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Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode Guide

Season 1

Whither Canada?

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1969

Whither Canada?

Mozart presents famous deaths. Whizzo Butter is indistinguishable from dead crab. Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson has only one shed. A joke goes to war.

Sex and Violence

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 12, 1969

Sex and Violence

Sheep attempt flight. Queen Victoria's slapstick past is discovered. Experts wrestle with a religious question. Investigating the "mouse problem."

Owl-Stretching Time

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1969

Owl-Stretching Time

A beachgoer seeks privacy for an outfit change. Self-defense class emphasizes fruit attacks. At the bookstore, there is definitely something going on.

It's the Arts

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1969

It's the Arts

An arts program profiles a forgotten composer. The hygiene squad investigates Whizzo's new confection, Crunchy Frog. A stockbroker leads a dull life.

You're No Fun Anymore

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1969

You're No Fun Anymore

A camel spotter jealously guards his catchphrase. In a sinister plot to win Wimbledon, dessert-shaped aliens transform humans into Scotsmen.

Full Frontal Nudity

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1969

Full Frontal Nudity

Mobsters make the army an offer it categorically refuses. An ex-parrot is not "pining for the fjords." Grannies terrorize a once-peaceful village.

The Ant, an Introduction

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1969

The Ant, an Introduction

An expedition to Kilimanjaro appears doomed from the start. A lumberjack's song takes a confessional turn. Uninvited guests spoil an intimate evening.

Untitled

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 21, 1969

Untitled

Arthur Tree, who is a tree, hosts "It's a Tree." Chartered accountant Mr. Anchovy seeks a career change. Ron Obvious attempts to set a world record.

The Naked Ant

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Jan 4, 1970

The Naked Ant

"Mr. Hilter" of the "Bocialists" runs for office. Competition is fierce for Upper-Class Twit of the Year. A minister falls through the Earth's crust.

Intermission

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Jan 11, 1970

Intermission

A couple experiences restaurant abuse. Historical figures including Ivan the Terrible do impressions. The police utilize magic in crime prevention.

Season 2

Dinsdale

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 15, 1970

Dinsdale

For quicker service, a housewife chooses death. The Ministry of Silly Walks fields a grant applicant. The crimes of the Piranha Brothers are recalled.

The Spanish Inquisition

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 22, 1970

The Spanish Inquisition

The Spanish Inquisition is unexpected and ill-equipped for torture. Semaphores perform "Wuthering Heights." A court case is conducted by charades.

Déjà Vu

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 29, 1970

Déjà Vu

A look at the work of cash-strapped poet Ewan McTeagle. A milkman-psychiatrist provides diagnoses, cream and yogurt. "It's the Mind" examines déjà vu.

The Buzz Aldrin Show

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 20, 1970

The Buzz Aldrin Show

Action hero "The Bishop" tries to stop a series of vicar attacks. The Poet Board hopes to get a poet in every home. A nude man objects to titillation.

Live from the Grill-o-mat

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1970

Live from the Grill-o-mat

In a show hosted from the Grill-o-Mat, the Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things disbands. A butcher is alternately rude and polite.

It's a Living

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 3, 1970

It's a Living

A school prize ceremony is hijacked. A couple receives dung from the Book of the Month Club. Silly candidates sweep the Sensibles on election night.

The Attila the Hun Show

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1970

The Attila the Hun Show

Attila comes home to the wife and kids on "The Attila the Hun Show." Killer sheep are on a rampage. Village idiots provide a vital social function.

Archaeology Today

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 17, 1970

Archaeology Today

Height is a critical factor in a showdown between archaeologists. Australian backwoodsmen hunt mosquitoes. Beethoven can't get a moment's peace.

How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1970

How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body

An Australian university's philosophy department -- all Bruces -- welcomes a Michael. "The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots" is performed on the radio.

Scott of the Antarctic

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 1, 1970

Scott of the Antarctic

Contractual obligations trouble an epic film production. A pet owner seeks a fish license. Gynecologists vs. Long John Silver impersonators at soccer.

How Not to Be Seen

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 8, 1970

How Not to Be Seen

A coffee ad campaign is a disaster. Crackpot Religions Ltd. has a variety of options. A government instructional film offers tips on not being seen.

Spam

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Dec 15, 1970

Spam

The world's great communist thinkers are quizzed about sports. A hospital caters to overactors. The Green Midget Café menu leans heavily towards Spam.

Royal Episode Thirteen

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Dec 22, 1970

Royal Episode Thirteen

The show awaits Her Majesty's royal viewing. Welsh coal miners dispute a fine point of history. Lifeboat survivors debate who they'd rather eat.

Season 3

Whicker's World

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 19, 1972

Whicker's World

The great Icelandic saga of the Viking known as Erik Njorl carries him to North Malden. Whicker Island is overpopulated by television interviewers.

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1972

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular

A couple embarks on an adventurous expedition. Classic theater performed in a slenderizing garment melts the pounds away. The BBC runs low on funding.

The Money Programme

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1972

The Money Programme

A film director is accused of impersonating Visconti. A husband requests meals with less rat. A client pays for a professional five-minute argument.

Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1972

Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror

A merchant banker tries to grasp the concept of charity. Nature's brutal competition is documented. A pantomime horse becomes an action movie hero.

The All-England Summarize Proust Competition

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1972

The All-England Summarize Proust Competition

Competitors summarize Proust in evening wear. The fire brigade phone keeps ringing off the hook. Anne Elk has a new theory about the brontosaurus.

The War Against Pornography

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1972

The War Against Pornography

Ordinary mums battle strikers, the left wing and artistic indecency. A Gumby's brain hurts. The groovy new Royal Navy insists it is cannibal-free.

Salad Days

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 30, 1972

Salad Days

Fictional adventurer Biggles tries to dictate a letter. A cheese shop is oddly uncontaminated by cheese. Sam Peckinpah's new film is true to form.

The Cycling Tour

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1972

The Cycling Tour

On a cycling tour of Cornwall, clueless Mr. Pither ends up on a perilous journey accompanied by a traveling companion with multiple personalities.

The Nude Organist

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Dec 14, 1972

The Nude Organist

Flats built by hypnosis are perfectly safe as long as the residents believe in them. Paraguay is getting warmer during the Hide-and-Seek finals.

E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Dec 21, 1972

E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease

The Tudor Jobs Agency hasn't placed anyone since 1625. Dr. E. Henry Thripshaw craves the glory and fame of having a disease named after him.

Dennis Moore

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jan 4, 1973

Dennis Moore

Heavyweights fight to be named Oxford Professor of Fine Arts. Highway bandit Dennis Moore struggles with the complexity of redistributing wealth.

A Book at Bedtime

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jan 11, 1973

A Book at Bedtime

Scottish soldiers train to be kamikazes. A man considers using the phrase "No time to lose." Theories of penguin intelligence lead to social change.

Grandstand

Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 18, 1973

Grandstand

Oscar Wilde and other society gadflies accuse each other of witty remarks. David Niven's fridge presents a prize at the British Show Biz Awards.

Season 4

The Golden Age of Ballooning

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1974

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.

Michael Ellis

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1974

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.

Light Entertainment War

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1974

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.

Hamlet

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1974

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.

Mr. Neutron

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 28, 1974

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.

Party Political Broadcast

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1974

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.

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