Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Episodes 1-26

This book identifies and explains the plethora of cultural, historical, and topical allusions of the landmark series. Each entry indicates what sketch it appeared in and is cross-referenced between episodes. Entries cover literary and metaphoric allusions, symbolisms, names, peoples, and places as well as the myriad social, cultural, and historical elements that populate and inform these episodes.

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionSeason OneEpisode 1: ¿Whither Canada?¿Episode 2: ¿Sex & Violence¿Episode 3: ¿How to Recognize Different Types of Tree From Quite a Long Way Away¿Episode 4: ¿Owl-Stretching Time¿Episode 5: ¿Man¿s Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century¿Episode 6: ¿Crunchy Frog¿Episode 7: ¿Science Fiction Sketch¿Episode 8: ¿Full Frontal Nudity¿Episode 9: ¿The Ant, An Introduction¿Episode 10: ¿The League for Fighting Chartered Accountancy¿Episode 11: ¿Eighteenth-Century Social Legislation¿Episode 12: ¿Upperclass Twit of the Year¿Episode 13: ¿A History of Irish Agriculture¿Season TwoEpisode 14: ¿Ethel the Frog¿Episode 15: ¿The Spanish Inquisition¿Episode 16: ¿Déjà VüEpisode 17: ¿The Bishop¿Episode 18: ¿The Linkman¿Episode 19: ¿Election Night Special¿Episode 20: ¿Killer Sheep¿Episode 21: ¿Archaeology Today¿Episode 22: ¿How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body¿Episode 23: ¿Fish Licence¿Episode 24: ¿How Not to be Seen¿Episode 25: ¿Art Gallery Strike¿Episode 26: ¿The Queen will be Watching¿Appendix AAppendix BListing of Sketches, Animations, and Links in Monty Python¿s Flying CircusBibliographyComprehensive IndexAbout the Author