OCTOBER 25, 1969

"Monkee See, Monkee Die", Episode No. 2 of The Monkees (prod. #4705, aired on NBC September 19, 1966 and May 1, 1967), was repeated @ noon (EDT) on CBS.

OCTOBER 25, 1967
The Monkees' fifth single, John Stewart's "Daydream Believer" b/w Diane Hilderbrand and The Monkees' "Goin' Down," is distributed (Colgems #66-1012). "Daydream Believer" went on to become The Monkees' third and last visit to the #1 spot on the charts, while its flipside, Goin' Down," stalled @ #104.
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OCTOBER 28, 1972

The Monkees was preempted on ABC by a College Football Pre-Game Show.

OCTOBER 30, 1967

"Monkees Marooned"
(prod. #4755) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EST) on NBC as the 40th episode of The Monkees.

It was sponsored by Yardley Of London™, and the songs, produced by Chip Douglas, were "Daydream Believer" written by John Stewart and "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round" (in an alternate version with an extended fade) written by Michael Murphy.

Trivia Footnote: This was the last filmed episode of The Monkees to feature Michael Nesmith speaking with his old voice; he went to have a tonsillectomy right after "Monkees Marooned" wrapped.

OCTOBER 30, 1971

"I Was A Teenage Monster," Episode No. 18 of The Monkees (prod. #4725, first aired on NBC January 16, 1967), was repeated @ noon (EST) on CBS (and just in time for Halloween, too!), with a new song added: "Good Clean Fun," written by Michael Nesmith.

OCTOBER 31, 1966

"Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth"
(prod. #4708) first aired @ 7:30 p.m. (EST) on NBC as the 8th episode of The Monkees.

Slicker and Black Label by Yardley Of London™ were the sponsors, and all musical numbers written & produced by Michael Nesmith: "All The King's Horses" & "Papa Gene's Blues."

Trivia Footnote: "Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth" was the first official Monkees episode to be produced, directed by producer Bob Rafelson. He would go on to direct 5 further episodes of the series (Episode #4700, "Monkee Versus Machine", #4702, "The Spy Who Came In From The Cool", #4731, "The Case Of The Missing Monkee", #4753, "The Monkees On Tour", and #4771, "The Monkees In Paris"), 2 of which he also wrote ( "The Monkees On Tour" and "The Monkees In Paris"), and, of course, he went on to direct (as well as write and produce with Jack Nicholson) his first movie: The Monkees' 1968 feature film HEAD.

OCTOBER 31, 1970

"The Monkees At The Movies", Episode No. 31 of The Monkees (prod. #4727, first aired on NBC Apr. 17, 1967), was repeated @ 12:30 p.m. (EST) on CBS.