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"The Monkees Christmas Show" (a.k.a. "The Christmas Story") (prod. #4746) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. Eastern on NBC as the 47th episode of The Monkees.
The sponsor was Yardley Of London, and the show featured Peter, Michael, David and Micky sing an a capella rendition of the Spanish villancico Christmas Carol, "Ríu, Chíu", composed by Mateo Flecha (1481–1553) and arranged and adapted by Henry Diltz, Chip Douglas, Cyrus Faryar and Jerry Yester.
Interesting Note: this one Monkees Christmas episode was shot in the week of Thanksgiving!
It's The Big Day tomorrow! And again, the year's last Featured Monkees Episode Of The Week is No. 47, "The Monkees Christmas Show" (a.k.a. "The Christmas Story") (prod. #4746, aired on NBC December 25, 1967),
The Monkees Film & TV Vault's annual Christmas front page lasts though Tuesday.
As always, here's wishing all of you...
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“Too Many Girls” (a.k.a. "Davy And Fern") (prod. #4729) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) as the 15th episode of The Monkees.
Originally sponsored by Kellogg's, this episode featured "I'm A Believer", written by Neil Diamond and produced by Jeff Barry.
“The Monkees On Tour”, Episode No. 32 of The Monkees (prod. #4753, aired on NBC April 24 and August 21, 1967), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS, with a new song added: "Steam Engine" written by Chip Douglas.
Trivia Footnote: This was the only broadcast of “The Monkees On Tour” during the Saturday Afternoon run of The Monkees. This version of the episode redubbed with "Steam Engine" would later be absorbed into the 1986 Colex syndication package.
"It's A Nice Place To Visit..." (a.k.a. "The Monkees In Mexico"), Episode No. 33 of The Monkees (prod. #4752, first aired on NBC September 11, 1967 as the opener to its second season), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC.
Kellogg's sponsored this week, and the original commercials shown were: Kellogg's Corn Flakes (:30), Black Label Aftershave by Yardley (:45), Slicker Dolly Kits by Yardley (:15), and The Monkees for Kellogg's Rice Kirispies (:30).
Trivia Footnote: "It's A Nice Place To Visit..." (a.k.a. "The Monkees In Mexico") was one of only two Monkees episodes to be repeated on The Peacock Network while the first run episodes were still being aired before the summer repeat season; the other was the March 18, 1968 repeat of No. 39, "Hillbilly Honeymoon" (a.k.a. "Double Barrel Shotgun Wedding") (sponsored that week by Twiggy Lashes/Eye Paint and Londonderry Hair by Yardley Of London).
