Product Details

• Actors: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
• Writers: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
• Producers: John Howard Davies
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Language: Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 16, 1999
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767018427
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,789 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

What do you do for an encore after confounding the general public with something completely different? Simple: give them more of something completely different, from a semaphore version of Wuthering Heights to the last meeting of the Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things (you were expecting the Spanish Inquisition?). This three-volume set contains for the first time on video in chronological order the first six episodes from Monty Python's second season. No sophomore slump here. Episodes 14 to 19, which originally aired in 1970, contain the signature Python sketches The Ministry of Silly Walks and The Spanish Inquisition. Also in the Python pantheon are the documentary about the Piranha brothers and their reign of violence and sarcasm, the Architect Sketch, and the scandalous game show Blackmail. While the sketches, filmed bits, and Terry Gilliam animations are enduringly silly, Monty Python's Flying Circus remains a loony marvel in the way it shattered television convention. In Episode 15, a clueless Graham Chapman character is recruited to be the straight man in a sketch, but is not given the punch line. In the same show, the dreaded, but tardy, Spanish Inquisition races to make its entrance before the closing credits run their course. All three volumes are indispensable for Python completists. --Donald Liebenson

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Avangardists Of Modern Humour, September 26, 2000

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Bjorn Clasen (Rolléngergronn, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Europe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monty Python's Flying Circus - Box Set 3 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

To this day, Monty Python remains THE idol and source of inspiration to humourists all around. »Monty Python's Flying Circus« made the group famous, and it is the best ever to come out, not only from Monty Python, not only from Britain... but humour in general!

Highlights on this tape: »The Ministry Of Silly Walks«, »The Spanish Inquisition«, »Flying Lessons«/»Hijacked Plane (To Luton)«, »'The Bishop'«, »Accidents Sketch« and »Registry Office«.

Own it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a classic, August 17, 2000

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John (San Francisco, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monty Python's Flying Circus - Box Set 3 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Well, any Monty Python tape is a classic. This set is no exception. I have also purchased from Amazon the scripts for the Python episodes. The set contains some favourite sketches like the "architect's sketch' and the 'Ministry of silly walks'.This does not mean that out of the three tapes only two sketches are worth mentioning. On the contrary. The set guarantees 3 hours of 'silly laughs' -as the Pythons would put it- and-what's also important- at a good price.

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Monty Python's Flying Circus - Box Set 3 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an excellent addition to your Monty Python library. It has great skits, which made me laugh most of the time. To enjoy theese movies, you must be a fan of John Cleese and the rest of the group. I advise buying this as soon as you have the time to fill out the order sheet.