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COLLECTION · Series · 1969

Monty Python's Flying Circus

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

Source: TMDB
* 8.3 (712)Comedy
Creators
Ian MacNaughton · John Howard Davies
Studios
BBC One · BBC
Runtime
30 min/ep
Age rating
TV-14
Release
05/10/1969
Score
8.3 / 10 (712)

Awards and nominations

  • Winner at BAFTA TV Award — Special Award
  • Winner at BAFTA TV Award — Terry Gilliam For the graphics.
  • Nominated at BAFTA TV Award — John Howard Davies Ian MacNaughton
  • Nominated at BAFTA TV Award — John Cleese
  • Nominated at BAFTA TV Award — Writing Team
  • Nominated at BAFTA TV Award — Ian MacNaughton
  • Nominated at BAFTA TV Award — Monty Python
  • Winner at BAFTA TV Award — Ian MacNaughton
  • Winner at BAFTA TV Award — Monty Python's Flying Circus
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
Specials
33 episodes
Episode 3. Jabberwocky
1977-04-15 · 30 min

After the death of his father the young cooper 'Dennis Cooper' goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is…

Episode 5. Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982-06-25 · 30 min

A collection of skits that made the Python troup famous, performed live at the Hollywood Bowl. Included are the singing philosophers, lumberjacks, the pope, and a suspiciously-male looking seabird vendor.

Episode 10. Live at Aspen
1998-03-21 · 30 min

Monty Python Live at Aspen was a reunion show featuring the five surviving members of Monty Python: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Graham Chapman was also allegedly in attendance as his "ashes" were…

Episode 11. Python Night
1999-10-05 · 30 min

Python Night - 30 Years of Python was a special run of Monty Python related programs broadcast on BBC2 on October 5, 1999, the 30th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

What the Pythons Did Next...
Episode 12. What the Pythons Did Next...
2007-01-01 · 30 min

A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam in the years after Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Episode 13. Monty Python In Aberystwyth
2009-05-12 · 30 min

In 1979, Monty Python's Life of Brian opened in cinemas around Britain, finding a place for itself in movie history. However, the film's release was plagued by controversy, causing many local authorities to ban showings of the feature. By…

Episode 14. Birds Eye Industrial Film
30 min

A short film by Monty Python made in the early 1970s, never intended to be seen by the public, only for the employees of Birds Eye. Although these industrial films are largely aimed at the staff of said companies, the information they…

Episode 15. Harmony Hairspray Industrial Film
30 min

A short film by Monty Python made in the early 1970s, never intended to be seen by the public, only for the employees of Harmony Hairspray. Although these industrial films are largely aimed at the staff of said companies, the information…

Episode 16. Close Up Toothpaste Industrial Film
30 min

A short film by Monty Python made in the early 1970s, never intended to be seen by the public, only for the employees of Close Up toothpaste. Although these industrial films are largely aimed at the staff of said companies, the…

Episode 17. The Pythons - Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
30 min

50 minute documentary, made on location in Tunisia during the shooting of Monty Python's Life of Brian. There are interviews with all of the troupe, excerpts from the TV series and their earlier films, and from some of the solo projects…

Episode 18. The Secret Life of Brian
2007-01-01 · 30 min

A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding accusations of blasphemy

Episode 19. The Life of Python
1999-10-09 · 30 min

The Life of Python was a special run of Monty Python related programs broadcast on BBC2 on October 5, 1999, the 30th Anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Episode 20. Monty Python: Almost The Truth - The BBC Lawyer's Cut
2009-10-03 · 30 min

To commemorate the 'Ruby Jubilee' of Monty Python, this film takes us on a journey telling the story of the Pythons from start to finish. Starting with the very humble beginnings of how the legendary British comedy troupe emerged, we…

Episode 21. Olympic sketch (German)
30 min

No synopsis

Episode 24. Animated Gilliam
16 min

Terry Gilliam dissects his animated opening sequences for all four series of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Episode 25. Politically Incorrect
1973-01-11 · 3 min

The sketch so controversial that it had to be dropped by the BBC before it could be seen again.

Episode 27. How to Irritate People
30 min

No synopsis

Episode 28. The Secret Policeman's Ball
30 min

No synopsis

Episode 32. Silly Occupations
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 1

Episode 33. GilliAnimations
30 min

A DVD extra

Episode 34. Hysterical Figures
30 min

A DVD extra from Volume 1 Disc 2

Episode 35. The Talent Show
30 min

The semaphore version of "Wuthering Heights" sketch from Episode 15 A DVD extra from DVD 3

Episode 36. Pythonolympics
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 4

Episode 37. Naughty Bits
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 5

Episode 38. Monty Queries
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 6

Episode 39. Tutor Manners
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 6

Episode 40. Montykaraoke
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 8

Episode 41. And Now... The BBC
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 8

Episode 42. Pet Peeves
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 9

Episode 43. Amazing Feats
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 10

Episode 44. Explosive Situations
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 11

Episode 45. Spreichen Zie Python?
30 min

A DVD extra

Episode 46. The Cleese Shop
30 min

A DVD extra from DVD 12

Season 1
Season 1
13 episodes · 1969
Whither Canada?
Episode 1. Whither Canada?
1969-10-05 · 31 min

Featuring 'It's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart', an Italian lesson, Whizzo Butter, 'It's the Arts', Arthur 'Two-Sheds' Jackson, a cycling race, and The Funniest Joke in the World.

Sex and Violence
Episode 2. Sex and Violence
1969-10-12 · 33 min

Featuring some flying sheep, a man with three buttocks, a man with two noses, musical mice, a marriage guidance counsellor, a working-class playwright and The Wrestling Epilogue.

How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away
Episode 3. How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away
1969-10-19 · 31 min

Featuring a court scene, the larch, Bicycle Repair Man, children's stories, a restaurant sketch, some seduced milkmen, an interview with some children and a stolen newsreader.

Owl Stretching Time
Episode 4. Owl Stretching Time
1969-10-26 · 29 min

Featuring fresh fruit as self-defence, some folk-singing, an art gallery sketch and Lemming of the BDA. An Edwardian man struggles to undress on the beach.

Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century
Episode 5. Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century
1969-11-16 · 29 min

Featuring Confuse-a-Cat, discussion programme A Duck, a Cat and a Lizard, the arrest of a newsreader, an erotic film, a silly job interview and a burglar/encyclopaedia salesman.

It's the Arts
Episode 6. It's the Arts
1969-11-23 · 30 min

Featuring a gang of legal burglars, the Whizzo Quality Assortment, a Scottish wedding and a day in the life of a city stockbroker. Some film moguls try to impress their boss.

Oh, You're No Fun Anymore
Episode 7. Oh, You're No Fun Anymore
1969-11-30 · 30 min

Featuring camel-spotting, an embezzler at a board-meeting and a science fiction tale about a Scotsman and a tennis-playing blancmange.

Full Frontal Nudity
Episode 8. Full Frontal Nudity
1969-12-07 · 29 min

Featuring an art critic, some hermits, Hell's Grannies and the dead parrot sketch. Some newlyweds attempt to buy a bed and the mafia offer protecting to the army.

The Ant, An Introduction
Episode 9. The Ant, An Introduction
1969-12-14 · 29 min

Featuring Ken Buddha, a man with a tape-recorder up his nose and a hairdresser who always wanted to be a lumberjack.

Untitled
Episode 10. Untitled
1969-12-21 · 30 min

Featuring a bank robber in a lingerie shop, It's A Tree (with Arthur Tree), a vocational guidance counsellor, Ron Obvious and a gorilla librarian.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
Episode 11. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
1969-12-28 · 31 min

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra goes to the bathroom, a footballer is interviewed and Batley Townswomen's Guild re-enact the invasion of Pearl Harbour.

The Naked Ant
Episode 12. The Naked Ant
1970-01-04 · 31 min

Featuring the North Minehead by-election, the Upper Class Twit of the Year competition, Ken Shabby and a Party Political Broadcast on behalf of the Wood Party.

Intermission
Episode 13. Intermission
1970-01-11 · 29 min

Featuring some historical impersonations, a cinema usherette with a dead seabird, restaurant abuse and Probe Around On Crime.

Season 2
Season 2
13 episodes · 1970
Face the Press
Episode 1. Face the Press
1970-09-15 · 30 min

Featuring Doug and Dinsdale Piranha, Face the Press and the Ministry of Silly Walks. Mrs G Pinnet buys a new gas cooker.

The Spanish Inquisition
Episode 2. The Spanish Inquisition
1970-09-22 · 30 min

Featuring the Spanish Inquisition, courtroom charades and a semaphore interpretation of Wuthering Heights.

Déjà Vu
Episode 3. Déjà Vu
1970-09-29 · 30 min

Featuring the work of the poet Euan McTeagle, a psychiatrist milkman and some exploding animals. A television presenter suffers from a severe case of deja vu.

The Buzz Aldrin Show
Episode 4. The Buzz Aldrin Show
1970-10-20 · 30 min

More surreal humour from the Monty Python team. Sketches include The Architects, How to Recognise a Mason, Poets and the Chemist sketch.

Live from the Grill-O-Mat
Episode 5. Live from the Grill-O-Mat
1970-10-27 · 29 min

Featuring gameshow Blackmail, The Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and boxer Ken Clean-Air System.

It's a Living
Episode 6. It's a Living
1970-11-03 · 29 min

Featuring It's a Living and a school prize-giving. Timmy Williams presents a new chat show and the fate of the Silly Party hangs in the balance in an Election Night Special.

The Attila the Hun Show
Episode 7. The Attila the Hun Show
1970-11-11 · 27 min

Featuring the Attila the Hun Show, a rat catcher, a village idiot, some killer sheep and news for parrots.

Archaeology Today
Episode 8. Archaeology Today
1970-11-17 · 29 min

Featuring Mrs Beethoven, the Reverend Arthur Belling, some Australian Mosquito Hunters and a drink party with the Gits.

How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body
Episode 9. How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body
1970-11-24 · 30 min

Featuring a guide on how to recognise parts of the body, a singing policeman, an interview with a plastic surgeon, a camp soldiers' drill and the Verrifast Plane Company.

Scott of the Antarctic
Episode 10. Scott of the Antarctic
1970-12-01 · 29 min

Featuring a special report into the shooting of Scott of the Antarctic, from Paignton. Also, a man tries to purchase a fish licence.

How Not to Be Seen
Episode 11. How Not to Be Seen
1970-12-08 · 29 min

Features gags and sketches such as Job Hunter, Railway Timetables, How Not to be Seen and Interview in a Filing Cabinet.

Spam
Episode 12. Spam
1970-12-15 · 30 min

The sketches in this episode include Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook, World Forum-Communist Quiz, Hospital for Over-Actors and Spam.

Royal Episode 13
Episode 13. Royal Episode 13
1970-12-22 · 30 min

Sketches in this episode include How to Feed a Goldfish, The Man Who Says Things in a Very Roundabout Way and Lifeboat.

Season 3
Season 3
13 episodes · 1972
Whicker's World
Episode 1. Whicker's World
1972-10-19 · 30 min

Features gags and sketches such as Multiple Murderer Court Scene, Njorl's Saga and Whicker’s World.

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular
Episode 2. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular
1972-10-26 · 29 min

Features Emigration from Surbiton to Hounslow, The Fish Slapping Dance, SS Mother Goose, Trim-Jeans Theatre and some very famous guests.

The Money Programme
Episode 3. The Money Programme
1972-11-02 · 29 min

Features The Money Programme, Erizabeth L, Dead Bishop, Jungle Restaurant and The Argument Skit.

Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror
Episode 4. Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror
1972-11-09 · 30 min

Features gags and sketches such as Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror, The Man who Speaks in Anagrams and Pantomime Horses.

The All-England Summarise Proust Competition
Episode 5. The All-England Summarise Proust Competition
1972-11-16 · 30 min

Featuring in this episode The All-England Summarise Proust Competition, Fire Brigade, Travel Agent and Party Hints with Veronica Smalls.

The War Against Pornography
Episode 6. The War Against Pornography
1972-11-23 · 28 min

Sketches in this episode include Tory Housewives Clean-up Campaign, Gumby Brain Specialist, Expedition to Lake Pahoe and The Silliest Interview We've Ever Had.

Salad Days
Episode 7. Salad Days
1972-11-30 · 28 min

Features gags and sketches such as Biggles Dictates a Letter, Climbing the North Face of the Uxbridge Road, Lifeboat and The Cheese Shop.

The Cycling Tour
Episode 8. The Cycling Tour
1972-12-07 · 30 min

This episode tells the story of Mr Pither as he embarks on his Cycling Tour.

The Nude Organist
Episode 9. The Nude Organist
1972-12-14 · 30 min

Features gags and sketches such as Bomb on Plane, Mortuary Hour, The Olympic Hide-and-Seek Final, The Cheap Laughs and Prices on the Planet Algon.

E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease
Episode 10. E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease
1972-12-21 · 27 min

Sketches include The Tudor Jobs Agency, Elizabethan Pornography Smugglers, Thripshaw's Disease and The Man Who Says Words in the Wrong Order.

Dennis Moore
Episode 11. Dennis Moore
1973-01-04 · 31 min

Features the sketches Dennis Moore, What the Stars Foretell, The Ideal Loon Exhibition, Off-Licence and Prejudice.

A Book at Bedtime
Episode 12. A Book at Bedtime
1973-01-11 · 24 min

Features gags and sketches such as A Book at Bedtime, Kamikaze Scotsmen, No Time to Lose, Spot the Looney and Frontiers of Medicine-Penguins.

Grandstand (or: The British Showbiz Awards)
Episode 13. Grandstand (or: The British Showbiz Awards)
1973-01-18 · 26 min

Sketches include The Oscar Wilde Sketch, David Niven’s Fridge, Pasolini’s ‘The Third Test Match’, New Brain from Currys, Blood Donor and the Dirty Vicar Sketch.

Season 4
Season 4
6 episodes · 1974
The Golden Age of Ballooning
Episode 1. The Golden Age of Ballooning
1974-10-31 · 28 min

Features gags and sketches such as The Golden Age of Ballooning, Louis XVI, The Court of George III and a Party Political Broadcast on Behalf of the Norwegian Party.

Michael Ellis
Episode 2. Michael Ellis
1974-11-07 · 28 min

Features the sketches Department Store, Buying an Ant, At Home with the Ant and Other Pets and Toupee Department.

The Light Entertainment War
Episode 3. The Light Entertainment War
1974-11-14 · 30 min

More surreal gags and sketches including Up Your Pavement, RAF Banter, Court Martial, The Public Are Idiots and Woody and Tinny Words.

Hamlet
Episode 4. Hamlet
1974-11-21 · 27 min

Sketches in this episode include Hamlet and Ophelia, Bogus Psychiatrists, Police Helmets, Boxing Match Aftermath and The Queen Victoria Handicap.

Mr. Neutron
Episode 5. Mr. Neutron
1974-11-28 · 27 min

Featuring the story of Mr. Neutron and sketches including Post-Box Ceremony and Teddy Salad.

Party Political Broadcast
Episode 6. Party Political Broadcast
1974-12-05 · 28 min

Sketches in this final episode include The Most Awful Family in Britain, Patient Abuse, Brigadier and Bishop and The Man Who Finishes Other People's Sentences.

Cast by season
John Cleese
John Cleese
Various / Announcer
Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman
Various
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Various / "It's" man
Terry Jones
Terry Jones
Various
Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Various
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Various
Connie Booth
Connie Booth
Various
Ian Davidson
Ian Davidson
Carol Cleveland
Carol Cleveland
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drystyx
★ 8.0 / 10
Monty Python is funny. The Flying Circus is a motley group of short skits, and often they have weird segues into each other (I hope I spelled "segue" correctly). Many of the bits have become iconic standards. The funny walks, which isn't one of my favorites, is now a clock face. The lumberjack, which is my very favorite, has a cult following, too, and would be great to sing at a bar if you had the mounties in the back doing their thing. If you don't laugh at one skit, you'll probably laugh at the one following it. It is mostly slapstick, and very much nonsense, with the humor coming out of nowhere, instead of based on straight lines. That's the Monty Python way.
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