16-ton weight

The 16-ton weight is recurring feature in Monty Python's Flying Circus. It is usually dropped on someone when they least expect it.

The weight is made to look like a precision balance weight that would be used in a science class.

Appearances

• Self-Defence
• Marriage Guidance Counsellor
• The Bishop
• Long John Silver Impersonators v. Bournemouth Gynaecologists
• Complaints
• Quiz Programme: "Wishes"
• Nobody Has Anything Else to Say
• Historical Impersonations
• The Cheap-Laughs
• Prices on the Planet Algon