- 7.8/10875 votes
#1 - Whicker's World
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/1972
Features gags and sketches such as Multiple Murderer Court Scene, Njorl's Saga and Whicker’s World.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 7.9/10870 votes
#2 - Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/1972
Features Emigration from Surbiton to Hounslow, The Fish Slapping Dance, SS Mother Goose, Trim-Jeans Theatre and some very famous guests.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 8.2/10885 votes
#3 - The Money Programme
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/1972
Features The Money Programme, Erizabeth L, Dead Bishop, Jungle Restaurant and The Argument Skit.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 8.0/10860 votes
#4 - Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/1972
Features gags and sketches such as Blood, Devastation, Death, War and Horror, The Man who Speaks in Anagrams and Pantomime Horses.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 7.7/10839 votes
#5 - The All-England Summarise Proust Competition
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/1972
Featuring in this episode The All-England Summarise Proust Competition, Fire Brigade, Travel Agent and Party Hints with Veronica Smalls.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 7.8/10828 votes
#6 - The War Against Pornography
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/23/1972
Sketches in this episode include Tory Housewives Clean-up Campaign, Gumby Brain Specialist, Expedition to Lake Pahoe and The Silliest Interview We've Ever Had.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 8.1/10860 votes
#7 - Salad Days
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/1972
Features gags and sketches such as Biggles Dictates a Letter, Climbing the North Face of the Uxbridge Road, Lifeboat and The Cheese Shop.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 8.2/10923 votes
#8 - The Cycling Tour
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/1972
This episode tells the story of Mr Pither as he embarks on his Cycling Tour.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 7.8/10827 votes
#9 - The Nude Organist
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/1972
Features gags and sketches such as Bomb on Plane, Mortuary Hour, The Olympic Hide-and-Seek Final, The Cheap Laughs and Prices on the Planet Algon.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 7.9/10804 votes
#10 - E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/1972
Sketches include The Tudor Jobs Agency, Elizabethan Pornography Smugglers, Thripshaw's Disease and The Man Who Says Words in the Wrong Order.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 8.1/10852 votes
#11 - Dennis Moore
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/1973
Features the sketches Dennis Moore, What the Stars Foretell, The Ideal Loon Exhibition, Off-Licence and Prejudice.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 7.9/10808 votes
#12 - A Book at Bedtime
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/1973
Features gags and sketches such as A Book at Bedtime, Kamikaze Scotsmen, No Time to Lose, Spot the Looney and Frontiers of Medicine-Penguins.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
- 7.6/10784 votes
#13 - Grandstand (or: The British Showbiz Awards)
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/1973
Sketches include The Oscar Wilde Sketch, David Niven’s Fridge, Pasolini’s ‘The Third Test Match’, New Brain from Currys, Blood Donor and the Dirty Vicar Sketch.
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writer: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
The Best Episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 3
Every episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus Season 3!
A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines.
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Whicker's World" is the best rated episode of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 875 votes. Directed by Ian MacNaughton and written by Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, it aired on 10/19/1972. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Mr. and Mrs. Brian Norris' Ford Popular".