Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 1, Ep. 1 "Whither Canada"

Wolfgang A. Mozart emcees a talent contest won by Genghis Khan; a professor gives Italian lessons to Italian students; the funniest joke in the world becomes a weapon of war.
  • Runtime: 32 minutes
  • Original air date: January 01, 1969
  • Network: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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1. Whither Canada
  January 1, 1969
Wolfgang A. Mozart emcees a talent contest won by Genghis Khan; a professor gives Italian lessons to Italian students; the funniest joke in the world becomes a weapon of war.
 
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2. Sex & Violence
  January 1, 1969
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.
 
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3. How to Recognize Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away
  January 1, 1969
A satirical study of trees. Also: Cardinal Richelieu testifies in traffic court; a chain of restaurant managers handles a customer's complaint; a woman collects milkmen.
 
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4. Owl-Stretching Time
  January 1, 1969
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.
 
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5. Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentienth Century
  January 1, 1969
The Confuse-a-Cat service for lethargic feline pets; interviews with a lizard, a duck, a cat and a man in the street; an offbeat interview for a management-training course.
 
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6. It's the Arts
  January 1, 1969
Sketches include: a German composer with an extraordinarily long name; crooks plan an elaborate scheme to buy a watch; a chocolate-company owner markets "Crunchy Frog."
 
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7. You're No Fun Anymore
  January 1, 1969
Invaders from another galaxy turn Englishmen into Scotsmen. Also: a comedy about camels; a corporate board meeting.
 
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8. Full Frontal Nudity
  January 1, 1969
A pet-shop customer returns his dead parrot; a gang of female senior citizens attacks a town's young men; a young army officer who joined the service to water-ski tries to resign.
 
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9. The Ant, an Introduction
  January 1, 1969
A man with double vision organizes a mountain-climbing expedition; llamas are celebrated in a rousing Spanish song; a barber is afraid to cut hair; a couple's romantic evening is ruined by uncouth visitors.
 
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10. "Untitled"
  January 1, 1969
Sketches include: Bank Robber in Lingerie Shop, It's a Tree, Ron Obvious, Pet Conversations, Gorilla Librarian, Strangers in the Night
 
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11. The Royal Philharmnic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
  January 1, 1969
A half-inch-tall man appears on a talk show; a town's women's guild reenacts Pearl Harbor; the entire Royal Philharmonic Orchestra retires to the restroom.
 
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12. The Naked Ant
  January 1, 1969
The 127th annual Twit of the Year Show. Also: Hitler and Himmler are guests for tea in a boarding house; a BBC broadcast is interrupted when a British minister falls into a fissure.
 
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13. Intermission
  January 1, 1969
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.
 
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Episode 1, "Whither Canada"
Synopsis: Wolfgang A. Mozart emcees a talent contest won by Genghis Khan; a professor gives Italian lessons to Italian students; the funniest joke in the world becomes a weapon of war.
Original air date: January 1, 1969
Runtime: 32 minutes
ASIN: B001O1VRQ0
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #34,445 in Amazon Instant Video (See Top 100 in Amazon Instant Video)
Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 1
Synopsis: A fathomless source of profound non sequiturs, Monty Python's Flying Circus has supplanted Shakespeare as the British variety act most quoted by people who haven't actualy seen the original show in the original order as it is here. In fact, Monty Python is nearly indistinguishable from Shakespeare, except that the lines don't rhyme and there are very few bodkins or codpieces. There are, however, British accents and men in drag - two well-known staples of Shakespearean drama. And most of the members of Monty Python's Flying Circus are still alive. So Shakespeare can just piss off.
Season year: 1969
Network: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN: B001NXTG4E
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