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* InkSuitActor: Terry Gilliam used his own face for the animation of Conrad Poohs and His Dancing Teeth.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: Jimmy [=McRettin=], director of ''Scott of the Antarctic/Sahara'', says "Great!" rather often. Including when [[NonSequitur asked questions that require nouns for answers]].


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* CharacterCatchphrase: Jimmy [=McRettin=], director of ''Scott of the Antarctic/Sahara'', says "Great!" rather often. Including when [[NonSequitur asked questions that require nouns for answers]].
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* OneSteveLimit: Defied by Mr. Praline and his various pets, all named Eric. [[UpToEleven Mr. Praline is also named Eric. As is the postal clerk.]]

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* OneSteveLimit: Defied by Mr. Praline and his various pets, all named Eric. [[UpToEleven Mr. Praline is also named Eric. As is the postal clerk.]]



* ScullyBox: Parodied; during ''Scott Of The Antarctic/Sahara'', we see that the actor playing Scott has a pair of crates strapped to his feet, while his leading lady is standing in a trench. Then, when it's suggested that she exit the trench to reduce the height discrepancy, she [[ThePrimaDonna throws a tantrum and storms off set]], in the process revealing that she, too, has crates strapped to her feet. [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext While standing in a trench.]] [[ExaggeratedTrope Next to a man with crates strapped to his feet]] [[UpToEleven who is NOT in a trench.]]

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* ScullyBox: Parodied; during ''Scott Of The Antarctic/Sahara'', we see that the actor playing Scott has a pair of crates strapped to his feet, while his leading lady is standing in a trench. Then, when it's suggested that she exit the trench to reduce the height discrepancy, she [[ThePrimaDonna throws a tantrum and storms off set]], in the process revealing that she, too, has crates strapped to her feet. [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext While standing in a trench.]] [[ExaggeratedTrope Next to a man with crates strapped to his feet]] [[UpToEleven feet who is NOT in a trench.]]

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* DullSurprise: "I am a revolutionary." "Oh."



* LeFilmArtistique: "Le Fromage Grand" (which is French for "the big cheese")

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* LaughOfLove: The couple in ''Le Fromage Grand'' do this less than convincingly for several seconds.
* LeFilmArtistique: "Le Fromage Grand" (which is French for "the big cheese")cheese").

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And now for something completely different, it's: Conrad Poohs and his Dancing teeth, a man applying for a license for his pet fish, a rugby match between the council of Derby and the All Blacks, and another rugby match between Long John Silver impersonators and Bournemouth gynecologists.

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And now for something completely different, it's: Conrad Poohs and his Dancing teeth, Teeth, a man applying for a license for his pet fish, a rugby match between the council of Derby and the All Blacks, and another rugby match between Long John Silver impersonators and Bournemouth gynecologists.



* PrecisionFStrike: "You can hire a goddamn stuntman!"



* PrecisionFStrike: "You can hire a goddamn stuntman!"
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Jimmy [=McRettin=], director of ''Scott of the Antarctic/Sahara'', says "Great!" rather often.

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* {{Catchphrase}}: Jimmy [=McRettin=], director of ''Scott of the Antarctic/Sahara'', says "Great!" rather often. Including when [[NonSequitur asked questions that require nouns for answers]].


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* SuddenlyShouting: '''''[[ArgumentOfContradictions IS!!!!!]]'''''

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* {{Catchphrase}}: Jimmy [=McRettin=], director of ''Scott of the Antarctic/Sahara'', says "Great!" rather often.



* GenderFlip: In "Scott of the Antarctic/Sahara", one of his men was changed to Miss Evans, for the blatant {{Fanservice}}.

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* GenderFlip: In "Scott of the Antarctic/Sahara", one of his men was Petty Officer Edgar Evans is changed to Miss Evans, for the blatant {{Fanservice}}.



* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: After a [[OverlyLongGag lengthy]] ArgumentOfContradictions over whether cat licenses exist, Praline slaps a document onto the counter and asks "What's that then?" Eric the clerk replies that it is a dog license with "dog" crossed out and "cat" written in in crayon.



* WhenPropsAttack: The deliberately-awful fight with the lion during the "Scott of the Sahara" sketch, which randomly switches between stock footage of a real lion, a man in a cheap lion costume, and "Scott" holding a small cuddly toy lion to his neck.

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* WhenPropsAttack: The deliberately-awful deliberately awful fight with the lion during the "Scott of the Sahara" sketch, which randomly switches between stock footage of a real lion, a man in a cheap lion costume, and "Scott" holding a small cuddly toy lion to his neck.
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Guest starring: Creator/CarolCleveland, Lyn Ashley


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* ProlongedPrologue: The title sequence doesn't appear until more than halfway through the episode.

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* OneSteveLimit: Defied by Mr. Praline and his various pets, all named Eric. [[UpToEleven Mr. Praline is also named Eric.]]

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* OneSteveLimit: Defied by Mr. Praline and his various pets, all named Eric. [[UpToEleven Mr. Praline is also named Eric. As is the postal clerk.]]
* ThePrimaDonna: The actress in ''Scott Of The Antarctic/Sahara'' flat-out refuses to act if she's not standing in a trench, due to fear she may fall over. After all, she's not a goddamn stuntman.
* PrecisionFStrike: "You can hire a goddamn stuntman!"
* ScullyBox: Parodied; during ''Scott Of The Antarctic/Sahara'', we see that the actor playing Scott has a pair of crates strapped to his feet, while his leading lady is standing in a trench. Then, when it's suggested that she exit the trench to reduce the height discrepancy, she [[ThePrimaDonna throws a tantrum and storms off set]], in the process revealing that she, too, has crates strapped to her feet. [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext While standing in a trench.]] [[ExaggeratedTrope Next to a man with crates strapped to his feet]] [[UpToEleven who is NOT in a trench.
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* StuffBlowingUp: The ending of ''Le Fromage Grande''.

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* StuffBlowingUp: The ending of ''Le Fromage Grande''.Grand''.

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* DavidVersusGoliath: Ensign Oates vs. the 20-foot-tall Electric Penguin in "Scott of the Antarctic".

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* CurbStompBattle: The Bournemouth gynecologists literally run circles around the Long John Silver impersonators during their rugby match... because the Long John Silver impersonators don't so much as move a muscle.
* DavidVersusGoliath: Ensign Oates vs. the 20-foot-tall Electric Penguin in "Scott of the Antarctic". Including an [[SufferTheSlings improvised sling]].
* {{Fanservice}}: Carol Cleveland strikes again.
** FanDisservice: Any excuse to get Terry Jones nekkid...



* StrippingSnag: The classic scene where resident [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Smurfette]] Carol Cleveland is playing the heroine of a very bad film, pursued by a monster and running into [[AllDesertsHaveCactuses cactii]] which persist in snagging into her clothing and stripping her to her panties.

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* OneSteveLimit: Defied by Mr. Praline and his various pets, all named Eric. [[UpToEleven Mr. Praline is also named Eric.]]
* StrippingSnag: The classic scene where resident [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Smurfette]] Carol Cleveland is playing the heroine of a very bad film, pursued by a monster and running into [[AllDesertsHaveCactuses cactii]] [[AllDesertsHaveCacti cacti]] which persist in snagging into her clothing and stripping her to her panties.panties.
* StuffBlowingUp: The ending of ''Le Fromage Grande''.
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* StrippingSnag: The classic scene where resident [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Smurfette]] Carol Cleveland is playing the heroine of a very bad film, pursued by a monster and running into [[AllDesertsHaveCactuses cactii]] which persist in snagging into her clothing and stripping her to her panties.
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* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: The "Fish License" sketch has John Cleese asking a license for his pet halibut. The man behind the counter (Michael Palin) finds this strange and unnecessary. Cleese then defends himself by referring to other historical people who had unusual pets, such as Marcel Proust. In the end it turns out Cleese's character also wants a license for his pet bee, who is called "Eric the Half-A-Bee", because ''he was dissected accidentally''.

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* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: The "Fish License" sketch has John Cleese asking a license for his pet halibut. The man behind the counter (Michael Palin) finds this strange and unnecessary. Cleese then defends himself by referring to other historical people who had unusual pets, such as Marcel Proust. In the end it turns out Cleese's character also wants a license for his pet bee, who is called "Eric the Half-A-Bee", because ''he was dissected bisected accidentally''.
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Following a preview of Jean Kenneth Longueur's latest film ''Le Fromage Grand'' we are treated to a look into the production of 20th Century Vole's latest film ''Scott of the Antarctic''. We get to meet the producer director, and stars and watch the pitfalls of the TroubledProduction until the whole thing is renamed ''Scott of the Sahara'' and they show a preview.

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Following a preview of Jean Kenneth Longueur's latest film ''Le Fromage Grand'' we are treated to a look into the production of 20th Century Vole's latest film ''Scott of the Antarctic''. We get to meet the producer producer, director, and stars stars, and watch the pitfalls of the TroubledProduction until the whole thing is renamed ''Scott of the Sahara'' and they show a preview.
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* BattleStrip: In "Scott of the Sahara", Ensign Oates stripped all his clothes off as he fights the giant electric penguin.
* CarpetOfVirility: Scott of the Antarctic. Ye ''gods''.
* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: The lion in "Scott of the Sahara".
* ClothingDamage: The "Scott in the Sahara" sketch includes a scene where Carol Cleveland's character is running away and keeps getting her clothing caught on and pulled off by cacti. The cacti are separated so far away from each other that it quickly becomes obvious that she's deliberately running from one cactus to the next so that this can happen.
* DavidVersusGoliath: Ensign Oates vs. the 20-foot-tall Electric Penguin in "Scott of the Antarctic".
* LeFilmArtistique: "Le Fromage Grand" (which is French for "the big cheese")
* GenderFlip: In "Scott of the Antarctic/Sahara", one of his men was changed to Miss Evans, for the blatant {{Fanservice}}.
* InNameOnly: Parodied in the "Scott of the Antarctic" sketch.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Scott to the lion in "Scott of the Antarctic".
* MisplacedWildlife: Became a problem for "Scott of the Antarctic" as the film was going to have Scott fight a lion, until it is pointed out there are no lions in the Antarctic. Instead of losing the lion, [[ReadTheFinePrint which was in the contract]], they switch locations to the Sahara desert, where they have lions and giant electric penguins with green tentacles that sting people.
* SufferTheSlings: An impromptu one is made from underwear to fight a giant electric penguin.
* TitleSequence: The episode "Scott of the Antarctic" featured its namesake sketch at the beginning -- 18 minutes long -- before ever showing the show's Title Sequence. This is probably the first ever example of a show delaying its title sequence to anywhere near or (in this case) beyond its halfway mark. It's only possible thanks to the BBC having no commercial breaks, and thus not having to identify the show upon returning from such a break.
* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: The "Fish License" sketch has John Cleese asking a license for his pet halibut. The man behind the counter (Michael Palin) finds this strange and unnecessary. Cleese then defends himself by referring to other historical people who had unusual pets, such as Marcel Proust. In the end it turns out Cleese's character also wants a license for his pet bee, who is called "Eric the Half-A-Bee", because ''he was dissected accidentally''.
* WhenPropsAttack: The deliberately-awful fight with the lion during the "Scott of the Sahara" sketch, which randomly switches between stock footage of a real lion, a man in a cheap lion costume, and "Scott" holding a small cuddly toy lion to his neck.
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Title: ''Scott of the Antarctic''

Original Airdate: 1/12/1970

Following a preview of Jean Kenneth Longueur's latest film ''Le Fromage Grand'' we are treated to a look into the production of 20th Century Vole's latest film ''Scott of the Antarctic''. We get to meet the producer director, and stars and watch the pitfalls of the TroubledProduction until the whole thing is renamed ''Scott of the Sahara'' and they show a preview.

[[StylisticSuck It still looks pretty bad.]]

And now for something completely different, it's: Conrad Poohs and his Dancing teeth, a man applying for a license for his pet fish, a rugby match between the council of Derby and the All Blacks, and another rugby match between Long John Silver impersonators and Bournemouth gynecologists.
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