"Mijacogeo (The Frodis Caper)"

According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Mijacogeo (The Frodis Caper)" - the fifty-eighth and last episode of The Monkees series (and the twenty-sixth of the second season) - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (25 March 1968).  It was written by Micky Dolenz, Dave Evans, and Jon Anderson, directed by Micky Dolenz, and featured the songs "Zor and Zam" and "Song of the Siren" (performed by Tim Buckley).  Sandoval describes the plot as: "The group battle with the evil Wizard Glick (Rip Taylor) who plans to take over the world through the hypnotic spell of television."

"Zilch"

This morning I watched Oklahoma! for the first time.  I think I may have read somewhere that this is the source of the line "Never mind the furthermore, the plea is self-defense" in "Zilch" (and also "No Time"), but now that I've actually seen the movie, I know the context from which the line is taken.

Near the end of the movie there's an improvised trial (something of a formality that the characters want to rush through), and as one character explains his actions ("And furthermore..."), he's interrupted by the judge, who says, "Never mind the 'furthermore,' the plea is self-defense."  Because I hadn't seen the movie and didn't know the context, I didn't know that the "furthermore" in this quote is itself a quote.

"Monkees Blow Their Minds"

According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Monkees Blow Their Minds" - the fifty-seventh episode of The Monkees series (and the twenty-fifth of the second season) - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (11 March 1968).  It was written by Peter Meyerson, directed by David Winters, and featured the songs "Valleri," "Gonna Buy Me a Dog" (instrumental mix), and "Daily Nightly."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "Peter is suffering from writers' block and seeks help from a manipulative mentalist."

"Some Like It Lukewarm"

According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Some Like It Lukewarm" - the fifty-sixth episode of The Monkees series (and the twenty-fourth of the second season) - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (4 March 1968).  It was written by Joel Kane and Stanley Z. Cherry, directed by James Frawley, and featured the songs "The Door into Summer" and "She Hangs Out."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "When the group enters a mixed-gender 'rockathon' Davy learns that band contests can be a drag."

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