This Week's Monkees TV Milestones

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JANUARY 22, 1968

"The Monstrous Monkee Mash" (prod. #4767) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. EST on NBC as the 50th episode of The Monkees.

The sponsor of the week was Yardley Of London, and the song heard was "Goin' Down" written by Diane Hilderbrand, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz & David Jones and produced by Chip Douglas.

Trivia Footnote: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In premiered directly after the firstrun telecast of “The Monstrous Monkee Mash” on NBC. David Panich, one of the writers of “Monstrous Monkee Mash,” was also a celebrated member of Laugh-In's writing staff. Monkees semiregular Monte Landis appeared in the original 60-minute pilot of Laugh-In on NBC September 9, 1967. David Jones was later seen in a February 10, 1969 episode of Laugh-In (in which he plays Romeo to JoAnne Worley's Juliet in a Valentine's Day sketch), and The Monkees (sans departed Peter Tork) guested in an October 6, 1969 episode of the series (in which they portrayed Spirits Of '76, medieval knights, and salesmen).

JANUARY 22, 1972

“Monkee See, Monkee Die”, Episode No. 2 of The Monkees (prod. #4705, first aired on NBC September 19, 1966), was repeated @ noon EST on CBS.

JANUARY 23, 1967

“Find The Monkees” (a.k.a. "The Audition") (prod. #4721) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. EST on NBC as the 19th episode of The Monkees.

Slicker and Black Label by Yardley Of London™ took its turn at bat this week to sponsor this segment, which featured the tunes (produced by Michael Nesmith) “Papa Jean’s Blues” & “Mary, Mary”, written by Michael Nesmith, and “Sweet Young Thing”, written by Michael Nesmith, Gerry Goffin & Carole King.

JANUARY 23, 1971

“The Case Of The Missing Monkee”, Episode No. 17 of The Monkees (prod. #4731, first aired on NBC January 9, 1967), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. EST on CBS.

JANUARY 24, 1970

“One Man Shy” (a.k.a. "Peter And The Debutante"), Episode No. 13 of The Monkees (first aired on NBC December 5, 1966), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. EST on CBS, with a new song added: "If I Knew" written by Davy Jones & Bill Chadwick.