Monday, October 3, 2016

"Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers"

Backdated, archival post

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According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Your Friendly Neighborhood Kidnappers" - the fourth episode of The Monkees series - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (3 October 1966).  It was written by Dave Evans, directed by James Frawley, and featured the songs "Let's Dance On," "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," and "Last Train to Clarksville."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "When The Monkees become finalists in a band contest, they are subject to some competitive sabotage."