S2.E8

Archaeology Today

Name: Archaeology Today
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1970-11-17
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle

Episode aired Nov 17, 1970
TV-14
30m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

919

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John Cleese, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

Monty Python's Flying Circus: Archaeology Today

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A dissatisfied bridegroom tries to exchange his spouse; hunters pursue a terrifying mosquito; domestic problems interrupt the work of Beethoven, Shakespeare, Michelangelo and other creative ... Read allA dissatisfied bridegroom tries to exchange his spouse; hunters pursue a terrifying mosquito; domestic problems interrupt the work of Beethoven, Shakespeare, Michelangelo and other creative geniuses.A dissatisfied bridegroom tries to exchange his spouse; hunters pursue a terrifying mosquito; domestic problems interrupt the work of Beethoven, Shakespeare, Michelangelo and other creative geniuses.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

919

YOUR RATING

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The Rev. Arthur Belling of St. Looney Up-The-Cream-Bun-and-Jam…

John Cleese

Sir Robert Eversley…

Eric Idle

BBC Announcer…

Terry Jones

Professor Lucien Kastner
(singing voice)
…

Michael Palin

Archaeology Today Interviewer…

Terry Gilliam

Animated Archaeologists…

Carol Cleveland

Danielle…

Troy Adams

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Barry Ashton

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Constance Carling

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Gary Dean

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Barbara Lindley

Bride
(uncredited)

Patricia Prior

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Jean Sadgrove

Party Guest
(uncredited)

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Trivia
During the archaeological dig musical number, John Cleese's singing is dubbed with Terry Jones's singing voice.

Goofs
The Sumerian artifact that is smashed has a sign indicating it is 250,000 years old. Pottery and civilization itself are only 5 to 10 thousand years old.

Quotes
BBC Voiceover: And now, a plea for sanity by the Reverend Arthur Belling.
Rev. Arthur Belling: [Cut to studio. A vicar sitting facing camera. He has an axe in his head] You know, there are many people in the country today who, through no fault of their own, are sane. Some of them were born sane. Some of them became sane later in their lives. It is up to people like you and me who are out of our tiny little minds to try and help these people overcome their sanity. You can start in small ways with ping-pong ball eyes and a funny voice and then you can paint half of your body red and the other half green and then you can jump up and down in a bowl of treacle going 'squawk, squawk, squawk... ' And then you can go 'Neurhhh! Neurhh!' and then you can roll around on the floor going 'pting pting pting'...
[he rolls around on the floor]
BBC Voiceover: The Reverend Arthur Belling is Vicar of St. Looney-Up-The-Cream-Bun-And-Jam.