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The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16-Ton JOHN CLEESE’S TERRY GILLIAM’S PERSONAL BEST PERSONAL BEST catalog no. AAE-71813 catalog no. AAE-74518 upc 7-33961-71813-3 upc 7-33961-74518-4 isbn 0-7670-7856-X isbn 0-7670-8774-7 TERRY JONES’ GRAHAM CHAPMAN’S PERSONAL BEST PERSONAL BEST catalog no. AAE-74517 catalog no. AAE-74519 upc 7-33961-74517-7 upc 7-33961-74519-7 isbn 0-7670-8773-9 isbn 0-7670-8775-5 ERIC IDLE’S MICHAEL PALIN’S PPERSONALERSONAL BEST PPERSONALERSONAL BEST catalog no. AAE-71954 catalog no. AAE-73257 upc 7-33961-71954-3 upc 7-33961-73257-3 isbn 0-7670-8095-5 isbn 0-7670-8550-7 THE COMPLETE MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS 16-TON MEGASET $199.95 srp u.s. Color, 16 discs, Approx. catalog no. AAE-72952 $269.95 srp can 29 hrs., 9 mins. + extras, upc 7-33961-72952-8 Comedy, isbn 0-7670-8551-5 For more information, please e-mail [email protected] TO ORDER: Please contact your New Video sales representative. Tel: (212) 206-8600, Fax: (212) 206-9001. Libraries, please contact your local distributor Distributed in Canada by or mail or fax your order directly to: Marketed and distributed in the Paradox Entertainment Group. A&E Home Video, 19 Gregory Drive, Burlington, VT 05403. U.S. by New Video, 126 Fifth 70 Driver Rd., Unit#1, Brampton, Tel: (800) 423-1212, Fax: (802) 864-9846. AETV.com Avenue, New York, NY 10011 ON L6T 5V2 Tel: (800) 267-1216 E-mail: [email protected] Art and Design ©2005 A&E Television Networks. All Rights Reserved. Seek out the gods of comedy. Turn to Them. Let Them love you and heal you with laughter and joy. They are omnipotent, Their comedy is everywhere (from Broadway to PBS), They have great powers, and can even resurrect Their Own from the grave. Rejoice, for They have returned to bestow new comedy upon the masses—resplendent with new, never-before-seen footage (provided the masses reside in North America where A&E Home Video holds the Flying Circus rights) in… Four New MONTY PYTHON'S PERSONAL BEST DVD Releases Starring the great John Cleese (A Fish Called Wanda), animator/director extraordinaire Terry Gilliam (The Brothers Grimm), the multi-talented genius Terry Jones (Ripping Yarns), and the newly unearthed Graham Chapman, and their best Monty moments. • The modern-day Pythons return to television to present their favorite Flying Circus sketches. • DVDs will hit during the national PBS broadcasts of the PERSONAL BEST programs. • Each DVD is impulse-buy priced at under $20—perfect for fans of Spamalot, Monty Python, Cleese, Gilliam, Jones, and Chapman. • Promotions with Spamalot include Playbill ads and promotional postcards at the in-theater gift shop. • Exclusive bonuses include a new, behind-the-scenes featurette, Jones and Chapman’s “second-best” sketches, an interview with Terry Gilliam, and 15-question trivia quizzes from Python expert Kim “Howard” Johnson. • All of the Pythons’ best sketches are represented, including “Self-Defense Against Fresh Fruit,” “The Lumberjack Song,” “Spanish Inquisition,” and “Fish Slapping Dance.” (ordering info on back cover) PREORDER JAN 31 • RELEASE FEB 28 ORDERING INFO: To order, please contact your New Video sales representative. Tel: (212) 206-8600, Fax: (212) 206-9001. Libraries, please contact your local distributor or mail or fax your order direct to: A&E Home Video, 19 Gregory Drive, Burlington, VT 05403. Tel: 1-800-423-1212, Fax: (802) 864-9846. Marketed and distributed in the Distributed in Canada by Paradox Entertainment Group. U.S. by New Video, 126 Fifth 70 Driver Rd., Unit#1, Brampton, ON L6T 5V2 Avenue, New York, NY 10011 Tel: (800) 267-1216 E-mail: [email protected] Art and Design ©2005 A&E Television Networks. All Rights Reserved. AETV.com.
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