Monty Python's Flying Circus

Name: Monty Python's Flying Circus
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1969-10-05
Cast: John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones

Network:BBC One

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S04E06 - "Party Political Broadcast"

Aired on Dec 5, 1974, 12:00 PM

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Description

And now for something completely different: Monty Python's Flying Circus was simply the most influential comedy program television has ever seen. Five Englishmen, all working under the constraints of conventional TV shows such as The Frost Report (for which the five Englishmen wrote), gathered together with an expatriate American in the spring of 1969 to break the rules. The result, first airing on BBC-1 on October 5, 1969, has influenced countless future men and women in the media and comedy since.

Details

Status: Ended
Language: English
Runtime: 30 min
Premiered: October 5, 1969
Ended: December 5, 1974
Schedule: Thursday at 10:00 PM

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Episodes (4 Seasons · 45 Episodes)

The Golden Age of Ballooning

The surprising history of "The Golden Age of Ballooning" includes Ferdinand von Zeppelin's murderous insistence that his airship is not a balloon.

Oct 31, 1974

30 min

Michael Ellis

It's hard to get good service at the ant counter. Her Majesty visits an ant poetry reading. A toupee-less gentleman wants to complain about his ant.

Nov 7, 1974

30 min

Light Entertainment War

Heroes of World War II can't decipher fighter-pilot banter. TV programming executives decide the public are idiots. A gentleman enjoys "woody" words.

Nov 14, 1974

30 min

Hamlet

Hamlet consults a psychiatrist. A boxer wins the championship despite his lack of a head. Queen Victoria pulls ahead in the Queen Victoria Handicap.

Nov 21, 1974

30 min

Mr. Neutron

The 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.

Nov 28, 1974

30 min

Party Political Broadcast

A 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.

Dec 5, 1974

30 min