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* TakeThat: One of the body parts is "Margaret Thatcher's brain", as an arrow points to her knee. This gets raucous laughter and huge applause from the studio audience.
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* ShoutOut: The "Europolice Song Contest" is very clearly a parody of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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* CallBack: The Batley Townswomen's Guild from [[Recap/MontyPythonsFlyingCircusS1E11 Series 1, Episode 11]] returns to reenact the first artificial heart transplant.
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Title: ''How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body''

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Title: ''How to Recognize Recognise Different Parts of the Body''



* TheEnd: The episode ends with the policeman from Monaco performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong". He bends over, an arrow points at his butt, and we get our last lesson on how to recognize parts of the body: "Number #31. The end."

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* TheEnd: The episode ends with the policeman from Monaco performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong". He bends over, an arrow points at his butt, and we get our last lesson on how to recognize recognise parts of the body: "Number #31. The end."

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* StuffBlowingUp: The penguin on top of the Pepperpots' TV explodes for no reason, other than it was apparently scheduled to explode.

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* StuffBlowingUp: StuffBlowingUp:
** And now, Radio 4 will explode.
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The penguin on top of the Pepperpots' TV explodes for no reason, other than it was apparently scheduled to explode.

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* NuclearMutant: The giant cat is hailed as a "miracle of atomic mutation". It turns nasty once the killer cars are all gone and it goes after people instead.


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* NuclearMutant: The giant cat is hailed as a "miracle of atomic mutation". It turns nasty once the killer cars are all gone and it goes after people instead.
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* ILoveNuclearPower: The giant cat is hailed as a "miracle of atomic mutation". It turns into a NuclearNasty once the killer cars are all gone and it goes after people instead.

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* ILoveNuclearPower: NuclearMutant: The giant cat is hailed as a "miracle of atomic mutation". It turns into a NuclearNasty nasty once the killer cars are all gone and it goes after people instead.
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* {{Corpsing}}: The very best example comes from the "Penguin On The Television" scene. Graham Chapman's exclamation of "Oh, intercourse the penguin!" is clearly an ad lib. How can you tell? Creator/JohnCleese obviously trying to stifle his laughter and get back in character...
** Graham also noticeably does this earlier in the same sketch right after saying "Burma!"
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* ILoveNuclearPower: The giant cat is hailed as a "miracle of nuclear science". It turns into a NuclearNasty once the killer cars are all gone and it goes after people instead.

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* ILoveNuclearPower: The giant cat is hailed as a "miracle of nuclear science".atomic mutation". It turns into a NuclearNasty once the killer cars are all gone and it goes after people instead.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: "Rule one: no pooftahs. Rule two: no member of the faculty is to maltreat the Abbos in any way whatsoever—if there's anybody watching. Rule three: no pooftahs. Rule four: I don't want to catch anyone not drinking in their room after lights out. Rule five: no pooftahs. Rule six: ThereIsNoRuleSix. Rule seven: no pooftahs."
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* ThatRemindsMeOfASong: When the police inspector played by Michael Palin asks Sgt. Duckie (Terry Jones) how he's doing, that's Sgt. Duckie's cue to sing "Sgt. Duckie's Song" ("I'm a little bit sad and lonely...").
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* HaveAGayOldTime: Implied with the "camping holiday" scene.

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* HaveAGayOldTime: Implied with the HomoeroticSubtext: The "camping holiday" scene.
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And now for something completely different, it's: multiple examples of different parts of the body, a new professor to the University of Woolamaloo ("Bruces"), a talk show with a man who contradicts the host, a patient who goes to get rhinoplasty as part of a larger plan to get the doctor to ask him to go camping, a cartoon about killer cars and giant cats, a questionable airline, a recreation of the world's first heart transplant with old ladies, the first underwater performances of ''Theatre/MeasureForMeasure'' and ''Theatre/HelloDolly'', two ladies listening to the death of Mary Queen of Scots on the radio, the same two ladies discussing the penguin on top of their television set, a detective who can't explain what crime has been committed, and an officer performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong".

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And now for something completely different, it's: multiple examples of different parts of the body, a new professor to the University of Woolamaloo Woolloomooloo ("Bruces"), a talk show with a man who contradicts the host, a patient who goes to get rhinoplasty as part of a larger plan to get the doctor to ask him to go camping, a cartoon about killer cars and giant cats, a questionable airline, a recreation of the world's first heart transplant with old ladies, the first underwater performances of ''Theatre/MeasureForMeasure'' and ''Theatre/HelloDolly'', two ladies listening to the death of Mary Queen of Scots on the radio, the same two ladies discussing the penguin on top of their television set, a detective who can't explain what crime has been committed, and an officer performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong".
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* TheEnd: The episode ends with the Moroccan policeman performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong". He bends over, an arrow points at his butt, and we get our last lesson on how to recognize parts of the body: "Number #31. The end."

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* TheEnd: The episode ends with the Moroccan policeman from Monaco performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong". He bends over, an arrow points at his butt, and we get our last lesson on how to recognize parts of the body: "Number #31. The end."
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* ILoveNuclearPower: The giant cat is hailed as a "miracle of nuclear science". It turns into a NuclearNastie once the killer cars are all gone and it goes after people instead.

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* ILoveNuclearPower: The giant cat is hailed as a "miracle of nuclear science". It turns into a NuclearNastie NuclearNasty once the killer cars are all gone and it goes after people instead.

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* TheEnd: The episode ends with the Moroccan policeman performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong". He bends over, an arrow points at his butt, and we get our last lesson on how to recognize parts of the body: "Number #32. The end."

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* TheEnd: The episode ends with the Moroccan policeman performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong". He bends over, an arrow points at his butt, and we get our last lesson on how to recognize parts of the body: "Number #32.#31. The end."



* HaveAGayOldTime: Inferred with the "camping holiday" scene.

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* HaveAGayOldTime: Inferred Implied with the "camping holiday" scene.



* LogicBomb: The Bruces' Rule 6 is "There is no rule 6".

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* LogicBomb: The Bruces' Rule 6 is "There is no rule 6".Rule 6".
* NoFourthWall: When the doctor asks Raymond Luxury-Yacht [[note]]pronounced "Throatwobbler Mangrove"[[/note]] to go on a camping holiday with him (after being pressed to do nasal surgery), Luxury-Yacht looks at the camera and exclaims, "He asked me! He asked me!"
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* HaveAGayOldTime: Inferred with the "camping holiday" scene.
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Guest starring: Creator/CarolCleveland, Vincent Wong, Roy Gunson, Alexander Curry, Ralph Wood, The Fred Tomlinson Singers


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* TheEnd: The episode ends with the Moroccan policeman performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong". He bends over, an arrow points at his butt, and we get our last lesson on how to recognize parts of the body: "Number #32. The end."
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* OverlyLongGag: "The Death of Mary, Queen of Scots" has a minute of Queen Mary getting beaten up and screaming before she falls silent. One of her attackers thinks she's dead, only to resume the beating and screaming once she says she's still alive.
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And now for something completely different, it's: multiple examples of different parts of the body, a new professor to the University of Woolamaloo ("Bruces"), a talk show with a man who contradicts the host, a patient goes to get rhinoplasty as part of a larger plan to get the doctor to ask him to go camping, a cartoon about killer cars and giant cats, a questionable airline, a recreation of the world's first heart transplant with old ladies, the first underwater performances of ''Theatre/MeasureForMeasure'' and ''Theatre/HelloDolly'', two ladies listening to the death of Mary Queen of Scots on the radio, the same two ladies discussing the penguin on top of their television set, a detective who can't explain what crime has been committed, and an officer performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong".

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And now for something completely different, it's: multiple examples of different parts of the body, a new professor to the University of Woolamaloo ("Bruces"), a talk show with a man who contradicts the host, a patient who goes to get rhinoplasty as part of a larger plan to get the doctor to ask him to go camping, a cartoon about killer cars and giant cats, a questionable airline, a recreation of the world's first heart transplant with old ladies, the first underwater performances of ''Theatre/MeasureForMeasure'' and ''Theatre/HelloDolly'', two ladies listening to the death of Mary Queen of Scots on the radio, the same two ladies discussing the penguin on top of their television set, a detective who can't explain what crime has been committed, and an officer performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong".
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: A [[MegaNeko giant cat]] appears to get all the killer cars.
* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever: Killer cars.


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* GodzillaThreshold: When London is beset by killer cars, science creates a giant cat to get rid of them. Of course, now London has to deal with a giant cat.
* GoofyPrintUnderwear: The "naughty bits" are always covered by red polka dot boxers.
* ILoveNuclearPower: The giant cat is hailed as a "miracle of nuclear science". It turns into a NuclearNastie once the killer cars are all gone and it goes after people instead.


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* PlanetOfSteves: The "Bruces" sketch implies that Australia is one of these. When a Brit named Michael appears, they decide to call him Bruce to avoid confusion.
* RunningGag: Most of the entries in the "How to Identify Different Parts of the Body" sketch are "naughty bits".
* StuffBlowingUp: The penguin on top of the Pepperpots' TV explodes for no reason, other than it was apparently scheduled to explode.
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Title: ''How to Recognize Different Parts of the Body''

Original Airdate: 24/11/1970

And now for something completely different, it's: multiple examples of different parts of the body, a new professor to the University of Woolamaloo ("Bruces"), a talk show with a man who contradicts the host, a patient goes to get rhinoplasty as part of a larger plan to get the doctor to ask him to go camping, a cartoon about killer cars and giant cats, a questionable airline, a recreation of the world's first heart transplant with old ladies, the first underwater performances of ''Theatre/MeasureForMeasure'' and ''Theatre/HelloDolly'', two ladies listening to the death of Mary Queen of Scots on the radio, the same two ladies discussing the penguin on top of their television set, a detective who can't explain what crime has been committed, and an officer performing "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong".
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* {{Corpsing}}: The very best example comes from the "Penguin On The Television" scene. Graham Chapman's exclamation of "Oh, intercourse the penguin!" is clearly an ad lib. How can you tell? Creator/JohnCleese obviously trying to stifle his laughter and get back in character...
** Graham also noticeably does this earlier in the same sketch right after saying "Burma!"
* LogicBomb: The Bruces' Rule 6 is "There is no rule 6".
* TheTelevisionTalksBack: The Exploding Penguin sketch.
-->'''Presenter:''' ''(on television)'' It's, er, just gone eight o'clock, and time for the penguin on top of your television set to explode. ''(and so it does, very noisily)''\\
'''Pepperpot:''' How did he know that was going to happen!?\\
'''Presenter:''' It was an inspired guess.
* ThereIsNoRuleSix: TropeNamer by way of the Bruces sketch.

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