1. Dinsdale
Air date: 1970-09-15 · 30 min
For quicker service, a housewife chooses death. The Ministry of Silly Walks fields a grant applicant. The crimes of the Piranha Brothers are recalled.
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Season 2.
13 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.
2. The Spanish Inquisition
Air date: 1970-09-22 · 30 min
The Spanish Inquisition is unexpected and ill-equipped for torture. Semaphores perform "Wuthering Heights." A court case is conducted by charades.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Déjà Vu
Air date: 1970-09-29 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 3 ↗4. The Buzz Aldrin Show
Air date: 1970-10-20 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Live from the Grill-o-mat
Air date: 1970-10-27 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 5 ↗6. It's a Living
Air date: 1970-11-03 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 6 ↗7. The Attila the Hun Show
Air date: 1970-11-11 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Archaeology Today
Air date: 1970-11-17 · 30 min
Height is a critical factor in a showdown between archaeologists. Australian backwoodsmen hunt mosquitoes. Beethoven can't get a moment's peace.
Open episode 8 ↗9. How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body
Air date: 1970-11-24 · 30 min
An Australian university's philosophy department -- all Bruces -- welcomes a Michael. "The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots" is performed on the radio.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Scott of the Antarctic
Air date: 1970-12-01 · 30 min
Contractual obligations trouble an epic film production. A pet owner seeks a fish license. Gynecologists vs. Long John Silver impersonators at soccer.
Open episode 10 ↗11. How Not to Be Seen
Air date: 1970-12-08 · 30 min
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.
Open episode 11 ↗12. Spam
Air date: 1970-12-15 · 30 min
The world's great communist thinkers are quizzed about sports. A hospital caters to overactors. The Green Midget Café menu leans heavily towards Spam.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Royal Episode Thirteen
Air date: 1970-12-22 · 30 min
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.
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