Tenacious_Peaches Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 The Top Ten Monty Python Skits in Fun & Games inspired me to to find this list from EW.com. 20. Argument Clinic (Monty Python's Flying Circus DVD 9, Episode 29) A troupe hallmark and a paraphrasing of what Python fans are thinking now. ''That's not one of the top 20.'' ''Yes, it is.'' ''No, it isn't.'' ''Is.'' ''Isn't!'' 19. Kilimanjaro Expedition (MPFC DVD 3, Ep. 9) Who did an explorer who sees double hire to find a crew he sent to build a bridge between Kilimanjaro's two peaks? ''The Arthur Brown twins, two botanists called Machin...and a couple of the Ken Spinoza quads. The other two pulled out.'' 18. The Restaurant Sketch (MPFC DVD 1, Ep. 3) A polite complaint about a dirty fork riles a cleaver-swinging cook and suicidal manager. Highlight: John Cleese's gasping moan, ''Oh, it makes me mad.'' 17. Mrs. Premise and Mrs. Conclusion Visit Sartre (MPFC DVD 9, Ep. 27) Who better to debate Jean-Paul Sartre's philosophy and burial methods for live cats than two shrieking housewives? The best of the sketches with the Pythons' drag alter egos, the Pepperpots. 16. The Visitors (MPFC DVD 3, Ep. 9) The rudest drop-ins ever, including Arthur Name (''What's brown and sounds like a bell? Dung''), Mr. Equator (''[The seat's a] bit lumpy...ah, no wonder, I was sitting on the cat''), and his incontinent, beans-gobbling wife. 15. Every Sperm Is Sacred (Monty Python's The Meaning of Life) Terry Jones' directorial high, this rousing musical number about the perils of masturbation from the 1983 film is Python irreverence at its most elaborate. 14. Interesting People (Monty Python's Flying Circus DVD 4, Episode 11) A goofy TV panel features a hypnotist who puts bricks to sleep and a man whose cat flies across the room into a pail of water. (''By herself?'' ''No, I fling her.'') 13. Spam (MPFC DVD 8, Ep. 25) Thanks to this operatic, Viking-sung ditty, the jellied canned luncheon meat will always be synonymous with classic comedy. 12. Self-Defence (MPFC DVD 2, Ep. 4) What's a fruit-obsessed instructor's advice for dealing with an assailant attacking with a banana? (1) Shoot him. (2) Eat the banana, thus disarming him. 11. Crunchy Frog (MPFC DVD 2, Ep. 6) Crunchy Frog, Cockroach Cluster, Ram's Bladder Cup with lark's vomit: This candy selection yields oddly tasty humor. 10. Stoning (Monty Python's Life of Brian) You may be humming ''(Always Look on the) Bright Side of Life'' after the 1979 film, but the beard-wearing, rock-hurling women make the movie sing. 9. Eric the Half a Bee (Monty Python's Previous Record) A rousing ode to a bifurcated bug from 1972: ''I love this hive employee/Bisected accidentally/One summer afternoon by me/I love him carnally.'' 8. Nudge Nudge (Monty Python's Flying Circus, DVD 1, Episode 3) ''Nudge nudge, know what I mean? Say no more!'' Eric Idle's winking insinuator is the ultimate perv, even if the sketch ends, ''You've slept with a lady.... What's it like?'' 7. The Lumberjack Song (MPFC DVD 3, Ep. 9) A barber longs to be a macho woodsman, because ''I cut down trees, I skip and jump/I like to press wildflowers/I put on women's clothing/And hang around in bars.'' During some live shows, fans Tom Hanks and George Harrison both slipped into lumber gear to sing backup. 6. Fish-Slapping Dance (MPFC DVD 9, Ep. 28) John Cleese and Michael Palin prance about, slapping each other with fish, naturally. Fifteen seconds of sublime silliness. 5. The Funniest Joke in the World (Monty Python's Flying Circus DVD 1, Episode 1) A British joke so funny its audiences die laughing becomes a critical weapon against the Nazis during WWII. Not so the Germans' failed retaliation: ''Der ver zwei peanuts, valking down der strasse, and von vas...assaulted! Peanut.'' 4. Dead Parrot (MPFC DVD 3, Ep. 8) ''If you hadn't nailed it to the perch, it would be pushing up the daisies.... This is an ex-parrot.'' The legacy of John Cleese's complaint to Michael Palin for selling a stuffed pet is marred only a bit by a listless reprise on a 1997 Saturday Night Live. 3. Guy de Loimbard's Castle (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) ''Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries'' from the 1975 film remains the gold standard of verbal abuse. 2. The Ministry of Silly Walks (MPFC DVD 5, Ep. 14) Cleese's giant steps are equally hilarious on the TV show and in the '82 concert film Live at the Hollywood Bowl. 1. The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python's Flying Circus DVD 5, Episode 15) Red-caped crusading cardinals threaten torture with (gasp!) the comfy chair! Unforgettable for one reason: torture by kitchen drying rack, and Michael Palin's inability to count...two! Two reasons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I love Monty Python. It's the best comedy there is. Though to be honest... the Spanish Inquisition is funny, but I never really thought of it as the best skit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTallOne Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 One of my favorites: Karl, Gustav Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfer-scheplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger- dingle-dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher- apple-banger-horwitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle- grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen- bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nurnburger-bratwustle- gernspurten-mitz-weimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber- shonedanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I love Monty Python. It's the best comedy there is. Though to be honest... the Spanish Inquisition is funny, but I never really thought of it as the best skit. See...nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I like The "Twits" Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I don't know the name of the skit...but for lack of a description...they are a gay police or army unit doing drills.."Don't get me mad or I'll scratch your eyes out" I also like the Oscar Wilde skit.."Your majesty is like a stream of bat's p**s" What?" "Waht I mean is that you shine out like a shaft of gold, when all around is darkness." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 (edited) These guys are the greatest thing since spam! Edited June 8, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 How about "Hell's Grannies"? Old ladies that beat up motorcycle gang members. That was the first skit I ever saw. Marty Feldman has a summer show and he showed some Python clips during it...I was hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Whenever I have a small stupid problem I remember "The Galaxy Song", from "The Meaning of Life" and it never fails to cheer me up... And "Life of Brain" is my Bible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I really like the job interview too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fish Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Oh man, thats a hard question! there all so good...I like the skit where a man comes in to aply for a mountain climbing job...and the Twits Olympics is classic.....oh and the scene in Meaning Of Life where the two men what to take this guys liver "um, excuse me but can we have you liver please?" "Well I'm kinda useing it at the moment" "Do you or do you not have a doners card?" Um yes" "Well then..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Not so much a skit, but the killer rabbit in The Holy Grail had me on the floor of the movie theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 One of my favorite lines from Life of Brian: "We're all unique!" "I'm not!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 "We're the People's Front of Judea. Now, f**k off!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 What about the bridge scene in "Holy Grail"? The 3 questions thing gets me laughing every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 "An African or a European swallow?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanAm Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 My favourite Python moments in descending order are: 1. The travel agent sketch. "And some bloated fat tart with her hair all brylcreemed down and her big a** presenting flamenco for foreigners." 2. The cheese shop. "Not much call for it!! It's the single most popular cheese in the world!! Shut that bloody bouzouki up!!" 3. The Parrot sketch. 4. Australian table wines. "Of the sparkling wines, the most famous is Perth Pink. This is a bottle with a message in and the message is, "Beware". This is not a wine for drinking, this is a wine for laying down and avoiding." 5. Are You Embarrassed Easily? (What can I say, I like toilet humour.) 6. The twit race. 7. The soccer game between the Greek and German philosophers. 8. The Argument sketch. 9. String 10. The Nudge Nudge sketch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 "We're the People's Front of Judea. Now, f**k off!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 I was surprised with the #1 choice. A couple of my favs are Spam and Every Sperm is Sacred. But I love Monty Python so it is hard to pick just one favorite. It was a great way to spend my afternoons in college in the lounge, every day Monty Python was on, I learned a lot in college!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 One of my professors at Rutgers was Jarice Hanson. She was really fantastic but her true claim to fame was working on the production end of the Monty Python TV show in the early 70's. I think she was a BBC employee. College and Python go together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ry 71 Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Not so much a skit: "What a terrible joke!" "But it's my only line!!" "That's doesn't mean you have to say it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 reminds me of: *and now: the punchline* "Lucky I didn't say anything about the dirty knife" *audience groans and boos* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Some posts today reminded me of this sketch . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Uncle Joe Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Don't forget Dennis Moore. "Stand and deliver your lupins". And there're these also... How do you tell a witch? Bring out your dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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