Beware of the Elephants. A cutout animation by Terry Gilliam

[AlantheOttoman]

Of Terry Gilliam's animation before MPFC, this is very interesting. A series of unrelated topics such as "Sludge Soap" and Superman dropping a bomb on a big city make this a great animation.

[AlantheOttoman]

I'd like to know what the march at 1:00 is

[markusvitxxx]

Diese Video wurde von Gilliam für die Show "Do Not Adjust Your Set" angefertigt, und nicht für den Flying Circus. Allerdings war diese Animation der Grund weshalb Gilliam für den Flying Circus an Board geholt wurde. Palin und Jones hatten die Idee dazu!

[themontypythonmuseum]

@markusvitxxx Deswegen sagt es "before (vor) Monty Python's Flying Circus". Es ist auch nicht bekannt von welche Episode es kam, die DNAYS Episoden mit Animationen sind alle verloren gegangen.

[alinemerrow]

who is this man at 0:17? There are loads of animation pieces with him in MP.

[cookie123456789012]

Whats the song at 2:12

[themontypythonmuseum]

@cookie123456789012 It's been asked before. Lied ohne Worte (or Song without words) by Felix Mendelssohn.

[weirdobro98]

Terry gilliam

God of animation

[vegasguy1237]

Epic!

[LvndrHppE]

Fantastico! I love the ending where the elephant says "Elephants can't read!'

[TheCGIMaster]

whats the song at begining?

[themontypythonmuseum]

Boccherini's menuet (it's been asked before, check the earlier comment).

[egapnala65]

No he's right, I thought he was replying to the guy who wanted to know about the opening and closing music.

[themontypythonmuseum]

That's it. I replied to RaolHetfild.

And the letters of your username backwards spell "Alan Page".

[egapnala65]

Actually that's interesting as my real name is Anal Gape. I never noticed that before. What a silly bunt.

[themontypythonmuseum]

But I expect you get people making jokes about your name all the time?

[egapnala65]

No. Usually it's ferrets. Luckily the tin foil I have wrapped myself in keeps them off though. With the exception of Arthur of course, but he's very determined anyway.

[themontypythonmuseum]

Ferrets! Hate it when they get stuck up my nose. It radically affects my sense of smell.

[egapnala65]

I know, it's dreadful isn't it? I reckon it's to do with nasal hair myself. Ihad to give up walking down country lanes in the end because they were flying out of the bushes at me as I walked past.

I once copped a dozen simply walking to the post office. Can you imagine 12 hairy, bity things all fighting over the same two orifices?

In the end I offered them a 0% mortgage deal on a nostril share basis, they seemed quite pleased with that.

[themontypythonmuseum]

Come to think about it, maybe one went down as far as my brain. That would explain why my brain hurts. DOCTOR!!!

[ofschorchedpumpkins]

sillyness is a compliment, you silly sods.  :o)

[themontypythonmuseum]

Just checking.

[PrudenceNumberNine]

Lol wow. :D

[ofschorchedpumpkins]

sillyness

[themontypythonmuseum]

Is that a compliment, or not?

[themontypythonmuseum]

Lied ohne Worte (or Song without words) by Felix Mendelssohn.

[egapnala65]

Eh? Its yer Boccherini minuet that is mate, yer Mendelssohn's more like yee diddle dee diddle........SPLAT!!

[EdTheGringo]

thnks a lot!

[EdTheGringo]

what's the music at the beginning and the end ?

[EdTheGringo]

Readyy, Aiim , FIRE ! just brilliant

[egapnala65]

I thought there was more to this. "The Elephant of Surprise" etc. Great to see Enoch Powell having the piss taken out of him though.

[themontypythonmuseum]

Yes, the used some bits from Elephant of Surprise in a documentary. Perhaps elephants were a running gag in 1 episode?

[Keaton2008]

Thanks for uploading this.

Genius.

[lovinglyidle]

Is this the famous carton that was start of Gilliams famehood?

[ZieVest90]

isn't this from Do Not Adjust Your Set Series 2?

[rghn2]

Genius.