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

They look pretty tame to start with.

"They look pretty tame to start with."

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And these, um, these lions, how high are they?

"And these, um, these lions, how high are they?"

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Well, they're about so high, you know.

"Well, they're about so high, you know."

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They don't frighten me at all.

"They don't frighten me at all."

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Really?

"Really?"

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And do these lions eat ants?

"And do these lions eat ants?"

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Yes, that's right.

"Yes, that's right."

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Uh, well, mr. anchovy

"Uh, well, mr. anchovy"

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I'm afraid what you've got hold of there is an anteater.

"I'm afraid what you've got hold of there is an anteater."

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A what?

"A what?"

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An anteater, not a lion.

"An anteater, not a lion."

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You see, a lion is a huge, savage beast

"You see, a lion is a huge, savage beast"

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About five feet high, ten feet long, weighing about 400 pounds

"About five feet high, ten feet long, weighing about 400 pounds"

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Running 40 miles an hour with masses of sharp, pointed teeth

"Running 40 miles an hour with masses of sharp, pointed teeth"

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And nasty, long, razor-sharp claws

"And nasty, long, razor-sharp claws"

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That could rip your belly open

"That could rip your belly open"

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Before you could say eric robinson.

"Before you could say eric robinson."

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And they look like this.

"And they look like this."

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Time enough, I think, for a piece of wood.

"Time enough, I think, for a piece of wood."

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The larch.

"The larch."

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Now, shall I call mr. chipperfield?

"Now, shall I call mr. chipperfield?"

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Uh, no, no, no, no.

"Uh, no, no, no, no."

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I think your idea

"I think your idea"

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Of making the transition to lion taming

"Of making the transition to lion taming"

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Via easy stages, say, via insurance or...

"Via easy stages, say, via insurance or..."

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Banking.

"Banking."

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Or banking, banking, yes, banking.

"Or banking, banking, yes, banking."

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That's a man's life, isn't it?

"That's a man's life, isn't it?"

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Banking-- travel, excitement, adventure

"Banking-- travel, excitement, adventure"

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Thrills, decisions affecting people's lives.

"Thrills, decisions affecting people's lives."

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Jolly good.

"Jolly good."

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Shall I put you

"Shall I put you"

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In touch with the bank?

"In touch with the bank?"

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Yes...

"Yes..."

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No, no, no.

"No, no, no."

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Look, it's a big decision.

"Look, it's a big decision."

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I'd like just a couple of weeks

"I'd like just a couple of weeks"

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To think about it, you know?

"To think about it, you know?"

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Don't want to jump into it too quickly.

"Don't want to jump into it too quickly."

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Maybe three weeks.

"Maybe three weeks."

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I could let you know definitely then.

"I could let you know definitely then."

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Well, this is just one of the all-too-many cases

"Well, this is just one of the all-too-many cases"

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On our books of chartered accountancy.

"On our books of chartered accountancy."

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The only way that we can fight

"The only way that we can fight"

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This terrible, debilitating social disease

"This terrible, debilitating social disease"

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Is by informing the general public of its consequences

"Is by informing the general public of its consequences"

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By showing young people...

"By showing young people..."

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Perhaps I could do it, just for a bit...

"Perhaps I could do it, just for a bit..."

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That it's just not worth it.

"That it's just not worth it."

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So please, give generously to this address:

"So please, give generously to this address:"

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Oh!

"Oh!"

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Well, that was fun, wasn't it?

"Well, that was fun, wasn't it?"

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No, it wasn't, you fairy.

"No, it wasn't, you fairy."

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Oh, hello, sailor.

"Oh, hello, sailor."

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Here, you wouldn't have got on one of our voyages.

"Here, you wouldn't have got on one of our voyages."

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They were all dead butch.

"They were all dead butch."

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Mmm, that's not what I've heard.

"Mmm, that's not what I've heard."

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There is an epic quality about the sea

"There is an epic quality about the sea"

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Which has throughout history

"Which has throughout history"

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Stirred the hearts and minds of englishmen of all nations.

"Stirred the hearts and minds of englishmen of all nations."

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Sir francis drake, captain webb, nelson of trafalgar

"Sir francis drake, captain webb, nelson of trafalgar"

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And scott of the antarctic

"And scott of the antarctic"

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All rose to the challenge of the mighty ocean.

"All rose to the challenge of the mighty ocean."

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And today, another englishman may add his name

"And today, another englishman may add his name"

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To the golden roll of history: mr. ron obvious of neaps end

"To the golden roll of history: mr. ron obvious of neaps end"

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For today, ron obvious hopes to be the first man

"For today, ron obvious hopes to be the first man"

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To jump the channel.

"To jump the channel."

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Ron, now, let's just get this quite clear--

"Ron, now, let's just get this quite clear--"

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You're intending to jump across the english channel.

"You're intending to jump across the english channel."

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Oh, yes, that is correct, yes.

"Oh, yes, that is correct, yes."

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And just how far is that?

"And just how far is that?"

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Oh, well, it's 26 miles from here to calais.

"Oh, well, it's 26 miles from here to calais."

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That's to the beach at calais?

"That's to the beach at calais?"

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Well, no, no, provided I get a good lift-off

"Well, no, no, provided I get a good lift-off"

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And maybe a gust of breeze over the french coast

"And maybe a gust of breeze over the french coast"

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I shall be jumping into the center of calais itself.

"I shall be jumping into the center of calais itself."

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Are you using any special techniques

"Are you using any special techniques"

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To jump this great distance?

"To jump this great distance?"

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Oh, no, no.

"Oh, no, no."

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I shall be using

"I shall be using"

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An ordinary two-footed jump

"An ordinary two-footed jump"

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Straight up in the air

"Straight up in the air"

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And across the channel.

"And across the channel."

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I see.

"I see."

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Ron, what is the furthest distance

"Ron, what is the furthest distance"

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That you've jumped so far?

"That you've jumped so far?"

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Oh, uh, 11 foot, six inches at motspur park on july 22.

"Oh, uh, 11 foot, six inches at motspur park on july 22."

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But I have done nearly 12 feet unofficially.

"But I have done nearly 12 feet unofficially."

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I see, uh... ron, ron, aren't you worried

"I see, uh... ron, ron, aren't you worried"

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Ron, aren't you worried jumping 26 miles across the sea?

"Ron, aren't you worried jumping 26 miles across the sea?"

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Oh, no, no, no.

"Oh, no, no, no."

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It is, in fact, easier

"It is, in fact, easier"

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To jump over sea than over dry land.

"To jump over sea than over dry land."

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Well, how is that?

"Well, how is that?"

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Well, my manager explained it to me.

"Well, my manager explained it to me."

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You see, if you're five miles out

"You see, if you're five miles out"

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Over the english channel

"Over the english channel"

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With nothing but sea underneath you

"With nothing but sea underneath you"

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There is a very great impetus

"There is a very great impetus"

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To stay in the air.

"To stay in the air."

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I see, well, uh, thank you very much, ron

"I see, well, uh, thank you very much, ron"

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And the very best of luck.

"And the very best of luck."

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Thank you, thank you.

"Thank you, thank you."

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The man behind ron's cross-channel jump

"The man behind ron's cross-channel jump"

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Is his manager, mr. luigi vercotti.

"Is his manager, mr. luigi vercotti."

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Mr. vercotti... mr. vercotti.

"Mr. vercotti... mr. vercotti."

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Mr. vercotti.

"Mr. vercotti."

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What?

"What?"

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Mr. vercotti...

"Mr. vercotti..."

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I don't know what you're talking about.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

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Uh, no, we're from the bbc, mr. vercotti.

"Uh, no, we're from the bbc, mr. vercotti."

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Who?

"Who?"

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The bbc.

"The bbc."

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Oh, oh, I see.

"Oh, oh, I see."

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I thought... I thought you were the, um...

"I thought... I thought you were the, um..."

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I like the police a lot.

"I like the police a lot."

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I've got lots of time for them.

"I've got lots of time for them."

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Well, uh, mr. vercotti

"Well, uh, mr. vercotti"

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What is your chief task as ron's manager?

"What is your chief task as ron's manager?"

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Well, my main task

"Well, my main task"

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