This Week's Monkees TV Almanac (8/2-9/09)

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AUGUST 4, 1973

The Monkees was preempted on ABC by Action '73.

AUGUST 5, 1968

The Monkees was preempted on NBC by The Republican National Convention.

AUGUST 5, 1972

"Monkee Mother," Episode No. 27 of The Monkees (prod. #4709, aired on NBC March 20 and August 28, 1967), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS.

AUGUST 7, 1967

"Here Come The Monkees" (The Pilot Film), Episode No. 10 of The Monkees (prod. #4091, aired on NBC November 14, 1966), was repeated @ 7:30 p.m. (EDT) on NBC. Its soundtrack (in some cities) was updated to include Mann & Weil's "Shades Of Gray" in lieu of the ballad version of Boyce & Hart's "I Wanna Be Free," which was the case for the May 29, 1967 NBC repeat of Episode No. 6, "The Success Story".

Sponsored this week by Yardley Of London™, the commercials shown were Slicker Lip Polish by Yardley (:30), Oh! De London By Yardley (:30), and Clairol Midnight Sun (1:00).

AUGUST 7, 1971

"The Monkee's Paw", Episode No. 51 of The Monkees (prod. #4740, aired on NBC January 29 and June 17, 1968), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. (EDT) on CBS.

AUGUST 8, 1970

"The Son Of A Gypsy," Episode No. 16 of The Monkees (prod. #4724, aired on NBC December 26, 1966 and June 12, 1967), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS.