MARCH 31, 1973

“Monkee Mother”, Episode No. 27 of The Monkees (prod. # 47??, aired on NBC March 20 and August 28, 1967), was repeated @ 1:30 p.m. EST on ABC.

APRIL 1, 1968

“The Picture Frame” (a.k.a. “The Bank Robbery”), Episode No. 34 of The Monkees (prod. #4759, from September 18, 1967), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. EST on NBC. Sponsor of the week was Yardley Of London™.

APRIL 1, 1972

“The Case Of The Missing Monkee”, Episode No. 17 of The Monkees (prod. #4731, aired on NBC January 9 and July 24, 1967), was repeated @ noon EST on CBS.

APRIL 3, 1967

“The Monkees Get Out More Dirt” (prod. #47??) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. EST on NBC as the 29th episode of The Monkees. Julie Newmar (The Catwoman of Batman fame) guests.

The sponsor was Yardley Of London™, and the song featured was “The Girl I Knew Somewhere” (erroneously listed as “A Girl I Knew Somewhere”), written by Michael Nesmith and produced by Douglas Farthing Hatlelid.  

APRIL 3, 1971

“The Spy Who Came In From The Cool”, Episode No. 5 of The Monkees (prod. #4702, aired on NBC October 10, 1966 and June 12, 1967), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. EST on CBS, with a new song added: "All Alone In The Dark," written by Soles and Albright.  

Trivia Footnote: Around this time, an obscure single release, "Do It In The Name Of Love" b/w "Lady Jane," was issued on the Bell label, and simply credited to Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz.
 
APRIL 4, 1970

"Monkee Mayor", Episode No. 34 of The Monkees (prod. #4760, aired on NBC October 2, 1967 and April 15, 1968), was repeated @ noon EST on CBS.

Trivia Footnote: "Oh My My," b/w "I Love You Better," was released around this time (Colgems #5011) as The Monkees' 12th and final single.

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Mood:  irritated

This week's Featured Monkees Episode is No. 35, "Everywhere A Sheik Sheik" (prod. #4749, aired on NBC September 25, 1967 and April 8, 1968).

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Extra synopsis details and new Trivia is contributed to "The Wild Monkees" and font typos are fixed in “Alias Micky Dolenz”.

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MARCH 24, 1973

The Monkees was preempted on ABC by Soul Unlimited.

MARCH 25, 1968

"Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") (prod. #4722) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC as the 58th and final firstrun episode of The Monkees television series. Micky Dolenz cowrites and directs.

Kellogg’s™ sponsored the show that week, and the final Monkees song of the series was “Zor And Zam” written by John & Bill Chadwick and produced by The Monkees. It was the second of 2 Monkees-produced tracks used on The Monkees TV show, following the appearance of The Monkees’ 1968 remake of the 1966 Boyce-Hart tune “Valleri” in the previous week's episode, "The Monkees Blow Their Minds".

Progressive singer/composer Tim Buckley appeared at show's end (a result of extensive promotion in fan magazines by Micky Dolenz) singing “Song Of The Siren.”

In addition to being the second Monkee-directed episode this season (following the Peter Tork-helmed "The Monkees Mind Their Manor"), "Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") is also the only episode of the whole Monkees series to be scriptwritten by a Monkee.

MARCH 25, 1972

“The Prince And The Paupers”, Episode No. 21 of The Monkees (prod. #4733, first aired on NBC February 6, 1967) was repeated @ noon EST on CBS, with a new song added: "99 Pounds," written by Jeff Barry.

MARCH 27, 1967

“The Monkees On The Line” (prod. #47??) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC as the 28th episode of The Monkees.

The sponsor this week was Kellogg’s™, and the featured tune was “Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)” written by Neil Diamond and produced by Jeff Barry.

Trivia Footnote: It was the final episode of The Monkees to be completed for its first season, as well as the last episode to bear the musical supervising stamp of Don Kirshner, who, after releasing the "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"/"She Hangs Out" (#66-1003, withdrawn!) single against a 50% Monkee-control rule, was bounced from The Monkees' project.

MARCH 27, 1971

“Monkee Mother”, Episode No. 27 of The Monkees (prod. # 47??, aired on NBC March 20 and August 28, 1967) was repeated @ 12:30p.m. EST on CBS.

Trivia Footnote: This repeat came exactly 7 days after the date of its original telecast on NBC 4 years prior.

MARCH 28, 1970

“Find The Monkees” (a.k.a. "The Audition"), Episode No. 19 of The Monkees (prod. # 4721, aired on NBC January 23, 1967) was repeated @ noon EST on CBS.

Posted by Aaron Handy III at 6:59 AM CDT

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If you were born, got married, or had a child on Monday, March 25, 1968, your longevity matches that of the dearth of The Monkees television series in primetime.

"Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") (prod. #4722) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC as the 58th and final firstrun episode of The Monkees television series. Micky Dolenz cowrote and directed.

Kellogg's™ sponsored the show that week, and the final Monkees song of the series was "Zor And Zam" written by John & Bill Chadwick and produced by The Monkees. It was the second of 2 Monkees-produced tracks used on The Monkees TV show, following the appearance of The Monkees' 1968 remake of the 1966 Boyce-Hart tune "Valleri" in the previous week's episode, "The Monkees Blow Their Minds".

Progressive singer/composer Tim Buckley appeared at show's end (a result of extensive promotion in fan magazines by Micky Dolenz) singing "Song Of The Siren."

In addition to being the second Monkee-directed episode this season (following the Peter Tork-helmed "The Monkees Mind Their Manor"), "Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") is also the only episode of the whole Monkees series to be scriptwritten by a Monkee.

In the Monkee events that followed since the series' demise were the motion picture HEAD, the departure of Peter Tork, the TV special 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee, 2 more albums (Instant Replay [#COS-113, issued 2/15/69] and The Monkees Present Micky, David, Michael [#COS-117, issued 10/11/69]) , the departure of Michael Nesmith, and, of course, The End, with a David Jones-Micky Dolenz duo recording one more album together, their ninth, Changes (#COS-119, released 5/70), and release one final single, "Oh My My"/"I Love You Better" (Colgems #66-5011, released 4/70) before officially calling it quits.

"Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper") is undoubtedly the greatest Monkees episode ever made, IMHO. Aside from "The Monkees On The Wheel," I can't think of another episode which comes up a close second. It is not a fond farewell but a mere tribute to The Monkees television series' surreal, off-the-wall, irreverent spirit. And look how it exhibits and lampoons the power of television!

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Episode No. 30, “The Monkees In Manhattan” (a.k.a “The Monkees Manhattan Style”) (prod. #4728, aired on NBC April 10, 1967), is The Featured Monkees Episode Of The Week.

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MARCH 8, 1967 (Micky Dolenz's 22nd birthday!!)

“A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You” b/w ”The Girl I Knew Somewhere” was released as The Monkees' 3rd single (Colgems #1004). This single marked a major turning point for The Monkees, as Side 1 of the single, Neil Diamond's “A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You”, was the last Monkees release by Don Kirshner, who, after releasing the "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"/"She Hangs Out" (#66-1003, withdrawn!) single against a 50% Monkee-control rule, was bounced from The Monkees' project. Side 2, Michael Nesmith's "The Girl I Knew Somewhere," was the first release to boast The Monkees singing and playing every note, presaging the release of their third album, The Monkees' Headquarters, a good 2 months.

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While Micky Dolenz blows out 64 B-day candles (yes, we still need you; yes, we'll still feed you!), The Featured Monkees Episode Of The Week is No. 29, "The Monkees Get Out More Dirt" (prod. #47??, aired on NBC April 3, 1967).

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Mood:  celebratory

George Michael Dolenz Jr. is born to the proud parents of George Michael Dolenz Sr. and Janelle Johnson Dolenz at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, CA.

A Happy, Healthy Monkee Birthday to MICKY DOLENZ (64)!!!

Posted by Aaron Handy III at 7:49 AM CST

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