TV series

Do Not Adjust Your Set

Name: Do Not Adjust Your Set
Released: 1967
Cast: Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, David Jason, Terry Gilliam

1967–1969· 2 seasons· 30 min episodes★ 7.8Ended

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Synopsis

Innovative and influential, and originally envisaged as children’s show, Do Not Adjust Your Set was a madcap early-evening comedy sketch show that quickly acquired a cult following with Swinging Sixties adults, who rushed home from work to see it. Written by and starring Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, with great performances and additional material by David Jason and Denise Coffey, it also provided an early showcase for the hilarious animations of Terry Gilliam, and the brilliantly bizarre musical antics of the legendary Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.

Themes

surreal sketch comedy

Episodes

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E1 Rediffusion Show 1 - Boxing Day PilotNext upDec 26, 1967 · 30 min
Synopsis
The pilot was a Boxing Day special screened the same day as the Beatles 'Magical Mystery Tour'. Previously thought lost, the songs and sketches include: Boxing Day dance, Bonzo's Jollity Farm and Captain Fantastic.
E2 Rediffusion Show 2Jan 4, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro, King Lear, Musicians At Work, Family Grocer, Science For Sixth Forms, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Monster Mash, Maternity Ward, On Guard, The Wonder of Words, Stool Pigeon, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Sound Of Music, An Extraordinary Sight, Captain Fantastic, The Tartan Thistle Club
E3 Rediffusion Show 3Jan 11, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro, Identity Parade, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Brief, Patient Noughts & Crosses, Time for Fun (Fivers Club), Captain Fantastic, Star of Tomorrow, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Look Out There's a Monster Coming, Concorde, Miss Pringle, "Two of Us" song
E4 Rediffusion Show 4Jan 18, 1968 · 30 min
E5 Rediffusion Show 5Jan 25, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro - Good evening - Captain Fantastic - Great Discoveries Of Our Time - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band perform Ali Baba's Camel - Myrtle Goodbody Classes - An Old Time Victorian Burble Drama
E6 Rediffusion Show 6Feb 1, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro, How To Eat, Musicians At Work, Happy Grin Insurance, Flying Doctor, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Equestrian Statue, Take Your Clothes Off, Bus Stop, Cookery Class, Help!, Captain Fantastic, Sailors Song, A Personal Note
E7 Rediffusion Show 7Feb 8, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro, Traffic Warden, Round Up, Thank You, Burglary Prevention, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Hunting Tigers, Thou Shalt Not, Royal Opera House, Morning Madam, Scenes of Village Life, Captain Fantastic, Miss World
E8 Rediffusion Show 8Feb 15, 1968 · 30 min
E9 Rediffusion Show 9Feb 22, 1968 · 30 min
E10 Rediffusion Show 10Feb 29, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro, Sport, Whackfield Wanders, Chairback Banana Grabbing, Angling, Frogmen Routine, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Hello Mabel, Fortune Teller, Miniskirt, Captain Fantastic, Romeo & Juliet
E11 Rediffusion Show 11Mar 7, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro, Economic Axe, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Espionage, Custard Factory, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Love is a Cylindrical Piano, Miss Pringle, Rehearsal, Cinderella, Captain Fantastic, British Food
E12 Rediffusion Show 12Mar 14, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro, Holiday Club, Welcome Home, Death Cab for Cutie, Has Anyone Seen the Invisible Man ?, The Vosbourgh Art Gallery, Captain Fantastic
E13 Rediffusion Show 13Mar 21, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro, Instrumental, The Problems Of Falling Over, The Wild And Woolly West, Weather, Hamster Allergies, Post Early for Christmas, It's Lucy! You're Fired, Announcement, Tubas in the Moonlight, Fancy Dress For Two, Dog Food, Captain Fantastic, Musicians At Work
E14 Rediffusion Show 14Mar 28, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro, Television Planning, The Beginning Of The End, Spotters Corner, Backwards, Cookery Class, Arthur The Amazing Performing Dog, Come Out To Play, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Metaphorically Speaking, Miss Pringle, Pre-History, Captain Fantastic, The End
E15 Rediffusion Special Edition!Jul 29, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
A slightly longer summer special which mixes new material with remounts of previous sketches and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band performing 'I'm the Urban Spaceman'.
E16 Do Not Adjust Your StockingDec 25, 1968 · 30 min
Synopsis
Intro - Gags - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band carol singing - Turnaround with Eric Idle - Christmas cookery hints with Ivor Clarke - St. Herbert's - The Circus Lecture - Beauty Desk - Royal Father Christmas College - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band perform By A Waterfall - Ron and Norma - Terry Gilliam's The Christmas Card - World pantomime speed record - Captain Fantastic - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band perform I'm The Urban Spaceman - Party Games - Merry Merry Christmas song