Horological Meandering - I was Monty's Treble

I was Monty's Treble

Jun 25, 2015,08:08 AM

I Was Monty's Treble

Series 9, Episode 2

PRODUCTION: JOHN BROWELL. SCRIPT: SPIKE MILLIGAN. RECORDED: SUNDAY 9th NOVEMBER 1958. TRANSMISSION: MONDAY 10th NOVEMBER 1958.

EXCERPT:

Neddie: Yes indeed, 1941 - a fateful year for England and Elstree. You see the Germans had got wind ...

Eccles: Ohhh!

Neddie: Let me finish!

Eccles: Oh, and ruin the gag? Aha ha ha.

Neddie: Aha ha ha. Had got wind of a new General.

GRAMS: Artillery fire, chickens clucking, gunfire

Peter: (over) Hear that thrilling sound. British artillery shelling German chickens. Money had struck.

ORCHESTRA: Impressive-sounding fanfare, ending in off-key mess

Harry: (ahem)

Spike: (German-sounding gibberish)

Harry (German): Gerspontein der fueldavistice splooker. The Englanders have broken through at El Alamein.

Spike (German) : Oh.

Harry (German): Zis could mean curtains for us. It could also mean vindows and doors.

Peter (German): Aye aye. Zis, er, General Field Marshall Montgomery must be captured, kiptured, tortured and in zat order.

Spike (German): Oh. You ... you ... have a plan?

Peter (German): Ja.

Spike (German): Ohh.

Peter (German): I have a plan of the plin hof of the plons of the plan.

Spike (German): But have you the ploons of the plins of the plons of the plons?

Peter (German): Curse! I forgot those!

Spike (German): Then get on with the ploons.

Peter (German): Klin, Prin. Montgomery is always flying backwards and forwards between England.

Harry (German): They have planes that fly backwards?

Peter (German): Private Schnertz, I have bad news.

Harry (German): Private? I'm a General.

Peter (German): Zat is ze bad news.

Harry (German): Zat is ze old joke. Ha ha ha.

Peter (German): And we all saw it coming! Aha ha.

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Did you say hello from my part to Bruno and Carlos? Thanks! Fx

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:-) MTF

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I was Monty's Treble

By: MTF : June 25th, 2015-08:08

I Was Monty's Treble Series 9, Episode 2 PRODUCTION: JOHN BROWELL. SCRIPT: SPIKE MILLIGAN. RECORDED: SUNDAY 9th NOVEMBER 1958. TRANSMISSION: MONDAY 10th NOVEMBER 1958. EXCERPT: Neddie: Yes indeed, 1941 - a fateful year for England and Elstree. You see the...