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AaronHandy3 · 03-25-2008, 06:56 AM

It was 40 years ago today...

"Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") (prod. #4722) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC as the 58th and final firstrun episode of The Monkees television series. Micky Dolenz cowrites and directs.

Kellogg's™ sponsored the show that week, and the final Monkees song of the series was "Zor And Zam" written by John & Bill Chadwick and produced by The Monkees. It was the second of 2 Monkees-produced tracks used on The Monkees TV show, following the appearance of The Monkees' 1968 remake of the 1966 Boyce-Hart tune "Valleri" in the previous week's episode, "The Monkees Blow Their Minds".

Progressive singer/composer Tim Buckley appeared at show's end (a result of extensive promotion in fan magazines by Micky Dolenz) singing "Song Of The Siren."

In addition to being the second Monkee-directed episode this season (following the Peter Tork-helmed "The Monkees Mind Their Manor"), "Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") is also the only episode of the whole Monkees series to be scriptwritten by a Monkee.

In the Monkee events that followed since the series' demise were the motion picture HEAD, the departure of Peter Tork, the TV special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, 2 more albums (Instant Replay [#COS-113, issued 2/15/69] and The Monkees Present Micky, David, Michael [#COS-117, issued 10/11/69]) , the departure of Michael Nesmith, and, of course, The End, with a David Jones-Micky Dolenz duo recording one more album together, their ninth, Changes (#COS-119, released 5/70), and release one final single, "Oh My My"/"I Love You Better" (Colgems #66-5011, released 4/70) before officially calling it quits.

Goldilocks · 10-14-2008, 11:11 AM

I have a love/hate relationship with this episode. It was brilliantly written and directed by Micky yet it DRIVES ME NUTS!!! It's so frazzled and hyper from the get go! That damn alarm clock at the beginning! The constant drone of the TV screen that hypnotized everyone....yet one can't help but be completely entertained by the performance of Rip Taylor as the evil Wizard Glick.

The final scene (pictured above) after inhaling the "smoke", where he says, "Oh, I just want to lay here and feel groovy!" has me in stitches everytime.

03-25-2008, 06:56 AM	#1
AaronHandy3 Classic TV Buff Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 21, 2001 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 859	Monday, March 25, 1968 It was 40 years ago today... "Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") (prod. #4722) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC as the 58th and final firstrun episode of The Monkees television series. Micky Dolenz cowrites and directs. Kellogg's™ sponsored the show that week, and the final Monkees song of the series was "Zor And Zam" written by John & Bill Chadwick and produced by The Monkees. It was the second of 2 Monkees-produced tracks used on The Monkees TV show, following the appearance of The Monkees' 1968 remake of the 1966 Boyce-Hart tune "Valleri" in the previous week's episode, "The Monkees Blow Their Minds". Progressive singer/composer Tim Buckley appeared at show's end (a result of extensive promotion in fan magazines by Micky Dolenz) singing "Song Of The Siren." In addition to being the second Monkee-directed episode this season (following the Peter Tork-helmed "The Monkees Mind Their Manor"), "Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") is also the only episode of the whole Monkees series to be scriptwritten by a Monkee. In the Monkee events that followed since the series' demise were the motion picture HEAD, the departure of Peter Tork, the TV special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, 2 more albums (Instant Replay [#COS-113, issued 2/15/69] and The Monkees Present Micky, David, Michael [#COS-117, issued 10/11/69]) , the departure of Michael Nesmith, and, of course, The End, with a David Jones-Micky Dolenz duo recording one more album together, their ninth, Changes (#COS-119, released 5/70), and release one final single, "Oh My My"/"I Love You Better" (Colgems #66-5011, released 4/70) before officially calling it quits. Attached Images
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10-14-2008, 11:11 AM	#2
Goldilocks Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 08, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 693	I have a love/hate relationship with this episode. It was brilliantly written and directed by Micky yet it DRIVES ME NUTS!!! It's so frazzled and hyper from the get go! That damn alarm clock at the beginning! The constant drone of the TV screen that hypnotized everyone....yet one can't help but be completely entertained by the performance of Rip Taylor as the evil Wizard Glick. The final scene (pictured above) after inhaling the "smoke", where he says, "Oh, I just want to lay here and feel groovy!" has me in stitches everytime.