A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.
Cast: Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones
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13 episodes
1. Whither Canada?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.TV-14CC31minOct 5, 1969
2. Sex and ViolenceFeaturing 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.TV-14CC33minOct 12, 1969
3. How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way AwayFeaturing 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.TV-14CC31minOct 19, 1969
4. Owl Stretching TimeFeaturing 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.TV-14CC29minOct 26, 1969
5. Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th CenturyFeaturing 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.TV-14CC29minNov 16, 1969
6. It's the ArtsFeaturing 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.TV-14CC30minNov 23, 1969
7. Oh, You're No Fun AnymoreFeaturing camel-spotting, an embezzler at a board-meeting and a science fiction tale about a Scotsman and a tennis-playing blancmange.TV-14CC30minNov 30, 1969
8. Full Frontal NudityFeaturing 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.TV-14CC29minDec 7, 1969
9. The Ant, An IntroductionFeaturing Ken Buddha, a man with a tape-recorder up his nose and a hairdresser who always wanted to be a lumberjack.TV-14CC29minDec 14, 1969
10. UntitledFeaturing a bank robber in a lingerie shop, It's A Tree (with Arthur Tree), a vocational guidance counsellor, Ron Obvious and a gorilla librarian.TV-14CC30minDec 21, 1969
11. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the BathroomThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra goes to the bathroom, a footballer is interviewed and Batley Townswomen's Guild re-enact the invasion of Pearl Harbour.TV-14CC31minDec 28, 1969
12. The Naked AntFeaturing 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.TV-14CC31minJan 4, 1970
13. IntermissionFeaturing some historical impersonations, a cinema usherette with a dead seabird, restaurant abuse and Probe Around On Crime.TV-14CC29minJan 11, 1970
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A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Ian MacNaughton, John Howard Davies
- Studio
- BBC
