Monty Python's Flying Circus
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Monty Python's Flying Circus

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Absurdly brilliant sketch comedy, BAFTA winner.
In the show's second series the Pythons were even more confident and daring than in their first, as evident in both the tightness of the editing and the breadth of their material - thus avoiding the "sophomore jinx."
IMDb 8.8/1019704 seasons
ComedyHumorousOutlandish
TV-MA
13 episodes
  • 1. Face the Press

    1. Face the Press

    A sketch about the Ministry of Silly Walks. Also, a British minister attired in a pink tulle dress talks about housing. 30 gas-company men investigate the installation of a stove. A giant hedgehog wanders London.
    A sketch about the Ministry of Silly Walks. Also, a British minister attired in a pink tulle dress talks about housing. 30 gas-company men investigate the installation of a stove. A giant hedgehog wanders London.
    7+
    30min
    Sep 14, 1970
  • 2. The Spanish Inquisition

    2. The Spanish Inquisition

    An offbeat look at the Spanish Inquisition; an unconventional version of "Wuthering Heights." Also: a jury plays charades while delivering its verdict; a man attempts to find one nontaxable pleasure.
    An offbeat look at the Spanish Inquisition; an unconventional version of "Wuthering Heights." Also: a jury plays charades while delivering its verdict; a man attempts to find one nontaxable pleasure.
    7+
    30min
    Sep 21, 1970
  • 3. D?j? Vu

    3. D?j? Vu

    Flying Lessons, Hijacked Plane, Psychiatrist Milkman, Complaints, Déjà vu.
    Flying Lessons, Hijacked Plane, Psychiatrist Milkman, Complaints, Déjà vu.
    TV-MA
    30min
    Sep 28, 1970
  • 4. The Buzz Aldrin Show

    4. The Buzz Aldrin Show

    A supersleuth bishop investigates a suspicious insurance business; an elderly couple construct a house that has no walls.
    A supersleuth bishop investigates a suspicious insurance business; an elderly couple construct a house that has no walls.
    7+
    30min
    Oct 19, 1970
  • 5. Live form the Grill-O-Mat

    5. Live form the Grill-O-Mat

    Contestants vie for incriminating photos in "The Blackmail Game"; a boxer spars with schoolgirls.
    Contestants vie for incriminating photos in "The Blackmail Game"; a boxer spars with schoolgirls.
    7+
    30min
    Oct 26, 1970
  • 6. It's a Living

    6. It's a Living

    Sketches include: The time on BBC 1, School Prize Giving, Films by Mr. Dibley, Timmy Williams Interview, Election Night Special
    Sketches include: The time on BBC 1, School Prize Giving, Films by Mr. Dibley, Timmy Williams Interview, Election Night Special
    7+
    30min
    Nov 2, 1970
  • 7. The Attilla The Hun Show

    7. The Attilla The Hun Show

    "The Attila the Hun Show"; a burlesque performance by government ministers; a documentary study of village idiots. Also: political groupies pursue MPs.
    "The Attila the Hun Show"; a burlesque performance by government ministers; a documentary study of village idiots. Also: political groupies pursue MPs.
    TV-14
    28min
    Nov 9, 1970
  • 8. Archaeology Today

    8. Archaeology Today

    A dissatisfied bridegroom tries to exchange his spouse; hunters pursue a terrifying mosquito; domestic problems interrupt the work of Beethoven, Shakespeare, Michelangelo and other creative geniuses.
    A dissatisfied bridegroom tries to exchange his spouse; hunters pursue a terrifying mosquito; domestic problems interrupt the work of Beethoven, Shakespeare, Michelangelo and other creative geniuses.
    TV-MA
    30min
    Nov 16, 1970
  • 9. How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body

    9. How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body

    A University of Woolamaloo philosophy department meeting where all the members are named Bruce. An exploding penguin. A radio version of "The Death of Mary Queen of Scots." Also, advice on how to pick up a cosmetic surgeon.
    A University of Woolamaloo philosophy department meeting where all the members are named Bruce. An exploding penguin. A radio version of "The Death of Mary Queen of Scots." Also, advice on how to pick up a cosmetic surgeon.
    TV-MA
    30min
    Nov 23, 1970
  • 10. Scott of the Antarctic

    10. Scott of the Antarctic

    Foam-rubber snow and a stuffed lion are featured in a scene from "Scott of the Antarctic"; a football match is waged between gynecologists and Long John Silver impersonators.
    Foam-rubber snow and a stuffed lion are featured in a scene from "Scott of the Antarctic"; a football match is waged between gynecologists and Long John Silver impersonators.
    TV-MA
    30min
    Nov 30, 1970
  • 11. How Not to be Seen

    11. How Not to be Seen

    Conquistador coffee campaign; Repeating groove; Ramsey MacDonald striptease; Job hunter; International Chinese Communist Conspiracy
    Conquistador coffee campaign; Repeating groove; Ramsey MacDonald striptease; Job hunter; International Chinese Communist Conspiracy
    TV-14
    30min
    Dec 7, 1970
  • 12. Spam

    12. Spam

    World revolutionaries are quizzed about football scores; figures from works of art go on strike throughout galleries in England; the search continues for a cure for over-acting; Viking marauders kidnap Englishmen who ask for canned ham.
    World revolutionaries are quizzed about football scores; figures from works of art go on strike throughout galleries in England; the search continues for a cure for over-acting; Viking marauders kidnap Englishmen who ask for canned ham.
    TV-14
    31min
    Dec 14, 1970
  • 13. Royal Episode 13

    13. Royal Episode 13

    Miners brawl over historical facts; hospital patients serve the doctors; five shipwrecked mariners decide whom they will have for dinner.
    Miners brawl over historical facts; hospital patients serve the doctors; five shipwrecked mariners decide whom they will have for dinner.
    TV-MA
    30min
    Dec 21, 1970
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    ComedyHumorousOutlandish
    IMDb 8.8/1019704 seasons
    In the show's second series the Pythons were even more confident and daring than in their first, as evident in both the tightness of the editing and the breadth of their material - thus avoiding the "sophomore jinx."
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    Audio languages
    English
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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