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Clips from Monty Python's Flying Circus - Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century (S01E01)

Well, what have you got?

"Well, what have you got?"

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Nothing, officer.

"Nothing, officer."

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You are sandy camp, the actor?

"You are sandy camp, the actor?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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I must warn you, sir

"I must warn you, sir"

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That outside I have police dog josephine

"That outside I have police dog josephine"

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Who is not only armed

"Who is not only armed"

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And trained to sniff out certain substances

"And trained to sniff out certain substances"

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But is also a junkie.

"But is also a junkie."

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What are you after?

"What are you after?"

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Oh!

"Oh!"

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Oh, oh!

"Oh, oh!"

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Oh!

"Oh!"

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Oh, oh, oh!

"Oh, oh, oh!"

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Oh!

"Oh!"

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I've...

"I've..."

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Here is a brown paper bag

"Here is a brown paper bag"

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I have found on the premises.

"I have found on the premises."

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I must confiscate this, sir

"I must confiscate this, sir"

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And take it with me for clinical examination.

"And take it with me for clinical examination."

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Wait a minute.

"Wait a minute."

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You just got that out of your pocket.

"You just got that out of your pocket."

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What?

"What?"

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Well, what's in it anyway?

"Well, what's in it anyway?"

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Sandwiches?

"Sandwiches?"

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Sandwiches?

"Sandwiches?"

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Blimey! whatever did I give the wife?

"Blimey! whatever did I give the wife?"

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dear bbc, east grimstead, friday...

"dear bbc, east grimstead, friday..."

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I feel I really must write and protest about that sketch.

"I feel I really must write and protest about that sketch."

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my husband, in common with a lot of people of his age, is 50.

"my husband, in common with a lot of people of his age, is 50."

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for how long are we to put up with these things?

"for how long are we to put up with these things?"

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Yours sincerely, e.d. debenham, mrs.

"Yours sincerely, e.d. debenham, mrs."

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dear freddy grisewood, bagshot, surrey.

"dear freddy grisewood, bagshot, surrey."

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as a prolific letter writer

"as a prolific letter writer"

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I feel I must protest about the previous letter.

"I feel I must protest about the previous letter."

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I am nearly 60 and am quite mad.

"I am nearly 60 and am quite mad."

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but I do en joy listening to the bbc home service.

"but I do en joy listening to the bbc home service."

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if this continues to go on unabated

"if this continues to go on unabated"

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dunkirk, dark days of the war, backs to the wall

"dunkirk, dark days of the war, backs to the wall"

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alvar liddell, berlin airlift, moral upheaval of profumo case

"alvar liddell, berlin airlift, moral upheaval of profumo case"

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young hippies roaming the streets

"young hippies roaming the streets"

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raping, looting and killing.

"raping, looting and killing."

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Yours, etcetera, brigadier arthur gormanstrop, mrs.

"Yours, etcetera, brigadier arthur gormanstrop, mrs."

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Well, I think they should attack things like that...

"Well, I think they should attack things like that..."

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With satire.

"With satire."

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I mean, ned sherrin.

"I mean, ned sherrin."

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Fair's fair.

"Fair's fair."

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I think people should be able to make up their own minds for me.

"I think people should be able to make up their own minds for me."

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Well, I think they should attack

"Well, I think they should attack"

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The fuddy-duddy attitudes of the lower middle classes

"The fuddy-duddy attitudes of the lower middle classes"

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Which permit the establishment to survive

"Which permit the establishment to survive"

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And keep the mores of the whole country

"And keep the mores of the whole country"

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Back where they were in the 19th century

"Back where they were in the 19th century"

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And the ghastly days of the presexual revolution.

"And the ghastly days of the presexual revolution."

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Well, that's, er, very interesting

"Well, that's, er, very interesting"

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Because, er, I am, in fact, made entirely of wood.

"Because, er, I am, in fact, made entirely of wood."

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Well, I think they should attack the lower classes

"Well, I think they should attack the lower classes"

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First with bombs and rockets, destroying their homes

"First with bombs and rockets, destroying their homes"

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And then when they run helpless into the streets

"And then when they run helpless into the streets"

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Mowing them down with machine guns.

"Mowing them down with machine guns."

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And then, of course, releasing the vultures.

"And then, of course, releasing the vultures."

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I know these views aren't popular

"I know these views aren't popular"

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But I have never courted popularity.

"But I have never courted popularity."

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I think there should be more race prejudice.

"I think there should be more race prejudice."

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Less.

"Less."

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Less race prejudice.

"Less race prejudice."

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...and several butcher's aprons.

"...and several butcher's aprons."

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In fulham this morning, a jeweler's shop was broken into

"In fulham this morning, a jeweler's shop was broken into"

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And jewelry to the value of £2,000 stolen.

"And jewelry to the value of £2,000 stolen."

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Police have issued this picture of a man they wish to interview.

"Police have issued this picture of a man they wish to interview."

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The man is in his late 20s

"The man is in his late 20s"

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Wearing a gray suit, a white shirt and a floral tie.

"Wearing a gray suit, a white shirt and a floral tie."

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Will anyone who sees this man

"Will anyone who sees this man"

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Or can give any information about his whereabouts

"Or can give any information about his whereabouts"

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Contact their nearest police station?

"Contact their nearest police station?"

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Ah...

"Ah..."

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Oh, we've just heard that police have detained

"Oh, we've just heard that police have detained"

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The man they wished to interview

"The man they wished to interview"

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In connection with the jewel robbery.

"In connection with the jewel robbery."

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But after questioning

"But after questioning"

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Police have ruled him out of their inquiries

"Police have ruled him out of their inquiries"

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And released him.

"And released him."

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Sport.

"Sport."

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Ah, they say, however, that acting on his information

"Ah, they say, however, that acting on his information"

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They now wish to interview a newsreader

"They now wish to interview a newsreader"

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In the central london area.

"In the central london area."

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Police are concentrating their inquiries

"Police are concentrating their inquiries"

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On the british broadcasting associ...

"On the british broadcasting associ..."

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Excuse me a minute.

"Excuse me a minute."

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We understand a man is now helping police

"We understand a man is now helping police"

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With their inquiries.

"With their inquiries."

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And that is the end of the news.

"And that is the end of the news."

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And now, match of the day.

"And now, match of the day."

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Uh, I'm terribly sorry.

"Uh, I'm terribly sorry."

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It's not, in fact, match of the day.

"It's not, in fact, match of the day."

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It is, in fact, edited highlights

"It is, in fact, edited highlights"

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Of tonight's romantic movie.

"Of tonight's romantic movie."

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Uh... sorry.

"Uh... sorry."

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Ooh! I'm sorry.

"Ooh! I'm sorry."

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On bbc2, joan bakewell will be talking to michael dean

"On bbc2, joan bakewell will be talking to michael dean"

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About what makes exciting television.

"About what makes exciting television."

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Ah, sorry about all that.

"Ah, sorry about all that."

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And now, back to the movie.

"And now, back to the movie."

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Oh, bevis.

"Oh, bevis."

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Oh, darling.

"Oh, darling."

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Oh, should we?

"Oh, should we?"

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Why not?

"Why not?"

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Oh!

"Oh!"

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Be gentle with me.

"Be gentle with me."

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Oh, bevis, are you going to do anything

"Oh, bevis, are you going to do anything"

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Or are you just going to show me films all evening?

"Or are you just going to show me films all evening?"

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Just one more, dear.

"Just one more, dear."

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Oh!

"Oh!"

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Whoa! charles atlas!

"Whoa! charles atlas!"

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With the world's most perfectly developed body.

"With the world's most perfectly developed body."

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Tired of being pushed around?

"Tired of being pushed around?"

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Would you like to do some pushing around instead?

"Would you like to do some pushing around instead?"

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Would you like a body that can't fail to attract women?

"Would you like a body that can't fail to attract women?"

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A body that is the envy of other men?

"A body that is the envy of other men?"

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Oh, I must get one of those.

"Oh, I must get one of those."

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