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3-time BAFTA-winning deadpan sketch chaos directed by Ian MacNaughton
13 episodes
1. Whither Canada?

1. Whither Canada?
Sketches include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart taking a look at famous deaths, and an American professor performing Italian lessons.
32min
Oct 4, 1969
2. Sex & Violence

2. Sex & Violence
A shepherd muses about sheep nesting in trees; the commercial viability of ovine aviation; profiles of men who lead double lives as mice; a playwright clashes with his coal-miner son; a wrestling match over the existence of God.
33min
Oct 11, 1969
3. How To Recognise Different Types Of Trees From Quite A Long Way Away

3. How To Recognise Different Types Of Trees From Quite A Long Way Away
A look at how to recognise different trees, a society filled with Supermen, children's stories, and a courtroom plea for leniency.
31min
Oct 18, 1969
4. Owl-Stretching Time

4. Owl-Stretching Time
A change from street clothes to swim trunks turns into a burlesque act; a karate class exercises defense tactics against fresh fruit; a man tries to buy a book about false teeth.
29min
Oct 25, 1969
5. Man's Crisis Of Identity In The Latter Half Of The 20th Century

5. Man's Crisis Of Identity In The Latter Half Of The 20th Century
A customs official is on the lookout for potential smugglers, confuse-a-cat, how to describe a robbery suspect, and a raid on an actor's apartment.
29min
Nov 15, 1969
6. It's the Arts

6. It's the Arts
Features, Non-Illegal Robbery, Crunchy Frog, Red Indian In Theatre, A Scotsman On A Horse and Twentieth Century Vole.
30min
Nov 22, 1969
7. You're No Fun Anymore

7. You're No Fun Anymore
A surreptitious species of extra-terrestrial puddings are turning the nation into Scots, in an audacious plot to win the Wimbledon championships. It's Monty Python, after all.
30min
Nov 29, 1969
8. Full Frontal Nudity

8. Full Frontal Nudity
Features, Army Protection Racket, Art Critic, Buying A Bed, Hermits, The Dead Parrot Sketch, The Flasher and Hell's Grannies.
29min
Dec 6, 1969
9. The Ant, an Introduction

9. The Ant, an Introduction
Features Llamas, A Man with a Tape Recorder up his Nose, Homicidal Barber, the Lumberjack Song and The Gumby Crooner.
29min
Dec 13, 1969
10. Untitled

10. Untitled
A bank robber accidentally holds up a lingerie shop, a vocational guidance counsellor, and a pet store that can transform terriers into any kind of pet.
31min
Dec 20, 1969
11. The Royal Philharmnic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom

11. The Royal Philharmnic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
A talk show with strange guests, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra goes to the bathroom, and 18th-century legislation.
31min
Dec 27, 1969
12. The Naked Ant

12. The Naked Ant
Office employees watch as their colleague falls past their window, Mr Hitler, and the 127th Annual Upper Class Twit of the Year contest.
32min
Jan 3, 1970
13. Intermission

13. Intermission
Among "historical" impersonations are Cardinal Richelieu as Petula Clark and Julius Caesar as Eddie Waring. Also: a police fairy tale; a vegetarian restaurant's menu, featuring a naked man with an apple in his mouth.
29min
Jan 10, 1970

















