All Monty Python's Flying Circus Episodes Ranked: From Best to Worst
Excellent, influential, and groundbreaking series. My 2nd favorite show, topped only by South Park(one of the many shows that were influenced by Flying Circus).
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- 1969–197431mTV-148.9 (1.3K)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleAn 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.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleThe 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.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA 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.
- 1969–197431mTV-148.0 (819)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA program called "Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror," featuring a man who speaks exclusively in anagrams; a timorous TV announcer, before and after he undergoes psychiatric treatment; the employment of "pantomime horses."
- 1969–197429mTV-148.2 (841)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric Idle"The Money Program" features a Swiss banker, a city accountant and a song of praise.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA climbing expedition negotiates a hazardous London road; an attempt is made to determine whether an urban dwelling is a house or a lifeboat. Also: a mouse's quest for cheese, which leads to the production of a Western called "Rogue Cheddar."
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsTerry JonesMichael PalinJohn CleeseWorld 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.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.7 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleInvaders from another galaxy turn Englishmen into Scotsmen. Also: a comedy about camels; a corporate board meeting.
- 1969–197430mTV-148.1 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonJohn Howard DaviesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleConfuse-a-Cat, The Smuggler, A Duck, a Cat and a Lizard (Discussion), Vox Pops on Smuggling, Police Raid, Letters on Vox Pops, Newsreader Arrested, Erotic Film, Cartoon - Charles Fatless, Silly Job Interview, Careers Advisory Board, Burglar/Encyclopaedia Salesman
- 1969–197431mTV-MA8.1 (864)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleMiners brawl over historical facts; hospital patients serve the doctors; five shipwrecked mariners decide whom they will have for dinner.
- 1969–197430mTV-148.1 (942)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA supersleuth bishop investigates a suspicious insurance business; an elderly couple construct a house that has no walls.
- 1969–197430mTV-148.3 (899)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleConquistador coffee campaign; Repeating groove; Ramsey MacDonald striptease; Job hunter; International Chinese Communist Conspiracy; Crelm Toothpaste/Shrill petrol; Agatha Christie sketch (railway timetables); Mr Neville Shunte - railroad playwright; Gavin Millarrrrr writes; Film director/dentist Martin Curry (teeth); City gents vox pops; 'Crackpot Religions Ltd'; 'How not to be seen'; Crossing the Atlantic on a tricycle; Interview in filing cabinet; 'Yummy yummy'; Monty Python's Flying Circus again in thirty seconds.
- 1969–197428mTV-147.7 (894)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry Gilliam"The Attila the Hun Show"; a burlesque performance by government ministers; a documentary study of village idiots. Also: political groupies pursue MPs.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.9 (884)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA 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.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsJohn CleeseGraham ChapmanEric IdleAmong "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.
- 1969–197432mTV-147.7 (1.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA 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.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsTerry JonesJohn CleeseGraham ChapmanA courteous murderer wins a suspended sentence by virtue of his charm; a search for Paris by way of Iceland is interrupted by a plane crash and a shipwreck. Also: how to dispose of pets before going on vacation.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.9 (828)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA couple investigate the cultural similarities between two London districts, seven miles apart; schoolboys' extracurricular activities are examined; a TV farming club comments on Tchaikovsky.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonJohn Howard DaviesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric Idle'It's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart', Famous Deaths, Italian Lesson, Whizzo Butter, 'It's the Arts', Arthur "Two-Sheds" Jackson, Cycling Race, and The Funniest Joke in the World.
- 1969–197432mTV-148.5 (1.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn Howard DaviesIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamCourt Scene, The Larch, Bicycle Repair Man, Children's Stories, Restaurant Sketch, Seduced Milkmen, Stolen News Reader, Children's Interview, and Nudge Nudge.
- 1969–197431mTV-148.0 (896)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA University of Woolamaloo philosophy-department meeting---the members of which are all 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.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleSketches include: The time on BBC 1, School Prize Giving, Films by Mr. Dibley, Timmy Williams Interview, Election Night Special
- 1969–197429mTV-148.3 (1.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA 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.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.9 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry JonesSketches 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."
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamA housing project induced by hypnosis stands---as long as the tenants believe in it. Also: highlights of the Olympic Hide-and-Seek finals; suggestions for improving bullfighting, such as the use of radar.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanTerry GilliamEric IdleThe search for Mr. Neutron, who plans to dominate the world, stretches from a London suburb to the Yukon, and results in the destruction of earthly civilization.
- 1969–197427mTV-MA7.9 (769)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric Idle'A Book at Bedtime'; 'Red Gauntlet'; Kamikaze Highlanders; No time to lose; Penguins; BBC pro-gramme planners; Unexploded Scotsmen; 'Spot the Looney'; Rival documentaries; 'Dad's Doctors'; Dad's Pooves'.
- 1969–197429mTV-147.3 (749)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanTerry GilliamEric IdleA spoof of British political-party broadcasts includes the finals of "the worst family in Britain" contest, a violent cricket match and a housewife who revolutionized beekeeping.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.9 (909)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamContestants vie for incriminating photos in "The Blackmail Game"; a boxer spars with schoolgirls.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA highwayman steals "lupins" from the rich and tries to give them to the poor. Also: the first episode in a tatty, tedious 18th-century serial is brought to a screeching halt; peasants clamor for Titian paintings and Venetian glass.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleSketches include: Flying Lessons, Hijacked Plane, Psychiatrist Milkman, Complaints, Déjà vu.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.6 (898)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleFoam-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.
- 1969–197431mTV-MA7.7 (802)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleContestants in "The All-England Summarize Proust Competition" are judged in swimsuit and evening-gown categories; an irate customer confronts his travel agent. Also: an expedition to Mount Everest, made by an international group of hairstylists.
- 1969–197429mTV-147.8 (792)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleSurgical tools applied to a mildly anesthetized patient include a power drill and a mallet; a TV program features a lecture on gastropods, highlighted by the visit of a whelk.
- 1969–197430mTV-147.9 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn Howard DaviesIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry GilliamA 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.
- 1969–197428mTV-MA7.9 (765)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsMichael PalinTerry JonesJohn CleeseA police investigator is mistaken for Sir Philip Sidney in a Tudor-period job agency, which actually deals in pornography; King Solomon judges the case of a stray bee; a panel of dead people debates the question "Is There a Life After Death?"
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleMr Pither; Clodagh Rogers; Trotsky; Smolensk; Bingo-crazed Chinese (British Ambassador); 'Jack in a Box'.
- 1969–197434mTV-147.7 (1.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn Howard DaviesIan MacNaughtonStarsJohn CleeseMichael PalinGraham ChapmanFlying Sheep, French Lecture on Sheep-Aircraft, A Man With Three Buttocks, A Man With Two Noses, Musical Mice, Marriage Guidance Counselor, The Wacky Queen, Working-Class Playwright, A Scotsman on a Horse, The Wrestling Epilogue, and The Mouse Problem.
- 1969–197429mTV-148.6 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleA 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.
- 1969–197431mTV-MA7.5 (772)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanTerry GilliamEric IdleA parody of war includes the invasion of Norway by tutu-clad commandos and a plea to the public to treat the war seriously.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsTerry JonesGraham ChapmanTerry GilliamHamlet undergoes psychoanalysis; eight Queen Victorias compete in the Queen Victoria handicap race; a boxing contender gets his head knocked off.
- 1969–197429mTV-MA7.2 (837)TV EpisodeDirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesThe Montgolfier brothers prepare for the first balloon flight.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric IdleSketches include: Bank Robber in Lingerie Shop, It's a Tree, Ron Obvious, Pet Conversations, Gorilla Librarian, Strangers in the Night
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsMichael PalinEric IdleJohn CleeseOscar Wilde, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, George Bernard Shaw and the future Edward VII exchange epigrams at an evening party; mechanical brain surgery fails to dramatically affect a woman's mentality.
- DirectorIan MacNaughtonStarsGraham ChapmanTerry GilliamEric IdleIn this episode, Chris Quinn enters a department store and demands to buy an ant named Marcus.