“Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth” (prod. #4708) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EST) on NBC as the 8th episode of The Monkees.
Slicker and Black Label by Yardley Of London™ were the sponsors, and all musical numbers written & produced by Michael Nesmith: “All The King’s Horses” & “Papa Gene’s Blues.”
Trivia Footnote: “Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth” was the first official Monkees episode to be produced, directed by producer Bob Rafelson. He would go on to direct 5 further episodes of the series (Episode Nos. 3, “Monkee Versus Machine”, 5, “The Spy Who Came In From The Cool”, 17, “The Case Of The Missing Monkee”, 32, “The Monkees On Tour”, and 54, "The Monkees In Paris" [a.k.a. "The Paris Show"]), 2 of which he also wrote (#32, “The Monkees On Tour”, and 54, "The Monkees In Paris" [a.k.a. "The Paris Show"]), and, of course, he went on to direct (as well as write and produce with Jack Nicholson) his first movie: The Monkees' 1968 feature film HEAD.
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