Click to hear Love Is Only Sleeping
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Click to hear Cuddly Toy
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This episode marked the debut appearance of character actor Monte Landis in The Monkees---and was the only one in which he wasn't cast as a villian. Landis appeared in ABC's short-lived crime drama The Father And Feather Gang and in the 1977 ABC-TV movie which inspired it, Never Con A Killer. He also had bit parts in such films as Young Frankenstein (1974), and Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985).
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"Love Is Only Sleeping" appears here in an alternate mix, with more audible background vocals and sound effects and no organ parts at the close. It was originally slated for the A-side of a Monkees single that never materialized. it does, however, appear again in "I Was A 99 Lb. Weakling."
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The late Arnold Moss played Anton Karidian in a December 8, 1966 episode of Star Trek (NBC, 1966-68) entitled "The Concience Of The King." Moss' son Jeff was the head writer and composer for Sesame Street. Jeff won 15 Emmy's and wrote the songs for four Grammy wining records.
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William Baghdad later portrayed The Black Sheik in The Monkees 1968 movie HEAD. In fact, a scene from this episode of The Monkees surrounded by harem girls foreshadows the "Can You Dig It" sequence in the movie.
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The late Norm Pitlik appears in this episode and again in "Hitting The High Seas," as seaman Harry Hooker. pitlik later played Mr. Victor Gianelli on The Bob Newhart Show and Officer Swanhauser on Sanford And Son. He went on to become an award-winning TV director, helming several episodes of Barney Miller and Taxi. Pitlik appeared with Monkees guest stars Ben Wright and Billy Beck ("The Devil And Peter Tork") in the 1968 Walter Matthau-Jack Lemmon comedy The Fortune Cookie. He also appeared with Paul Sorenson ("Monkees A La Carte") in 1969's The Big Bounce. Pitlik died in 1999 of lung cancer, and a memorial tribute was aired during the 51st Emmy Awards.
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Another variation of the "Cuddly Toy" musical sequence featuring The Monkees in Vaudeville costumes appears at the beginning of Episode 46, "The Monkees On The Wheel." Except for the blue shirt, in both versions Davy wears the exact Vaudevillian garb he wore in "Too Many Girls." He wears it again in "A Coffin Too Frequent" as part of his dance number with Boris Westherspoon (Mickey Morton). Monkee stand-ins David Price and David Pearl appear as grape-peeling surgeons.
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Clips from "Everwhere A Sheik, Sheik" featuring Davy looking horrified, then happy, Peter (in sheik gear) frustratingly snapping his fingers, and "Secretary of Defense" Micky are seen in The Monkees' second season opening.
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Screen Gems original story synopsis for "Everywhere A Sheik, Sheik" reveals an alternate ending in which the wicked Vidaru ordered The Monkees and King Hassar to face a firing squad. They're saved in the nick of time by the same exploding golden Grecian goblets that nearly did them in during the banquet scene.
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In the Monkees' beach pad, their refridgerator, painted white throughout virtually the entire first season and in the previous episode, makes its first appearance on the show painted in psychedelic yellow, orange, brown and green.
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Anne Randall was Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 1967. She was also a regular on Hee Haw (CBS/Syndicated, 1969-92) and was the second actress to play a role of Sheila Harmon (preceeded by Karen Carlson) on the NBC Daytime drama Days Of Our Lives. A second Playboy Playmate of the Month to be seen in a guest role on The Monkees is Sharon Cintron (May 1963), who played Maxine in "Some Like It Lukewarm."
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Donna Loren was one of the few actual teenagers in the American International Pictures Beach movies and was also a frequent dancer on Shindig (ABC, 1964-66). She also appeared in ads as the Dr. Pepper Girl for five years from 1963-68 and was also a regular on The Milton Berle Show. In Dr. Kildare she played the role of Anna Perrona. Today, she and her husband Jerry are basd in Hawaii and are partners in the company ADASA, where they design and sell casual clothes. THe ADASA web site has some pictures from her days as a star in the 1960's (including some photos from The Monkees).
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Lisa Mitchell appeared in two episodes of Batman (ABC, 1966-68) "Batman Makes the Scene/Fine Finny Fiends." She also wrote the 1981 CBS TV movie Merlene Of The Movies.
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The Monkees commenced work on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. during the same week "Everywhere A Sheik, Sheik" was filmed.
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This was the first episode of the second season to feature and interview segment in the tag.
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