Title: The Attila the Hun Show
Original Airdate: 10/11/1970
Guest starring: Carol Cleveland, Ian Davidson
First, an episode of The Attila the Hun Show
And now for something completely different, it's: A bunch of weirdos watching a medical examination, the Secretary of State performing a striptease, politician groupies, an infestation of gun wielding sheep, news for parrots, parliamentary news for humans, a look at the importance of the village idiot, furniture competitions, and a stupid game show contestant.
Tropes:
- American Accents: The Attila the Hun Show is a parody of common American sitcom tropes, right down to all the actors speaking this way.
- Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: When the scientist describes the wolf costume that the killer sheep... (cue Terry Gilliam as a viking saying, "WAS WEARING").
- Blackface: Idle as an excruciatingly stereotypical servant who's actually named "Uncle Tom".
- Call-Back:
- The urban idiots that appear at the end of the Village Idiot sketch have background traits from the characters in Upper Class Twit of the Year.
- Attila the Hun first made an appearance in the "Historical Impersonations" sketch from "Intermission".
- Conspicuous Trenchcoat: The pervs that show up to watch the sexy lady (Carol Cleveland) getting examined by a doctor are all wearing the standard pervert trench coat.
- Eating the Enemy: Well, that's all for Attila the Bun.
- Hordes from the East: Invoked (with humorous intentions) in the opening narration of "The Attila the Hun Show":"In the 5th century, as the once mighty Roman Empire crumbled, the soft underbelly of Western Europe lay invitingly exposed to the barbarian hordes to the East: Alaric the Visigoth, Gaiseric the Vandal, and Theoderic the Ostrogoth in turn swept westward in a reign of terror. But none surpassed in power and cruelty the mighty—Attila the Hun. ... Ladies and gentlemen, it's The Attila the Hun Show!"
- Killer Sheep: Arthur X, leader of the Pennine Gang.
- Knee-capping: The host of "Take Your Pick" offers to do this to Mrs Scum, who still insists on a blow to the head.
- Lighter and Softer: "The Attila the Hun Show" turns the famous warlord into a Sitcom dad.
- Meadow Run: Attila and Mrs Attila do one in the "Attila the Hun Show" intro.
- Obfuscating Stupidity: The Village Idiots
. - Standard Snippet: The Atilla the Hun Show uses the theme song from The Debbie Reynolds Show.
- Uncle Tomfoolery: Attila the Hun's butler (played by Eric Idle in blackface), who is named "Uncle Tom" and very stereotypical.
- You Can Leave Your Hat On: Terry Jones as a government minister who delivers a speech on farm prices...as a striptease.
