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Clips from Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Ant, an Introduction (S01E01)

And how about you?

"And how about you?"

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There is only me, sir.

"There is only me, sir."

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Well, bang goes his application then.

"Well, bang goes his application then."

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Now, let me fill you in.

"Now, let me fill you in."

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I'm leading this expedition

"I'm leading this expedition"

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And we're going to climb

"And we're going to climb"

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Both peaks of mount kiliman jaro.

"Both peaks of mount kiliman jaro."

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I thought there was only one peak, sir.

"I thought there was only one peak, sir."

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Well, that'll save a bit of time.

"Well, that'll save a bit of time."

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Well, then.

"Well, then."

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Now, the object of this expedition is

"Now, the object of this expedition is"

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To see if we can find

"To see if we can find"

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Any traces of last year's expedition.

"Any traces of last year's expedition."

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Last year's expedition?

"Last year's expedition?"

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Yes, my brother was leading that.

"Yes, my brother was leading that."

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They were going to build

"They were going to build"

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A bridge between the two peaks.

"A bridge between the two peaks."

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My idea, I'm afraid.

"My idea, I'm afraid."

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Now, I ought to tell you

"Now, I ought to tell you"

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That I have practically everyone

"That I have practically everyone"

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That I need for this expedition.

"That I need for this expedition."

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So what special qualifications do you have?

"So what special qualifications do you have?"

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Well, sir...

"Well, sir..."

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Yes, you first.

"Yes, you first."

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There is only me, sir.

"There is only me, sir."

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I wasn't talking to you.

"I wasn't talking to you."

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Carry on.

"Carry on."

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Well, I'm a fully qualified mountaineer.

"Well, I'm a fully qualified mountaineer."

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Mountaineer?

"Mountaineer?"

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Mountaineer?

"Mountaineer?"

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Mound... mountain...

"Mound... mountain..."

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A mountaineer:

"A mountaineer:"

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Two men skilled in climbing mountains.

"Two men skilled in climbing mountains."

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Jolly good, well, you're in.

"Jolly good, well, you're in."

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Congratulations.

"Congratulations."

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Both of you.

"Both of you."

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Now, what are your names?

"Now, what are your names?"

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Arthur wilson.

"Arthur wilson."

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Arthur wilson, right.

"Arthur wilson, right."

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Well, look, I'll call you arthur wilson one

"Well, look, I'll call you arthur wilson one"

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And you arthur wilson two

"And you arthur wilson two"

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Just to avoid confusion.

"Just to avoid confusion."

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Are you actually leading this expedition, sir?

"Are you actually leading this expedition, sir?"

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Yes, we are leading

"Yes, we are leading"

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This expedition to africa.

"This expedition to africa."

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And what routes will you both be taking?

"And what routes will you both be taking?"

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Good questions.

"Good questions."

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Shall i?

"Shall i?"

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Fine.

"Fine."

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Well, we'll be leaving on january 22

"Well, we'll be leaving on january 22"

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And taking the following routes:

"And taking the following routes:"

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The a23s through purleys

"The a23s through purleys"

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Down onto the main roads near purbrights--

"Down onto the main roads near purbrights--"

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Avoiding leatherheads-- and then taking the a231s

"Avoiding leatherheads-- and then taking the a231s"

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Entering rottingdeans from the north.

"Entering rottingdeans from the north."

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From rottingdeans, we go through africa to nairobis.

"From rottingdeans, we go through africa to nairobis."

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We take the south road out of nairobis

"We take the south road out of nairobis"

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For about 12 miles and then ask.

"For about 12 miles and then ask."

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Does anyone speak swahili, sir?

"Does anyone speak swahili, sir?"

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Oh, yes, I think most of them do down there.

"Oh, yes, I think most of them do down there."

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Does anyone in our party speak swahili, sir?

"Does anyone in our party speak swahili, sir?"

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Well, matron's got a smattering.

"Well, matron's got a smattering."

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Apart from the two matrons...

"Apart from the two matrons..."

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Good god, i forgot about her.

"Good god, i forgot about her."

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Apart from them, who else is coming

"Apart from them, who else is coming"

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On the expedition, sir?

"On the expedition, sir?"

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Well, we've got the arthur brown twins

"Well, we've got the arthur brown twins"

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Two botanists called machin

"Two botanists called machin"

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The william johnston brothers...

"The william johnston brothers..."

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Two of them.

"Two of them."

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No, four of them--

"No, four of them--"

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Pair of identical twins.

"Pair of identical twins."

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And a couple of the ken spinoza quads.

"And a couple of the ken spinoza quads."

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The other two pulled out.

"The other two pulled out."

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And, of course, you two.

"And, of course, you two."

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And none of these are mountaineers?

"And none of these are mountaineers?"

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Well, you two are.

"Well, you two are."

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And we've got a brace of guides

"And we've got a brace of guides"

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Called jimmy blenkinsop

"Called jimmy blenkinsop"

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Because kiliman jaro's a pretty tricky climb, you know.

"Because kiliman jaro's a pretty tricky climb, you know."

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Most of it's up

"Most of it's up"

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Till you reach the very, very top

"Till you reach the very, very top"

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And then it tends to slope away rather sharply.

"And then it tends to slope away rather sharply."

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But jimmy's put his heads together

"But jimmy's put his heads together"

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And worked out a way up-- jimmy?

"And worked out a way up-- jimmy?"

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I don't believe you've met.

"I don't believe you've met."

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Jimmy blenkinsop, arthur wilson.

"Jimmy blenkinsop, arthur wilson."

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Arthur wilson, jimmy blenkinsop.

"Arthur wilson, jimmy blenkinsop."

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Arthur wilson two, jimmy blenkinsop one.

"Arthur wilson two, jimmy blenkinsop one."

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Jimmy blenkinsop one, arthur wilson two.

"Jimmy blenkinsop one, arthur wilson two."

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Carry on, jimmys.

"Carry on, jimmys."

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Don't worry about the, uh...

"Don't worry about the, uh..."

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We'll get him up somehow.

"We'll get him up somehow."

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Now, the approach to kiliman jaro

"Now, the approach to kiliman jaro"

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Is, quite simply, over the foothills.

"Is, quite simply, over the foothills."

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And then we go on after that

"And then we go on after that"

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Up to set a base camp

"Up to set a base camp"

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Somewhere in the region of the bottom of the glacier

"Somewhere in the region of the bottom of the glacier"

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When after the glacier we'll find...

"When after the glacier we'll find..."

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And of course, we have this rather difficult climb...

"And of course, we have this rather difficult climb..."

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You'll be leading the first assault.

"You'll be leading the first assault."

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Well, I'm afraid I shan't be coming

"Well, I'm afraid I shan't be coming"

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On your expedition, sir

"On your expedition, sir"

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As I've absolutely no confidence in anyone involved in it.

"As I've absolutely no confidence in anyone involved in it."

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Oh dear.

"Oh dear."

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Well, how about you?

"Well, how about you?"

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Well, I'm game, sir.

"Well, I'm game, sir."

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So are we.

"So are we."

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And now for something completely different:

"And now for something completely different:"

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A man with a tape recorder up his brother's nose.

"A man with a tape recorder up his brother's nose."

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Thank you, thank you.

"Thank you, thank you."

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Have you ever considered the advantages

"Have you ever considered the advantages"

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Of owning a really fine set of encyclopedias?

"Of owning a really fine set of encyclopedias?"

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For only ten shillings.

"For only ten shillings."

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George...

"George..."

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Louise, I told you never to call me at the office.

"Louise, I told you never to call me at the office."

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Congratulations, sir.

"Congratulations, sir."

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You've just one this lovely cupie doll.

"You've just one this lovely cupie doll."

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Get off!

"Get off!"

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