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Monty Python's Flying Circus, Disc 1

starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767018821
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767018826
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Running Time: 102 minutes
Sales Rank: 91176
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1969



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Amazon.com:
In 1969, five overeducated British comics and an American illustrator ambushed the BBC with the strangest show in British history. How they got on the air is anyone's guess (rumors of blackmail were quickly hushed, though the Python's penchant for sheep gags... but enough of speculation), but their irreverent writing and ludicrous gags transformed the sketch comedy show into a stream-of-consciousness loony bin of absurdity, connected by the outrageous animations of Terry Gilliam. In these first episodes, you can see the sextet working out their technique, mixing music-hall slapstick with their zany brand of ridiculousness. Episode 1, 'Whither Canada,' features the Funniest Joke in the World (a.k.a. the Killer Joke, which is really nothing other than German gibberish, but don't tell anyone), as well as Famous Deaths Through History hosted by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (John Cleese in a silly wig), interviews with Arthur 'Two Sheds' Jackson and celebrated film director Sir Edward 'Don't call me Eddie Baby' Ross, and a strange fascination with pigs. Episode 2, the teasingly titled 'Sex and Violence,' features John Cleese and Michael Palin as a pair of French inventors trading mustaches while explaining the finer points of sheep aviation, a man with three buttocks, an investigative report into the mouse crisis, and a wrestling match (two of three falls) to determine the existence of God. Episode 3, 'How to Recognize Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away' never did get past the Larch, but does feature the ever-popular Nudge Nudge, the not-quite-so-popular Restaurant Sketch, the rather baffling Dim of Scotland Yard (with a tuneful John Cleese dancing and singing about being a railroad engineer under a barrister's wig), and the altogether absurd Bicycle Repairman, making the world safe for bicyclists. --Sean Axmaker



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Snap snap, grin grin, wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more?
In 1969, pop culture experienced a sudden earthquake, started by five British goofballs and one American ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Nudge Nudge! A Great DVD he said Knowingly
In this video there are the first three Flying circus episodes! what a riot! I fell out of my chair laughing ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Long Live A&E and DVD (especially the naughty bits!)
I've become addicted to Monty Python thanks to A&E's release of Monty Python's Flying Circus on DVD. The packaging, ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - I cry foul.
I give it 5 stars for the Pythons and 1 star for A&E or 3 stars overall. A&E have to be commended for bringing the Pythons ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - timeless laughter
its been many years and many changes have taken me to where im at today, but in watching this production it seems like yesterday ... Read More

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