The United States is a large, highly populated, prosperous country situated in the middle of North America between Canada and Mexico. It and it's citizens, referred to as Americans , are referred to in several Monty Python skits. Americans are represented in many Monty Python sketches.
The Pythons usually use a broad American accent, achieved largely by ennunciating the "R" sound towards the end of words. Strangely, Terry Gilliam , the only Python who is actually American, is rarely represented as an American even when the part calls for one.
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A desperate rabbit rallies an unexpected band of allies to help him escape from inside a magician's hat and return to the human boy he loves. Flying Circus was fortunate too in being broadcast in colour, unlike their previous shows, helping transmit to viewers the Pythons' vibrant, crazy ideas.
The show took a short while to find a fanbase but grew into a phenomenon, so much so that George Harrison claimed the spirit of the Beatles had passed onto Monty Python.
Episodes often had a surreal and barely identifiable theme and the Pythons joyfully weaved sketches throughout every show so viewers had no idea where they would be taken next.
It's one of the Pythons' astonishing achievements that a single edition could throw up characters like The Spanish Inquisition, who remain as memorable as any of the weekly repeated caricatures in recent series like The Fast Show or Little Britain. Flying Circus did have its share of recurring items: John Cleese' BBC link man and his announcement "And now for something completely different" became a catchphrase; while characters appearing in multiple episodes included a rubber-chicken-wielding knight and various members of the dim-witted Gumby family.
But such moments seemed to be the icing on the Pythonic cake, always outbalanced by fresh material. The Pythons took on virtually every acting role themselves, the main exception being attractive women usually played by 'honorary Python' Carol Cleveland and each cast member developed his own specialities. Gilliam, who spent much of his time slaving over the animations, was usually handed supporting roles which, over time, became some of the filthiest characters in the scripts. Flying Circus ran on TV for four series and spawned spin-off records, books and even German-language specials.
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