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Monty Python's Flying Circus
And now for something completely different: Monty Python's Flying Circus was simply the most influential comedy program television has ever seen. Five Englishmen, all working under the constraints of conventional TV shows such as The Frost Report (for which the five Englishmen wrote), gathered together with an expatriate American in the spring of 1969 to break the rules. The result, first airing on BBC-1 on October 5, 1969, has influenced countless future men and women in the media and comedy since.
Metadata: TVmaze · CC BY-SAEvery chapter of the story.
30m1. Whither Canada?
30 minMozart presents famous deaths. Whizzo Butter is indistinguishable from dead crab. Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson has only one shed. A joke goes to war.
30m2. Sex and Violence
30 minSheep attempt flight. Queen Victoria's slapstick past is discovered. Experts wrestle with a religious question. Investigating the "mouse problem."
30m3. How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away
30 minInspector Dim cross-examines Cardinal Richelieu. In a world of Supermen, Bicycle Repairman is a hero. A pub patron inquires about candid photography.
30m4. Owl-Stretching Time
30 minA beachgoer seeks privacy for an outfit change. Self-defense class emphasizes fruit attacks. At the bookstore, there is definitely something going on.
30m5. Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century
30 minA team of experts is called upon to confuse a cat. A newsreader announces a newsreader's arrest. A management training interviewee receives top marks.
30m6. It's the Arts
30 minAn arts program profiles a forgotten composer. The hygiene squad investigates Whizzo's new confection, Crunchy Frog. A stockbroker leads a dull life.
30m7. You're No Fun Anymore
30 minA camel spotter jealously guards his catchphrase. In a sinister plot to win Wimbledon, dessert-shaped aliens transform humans into Scotsmen.
30m8. Full Frontal Nudity
30 minMobsters make the army an offer it categorically refuses. An ex-parrot is not "pining for the fjords." Grannies terrorize a once-peaceful village.
30m9. The Ant, an Introduction
30 minAn expedition to Kilimanjaro appears doomed from the start. A lumberjack's song takes a confessional turn. Uninvited guests spoil an intimate evening.
30m10. Untitled
30 minArthur 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.
30m11. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
30 minA murder mystery has no corpse until Inspector Tiger is killed. 18th-century social legislation gets an erotic spin. Housewives reenact Pearl Harbor.
30m12. The Naked Ant
30 min"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.
30m13. Intermission
30 minA couple experiences restaurant abuse. Historical figures including Ivan the Terrible do impressions. The police utilize magic in crime prevention.
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