JULY 22, 1972

“The Monkees In Manhattan” (a.k.a “The Monkees Manhattan Style”), Episode No. 30 of The Monkees (prod. #47??, aired on NBC April 10, 1967), was repeated @ noon EDT on CBS, with a new song added: "Acapulco Sun," written by Soles and Albright.

JULY 22, 1968

The Monkees was preempted on NBC by Baseball (Phillies Versus Cardinals).

JULY 24, 1967
 
“The Case Of The Missing Monkee”, Episode No. 17 of The Monkees (prod. #4731, aired on NBC January 9, 1967), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC, with a new song added: Goffin and King's “Pleasant Valley Sunday.”  
 
The sponsor of the week was Yardley Of London™, and the commercials shown were: Slicker Lip Polish by Yardley (:30), Heartbreaker Eye Compact By Yardley (:30), Dennis James for Kellogg's Pop Tarts (:30), Jimmy Durante for Kellogg's Corn Flakes (:30), and Clairol Midnight Sun (1:00).
 
JULY 24, 1971
 
"The Monkees On The Wheel", Episode No. 46 of The Monkees (prod. #4742, aired on NBC December 11, 1967 and June 10, 1968), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. EDT on CBS.
 
JULY 25, 1970
 
“Monkee Versus Machine”, Episode No. 3 of The Monkees (prod. #4700, aired on NBC September 26, 1966 and May 22, 1967), was repeated @ noon EDT on CBS, with a new song added: "Listen To The Band," written by Michael Nesmith.
 
JULY 28, 1973
 
“The Royal Flush,” Episode No. 1 of The Monkees (prod. #4701, aired on NBC September 12, 1966 and May 8, 1967), was repeated @ 1:00 p.m. EDT on ABC.

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Episode No. 21, “The Prince And The Paupers” (prod. #4733, aired on NBC February 6, 1967), is this week's Featured Monkees Episode.

Also, an Historical Note is extended from a Trivia Note in “The Son Of A Gypsy”.

Posted by Aaron Handy III at 9:25 AM CDT

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Mood:  sad

Another member of The Monkees' celebrated crew is remembered:

Ben Lane, one of the 1937 founding members of our Motion Picture Guild, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, June 10, 2007. A Chicago native who started his film career as a makeup artist working on the film "The Good Earth" in 1934, Ben Lane worked on some of the best known faces in Hollywood during the "Golden Era", and was named director of Make-up for Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Warner Brothers Television and Warner Brothers in 1955 and held that position until his retirement in 1980. Ben was a lifetime honorary member of the International Society of Makeup Artists and Los Angeles Mayor, Sam Yorty proclaimed January 14, 1972 "Ben Lane Day" when Ben was installed as President of the Show Business Shrine Club.

During his career, Ben was internationally known for his make-up work on such stars as Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Greer Garson, Ava Gardner, Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland and many, many more. Ben contributed greatly to the film industry during the transition from black and white to color by developing natural-looking makeup. He felt that his crowning achievement was for his transformation of actor Godfrey Cambridge from a black to a white man for the film "The Watermelon Man". He received national media attention which was rare for a makeup artist at that time, and Look Magazine preserved the achievement with photographs and text of Lane at work on Cambridge. Ben put himself through a different kind of transformation as a part of his work for charity.

He was a frequent volunteer for the City of Hope and the Masons and used to perform as a clown for the Shriner's annual circus. He became an advisor to clowns nationwide. Ben was a 33rd degree Mason, Masonry's highest honor and was a founding member of the Scottish Rite in Palm Springs. He was also a disguise consultant to the Los Angeles Police Department, the United States Department of Justice, and Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 1980 Ben was nominated for an Emmy award for his work on "Salem's Lot." Even in retirement, Ben was constantly asked to write a tell-all book, give speeches and makeup demonstrations but he always told them the same thing - no, I'm tired. Services for Ben Lane are private and for family only. He will be interred at Hillside Memorial Park in West Los Angeles beside his mother, brother, sister and son.

He is survived by his wife of more than 67 years, Edith; sister Trudy (Schoenfeld); and his son, Robert. Ben's other son, Steve was also a 706 makeup artist who passed away in 1969 and his brother, Lou Lane was also a makeup artist with local 706 who passed away in 1980. Ben was also brother-in-law to Don Schoenfeld, former Makeup Department Head for Lorimar Studios, and uncle of Kenneth Paul Schoenfeld, Journeyman makeup artist. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in Ben's name to St. Jude's Hospital or a charity associated with the Masons. 
 

Published in The Desert Sun on 6/21/2007.

His screen credit as Make-Up Supervisor is forever immortalized in the end titles of The Monkees television series, which of course is part of his magnamous resume. 

To absent friends...

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JULY 15, 1968  
 
“The Monkees Mind Their Manor,” Episode No. 55 of The Monkees (prod. #4751, aired on NBC February 26, 1968), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC.  
 
The sponsor this week was Crest/Hi-C/Clairol Summer Blonde, with the commercials shown being Crest, Downy, Hi-C, Clairol Summer Blonde, and Ban.  
 
JULY 15, 1972  
 
“The Monkees In A Ghost Town”, Episode No. 7 of The Monkees (prod. #4704, aired on NBC October 24, 1966 and July 17, 1967), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS.
 
JULY 17, 1967
 
“The Monkees In A Ghost Town”, Episode No. 7 of The Monkees (prod. #4704, aired on NBC October 24, 1966), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC, with a new song added: The Monkees' newly woodshedded remake of Boyce & Hart’s “Words,” produced by Douglas Farthing Hatlelid.
 
The sponsor of the week was Kellogg’s™, and the commercials shown were Kellogg's Raisin Bran (:30), Heartbreaker Eye Compact By Yardley (:30), Oh! De London by Yardley (:30), Jimmy Durante for Kellogg's Corn Flakes (1:00), and The Monkees for Kellogg's Rice Krispies (:30).
 
JULY 17, 1971
 
“The Monkees At The Circus”, Episode No. 22 of The Monkees (prod. #47??, aired on NBC February 13, 1967), was repeated @ 12:30 P.M. (EDT) on CBS.
 
Trivia Footnote: This was “The Monkees At The Circus”'s only retelecast during The Monkees' Saturday Afternoon run.
 
JULY 18, 1970
 
“Monkees A La Mode”, Episode No. 24 of The Monkees (prod. #47??, aired on NBC February 27, 1967), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS, with a new song added: "Oh My My," written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim.
 
JULY 21, 1973
 
“Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth,” Episode No. 8 of The Monkees (prod. #4708, aired on NBC October 31, 1966), was repeated @ 1:00 p.m. EDT on ABC.

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Mood:  special

The Featured Monkees Episode Of The Week is No. 51, "The Monkee's Paw" (prod. #47??, aired on NBC January 29 and June 17, 1968). Also, a Trivia Note is updated in "Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper").

Posted by Aaron Handy III at 8:57 AM CDT

Updated: Sunday, 22 July 2007 9:29 AM CDT

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Mood:  not sure

Updated a Trivia Note in “The Monkees In The Ring” and corrected a Production Note in “Monkees A La Mode”.

Posted by Aaron Handy III at 1:44 PM CDT

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It's Friday The 13th! Again!! 

And my recent purchase of Rhino's newest batch of Monkees Deluxe Edition 2-CD reissues this week, those of Headquarters and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd., have a great influence on today's updates to this site--well, PAC&J, anyway.

Collector's Notes are extended from existing Production Notes in "Monkees Marooned", "The Card-Carrying Red Shoes", "The Wild Monkees" and "The Monkees Christmas Show". Plus, new Trivia is supplied to “The Monkees In A Ghost Town”.

Posted by Aaron Handy III at 7:52 AM CDT

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A Collector's Note is extended from a Production Note in “Monkees A La Mode”. Also, for MONKEES LINKS, 3 new ones make the list: Turner Classic Movies Underground: HEAD, Turner Classic Movie Database: HEAD (1968) and Camp Monkee Mallard; plus countless other links have been either upgraded or eliminated.

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JULY 8, 1968

“The Monstrous Monkee Mash”, Episode No. 50 of The Monkees (prod. #4767, aired on NBC January 22, 1968), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC.

The sponsors of the week were Walt Disney Productions (The One And Only, Genuine, Original Family Band [Buena Vista, 1968]), Ban and Hi-C, and the commercials shown were: Ban, Clairol Midnight Sun, and Hi-C.

JULY 8, 1972

“Fairytale”, Episode No. 48 of The Monkees (prod. #4748, aired on NBC January 8 and June 24, 1968), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS.

JULY 10, 1967

“Captain Crocodile”, Episode No. 23 of The Monkees (prod. #4730, aired on NBC February 20, 1967), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC, with a new song added: “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King and produced by Douglas Farthing Hatlelid. This retelecast coincided with “Pleasant Valley Sunday”'s release on the A-side of the Colgems #66-1007 single, b/w a newly woodshedded remake of Boyce & Hart’s “Words”.

Posted by Aaron Handy III at 9:17 AM CDT

Updated: Sunday, 8 July 2007 9:19 AM CDT

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Episode No. 20, “The Monkees In The Ring” (prod. #47??, aired on NBC January 30, 1967), is The Featured Monkees Episode Of The Week.

Also, new Trivia is supplied to "Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper").

Posted by Aaron Handy III at 8:50 AM CDT

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