And Now for Something Completely Different

Caption: Government Film No. 42: How Not to Be Seen Announcer: In this picture, there are 47 people; none of them can be seen. In this film, we hope to show you the value of not being seen. Here is Mr. Bagthorpe of London, SE14. He cannot be seen. Now, I'm gonna ask him to stand up. Mr. Bagthorpe, will you stand up please? [Bagthorpe stands up, gets shot, and dies] This demonstrates the value of not being seen.

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Mr and Mrs Watson of Hull, had shown us a clever way of not being seen. When we called at their house, we had discovered that they had gone on two weeks holiday; however, a neighbor told us where they were. [the tent explodes; we see Palin as a Gumby] And here is the neighbor who told us where they were. [the Gumby blows up in a cloud of red dust; house in the desert] This is where he lived. [the house explodes; stock footage of hospital] And this is where he was born. [the hospital is destroyed and he is first seen, laughing uncontrollably, but finally stops] And now for something completely different.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize that the film wasn't as long as we had anticipated. Therefore, there will be a short interval. In the meantime, we'll show you a film starring a man with a tape recorder up his nose.

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And now a film starring a man with a tape recorder up his brother's nose!

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Emcee: That is the end of the interval. Will you kindly return to your seats? We will now proceed with the film as advertised. Offscreen Man: Darling, you were wonderful! Emcee: Oh, really?

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Hungarian immigrant: I will not buy this record; it is scratched. Tobacconist: What? Hungarian: I will not buy this record; it is scratched. Tobacconist: No, this is a tobacconists. Tobacconists. Hungarian: Ja! Ja! I will not buy this tobacconists; it is scratched. Tobacconist: No, no. Tobacco, uh, cigarettes. Hungarian: Cigarettes! Ja! Um, my hovercraft is full of eels. Tobacconist: What? Hungarian: My hovercraft is full of eels. [does swishing with his fingers] Tobacconist: Matches! Hungarian: Ja! Ja! Do you...want... Tobacconist: Do you want? Hungarian: Do you-Do you want...do you want to come back to my place? Bouncy, bouncy! Tobacconist: That'll be six shillings, please. Hungarian: If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? I am no longer infected. Tobacconist: May I? [looking through book] It costs six shillings...costs six shillings...ah, here it is. Yandelvayasna grldenwi stravenka. [the Hungarian hits him in the face. Cut to the policeman walking in the

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