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“Dance, Monkee, Dance” (prod. #4719) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC as the 14th episode of The Monkees.
The sponsor was Slicker and Black Label by Yardley Of London, and the musical numbers featured "I'll Be Back Up On My Feet" (billed erroneously as "I'll Be Back On My Feet Again") written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell and produced by Jeff Barry, and "I'm A Believer" written by Neil Diamond and produced by Jeff Barry.
"The Monkees On The Wheel" (prod. #4742) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC as the 46th episode of The Monkees.
With Yardley Of London as the show's sponsor of the week, the songs heard were "Cuddly Toy" written by Harry Nilssen and "The Door Into Summer" written by Chip Douglas & Bill Martin.
Broadcast Note: CBS preempted Gunsmoke this week for a National Geographic special on sharks which received a 24.2 rating /37.6 share (13,550,000 viewers), while The Monkees came in second.
“Find The Monkees!” (a.k.a. "The Audition"), Episode No. 19 of The Monkees (prod. #4721, first aired on NBC January 23, 1967), was repeated @ 1:00 p.m. Eastern on ABC. This followed the show's 4-week hiatus due to coverage of NCAA Football on The Alphabet Network.
Interesting Note: during the 1972-73 season, ABC had 2 made-for-TV rock groups on its schedule: The Partridge Family (at the time in its 3rd season) on Friday nights (before it moved to Saturday nights in June '73), and rebroadcasts of The Monkees on Saturday afternoons.
