Talk:Dead Parrot sketch/Archive 1

Archive 1

Screenshots

Those aren't from the original skit. I'm not sure where they're from, but they're not the classic shots. --Danmerqury 02:04, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

• They are from the film And now for something completely different. If you want me to change them and put in screenshots from the original sketch, I can do that. --MrEquator 15:20, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Cold Parrots

In explanation of my edit - ... an apparent absurdity in itself since parrots are popularly presumed to be tropical ...

I was referring to the Kakapo (New Zealand parrot) that lives at 47° South - specifically on Codfish Island, off the coast of Stewart Island. The Kakapo is seriously endangered (although recovering), and although the birds were once more usually found in lower (further North in the Southern hemisphere) latitudes they were also indigenous this far South.

Also worthy of mention is another New Zealand parrot, the Kea which is the world's only alpine parrot and is found in mid 40's latitudes as well. As the Kea is well-suited to life above the snowline it could be a candidate for life among the fiords.

Incidentally, Kakapo are also bred on another sanctuary - Chalky Island, which just happens to be in the New Zealand region of Fiordland. Keas also range into Fiordland so I suppose that both species could find themselves "pining for the fiords". Fanx 12:35, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

SNL skit

Currently what is in the article is

When Michael Palin and John Cleese made surprise appearances on Saturday Night Live, they recreated the Parrot Sketch. However, they made obvious their boredom with constant reference to the sketch by performing the skit in a purposely lackluster manner.

Is there a source for this? I would love this explanation, as a fan, but it seemed to me that they just bombed. No one laughed, and it was very awkward. I'm taking out the second sentence unless someone can provide any proof of this. Oreo man 14:41, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Someone has messed up the Popular Culture section

The second bullet has been murdered by someone:

The same lines from the skit are frequently used to describe anything which the speaker wishes to describe as defunct or no longer viable. The term "Dead Parrot" is sometimes used in this context too, and also specifically applies to a controversial joint policy document which the Liberal Party and Social Democrats issued in 1988 in the process of their merger into the Social and Liberal Democratic Party. Shortly before her downfall as Prime

Who cut away the bit after 'Prime' and why did he leave it in such a mess? How do we get this back into some semblance of order? The number of edits in this article is fairly high and you could spend a jolly time looking for the offending one. Any quick solutions for this?
--Recoloniser 11:05, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

OK, found it (by accident) and restored it. Anyone wanting to edit this paragraph: please leave it in an orderly fashion and not truncated.
--Recoloniser 11:31, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Notlob

Not relevant to this page but to what redirects here: Notlob. I was watching a bit of Monty Python's Flying Circus yesterday and noticed a part where someone was laying on a surgery table and the surgeon cut him open. Apparently there was a hippie, a naked woman and an Indian person in there. If I remember correctly the guy on the surgery table was called Notlob ("Wake up, mr Notlob"). Is this any worth noting? -thomasvk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.10.20.7 (talk) 11:53, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:29, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

He fucking snuffed it!

It's still listed as censored.

Fixed. Nufy8 (talk) 22:22, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Margaret Thatcher

Thatcher, of course, famously did not understand this joke and asked if Monty Python was "one of us" - she was told he was. Probably more appropriate in a Thatcher related article though probably along with a bit of trimming. Ah well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.12.166.147 (talk) 18:50, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Nah, it's just another "politician not getting it" story, similar to Peter Mandelson and the mushy peas. Totnesmartin (talk) 15:01, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

External Link

Now that Monty Python has their own official YouTube channel, perhaps we should change the link to their video clip instead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Devil 520 (talk • contribs) 20:08, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

I thought you'd never ask

I recall seeing a version of this skit on TV that ended with the shopkeeper asking "do you want to come back to my place?," and Mr. Praline responding, "I thought you'd never ask." This article confirms that such an alternate take exists but gives little explination as to when and where it first appeared. It was filmed, and I believe it was for a TV show, not just a live rendition. Anyone remember this version and what program it was from? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.149.203.252 (talk) 07:33, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

Edit:- Im not 100% but I think its from Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.67.66.48 (talk) 00:53, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: page moved per discussion below. - GTBacchus^(talk) 20:11, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

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Dead Parrot → Dead Parrot Sketch — The name of the sketch is the "Dead Parrot Sketch" or "Parrot Sketch" or something else with sketch on the end. Nobody would ever call this sketch "Dead Parrot". e.g. "Have you seen the Dead Parrot?" vs "Have you seen the Dead Parrot Sketch?" If you said the former, the other person would be very confused. McLerristarr (Mclay1) (talk) 03:24, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

• Agree - It's the Dead Parrot Sketch. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:28, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
• Weak Agree Not sure if the move is necessary but it would be nice. Soxwon (talk) 03:37, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
  • It might be useful to look at Monty Python's Flying Circus and note how many of the lengthy list of sketches say "sketch". Some items are unique to Python, such as the argument clinic, but I notice that it says "Dead Parrot sketch", which is what it's typically called. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:45, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
    • In fact, "argument clinic" redirects to "The Argument Sketch". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:48, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
      • No it doesn't. Soxwon (talk) 04:17, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
• This sketch happened way back and has gone back into the past. To most people "Dead Parrot" means "dead parrot" means a dead bird, and not any bit of spoken text. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:30, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
• Agree, "Dead Parrot sketch" would be clearer.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 06:32, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
• Support Straight forward. Nice to see Norwegian Blue redirect here though! Skinsmoke (talk) 10:12, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
• Support - makes sense. -mattbuck (Talk) 10:41, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
• Support, but I would hope that the previous votes of support agree with me that the new title should be Dead Parrot sketch and not Dead Parrot Sketch (which is what was technically proposed). Propaniac (talk) 18:31, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
• Support move to Dead Parrot sketch. – ukexpat (talk) 15:27, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
• Move for close, no substantial disagreements here.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 15:37, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

BUFFY

Why has no-one trivia-referenced the episode in season six where she is caught in a time loop and has to keep finding a mummy hand in the magic shop? After she stabs it, I believe, one of the evil trio says, "This mummy hand has ceased to be! It is an EX-mummy hand!" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.152.226.179 (talk) 13:01, 21 October 2006 (UTC)