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• 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, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: September 28, 1999
• Run Time: 204 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000JSJF
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,005 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Michael Palin, haggard and exhausted under a scraggly beard and wild hair, crawls out of the ocean (or the forest or a side of a mountain) and croaks the now-infamous "It's...." Suddenly, the "Liberty Bell" march pounds over the cut-out animation of Terry Gilliam. It's another episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. No comedy has inspired such a fanatical following before or since, and the 45 episodes turned out by the group in their all-too-brief three and a half seasons have become classics. This set presents the final seven episodes of their inaugural season, a time of trial and error for the group as they perfected the elusive free-association structure that would define the wacky comedy. Connecting such all-time classics as the Lumberjack Song, the Dead Parrot sketch, and the epic Science Fiction sketch (featuring the tennis mad Blancmanges from outer space) are the ubiquitous letters to the BBC, Terry Gilliam's whimsical and ridiculous animated inserts, and John Cleese announcing, "And now for something completely different" with all the authority of a BBC announcer who suddenly finds his news desk hijacked by mobsters. The Pythons hit their first-season stride in the middle episodes, in which brilliant sketches and strange and wonderful linking gags come together with an absurd logic, but if the final episodes of the series flag compared to their comic peak, their brand of comic madness infects every episode with moments of pure lunatic magic. --Sean Axmaker

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Contains: the lumberjack song a dead parrot the upperclass twit of the year and hells grannies. Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 08/22/2000 Run time: 237 minutes Rating: Nr

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most of the best Python sketches are on this disc, August 11, 2001

By	Craig MACKINNON (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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The chaps must have been particularly inspired by the muses during the latter half of the first season of the Flying Circus, which makes up the material for these two DVD's. (Episodes 7-13) Almost all of my favourite sketches are on these discs, including Blancmanges Playing Tennis, North Minehead Byelection (with "Mr. Hilter"), Buying a Bed, and, of course, the definitive Dead Parrot Sketch. There is really very little else to say about the material except that if you've never seen Monty Python in its original form, this is the disc to buy, and if you're a fan and can only afford to buy this collection one at a time (like me), this is the one to start off with.

The quality is very good - the sound is much clearer than I ever heard on those PBS marathons. Although the discs were produced by A&E, they are the full episodes as they were meant to be seen ("full frontal nudity" and all), not the hatchet jobs they broadcast on their network. Of great use is the subtitle feature - the laugh track is so overbearing it's next to impossible to hear some lines, which the subtitles can rescue for you. Also, if you're not used to British slang, this should help you out as well.

The extra features are not great. Mostly they are clips from other episodes - basically little teasers to get you to buy more episodes, I think (and also "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" versions). There are little production tidbits (in the form of text) about each episode, usually explaining the origin of one of the sketches. All-in-all, don't buy the DVD for the extras, buy it for the quality of the video and audio, and the subtitles, if you think they would be useful.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Python, crystal clear., November 22, 1999

By	David Howe "Lumbosopher" (North Brookfield, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an excellent addition to any true blue Python fan's collection. The DVD enhancements are up to the same level as the humor of the series, with the same tongue-in-albatross wit that launched the troupe into history. The classic sketches often are reprised in the Loony Bin to great effect, especially for those who can't get enough Crunchy Frog or Terry Gilliam animation humor. There are many classic sketches in this series that still can ellicit a chuckle, at the very least. The digital clarity only ehances the Python experience.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's still funny after all these years., March 26, 2004

By	D. Mabey - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay." Who doesn't remember Michael Palin uttering this line in the famous butcher barber/lumberjack skit? How about Upper Class Twit of the Year? And, the Dead Parrot? All of these skits and more can be found on this 2 cd set. If you like the obscurity that is Python, then this is the set to purchase.

The one segment I did not like was aliens turning into Scotsmen. That went on far too long.