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Status: Ended
First Aired: December 26, 1967
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 29
Networks: ITV1
Genres: Comedy

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Do Not Adjust Your Set(1967)

TMDB Rating: 7.6 (9 votes)

Overview

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.

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Season 1

16 episodes • 1967

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Rediffusion Show 1 - Boxing Day Pilot	Dec 26, 1967
2	Rediffusion Show 2	Jan 4, 1968
3	Rediffusion Show 3	Jan 11, 1968
4	Rediffusion Show 4	Jan 18, 1968
5	Rediffusion Show 5	Jan 25, 1968
6	Rediffusion Show 6	Feb 1, 1968
7	Rediffusion Show 7	Feb 8, 1968
8	Rediffusion Show 8	Feb 15, 1968
9	Rediffusion Show 9	Feb 22, 1968
10	Rediffusion Show 10	Feb 29, 1968
11	Rediffusion Show 11	Mar 7, 1968
12	Rediffusion Show 12	Mar 14, 1968
13	Rediffusion Show 13	Mar 21, 1968
14	Rediffusion Show 14	Mar 28, 1968
15	Rediffusion Special Edition!	Jul 29, 1968
16	Do Not Adjust Your Stocking	Dec 25, 1968

Season 2

13 episodes • 1969

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Thames Show 1	Feb 19, 1969
2	Thames Show 2	Feb 26, 1969
3	Thames Show 3	Mar 5, 1969
4	Thames Show 4	Mar 12, 1969
5	Thames Show 5	Mar 19, 1969
6	Thames Show 6	Mar 26, 1969
7	Thames Show 7	Apr 2, 1969
8	Thames Show 8	Apr 9, 1969
9	Thames Show 9	Apr 16, 1969
10	Thames Show 10	Apr 23, 1969
11	Thames Show 11	Apr 30, 1969
12	Thames Show 12	May 7, 1969
13	Thames Show 13	May 14, 1969

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