The plot closely resembles John Murray and Allen Boretz' play Room Service. The play was the basis for The Marx Brothers' vehicle Room Service (1938) and Frank Sinatra musical Step Lively (1944).
The actual episode ends after 18 minutes. The remaining run time is filled by a cast interview and a performance of "Words".
Philip Ober and Olan Soule appeared in separate scenes within the spy thriller movie North by Northwest (1959).
Listed on the DVD and Blu-ray menus as "Monkees in Manhattan."