Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series)

Dinsdale! (1970)

John Cleese: The Announcer, Sir Vincent 'Kill the Chaps' Foster, Third Gas Man, Mr. Teabags, the Minister of Silly Walks, Silly Walker, Brian Trubshawe, 'Ethel the Frog' Presenter, Gloria, Theatre Critic for the 'Western Daily News'

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• Minister of Silly Walks : [evaluating the man's silly walk]  It's not particularly silly, is it. I I mean the right leg isn't silly at all, and the left leg merely does a forward aerial half-turn every alternate step.

• Minister of Silly Walks : [to his receptionist]  Mrs. Two-Lumps, would you please bring us in two coffees.

  Receptionist : Yes, Mr. Teabag.

  Minister of Silly Walks : [pause]  Out of her mind.

• The Announcer : When the Pyrannas left school they were called up, but were found by an Army board to be too mentally unstable, even for national service. Denied the opportunity to use their talents in the service of their county, they began to operate what they called The Operation. They would select a victim, and then threaten to beat him up if he paid them the so called protection money. Four months later they started another operation, which they called The Other Operation. In this racket they selected another victim, and threaten *not* to beat him up if he *didn't* pay them. One month later they hit upon The Other Other Operation. In this the victim was threatened if he didn't pay them they would beat him up. This, for the Pyrannas Brothers, was the turning point.

• Gloria : I walked out with Dinsdale on many occasions and found him a charming and erudite companion. He was wont to introduce one to many eminent persons, celebrated American singers, members of the aristocracy and other gang leaders.

  Interviewer : How had he met them?

  Gloria : Through his wonderful work for charity. He had taken a warm interest in boy's clubs, sailors homes, choristers associations, scouting jamborees and of course, the household cavalry.

  Interviewer : Was there anything unusual about him?

  Gloria : I should say not. Dinsdale was a perfectly ordinary gentleman in every way. Except, in as much, he was convinced he was being watched by a giant hedgehog. Whom he referred to as Spiny Norman.

  Interviewer : How big was Norman supposed to be?

  Gloria : Normally, he was wont to be about twelve feet from snout to tail, but when Dinsdale was very depressed, Norman could be anything up to eight-hundred yards long. When Norman was about Dinsdale would go very quiet and his nose would swell up and his teeth would start moving about and he get very violent and claim that he'd laid Stanley Baldwin. Dinsdale was a gentleman. And what's more he knew how to treat a female impersonator.