Episode No. 41 of The Monkees (prod. #47??, aired on NBC November 6, 1967) was repated @ 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC. The sponsor of the week was Kellogg’s™.

Interesting Note: this rebroadcast came exactly half a year after its firstrun airing!

MAY 6, 1972

"Hillbilly Honeymoon" (a.k.a. "Double Barrell Shotgun Wedding"), Episode No. 39 of The Monkees (prod. #47??, aired on NBC October 23, 1967 and March 18, 1968) was repated @ noon EDT on CBS.