Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
1972•45m•7.3/10
Comedy
Ratings
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7.3/10(9)
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python German television comedy specials produced by WDR for West German television. The two episodes were first broadcast in January and December 1972 and were shot entirely on film and mostly on location in Bavaria, with the first episode recorded in German and the second recorded in English and then dubbed into German.
Production
WDR, Python (Monty) Pictures, Bavaria Film
Language
DE
Status
Ended
First Aired
January 3, 1972
Last Aired
December 18, 1972
Networks
Das Erste
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1972-01-03
Sketches include:
An Introduction to Monty Python By Frau Newsreader Claudia Doren,
The Journey of The Olympic Flame,
Monty Python’s Guide to Albrecht Dürer,
Anita Ekberg Sings Albrecht Dürer,
The Merchant of Venice as performed by a herd of cows,
Doctor Breeder,
Little Red Riding Hood,
Silly Olympics,
Stake Your Claim,
The Lumberjack Song with The Austrian Border Police,
The Bavarian Restaurant.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1972-12-18
Sketches include:
William Tell,
Euro Sex Maniacs,
The Sycophancy Show,
Mouse Reserve/Fish Park,
Chicken Mining,
The Philosophers' Football Match – Greeks vs Germans, First Half,
Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris,
The Philosophers' Football Match – Greeks vs Germans, Second Half,
10 Seconds of Sex,
I Want A Hearing Aid,
The Tale of Happy Valley (The Princess with The Wooden Teeth).
Cast
Graham Chapman
Various Characters
John Cleese
Various Characters
Eric Idle
Various Characters
Terry Jones
Various Characters
Michael Palin
Various Characters
