Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (1972)
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2 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1972-01-03Sketches 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.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 2: Episode 2
1972-12-18Sketches 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).
Runtime: 45 min
