And now, ladies and gentlemen, Bevis the Barber.

Thank you, Reg. Hello all. My name is Bevis, and I, of course, am here today to talk to you about hairdressing as a possible profession.

In hairdressing your best friend is your trusty pair of scissors. You take these scissors, and ever-so-carefully snip at your client's head. Oh, but your scissors are a fickle friend. One slip of the hand and --WHACK! BLOOD! DEATH! CARNAGE!! ARTERIES! GUSHING!! MURDER!! MURDER!!!

Of course, you have other tools, too. There is the electric razor, with foul biting teeth that, should you so much as move a muscle the wrong way could TEAR A CLIENT'S FACE OFF, just like THAT! This is why you must prepare yourself carefully before each appointment. Myself, I usually drink a bottle of Redeye.

Oh, who am I kidding? It's all a horrible charade! I'm not cut out for this barbering stuff, never was. The hell with it! ...I didn't want to be a barber anyway! I wanted to be...



...A LUMBERJACK!




Here they are, the classic thirteen shows that started it all. The BBC's new comedy programme, "Monty Python's Flying Circus," won a devoted set of viewers almost from the start. But then, who couldn't like a show in which sheep fly, lumberjacks wear women's clothes, and an obviously dead parrot can be "just resting?" To tell the first series apart from the others, take note of the embryonic animated titles by Terry Gilliam, and look for Michael Palin as the "It's" man. This haggard, haunted character does a brief bit in each show before saying "It's..."



The Scripts



Whither Canada?: The full script of the first Monty Python's Flying Circus ever shot. It was written as the first episode and aired as the second. It features favorites like "It's the Arts" and "The Killer Joke." Enjoy. I always do.

Full Frontal Nudity: The full script from MPFC series 1, show 9. Features "Hell's Grannies," "Buying a Bed," "The Colonel Stops It," and, of course, the world-famous "Pet Shop (Dead Parrot) Sketch."

Sketches from Flying Circus Show 7

Also enjoy our Flying Circus Sketches Collection, featuring basically every sketch performed on Monty Python's Flying Circus, all in one big ZIP.



Pictures, eh?




The Skyron Blancmange plays tennis (1-7)
The Colonel stops the show (1-9)


Gallery from Season 1 Episode 4

Gallery from Season 1 Episode 4

Gallery from Season 1 Episode 9

Gallery from Season 1 Opening Titles

Pictures from all four seasons
(from Parrot Sketch Not Included)

Pictures from all four seasons
(production photos)

Miscellaneous Pics



Sounds


Noisy bits from all over the Net.

Visit our Flying Circus WAV directory!



MIDI Music


Synthesized versions of your Python favorites.

The Lumberjack Song : Sing along, if you know the words. A dead-on perfect MIDI by the emperor of France, Steve Hull (STHMID@aol.com)!

The Liberty Bell March : The march by John Philip Sousa better known as the Flying Circus Theme Song!

A Python Medley : Featuring the Lumberjack Song and other Python favorites by the center fielder for the Atlanta Braves, Steve Hull (STHMID@aol.com)!

Or get our entire Monty Python MIDI Collection in one ZIP! It includes what's above and much, much more. If you haven't DL'ed it yet here's your chance!



The Episodes



SHOW 1 - Sex and Violence, or Bunn, Whackett, Buzzard, Stubble, and Boot (Recorded as Show 2)
Recorded on 30th August 1969 and first shown on 12th October 1969
Actually the second episode shot, it was aired first to draw viewers. The American version of this show is slightly shortened.


SHOW 2 - Whither Canada? (Recorded as Show 1)
 Recorded on 7th September 1969 and first shown on 5th October 1969.




Back to the Flying Circus


With my best gal by my side...

To find out more about the barbering profession don't bother writing me at

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