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Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974) — comedy on BBC One
About Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus ended on December 5, 1974, after its fourth season on BBC One.
It was a groundbreaking comedy series that aired from 1969 to 1974, known for its unconventional style and influence on television comedy. The show featured a series of sketches, parodies, and surreal humor created by a group of five English comedians and an American expatriate, which challenged traditional TV formats and introduced a new form of comedic expression.
The cast included John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, all of whom played various characters throughout the series. The show has a rating of 8 on TVMaze and each episode had a runtime of approximately 30 minutes.
Monty Python's Flying Circus episode schedule
45 aired
Aired · 45
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 5, 1974 | S4·E6 | Party Political Broadcast |
| November 28, 1974 | S4·E5 | Mr. Neutron |
| November 21, 1974 | S4·E4 | Hamlet |
| November 14, 1974 | S4·E3 | Light Entertainment War |
| November 7, 1974 | S4·E2 | Michael Ellis |
| October 31, 1974 | S4·E1 | The Golden Age of Ballooning |
| January 18, 1973 | S3·E13 | Grandstand |
| January 11, 1973 | S3·E12 | A Book at Bedtime |
| January 4, 1973 | S3·E11 | Dennis Moore |
| December 21, 1972 | S3·E10 | E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease |
| December 14, 1972 | S3·E9 | The Nude Organist |
| December 7, 1972 | S3·E8 | The Cycling Tour |
| November 30, 1972 | S3·E7 | Salad Days |
| November 23, 1972 | S3·E6 | The War Against Pornography |
| November 16, 1972 | S3·E5 | The All-England Summarize Proust Competition |
| November 9, 1972 | S3·E4 | Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror |
| November 2, 1972 | S3·E3 | The Money Programme |
| October 26, 1972 | S3·E2 | Mr. & Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular |
| October 19, 1972 | S3·E1 | Whicker's World |
| December 22, 1970 | S2·E13 | Royal Episode Thirteen |
| December 15, 1970 | S2·E12 | Spam |
| December 8, 1970 | S2·E11 | How Not to Be Seen |
| December 1, 1970 | S2·E10 | Scott of the Antarctic |
| November 24, 1970 | S2·E9 | How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body |
| November 17, 1970 | S2·E8 | Archaeology Today |
| November 11, 1970 | S2·E7 | The Attila the Hun Show |
| November 3, 1970 | S2·E6 | It's a Living |
| October 27, 1970 | S2·E5 | Live from the Grill-o-mat |
| October 20, 1970 | S2·E4 | The Buzz Aldrin Show |
| September 29, 1970 | S2·E3 | Déjà Vu |
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| September 22, 1970 | S2·E2 | The Spanish Inquisition |
| September 15, 1970 | S2·E1 | Dinsdale |
| January 11, 1970 | S1·E13 | Intermission |
| January 4, 1970 | S1·E12 | The Naked Ant |
| December 28, 1969 | S1·E11 | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Goes to the Bathroom |
| December 21, 1969 | S1·E10 | Untitled |
| December 14, 1969 | S1·E9 | The Ant, an Introduction |
| December 7, 1969 | S1·E8 | Full Frontal Nudity |
| November 30, 1969 | S1·E7 | You're No Fun Anymore |
| November 23, 1969 | S1·E6 | It's the Arts |
| November 16, 1969 | S1·E5 | Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century |
| October 26, 1969 | S1·E4 | Owl-Stretching Time |
| October 19, 1969 | S1·E3 | How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away |
| October 12, 1969 | S1·E2 | Sex and Violence |
| October 5, 1969 | S1·E1 | Whither Canada? |