Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python specials made in 1971 and 1972 by WDR for West German television. They were shot entirely on film, mainly on location in Bavaria and in the German language, although the second episode was originally recorded in English and then dubbed into German. Some of the material was reworked from At Last the 1948 Show. Footage from these specials was used to fill time between live stage performances. At one point the team considered editing the two shows together, dubbing them completely into English and releasing them as a 90-minute film, but it never came about.
Besides the classic sketches (such as "The Lumberjack Song"), several new sketches were written specifically for this show, including "William Tell", "Little Red Riding Hood", and "The Merchant of Venice" as performed by a herd of cows.
List of Sketches
Sketches include:
Episode 1 (1971)
An Introduction to Monty Python By Frau Newsreader
The Journey of The Olympic Flame
Monty Python’s Guide to Albrecht Durer
Anita Ekberg Sings Albrecht Durer
The Merchant of Venice
Little Red Riding Hood
The History of Comedy
Stake Your Claim
The Lumberjack Song with The Austrian Border Police
The Bavarian Restaurant sketch
Episode 2 (1972)
William Tell
Euro Sex Maniacs
The Sycophancy Show
Mouse Reserve/Fish Park
Chicken Mining
Football Match – Greeks vs Germans
Wrestling Match - Colin "Bomber" Harris vs Colin "Bomber" Harris
10 Seconds of Sex
I Want A Hearing Aid
The Tale of Happy Valley (The Princess with The Wooden Teeth)