Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series)

Intermission (1970)

Michael Palin: It's Man, Head Waiter, Hopkins, Luigi Vercotti, Robbed Man, First Gumby, Wally Wiggin, Cardinal Richelieu, Michael, Inspector Harry H 'Snapper' Organs, Mr. Atilla the Hun (Mr. Alexander the Great), Brigadier Zoe La Rue (deceased), Mr. Notlob

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Quotes 

• Man : Inspector, Inspector...

  Policeman : Mm-hmm?

  Man : I'm terribly sorry, but I was sitting on a park bench over there, took my coat off for a minute, and then I found my wallet had been stolen and 15 pounds taken from it.

  Policeman : Well, did you. uh, did you see anyone take it? Anyone hanging around or...

  Man : No, no, there was no one there at all. That's the trouble.

  Policeman : Well, there's not very much we can do about that, sir.

  Man : Oh.

  [long pause] 

  Man : Do you want to come back to my place?

  [another pause] 

  Policeman : Yeah, all right.

• T.F. Gumby : [in Gumby mode]  I'd like to meet somebody of superior intelligence!

• Surgeon : Ah come in, please take a seat. My colleague who has a similar office has explained your case to me. Mr. Notlob, as you know I am a leading Harley Street surgeon as seen on television.

  [Puts needle down on gramophone; "Dr. Kildare" theme begins playing] 

  Surgeon : I'm afraid I'm going to have to operate. It's nothing to worry about, although it is extremely dangerous. I shall be juggling with your life, I shall be playing ducks and drakes with your very existence, I shall be running me mitts over the pith of your marrow. Yes! These hands, these fingers, these sophisticated organs of touch, these bunches of five, these maulers, these German bands that have pulled many a moribund unfortunate back from the very brink of Lazarus's box. No, it was Pandora's box wasn't it? Well anyway, these mitts have earned yours truly a lot of bread. So if you'll just step through here I'll slit you up a treat.

  Man : What?

  Surgeon : Mr. Notlob, there's nothing wrong with you that an expensive operation can't prolong.

• T.F. Gumby : I would like to see... John the Baptist's impersonation of Graham Hill.