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.
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.
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 ...
The irreverent Monty Python comedy troupe present a series of skits which are often surreal, bawdy, uncompromising and/or tasteless, but nearly always hilarious.Written by
Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
When the show debuted on PBS in 1974, they gained an unlikely fan: Fred Rogers. The star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968) was given a copy of the first season on videotape and brought it home to show to his teenage sons. Years later, his sons recalled that while Rogers hated any kind of cruel humor, he had a fondness for the absurd, and found the Dead Parrot Sketch particularly hilarious. See more »
Goofs
The Air Tube that operates Mr. Tree's mouth can be seen in the profile shot, when light starts glinting off it. See more »
Quotes
T.F. Gumby:
Doctor? Doctor? DOCTOR!
[he bangs on a bell violently, eventually smashing it, as well as the desk and everything on it]
T.F. Gumby:
DOCTOR! DOCTOR! DOCTOR!
Dr. Gumby:
[enter Dr. Gumby]
Hello!
T.F. Gumby:
Are you the brain specialist?
Dr. Gumby:
[thinks for a moment]
Hello!
T.F. Gumby:
Are you the brain specialist?
Dr. Gumby:
No. No, I am not the brain specialist. No I am not. Yes! Yes I am!
T.F. Gumby:
My brain hurts!
Dr. Gumby:
Well, let's take a look at it, Mr. Gumby.
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The VHS and DVD releases by A&E contain the full-length versions of the shows. Several episodes run over 30 minutes, and were previously edited by PBS to fit into a 30 minute time slot. See more »
Monty Python's Flying Circus is a show with great comedy. It's so weird anything could be done in it. Like selling an albatross, or having a knight hit you with a chicken... It's so hilarious, you'll drop right off. It's a very classic show for people with British taste. The movies were good... but it never made a benchmark like the TV series did. People... get off trashy Saturday Night Live and try "Something Completely Different"!
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Monty Python's Flying Circus is a show with great comedy. It's so weird anything could be done in it. Like selling an albatross, or having a knight hit you with a chicken... It's so hilarious, you'll drop right off. It's a very classic show for people with British taste. The movies were good... but it never made a benchmark like the TV series did. People... get off trashy Saturday Night Live and try "Something Completely Different"!