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"Election Night Special" is a Monty Python sketch parodying the coverage of United Kingdom general elections, specifically the 1970 general election, on the BBC by including hectic (and downright silly) actions by the media and a range of ridiculous candidates. This sketch was featured in Episode 19 of the ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' TV series, first broadcast on 3 November 1970. A somewhat different version of the sketch (leading into The Lumberjack Song) was also featured on the ''Monty Python Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane'' album.〔Among other changes, the live version at Drury Lane gave a shorter name to the Very Silly candidate in Harpenden and changed some of the first syllables of Tarquin's surname, making it Fin-tim-lim-bim-(brief pause)lim-bim-bim-bim-bim. Sensible Candidate James Walker became Jeannette Walker, and Silly Candidate Jethro Q. Walrustitty was referred to as Jethro Q. Bunn Whackett Buzzard Stubble and Boot Walrustitty ("Bun, Whacket, Buzzard, Stubble and Boot" was an early name considered for what became "Monty Python."). Elsie Zzzzzzzzzzzz was also referred to as Mrs rather than Mr.〕 A longer edit of the ''Drury Lane'' version also appeared on the promotional flexidisc ''Monty Python's Tiny Black Round Thing''. The sketch also provides the basis for an item in ''Monty Python's Big Red Book'' in the form of a mock pamphlet for the Silly Party, which alongside characters from the original sketch, also names both Paul Fox and Ian MacNaughton as Silly Party candidates. Throughout the sketch, the linkman (John Cleese) and other commentators appear in a fixed sequence, either giving variations on their original statement or simply repeating it, as results are coming in from various constituencies. The election is mainly contested by two major parties, the ''Sensible Party'' and the ''Silly Party'', though third-party candidates (Slightly Silly, Very Silly) make their appearance. ==The candidates and their vote totals== The sketch focuses on election results from the following three constituencies: At the end of the sketch, further results are given in short: *Engelbert Humperdinck gains Barrow in Furness from Ann Haydon-Jones and her husband Pip. *Arthur Negus has held Bristols. "That's not a result, that's a bit of gossip". (''Bristols'' is rhyming slang for 'breasts': Bristol City = titty.) *Mary Whitehouse taking Umbrage (in reaction to the previous "held Bristols"). *Wales isn't swinging at all, which is "no surprise" *Monty Python holds the Credits.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just the Words - Episode 19 )〕 The ''Drury Lane'' version gives a different set of results: * A little pink pussycat gains Barrow in Furness, "a gain from the Liberals, there". * Rastas Odinga-Odinga has taken Wolverhampton Southwest, "That's Enoch Powell's old constituency; an important gain for Darkie Power". *Arthur Negus has held Bristols. "That's not a result, that's a bit of gossip". (see above) * Sir Alec Douglas-Home has taken Oldham for the Stone-Dead party. * A small piece of putty about that big, a cheese mechanic from Dunbar and two frogs, one called Kipper and the other one not, have all gone "neep neep neep" in Blackpool Central. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Election Night Special」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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