In 1969 the BBC aired the first episode of a new comedy series titled Monty Pythonamp39s Flying Circus and the rest as they say is history. An instant success the show ran until 1974 producing a total of 45 episodes. Despite the showamp39s very English humor and allusions to many things British the series developed a cult following outside the U.K. particularly in the United States. Known for its outrageous humor occasionally controversial content and often silly spirit Monty Pythonamp39s Flying Circus poked fun at nearly all institutionsampmdashdomestic or foreign grand or intimate sacred or not. Indeed many of the allusions and references in the program were uniquely British and routinely obscure and therefore not always understood or even noticed outside the British Isles.This exhaustive reference identifies and explains the plethora of cultural historical and topical allusions of this landmark series. In this resource virtually every allusion and reference that appeared in an episodeampmdashwhether stated by a character depicted in the miseenscene or mentioned in the printed scriptsampmdashis identified and explained. Organized chronologically by episode each entry is listed alphabetically indicates what sketch it appeared in and is crossreferenced between episodes. Entries cover literary and metaphoric allusions symbolisms names peoples and places as well as the myriad social cultural and historical elements photos songs slogans caricatures that populate and inform these episodes. Entries IncludeampmiddotampquotArabella PlunkettampquotampmiddotGroup of famous characters from famous paintingsampmiddotHellamp39s GranniesampmiddotHRH The Dummy Princess MargaretampmiddotampquotKandinskyampquotampmiddotampquotOn the Dadamp39s Liver Bachelors at LargeampquotampmiddotRaymond Baxter typeampmiddotScunampmiddotampquotSpanish InquisitionampquotampmiddotampquotThird Parachute Brigade Amateur Dramatic Societyampquotampmiddotampquottotal cashectomyampquotampmiddotampquotTwoS