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Clips from Monty Python's Flying Circus - Untitled (S01E01)

Pulling the birds...

"Pulling the birds..."

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Oh!

"Oh!"

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Uh, photographing royalty on the loo

"Uh, photographing royalty on the loo"

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Averting world war iii-- can't be bad-- and, uh...

"Averting world war iii-- can't be bad-- and, uh..."

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Learning to read.

"Learning to read."

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The full renaissance bit, really.

"The full renaissance bit, really."

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Super, super.

"Super, super."

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Well, I've got to stop you there, block, I'm afraid

"Well, I've got to stop you there, block, I'm afraid"

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Because we've got someone

"Because we've got someone"

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Who's been doing cabaret in the new forest.

"Who's been doing cabaret in the new forest."

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From america, will you welcome, please

"From america, will you welcome, please"

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A chippendale writing desk.

"A chippendale writing desk."

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Thank you, mr. tree.

"Thank you, mr. tree."

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I'd now like to do a few impersonations

"I'd now like to do a few impersonations"

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Of some of my favorite englishmen.

"Of some of my favorite englishmen."

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First off, long john sliver.

"First off, long john sliver."

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Arg, jim boy, arg, arg.

"Arg, jim boy, arg, arg."

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And now, edward heath.

"And now, edward heath."

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Hello, sailor.

"Hello, sailor."

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Now, a short scene from a play by harold splinter.

"Now, a short scene from a play by harold splinter."

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Wasn't that just great, ladies and gentlemen?

"Wasn't that just great, ladies and gentlemen?"

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But wait a minute.

"But wait a minute."

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We've got something else I just know you're going to love.

"We've got something else I just know you're going to love."

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Yes, sir, coming right up

"Yes, sir, coming right up"

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The vocational guidance counselor sketch.

"The vocational guidance counselor sketch."

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Vocational guidance counselor

"Vocational guidance counselor"

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Vocational guidance counselor

"Vocational guidance counselor"

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Vocational guidance counselor

"Vocational guidance counselor"

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Vocational guidance counselor.

"Vocational guidance counselor."

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Ah, mr. anchovy.

"Ah, mr. anchovy."

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Do sit down.

"Do sit down."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Take the weight off the feet, eh?

"Take the weight off the feet, eh?"

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Yes, yes.

"Yes, yes."

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Lovely weather

"Lovely weather"

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For the time of year, I must say.

"For the time of year, I must say."

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Enough of this gay banter.

"Enough of this gay banter."

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And now, mr. anchovy

"And now, mr. anchovy"

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You asked us to advise you

"You asked us to advise you"

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Which job in life

"Which job in life"

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You were best suited for.

"You were best suited for."

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That is correct, yes.

"That is correct, yes."

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Well, I now have the results here of the interviews

"Well, I now have the results here of the interviews"

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And the aptitude tests that you took last week

"And the aptitude tests that you took last week"

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And from them, we've built up a pretty clear picture

"And from them, we've built up a pretty clear picture"

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Of the sort of person that you are

"Of the sort of person that you are"

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And I think I can say without fear of contradiction

"And I think I can say without fear of contradiction"

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That the ideal job for you is chartered accountancy.

"That the ideal job for you is chartered accountancy."

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But I am a chartered accountant.

"But I am a chartered accountant."

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Jolly good.

"Jolly good."

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Well, back to the office with you, then.

"Well, back to the office with you, then."

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No, no, no, you don't understand.

"No, no, no, you don't understand."

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I've been a chartered accountant for the last 20 years.

"I've been a chartered accountant for the last 20 years."

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I want a new job-- something exciting that will let me live.

"I want a new job-- something exciting that will let me live."

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Well, chartered accountancy's rather exciting, isn't it?

"Well, chartered accountancy's rather exciting, isn't it?"

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Exciting?!

"Exciting?!"

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No, it's not!

"No, it's not!"

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It's dull, dull, dull.

"It's dull, dull, dull."

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My god, it's dull.

"My god, it's dull."

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It's so desperately dull and tedious

"It's so desperately dull and tedious"

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And stuffy and boring and desperately dull.

"And stuffy and boring and desperately dull."

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Well, uh, yes, mr. anchovy

"Well, uh, yes, mr. anchovy"

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But you see, your report here says

"But you see, your report here says"

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That you are an extremely dull person.

"That you are an extremely dull person."

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You see, our experts describe you

"You see, our experts describe you"

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As an appallingly dull fellow

"As an appallingly dull fellow"

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Unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative

"Unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative"

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Spineless, easily dominated

"Spineless, easily dominated"

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No sense of humor, tedious company

"No sense of humor, tedious company"

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And irrepressibly drab and awful.

"And irrepressibly drab and awful."

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And whereas in most professions

"And whereas in most professions"

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These would be considerable drawbacks

"These would be considerable drawbacks"

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In chartered accountancy, they're a positive boon.

"In chartered accountancy, they're a positive boon."

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But you see, I came here to find a new job, a new life

"But you see, I came here to find a new job, a new life"

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A new meaning to my existence.

"A new meaning to my existence."

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Can't you help me?

"Can't you help me?"

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Well, do you have any idea

"Well, do you have any idea"

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Of what you want to do?

"Of what you want to do?"

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Yes, yes, I have.

"Yes, yes, I have."

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What?

"What?"

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Lion taming.

"Lion taming."

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Yes, yes, of course, it's a bit of a jump, isn't it?

"Yes, yes, of course, it's a bit of a jump, isn't it?"

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I mean, chartered accountancy to lion taming in one go.

"I mean, chartered accountancy to lion taming in one go."

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You don't think it might be better

"You don't think it might be better"

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If you worked your way towards lion taming

"If you worked your way towards lion taming"

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Say, via banking or...

"Say, via banking or..."

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No! no, no, no, no, no!

"No! no, no, no, no, no!"

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I don't want to wait.

"I don't want to wait."

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At 9:00 tomorrow

"At 9:00 tomorrow"

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I want to be in there taming.

"I want to be in there taming."

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Fine, fine, but do you...

"Fine, fine, but do you..."

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Do you have any qualifications?

"Do you have any qualifications?"

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Yes, I've got a hat.

"Yes, I've got a hat."

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A hat?

"A hat?"

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Yes, a hat, a lion taming hat.

"Yes, a hat, a lion taming hat."

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A hat with lion tamer on it.

"A hat with lion tamer on it."

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I got it at harrods.

"I got it at harrods."

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And it lights up, saying lion tamer

"And it lights up, saying lion tamer"

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In great, big neon letters

"In great, big neon letters"

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So you can tame them after dark when they're less stroppy.

"So you can tame them after dark when they're less stroppy."

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I see, I see.

"I see, I see."

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And you can claim reasonable wear and tear--

"And you can claim reasonable wear and tear--"

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Switch it off during the daytime--

"Switch it off during the daytime--"

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As allowable professional expenses...

"As allowable professional expenses..."

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Yes, yes, yes

"Yes, yes, yes"

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I do follow the strategy, but you see, the snag is

"I do follow the strategy, but you see, the snag is"

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If I now call mr. chipperfield and say to him

"If I now call mr. chipperfield and say to him"

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look here, I've got

"look here, I've got"

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a 45-year-old chartered accountant with me

"a 45-year-old chartered accountant with me"

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Who wants to become a lion tamer

"Who wants to become a lion tamer"

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His first question is not going to be

"His first question is not going to be"

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does he have his own hat?

"does he have his own hat?"

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He's going to ask

"He's going to ask"

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What sort of experience you've had with lions.

"What sort of experience you've had with lions."

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Well, I've seen them at the zoo.

"Well, I've seen them at the zoo."

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Good, good, good.

"Good, good, good."

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Yes, they're brown, furry things

"Yes, they're brown, furry things"

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With short, stumpy legs and great, long noses.

"With short, stumpy legs and great, long noses."

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I don't know what all the fuss is about.

"I don't know what all the fuss is about."

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I could tame one of those.

"I could tame one of those."

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