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The Monkeemobile makes its debut appearance in this episode with The Monkees' guitar logo as a door decal.
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The late Peter Whitney played the roles of Sgt. Buck Sinclair on The Rough Riders (ABC, 1958-59); Lafayette 'Lafe' Crick on The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962-71); and George Courtney in the Oscar-winning In The Heat Of The Night (1967).
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The late Godfrey Cambridge has a cameo as the parking lot attendant. Cambridge appeared with Monkee guest actor Severn Darden in the 1967 Paramount fim, The President's Analyst.
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The tag to this episode appears neither in syndication reruns nor Rhino's 1995 release of The Monkees Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set. Not since its original airing has "It's A Nice Place To Visit..." been seen rerun with it's tag intact. According to the entry in the Screen Gems Storylines, the episode originally ended with Davy tearing away from kissing Angelita long enough to knock out El Diablo.
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In the original synopsis of this episode, the climatic chase involved "A furious battle with water pistols, bazookas and darts."
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"It's A Nice Place To Visit..." was seen only once during the Saturday Afternoon run of The Monkees--at noon (EDT) on November 22, 1969, on CBS.
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"For Pete's Sake," the Peter Tork/Joseph Richards tune from The Monkees' third LP, The Monkees' Headquarters, appears during the end credits of "Visit..." and "The Devil And Peter Tork" in a slightly different version than it does in other second season segments.
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This is the first episode to feature Mike Nesmith's "new voice" following his tonsillectomy on May 23, 1967.
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Nesmith's wool hat now has six buttons. This is the last of four wool hats Mike Nesmith wore on The Monkees.
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Two images from "It's A Nice Place To Visit..." are edited into The Monkees' second season opening:
* David as a cowboy pulling a fast draw, and his gun holster belt fall down .
* Mickey and Mike dressed as cowboys, their hats flying up in the air.
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The sheepskin vest worn by El Diablo appears in numerous episodes. It ws first seen in episode 5, "The Spy Who Came In From The Cool," as part of enemy agent Boris' disguise. In "The Son Of A Gypsy," it is worn by the gypsy Marco; and it appeared on Attila the Hun in "The Devil And Peter Tork." It also appears on Lord High 'N Low in The Monkees 1967 feature fim, HEAD.
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Monkee stand-in/roady David Pearl appears as one of the townsfolk in the scene where Micky tries in vain to gain their asistance.
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The exterior knife fight scene was shot on a set that would later be used for The Weskitts' farmyard in Episode 39, "Hillbilly Honeymoon," as well as for Aunt Kate's ranch in "The Monkees In Texas."
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The harpsicord rendition of The Monkees' theme, which plays over the sub-main titles (writer and director) of the show during the first season, was phased out in the early part of the second season. It was replaced by music score in tune with the content of the episodes. Part of the sub-main title theme for "It's A Nice Place To Visit..." was reused as the sub-main title theme for "The Monkees In Texas," and it can be heard again in "The Monkees Race Again."
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Cynthia Hull later played Ann in Here Comes The Brides (ABC, 1968-70).
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The huddle gag is used again in "Everywhere A Sheik, Sheik."
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Pedro Gonzales-Gonzales first appeared as a contestant on Groucho Marx's popular quiz show, You Bet Your Life (NBC, 1950-61).
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This epsiode features a gag during the romp in which The Monkees fight both with and against the villians. The gag is used again in "The Monkees In Texas."
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For the third time on the show a Monkee is featured as "the good guy in white": Micky. Mike and Davy can be seen portraying similar roles in fantasy sequences seen in "The Monkees In A Ghost Town" and "The Monkees At The Movies."
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"It's A Nice Place To Visit..." was one of only two Monkees episodes to be repeated on NBC while the first-run episodes were still being aired. The other was "Hillbilly Honeymoon."
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