Monty Python - Life or Death Struggle

[peanutfan8]

A huge BOOL sea lion...



[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

Some times I wonder if the Pythons were not secret disciples of as their parody of Darwin’s Survival of the fittest resembles somewhat Nietzsche’s objection: “As for the famous “struggle for existence”, so far it seems to me to be asserted rather than proved. It occurs, but as an exception; the total appearance of life is not the extremity, not starvation, but rather riches, profusion, even absurd squandering--and where there is struggle, it is a struggle for power.”

[grmpf]

I love how he has a chart on the wall that simply states "how rich I am".

And that bust sports a moustache.

[BigDVulturous]

Its very fitting that no one has disliked this, all of them were killed by the huge BOOL Sealions XD

[XZYAFFAIR]

I think this is supposed to be a parody of the Nazi survival-of-the-fittest propaganda films that they used to justify euthanasia.

[manox14]

ze vewlf straggles to no avail

fuckin hilarious

[satireknight]

Can someone explain to me why Princess Margaret is pitted against a breakfast? Is this some joke that everyone has forgotten, or is it just random?

[fatang1000]

Damn tall princess.. could only be Cleese.

[fatang1000]

Cleese's German accent cracks me up, as does princess Margaret stomping in rage and being "poised for the 'khill' ". "She raises her 'harpooon' and fires".

[Gookrak]

It's supposed to be German, but very silly, really. I happen to find this sketch so hilarously funny, I watch it 3 times every day. Also: Woody and tinny words.

Wülf, hiüge büll etc. aaaargggh :))) Enraged pantomime Princess Margaret :D.

[teencomment]

I use that honeybear line so much...

[blueflagboyify]

"Seeing off an inTROOding BOOL, who is attempting to inTROOD on his hair-eem" XD

I'm not sure what accent Cleese is attempting. The DVD captions just describe it as "foreign". 

[Daverball]

@blueflagboyify I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be a very silly sounding german accent.

[pang5]

@Daverball As opposed to those German accents that do not sound silly. :-l

[EdithProfeil]

@Daverball

I could be wrong here but I think it resembles the show of Prof. Grzimek, a famous German animal-researcher from the 50s/60s. Tube it.

[southsideFR]

@Daverball

it is actually a spoof (and a brilliant one) on "Heinz Sielmann" who did animal documentaries on tv in the seventies and eighties. he is even mentioned in the sketch (3:01)

[DrHarib0]

@blueflagboyify Yes, it's German. This is a parody of Bernhard Grzimek, whose animal documentary were pretty famos in the sixties in Germany.

[massiveattack786]

does any one know another sketch with these horses ? i remember watching one where they have to pass a gate..they got checked n evrything by the gatekeeper but they didnt noticed the horses were just fake one lol

[Daverball]

@massiveattack786 There is one where they play a kind of "agent chasing bad guy" parody, where the agent and the bad guy are a pantomime horse, it's from the same episode though, I don't think the pantomime horses made any other appearances on the show.

[YonKitoTaoshibe]

British comedies are great, since they know how to do it and when to stop before they completely kill something. Wish I could say the same thing about mainstream American entertainment. Hell, there are a lot of things I wish I could say about American entertainment. A few examples ; " Most of it is great" "It encourages thinking" "How clever" "I don't feel insulted" I'm not trying to offend anyone, but the American media today makes me sick, and yes I'm American.

[dharmaseed]

Here vee see a honeybear, not engaged in a life-or-death stluggle about anything. Zese honeybears are placid and peaceful creatures, and consequently, bad television.

[NoOtherNamesWereLeft]

I must admit that I normally watch Monty Python with Danish subtitles turned on (sort of a natural outcome of living in Denmark) - and my favourite part of this sketch is actually the subtitles. They are completely messed up (or rather messed up to look like some sort of pseudo-German), reflecting Terry Jones' beyond funny pronounciation! I really respect translators for things like that.

Yeah, just thought I'd share the good translation-joke. xD

[NoOtherNamesWereLeft]

@NoOtherNamesWereLeft I just realised that it's actually John Cleese narrating... Oh well.

[Arguman]

Another victim of this silly film. :(

[TomMSTie]

"Poor Terence. Another victim of this silly film."

Silly really is an underrated art form.

[Humbledingify]

Just how he says " sea loins" and "bull" make me LOL.

[jasobres]

Okay, why does the narrator have a German accent?

[becocabana]

Look up Heinz Sielmann. He is the main victim of parody here (and the first one to be mentioned by name). Interesting insight in the TV-Genres of the time, and another example of the very concrete political and social satire of contemporaries (and by no means "only" nonsense-humour).

Or, however, you can just relax and enjoy. Just as good.

Cheers

[GoblinXXX]

This pattern of aggressive behavior is typical of these documentaries.

[ydnaon]

I'm afraid of geese now

[GoblinXXX]

You need fear only PANTOMIME geese (armed with bows) if you're Terrence Radigan, (Poor Terrence- Another victim of this silly film.)

[mightyluv]

PENGGG!  Right in zee toast!

[Arguman]

@mightyluv I love that line! RIGHT IN THE TOAST!

[massakerjoe]

Awesome!

[StandstillcompleX]

i luv it <3