Join or Sign In
Sign in to customize your TV listings
By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy.
Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1969 - 1970
Series 1 of the sketch show offers surreal animation, sight gags, satiric songs and bizarre characters.
Episode 1
Whither Canada?
Sun, Oct 5, 1969 32 mins
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.
Episode 2
Sex and Violence
Sun, Oct 12, 1969 34 mins
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.
Episode 3
How to Recognize Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away
Sun, Oct 19, 1969 32 mins
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.
Episode 4
Owl Stretching Time
Sun, Oct 26, 1969 30 mins
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.
Episode 5
Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century
Sun, Nov 16, 1969 30 mins
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.
Episode 6
The BBC Entry for the Zinc Stoat of Budapest
Sun, Nov 23, 1969 30 mins
Boxed candy includes frog-filled chocolates; an Indian warrior attends the theater in full regalia; robbers plan for a jewelry heist.
Episode 7
You're No Fun Any More
Sun, Nov 30, 1969 31 mins
Invaders from another galaxy turn Englishmen into Scotsmen. Also: a comedy about camels; a corporate board meeting.
Episode 8
Full Frontal Nudity
Sun, Dec 7, 1969 30 mins
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.
Episode 9
The Ant, an Introduction
Sun, Dec 14, 1969 30 mins
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.
Episode 10
Untitled
Sun, Dec 21, 1969 31 mins
A bank robber mistakenly holds up a lingerie shop; a man attempts to jump the English Channel; guests on a tree show include a rain forest, a bucket of sawdust, a Chippendale writing desk and three gum trees.
Episode 11
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom
Sun, Dec 28, 1969 32 mins
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.
Episode 12
The Naked Ant
Sun, Jan 4, 1970 32 mins
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.
Episode 13
Intermission
Sun, Jan 11, 1970 30 mins
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.
