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“The Chaperone” (prod. #4711) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EST) on NBC as the 9th episode of The Monkees.
Sponsored by Kellogg's, this episode featured 3 songs: "This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day" by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, "Take A Giant Step" by Carole King & Gerry Goffin, and "You Just May Be The One" by Michael Nesmith. And if you were watching this week, the original commercials you would've seen were Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes (:30), Black Label Aftershave by Yardley (:45), Slicker Dolly Kits by Yardley (:15), Kellogg's Corn Flakes (:30), Kellogg's Pop Tarts (:30) and The Monkees for Kellogg's Rice Kirispies (:30).
celebratoryHEAD (prod. #8888), a motion picture starring that popular TV rockband The Monkees, a theatrical spin-off of their 1966–68 television series and a swan song (series finale), had a World Premiere Engagement at the Studio Cinema and Greenwich Theaters in New York City, just 2 months after the series ended on NBC. A gala was held at the Columbia Pictures studio on West 54th Street attended by The Monkees, Janis Ian, Andy Warhol, Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (who didn't contribute any tunes to the film!), Carole Bayer, Lester Sill, Bert Schneider, Bob Rafelson, Peter Fonda, Peter Tork's brother Nick Thorkelson, and his grandmother.
A Raybert Production of A Columbia Pictures Release, directed by The Monkees' TV producer Bob Rafelson (his first film), written and produced by Rafelson and Jack Nicholson, and executive-produced by The Monkees TV series' co-producer Bert Schneider, it featured many movie, sports and TV icons by the likes of Victor Mature, Sonny Liston, Annette Funicello, Carol Doda, Ray Nitschke, and a youthful Teri Garr (billed in the movie as Terry Garr). The songs featured in the movie were "Porpoise Song" by Gerry Goffin & Carole King, "Circle Sky" by Michael Nesmith, "Can You Dig It" and "Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again" by Peter Tork, "As We Go Along" by Carole King & Toni Stern, and "Daddy's Song" by Nilsson.
Trivia Footnote: The principal photography was a 3-month, 10-day shoot between February and May 1968 at Screen Gems Studios, Paramount Studios and on location in California (Gerald Desmond Bridge, Long Beach; Pasadena Rose Bowl, Pasadena; Playa Del Rey; Bronson Canyon; Palm Springs; Columbia Ranch, Burbank; Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles), Utah (Valley Music Hall, Salt Lake City), and Paradise Island, The Bahamas.. Unfortunately, a misleading ad campaign (a balding man's face? No indication of the group appearing in the film?) and a mistimed release date, due to a painfully prolonged postproduction process (November 6, 1968? Two months after The Monkees TV show's official cancellation [and the day after Richard M. Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in a knockdown, dragout vie for The Presidency!]?) helped sabotage this otherwise fun-loving crowd pleaser, which landed with a tumultuous thud at the box-office with a meager $16,111 in ticket sales. But HEAD has over the years developed quite a cult following among moviegoers and Monkees fans.
"The Card-Carrying Red Shoes" (prod. #4766) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EST) on NBC as the 41st episode of The Monkees.
In honor of this month's 55th anniversary of the World Premiere Engagement of The Monkees' motion picture HEAD (which is tomorrow, actually!), The Monkees Film & TV Vault introduces a special front page, comprised of new wallpaper boasting a collage of 3 different ads/posters for the feature film, honoring the milestone. It shall run all month long, observing the anniversaries of the movie's debuts in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other cities, and the release of the movie's soundtrack longplayer.
Plus, this week's Featured Monkees Episode is No. 55, "The Monkees Mind Their Manor" (prod. #4751, aired on NBC February 26 and July 15, 1968). Also, revamped a plethora of items in SATURDAY AFTERNOON REPEATS.
