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* DrivenToSuicide: [=MacDonald=], the last of the Kamikaze Scotsmen, keeps attempting to kill himself, but his superiors keep stopping him.
* FunWithSubtitles: The Russian major played by Idle speaks Russian with English subtitles, while the Russian major played by John Cleese speaks English with Russian subtitles. When Cleese switches to Russian, the subtitles switch to Chinese. At one point, the majors soak the unexploded Scotsman's head into a bucket of vodka, and the subtitles translate the bucket to "whiskey" (even though whiskey contains more alcohol than vodka).
* FunWithSubtitles: The Russian major played by Idle speaks Russian with English subtitles, while the Russian major played by John Cleese speaks English with Russian subtitles. When Cleese switches to Russian, the subtitles switch to Chinese. At one point, the majors soak the unexploded Scotsman's head into a bucket of vodka, and the subtitles translate the bucket to "whiskey" (even though whiskey contains more alcohol than vodka).
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* NeverLearnedToRead: The reader for "A Book at Bedtime", played by Michael Palin, struggles to get through the first sentence. John Cleese takes over repeating the full sentence Palin read, but then has difficulty getting through himself. Eventually, the entire cast help Palin read the story.
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[[DeletedScene After the closing credits, there are some previews of upcoming shows.]]
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No introduction today, just straight into the theme song.
First are a bunch of people who can't read trying to read a book at bedtime, then the Queen's own kamikaze fighting Scotsmen, a man who wants to use the phrase "No time to lose", a cartoon parody of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', a show about penguins helping to understand how the human mind works, kamikaze Scotsmen attacking the Kremlin, the game show "Spot the Looney", and news reporters fighting over stories.
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-->'''Prof. Rosewall:''' The BBC programme planners' surprisingly high total here can be explained away as being within the ordinary limits of statistical error. One particularly dim programme planner can cock the whole thing up. (''Followed by superimposed title: "You can say that again!"'')
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-->'''Prof. Rosewall:''' The BBC programme planners' surprisingly high total here can be explained away as being within the ordinary limits of statistical error. One particularly dim programme planner can cock the whole thing up. (''Followed by superimposed title: "You "[[YouCanSayThatAgain You can say that again!"'')again!]]"'')
* YouBastard: In the "Spot the Looney" sketch, Charles Dickens says this when Sir Walter Scott says that ''Ivanhoe'' sounds more like something Dickens would write.
* YouBastard: In the "Spot the Looney" sketch, Charles Dickens says this when Sir Walter Scott says that ''Ivanhoe'' sounds more like something Dickens would write.
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* BitingTheHandHumor: The BBC would be better off if it was run by penguins.
* DeathSeeker: The [=McKamikaze=] Highlanders.
* DistinctionWithoutADifference: "Katie Boyle is not a looney - she is a ''Television Personality''."
* ImprobablyLowIQ: [[BitingTheHandHumor BBC programme planners]] scored '''8''' on a standardized IQ test, at least they understand how ridiculously ''high'' that is.
-->'''Prof. Rosewall:''' The BBC programme planners' surprisingly high total here can be explained away as being within the ordinary limits of statistical error. One particularly dim programme planner can cock the whole thing up. (''Followed by superimposed title: "You can say that again!"'')
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Title: ''A Book at Bedtime''
Original Airdate: 11/1/1973
No introduction today, just straight into the theme song.
First are a bunch people who can't read trying to read a book at bedtime, then the Queen's own kamikaze fighting Scotsmen, a man who want to use the phrase "No time to lose", a cartoon parody of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', a show about penguins helping to understand how the human mind works, kamikaze Scotsmen attacking the Kremlin, the game show "Spot the Looney", and news reporters fighting over stories.
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Original Airdate: 11/1/1973
No introduction today, just straight into the theme song.
First are a bunch people who can't read trying to read a book at bedtime, then the Queen's own kamikaze fighting Scotsmen, a man who want to use the phrase "No time to lose", a cartoon parody of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', a show about penguins helping to understand how the human mind works, kamikaze Scotsmen attacking the Kremlin, the game show "Spot the Looney", and news reporters fighting over stories.
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