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Monty Python's Flying Circus
S1.E5
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Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century

  • Episode aired Nov 16, 1969
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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8.1/10
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John Cleese and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
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  • Directors
    • Ian MacNaughton
    • John Howard Davies
  • Writers
    • Graham Chapman
    • John Cleese
    • Eric Idle
  • Stars
    • Graham Chapman
    • John Cleese
    • Eric Idle
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Ian MacNaughton
      • John Howard Davies
    • Writers
      • Graham Chapman
      • John Cleese
      • Eric Idle
    • Stars
      • Graham Chapman
      • John Cleese
      • Eric Idle
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Graham Chapman
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    Carol Cleveland
    Carol Cleveland
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    Ian Elliot
    • 'Confuse-A-Cat' Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Marcelle Elliott
    • 'Confuse-A-Cat' Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Gilliam
    Terry Gilliam
    • Knight with Chicken
    • (uncredited)
    Len Howe
    • 'Confuse-A-Cat' Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    • Self
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    • (uncredited)
    Cy Town
    Cy Town
    • 'Confuse-A-Cat' Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Ian MacNaughton
      • John Howard Davies
    • Writers
      • Graham Chapman
      • John Cleese
      • Eric Idle
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The sketch in which John Cleese humiliates Graham Chapman while interviewing him for a job was originally written for and performed on How to Irritate People (1969), a special written by Cleese and Chapman and starring Cleese with Chapman, Michael Palin and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
    • Quotes

      Encyclopedia salesman: [rings doorbell] Burglar!

      [rings again]

      Encyclopedia salesman: Burglar!

      House wife: [opens door part way] Yes?

      Encyclopedia salesman: Burglar, madam.

      House wife: Whatchu want?

      Encyclopedia salesman: I want to come in and steal a few things, madam.

      House wife: Are you an encyclopedia salesman?

      Encyclopedia salesman: No madam, I'm a burglar, I burgle people.

      House wife: I think you're an encyclopedia salesman.

      Encyclopedia salesman: Oh I'm not. Open the door and let me in, please.

      House wife: If I let you in, you'll sell me encyclopedias...

      Encyclopedia salesman: I won't madam, I just want to come in and ransack the flat, honestly.

      House wife: Promise no encyclopedias?

      Encyclopedia salesman: None at all.

      House wife: Alright.

      [unchains the door]

      Encyclopedia salesman: [stepping in] Mind you, I don't know whether you've ever really considered the advantages of owning a really fine set of encyclopedias, ya know. It can do you a really wonder...

    • Soundtracks
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      Music by David Lindup
      Performed by the European Sound Stage Orchestra

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 16, 1969 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK(location)
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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