MONTY PYTHON RETURNS

PBS says six new Monty Python specials are in production for broadcast
on PBS this year. Each of the exclusive to PBS six one-hour programs
will focus on one member of the original Monty Python troupe - Graham
Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Terry
Jones. The five living Pythons - Cleese, Idle, Gilliam, Palin and Jones
- will each produce and write their own episode, with the five
collaborating on a sixth special to honor deceased member Chapman.

The "Pythons" burst onto the scene in October 1969 when "Monty Python's
Flying Circus" debuted in Britain on the BBC. The series' 45 episodes
ran until December 1974. American audiences were first introduced to
such phrases as "Nudge, nudge, wink, wink," "naughty bits" and "nobody
expects the Spanish inquisition!" when local PBS stations obtained
broadcast rights to the series. Beginning in Spring 2006, PBS stations
will be able to introduce a whole new generation to the series when all
47 episodes will be available for broadcast.

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