"Monkees in a Ghost Town"

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According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Monkees in a Ghost Town" - the seventh episode of The Monkees series - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (24 October 1966).  It was written by Peter Meyerson and Robert Schlitt, directed by James Frawley, and featured the songs "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day" and "Papa Gene's Blues."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "The Monkees get lost on their way to a gig and find their Monkeemobile vehicle out of gas in a seemingly deserted town." 

"Monkee See, Monkee Die"

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According to Andrew Sandoval's The Monkees: The Day-by-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation, "Monkee See, Monkee Die" - the second episode of The Monkees series - was broadcast fifty years ago to-day (19 September 1966).  It was written by Treva Silverman, directed by James Frawley, and featured the songs "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day" and "Last Train to Clarksville."  Sandoval describes the plot as: "When an eccentric millionaire leaves The Monkees an unexpected legacy, the group must spend the night in the deceased's haunted mansion."