The Reluctant Empress

The Reluctant Empress
Shiraz orders his guards to begin his wedding ceremony to Nida immediately.
Premiere date	November 9, 1968
Run time	9:18
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"The Reluctant Empress" is the tenth episode of Arabian Knights season one. It aired as part of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour on November 9, 1968 on NBC.

In desperate need of an empress, Pharaoh Shariz has Nida captured to be his wife.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Princess Nida	Shari Lewis
Zazuum	Don Messick
Prince Turhan	Jay North
Raseem	Frank Gerstle
Raseem	Henry Corden
Fariik	John Stephenson
Pharaoh Shiraz	Unavailable

Organizations

• Arabian Knights

Locations

• Iraq
  • Abaddon
  • Caves of Doom

Objects

• Flying carpet
• Magic sands

Vehicles

• None

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning