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Monty Python's Flying Circus S1E5 — Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century

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Monty Python's Flying Circus•Season 1•Episode 5

Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century

8.1/10 · 1,327 votesNov 16, 196929 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Featuring Confuse-a-Cat, discussion programme A Duck, a Cat and a Lizard, the arrest of a newsreader, an erotic film, a silly job interview and a burglar/encyclopaedia salesman.

Directed byIan MacNaughton

Written byGraham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Jones

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John Cleese

John Cleese

Various / Announcer

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Various

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Various / "It's" man

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Various

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Various

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Various

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Ian MacNaughton

Ian MacNaughton

Director

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Writer

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Writer

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

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John Cleese

John Cleese

Writer

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century" is episode 5 of Monty Python's Flying Circus season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 1,327 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Ian MacNaughton and written by Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Jones, it aired on November 16, 1969.

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