“The Son Of A Gypsy” (prod. #4724) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC as the 16th episode of The Monkees.
This episode was sponsored by Slicker and Black Label by Yardley Of London™ and featured "I'm A Believer", written by Neil Diamond and produced by Jeff Barry. For those of you who tuned in and turned on this week, these are the original commercials you would've seen: Eyelighter by Yardley, Kellogg's Rice Krispies, Kellogg's Special K, Slicker Lip Polish by Yardley, Oh! De London by Yardley, and The Monkees for Yardley Black Label Aftershave.
Trivia Footnote: As this episode made its first-run telecast over NBC, The Monkees played their first gig on their 12-city U.S. tour at The Denver Coliseum in Colorado.
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