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Monty Python's Flying Circus is a British sketch comedy series that aired on the BBC from 1969 to 1974 and was created by the comic troupe Monty Python. Surrealism, risqué or innuendo-laden comedy, sight gags, and observational skits without punchlines were featured in the programs. Terry Gilliam's animations were also used, which were frequently sequenced or combined with live action. The first episode was recorded on September7,1969, and premiered on BBC One on October5,1969, with 45 episodes broadcasting over four seasons between 1969 and1974, plus two episodes for German television. The show frequently focuses on the peculiarities of British life, particularly that of professionals, and is occasionally political in nature. Monty Python had a well-educated cast of characters. Terry Jones and Michael Palin are Oxford University grads; Eric Idle, John Cleese, and Graham Chapman are Cambridge University graduates; and Occidental College alumnus Terry Gilliam is an American-born member. With countless scholarly references to philosophers and literary giants, their comedy is frequently pointedly intellectual. Rather than the typical sketch show format, the series adopted and expanded on the style pioneered by Spike Milligan in his groundbreaking series Q5. The team set out to make their humour tough to categorize, and they succeeded so well that the phrase "Pythonesque" was coined to describe it and later comparable material.