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The Best Episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2

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A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 2 - The Spanish Inquisition
    8.9/10(1383 votes)

    S2:E2

    Featuring the Spanish Inquisition, courtroom charades and a semaphore interpretation of Wuthering Heights.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  2. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 1 - Face the Press
    8.5/10(1172 votes)

    S2:E1

    Featuring Doug and Dinsdale Piranha, Face the Press and the Ministry of Silly Walks. Mrs G Pinnet buys a new gas cooker.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  3. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 12 - Spam
    8.5/10(1016 votes)

    S2:E12

    The sketches in this episode include Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook, World Forum-Communist Quiz, Hospital for Over-Actors and Spam.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  4. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 11 - How Not to Be Seen
    8.3/10(969 votes)

    S2:E11

    Features gags and sketches such as Job Hunter, Railway Timetables, How Not to be Seen and Interview in a Filing Cabinet.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  5. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 3 - Déjà Vu
    8.1/10(1034 votes)

    S2:E3

    Featuring the work of the poet Euan McTeagle, a psychiatrist milkman and some exploding animals. A television presenter suffers from a severe case of deja vu.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  6. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 4 - The Buzz Aldrin Show
    8.1/10(1020 votes)

    S2:E4

    More surreal humour from the Monty Python team. Sketches include The Architects, How to Recognise a Mason, Poets and the Chemist sketch.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  7. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 13 - Royal Episode 13
    8.1/10(932 votes)

    S2:E13

    Sketches in this episode include How to Feed a Goldfish, The Man Who Says Things in a Very Roundabout Way and Lifeboat.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  8. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 9 - How to Recognise Different Parts of the Body
    8.0/10(968 votes)

    S2:E9

    Featuring a guide on how to recognise parts of the body, a singing policeman, an interview with a plastic surgeon, a camp soldiers' drill and the Verrifast Plane Company.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  9. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 5 - Live from the Grill-O-Mat
    7.9/10(992 votes)

    S2:E5

    Featuring gameshow Blackmail, The Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and boxer Ken Clean-Air System.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  10. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 8 - Archaeology Today
    7.9/10(964 votes)

    S2:E8

    Featuring Mrs Beethoven, the Reverend Arthur Belling, some Australian Mosquito Hunters and a drink party with the Gits.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  11. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 6 - It's a Living
    7.7/10(971 votes)

    S2:E6

    Featuring It's a Living and a school prize-giving. Timmy Williams presents a new chat show and the fate of the Silly Party hangs in the balance in an Election Night Special.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  12. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 7 - The Attila the Hun Show
    7.7/10(969 votes)

    S2:E7

    Featuring the Attila the Hun Show, a rat catcher, a village idiot, some killer sheep and news for parrots.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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  13. Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 2 Episode 10 - Scott of the Antarctic
    7.6/10(970 votes)

    S2:E10

    Featuring a special report into the shooting of Scott of the Antarctic, from Paignton. Also, a man tries to purchase a fish licence.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writers:Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Spanish Inquisition" is the best rated episode of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" season 2. It scored 8.9/10 based on 1383 votes. Directed by Ian MacNaughton and written by Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, it aired on 9/22/1970. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Face the Press".