Series 1 was the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus. It ran from 1969 to 1970, and first episode was Whither Canada?, and last episode was Intermission. It starred Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, with side-actors Carol Cleveland and others. Every episode started with the It's Man, saying "it's" and the intro and theme song playing.
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of Monty Python's Flying Circus Episodes
- Whither Canada?
- Sex and Violence
- How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away
- Owl Stretching Time
- Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century
- The BBC Entry for the Zinc Stoat of Budapest \ It's the Arts
- You're No Fun Anymore
- Full Frontal Nudity
- The Ant: an Introduction
- Untitled
- The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
- The Naked Ant
- Intermission
Season Intro[]
A man is bouncing his wife's head like a bouncy ball on another man's head, which opens up and throws out flying female dancers. Then a girl on a train goes by a man riding a tricycle, who follows her. Then another man kisses his wife and then swallows her head, like a gumball, and then a performing ladies' head explodes into the air and hits a baby angel, who falls onto the man riding the tricycle. Then a worker uses an air blower to inflate a man's head like a balloon, until it pops and a naked lady puts the title in front of her until the Foot of Cupid stomps on her, while God waves hello.
Memorable Characters[]
- "It's" Man
- Mozart
- Ernest Scribbler
- Sir Edward Ross
- Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson
- Arthur Frampton
- Two-Nosed Man
- Arthur "Nudge Nudge" Nudge
- Michael Queen
- Pepperpots
- Fresh-Fruit Coach
- Johann Gambolputty
- Karl Gambolputty
- Camel Spotter
- Alien Blancmanges
- Charles
- Mr. Eric Praline
- Prof. R.J. Gumby
- Bevis
- Vivian Smith Smythe-Smith
- Simon Zinc-Trumpet-Harris
- Nigel Incubator-Jones
- Gervaise Brook-Hampster
- Oliver St. John-Mollusc
- Ken Shabby
- Mr. Hilter
Memorable Sketches[]
- The Funniest Joke in the World
- It's the Arts
- A Man With Three Buttocks
- Bicycle Repair Man
- Nudge Nudge
- Crunchy Frog
- Johann Gambolputty
- Blancmanges Playing Tennis
- Dead Parrot
- Gumby Crooner
- Homicidal Barber
- The Lumberjack Song
- Upper Class Twit of the Year
- Ken Shabby
- Mr. Hilter and the North Minehead by-election
- Albatross