This Week's Monkees TV Almanac (6/12-18/05)

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JUNE 12, 1967

"The Son Of A Gypsy," Episode No. 16 of The Monkees (prod. #4724, aired on NBC December 26, 1966), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC. Yardley Of London™ sponsored this week.

JUNE 12, 1971

"The Case Of The Missing Monkee," Episode No. 17 of The Monkees (prod. #4731, aired on NBC January 9 and July 24, 1967), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. EDT on CBS.

JUNE 13, 1970

"The Success Story," Episode No. 6 of The Monkees (prod. #4710, aired on NBC October 17, 1966 and May 29, 1967), was repeated @ noon EDT on CBS, with a new song added: "French Song," written by Bill Chadwick.

JUNE 16, 1973

"The Monkees At The Movies," Episode No. 31 of The Monkees (prod. #4727, aired on NBC April 17, 1967), was repeated @ 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on ABC.

JUNE 17, 1968

"The Monkee's Paw," Episode No. 51 of The Monkees (prod. #47??, aired on NBC January 29, 1968), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC.

The sponsor this week was Lilt/Cheerios/Maybelline, and for those of you who tuned in and turned on, these were the original commercials you would've seen: Lilt Home Perms, Joy Detergent, Cheerios, Bugles, Maybelline and Solarcaine. (Kellogg’s™ and Yardley Of London™ had all but pulled sponsorship by this point, due to the announcement of The Monkees' not being renewed for a third season.)

JUNE 17, 1972

"Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers," Episode No. 4 of The Monkees (prod. #4703, aired on NBC October 3, 1966 and May 5, 1967), was repeated @ noon EDT on CBS, with a new song added: "Do You Feel It Too?," written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim.



Extra Monkees TV Milestone Of Last Week

JUNE 4, 1967

The Monkees television series won two Emmy Awards: for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Directorial Achievement In A Comedy Series (James Frawley, "The Royal Flush").