"The Audition (Find the Monkees)"

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According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "The Audition (Find the Monkees)" - the nineteenth episode of The Monkees series - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (23 January 1967).  It was written by Gerald Gardner and Dee Caruso, directed by Richard Nunis, and featured the songs "Sweet Young Thing," "Papa Gene's Blues," and "I'm a Believer."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "The Monkees try to impress TV producer Hubbell Benson who is looking for a group to star in his show."

To demonstrate the recent HD restoration of the footage, this full episode is on the Monkees' YouTube channel: