Hard to believe it was 41 years ago today...

[AaronHandy3]

If you were born, got married, or had a child on Monday, March 25, 1968, your longevity matches that of the dearth of The Monkees television series in primetime.

"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 cowrote and directed.

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.

"Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") is undoubtedly the greatest Monkees episode ever made, IMHO. Aside from "The Monkees On The Wheel," I can't think of another episode which comes up a close second. It is not a fond farewell but a mere tribute to The Monkees television series' surreal, off-the-wall, irreverent spirit. And look how it exhibits and lampoons the power of television!