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Monty Python's Flying Circus

Sun, Oct 5, 1969
  • Comedy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Graham Chapman
    Graham Chapman
    as Various
  • Michael Palin
    Michael Palin
    as Various / "It's" man
  • Terry Jones
    Terry Jones
    as Various
  • Eric Idle
    Eric Idle
    as Various
  • Terry Gilliam
    Terry Gilliam
    as Various
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Episodes

4 seasons · 45 episodes

Ended · 45 aired
Season 1
13 episodes · 13 aired
▾
  • E1
    Whither Canada?
    Aired · Sun, Oct 5, 1969 · 30m

    Mozart presents famous deaths. Whizzo Butter is indistinguishable from dead crab. Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson has only one shed. A joke goes to war.

  • E2
    Sex and Violence
    Aired · Sun, Oct 12, 1969 · 30m

    Sheep attempt flight. Queen Victoria's slapstick past is discovered. Experts wrestle with a religious question. Investigating the "mouse problem."

  • E3
    How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away
    Aired · Sun, Oct 19, 1969 · 30m

    Inspector Dim cross-examines Cardinal Richelieu. In a world of Supermen, Bicycle Repairman is a hero. A pub patron inquires about candid photography.

  • E4
    Owl-Stretching Time
    Aired · Sun, Oct 26, 1969 · 30m

    A beachgoer seeks privacy for an outfit change. Self-defense class emphasizes fruit attacks. At the bookstore, there is definitely something going on.

  • E5
    Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century
    Aired · Sun, Nov 16, 1969 · 30m

    A team of experts is called upon to confuse a cat. A newsreader announces a newsreader's arrest. A management training interviewee receives top marks.

  • E6
    It's the Arts
    Aired · Sun, Nov 23, 1969 · 30m

    An arts program profiles a forgotten composer. The hygiene squad investigates Whizzo's new confection, Crunchy Frog. A stockbroker leads a dull life.

  • E7
    You're No Fun Anymore
    Aired · Sun, Nov 30, 1969 · 30m

    A camel spotter jealously guards his catchphrase. In a sinister plot to win Wimbledon, dessert-shaped aliens transform humans into Scotsmen.

  • E8
    Full Frontal Nudity
    Aired · Sun, Dec 7, 1969 · 30m

    Mobsters make the army an offer it categorically refuses. An ex-parrot is not "pining for the fjords." Grannies terrorize a once-peaceful village.

  • E9
    The Ant, an Introduction
    Aired · Sun, Dec 14, 1969 · 30m

    An expedition to Kilimanjaro appears doomed from the start. A lumberjack's song takes a confessional turn. Uninvited guests spoil an intimate evening.

  • E10
    Untitled
    Aired · Sun, Dec 21, 1969 · 30m

    Arthur Tree, who is a tree, hosts "It's a Tree." Chartered accountant Mr. Anchovy seeks a career change. Ron Obvious attempts to set a world record.

  • E11
    The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
    Aired · Sun, Dec 28, 1969 · 30m

    A murder mystery has no corpse until Inspector Tiger is killed. 18th-century social legislation gets an erotic spin. Housewives reenact Pearl Harbor.

  • E12
    The Naked Ant
    Aired · Sun, Jan 4, 1970 · 30m

    "Mr. Hilter" of the "Bocialists" runs for office. Competition is fierce for Upper-Class Twit of the Year. A minister falls through the Earth's crust.

  • E13
    Intermission
    Aired · Sun, Jan 11, 1970 · 30m

    A couple experiences restaurant abuse. Historical figures including Ivan the Terrible do impressions. The police utilize magic in crime prevention.

Season 2
13 episodes · 13 aired
▾
  • E1
    Dinsdale
    Aired · Tue, Sep 15, 1970 · 30m

    For quicker service, a housewife chooses death. The Ministry of Silly Walks fields a grant applicant. The crimes of the Piranha Brothers are recalled.

  • E2
    The Spanish Inquisition
    Aired · Tue, Sep 22, 1970 · 30m

    The Spanish Inquisition is unexpected and ill-equipped for torture. Semaphores perform "Wuthering Heights." A court case is conducted by charades.

  • E3
    Déjà Vu
    Aired · Tue, Sep 29, 1970 · 30m

    A look at the work of cash-strapped poet Ewan McTeagle. A milkman-psychiatrist provides diagnoses, cream and yogurt. "It's the Mind" examines déjà vu.

  • E4
    The Buzz Aldrin Show
    Aired · Tue, Oct 20, 1970 · 30m

    Action hero "The Bishop" tries to stop a series of vicar attacks. The Poet Board hopes to get a poet in every home. A nude man objects to titillation.

  • E5
    Live from the Grill-o-mat
    Aired · Tue, Oct 27, 1970 · 30m

    In a show hosted from the Grill-o-Mat, the Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things disbands. A butcher is alternately rude and polite.

  • E6
    It's a Living
    Aired · Tue, Nov 3, 1970 · 30m

    A school prize ceremony is hijacked. A couple receives dung from the Book of the Month Club. Silly candidates sweep the Sensibles on election night.

  • E7
    The Attila the Hun Show
    Aired · Wed, Nov 11, 1970 · 30m

    Attila comes home to the wife and kids on "The Attila the Hun Show." Killer sheep are on a rampage. Village idiots provide a vital social function.

  • E8
    Archaeology Today
    Aired · Tue, Nov 17, 1970 · 30m

    Height is a critical factor in a showdown between archaeologists. Australian backwoodsmen hunt mosquitoes. Beethoven can't get a moment's peace.

  • E9
    How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body
    Aired · Tue, Nov 24, 1970 · 30m

    An Australian university's philosophy department -- all Bruces -- welcomes a Michael. "The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots" is performed on the radio.

  • E10
    Scott of the Antarctic
    Aired · Tue, Dec 1, 1970 · 30m

    Contractual obligations trouble an epic film production. A pet owner seeks a fish license. Gynecologists vs. Long John Silver impersonators at soccer.

  • E11
    How Not to Be Seen
    Aired · Tue, Dec 8, 1970 · 30m

    A coffee ad campaign is a disaster. Crackpot Religions Ltd. has a variety of options. A government instructional film offers tips on not being seen.

  • E12
    Spam
    Aired · Tue, Dec 15, 1970 · 30m

    The world's great communist thinkers are quizzed about sports. A hospital caters to overactors. The Green Midget Café menu leans heavily towards Spam.

  • E13
    Royal Episode Thirteen
    Aired · Tue, Dec 22, 1970 · 30m

    The show awaits Her Majesty's royal viewing. Welsh coal miners dispute a fine point of history. Lifeboat survivors debate who they'd rather eat.

Season 3
13 episodes · 13 aired
▾
  • E1
    Whicker's World
    Aired · Thu, Oct 19, 1972 · 30m

    The great Icelandic saga of the Viking known as Erik Njorl carries him to North Malden. Whicker Island is overpopulated by television interviewers.

  • E2
    Mr. & Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular
    Aired · Thu, Oct 26, 1972 · 30m

    A couple embarks on an adventurous expedition. Classic theater performed in a slenderizing garment melts the pounds away. The BBC runs low on funding.

  • E3
    The Money Programme
    Aired · Thu, Nov 2, 1972 · 30m

    A film director is accused of impersonating Visconti. A husband requests meals with less rat. A client pays for a professional five-minute argument.

  • E4
    Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror
    Aired · Thu, Nov 9, 1972 · 30m

    A merchant banker tries to grasp the concept of charity. Nature's brutal competition is documented. A pantomime horse becomes an action movie hero.

  • E5
    The All-England Summarize Proust Competition
    Aired · Thu, Nov 16, 1972 · 30m

    Competitors summarize Proust in evening wear. The fire brigade phone keeps ringing off the hook. Anne Elk has a new theory about the brontosaurus.

  • E6
    The War Against Pornography
    Aired · Thu, Nov 23, 1972 · 30m

    Ordinary mums battle strikers, the left wing and artistic indecency. A Gumby's brain hurts. The groovy new Royal Navy insists it is cannibal-free.

  • E7
    Salad Days
    Aired · Thu, Nov 30, 1972 · 30m

    Fictional adventurer Biggles tries to dictate a letter. A cheese shop is oddly uncontaminated by cheese. Sam Peckinpah's new film is true to form.

  • E8
    The Cycling Tour
    Aired · Thu, Dec 7, 1972 · 30m

    On a cycling tour of Cornwall, clueless Mr. Pither ends up on a perilous journey accompanied by a traveling companion with multiple personalities.

  • E9
    The Nude Organist
    Aired · Thu, Dec 14, 1972 · 30m

    Flats built by hypnosis are perfectly safe as long as the residents believe in them. Paraguay is getting warmer during the Hide-and-Seek finals.

  • E10
    E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease
    Aired · Thu, Dec 21, 1972 · 30m

    The Tudor Jobs Agency hasn't placed anyone since 1625. Dr. E. Henry Thripshaw craves the glory and fame of having a disease named after him.

  • E11
    Dennis Moore
    Aired · Thu, Jan 4, 1973 · 30m

    Heavyweights fight to be named Oxford Professor of Fine Arts. Highway bandit Dennis Moore struggles with the complexity of redistributing wealth.

  • E12
    A Book at Bedtime
    Aired · Thu, Jan 11, 1973 · 30m

    Scottish soldiers train to be kamikazes. A man considers using the phrase "No time to lose." Theories of penguin intelligence lead to social change.

  • E13
    Grandstand
    Aired · Thu, Jan 18, 1973 · 30m

    Oscar Wilde and other society gadflies accuse each other of witty remarks. David Niven's fridge presents a prize at the British Show Biz Awards.

Season 4
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Golden Age of Ballooning
    Aired · Thu, Oct 31, 1974 · 30m

    The surprising history of "The Golden Age of Ballooning" includes Ferdinand von Zeppelin's murderous insistence that his airship is not a balloon.

  • E2
    Michael Ellis
    Aired · Thu, Nov 7, 1974 · 30m

    It's hard to get good service at the ant counter. Her Majesty visits an ant poetry reading. A toupee-less gentleman wants to complain about his ant.

  • E3
    Light Entertainment War
    Aired · Thu, Nov 14, 1974 · 30m

    Heroes of World War II can't decipher fighter-pilot banter. TV programming executives decide the public are idiots. A gentleman enjoys "woody" words.

  • E4
    Hamlet
    Aired · Thu, Nov 21, 1974 · 30m

    Hamlet consults a psychiatrist. A boxer wins the championship despite his lack of a head. Queen Victoria pulls ahead in the Queen Victoria Handicap.

  • E5
    Mr. Neutron
    Aired · Thu, Nov 28, 1974 · 30m

    The search for Mr. Neutron, who plans to dominate the world, stretches from a London suburb to the Yukon, and results in the destruction of earthly civilization.

  • E6
    Party Political Broadcast
    Aired · Thu, Dec 5, 1974 · 30m

    A spoof of British political-party broadcasts includes the finals of "the worst family in Britain" contest, a violent cricket match, and a housewife who revolutionized beekeeping.