Monty Python's Flying Circus

1969 • BBC America
4.4
82 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Whither Canada
10/5/69
Season-only
Wolfgang A. Mozart emcees a talent contest won by Genghis Khan; a professor gives Italian lessons to Italian students; the funniest joke in the world becomes a weapon of war.
2 Sex & Violence
10/12/69
Season-only
A shepherd muses about sheep nesting in trees; the commercial viability of ovine aviation; profiles of men who lead double lives as mice; a playwright clashes with his coal-miner son; a wrestling match over the existence of God.
3 How to Recognize Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away
10/19/69
Season-only
A satirical study of trees. Also: Cardinal Richelieu testifies in traffic court; a chain of restaurant managers handles a customer's complaint; a woman collects milkmen.
4 Owl-Stretching Time
10/26/69
Season-only
A change from street clothes to swim trunks turns into a burlesque act; a karate class exercises defense tactics against fresh fruit; a man tries to buy a book about false teeth.
5 Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentienth Century
11/16/69
Season-only
The Confuse-a-Cat service for lethargic feline pets; interviews with a lizard, a duck, a cat and a man in the street; an offbeat interview for a management-training course.
6 It's the Arts
11/23/69
Season-only
Sketches include: a German composer with an extraordinarily long name; crooks plan an elaborate scheme to buy a watch; a chocolate-company owner markets "Crunchy Frog."
7 You're No Fun Anymore
11/30/69
Season-only
Invaders from another galaxy turn Englishmen into Scotsmen. Also: a comedy about camels; a corporate board meeting.
8 Full Frontal Nudity
12/7/69
Season-only
A pet-shop customer returns his dead parrot; a gang of female senior citizens attacks a town's young men; a young army officer who joined the service to water-ski tries to resign.
9 The Ant, an Introduction
12/14/69
Season-only
A man with double vision organizes a mountain-climbing expedition; llamas are celebrated in a rousing Spanish song; a barber is afraid to cut hair; a couple's romantic evening is ruined by uncouth visitors.
10 Untitled"
12/21/69
Season-only
Sketches include: Bank Robber in Lingerie Shop, It's a Tree, Ron Obvious, Pet Conversations, Gorilla Librarian, Strangers in the Night.
11 The Royal Philharmnic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
12/28/69
Season-only
A half-inch-tall man appears on a talk show; a town's women's guild reenacts Pearl Harbor; the entire Royal Philharmonic Orchestra retires to the restroom.
12 The Naked Ant
1/4/70
Season-only
The 127th annual Twit of the Year Show. Also: Hitler and Himmler are guests for tea in a boarding house; a BBC broadcast is interrupted when a British minister falls into a fissure.
13 Intermission
1/11/70
Season-only
Among "historical" impersonations are Cardinal Richelieu as Petula Clark and Julius Caesar as Eddie Waring. Also: a police fairy tale; a vegetarian restaurant's menu, featuring a naked man with an apple in his mouth.

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Monty Python's Flying Circus

Ratings and reviews

4.4
82 reviews
A Google user
October 4, 2012
Hysterical!! But $2 for an episode?? Wow. I know production rights aka syndication is very very muddy water with the Youtube giant and network programming wondering where the floor is for ALL that advertising money but seriously?? Being a dmDroid user/purchaser. Srason should be $10 (maybe $15) at most! I can watch the entire series on Netflix ($8/month)... C'mon Man!! The show is divine humor regardless of generation, gender, etc.
Steven B
October 3, 2014
I have three seasons from Google, but now Google play says it's not available in my country!
A Google user
July 15, 2012
I wanted to like Google video offerings, but this pricing is just a ripoff.
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