ICYDK "Ethel The Frog" is actually a parody of a real British public affairs show called This Week that aired on the Pythons previous employer Associated Rediffusion.
Love these special lyrics composed for the cartoon. My favorite verse from the original song: Johnny he reached for his Stetson/"O Lordy Frankie, don't shoot!"/Frankie pulled back her kimono/That gun went rooty toot toot/She shot her man...
"Ethel the Frog: (Piranha Brother's)" is their best long skit. All the interviewees are very funny. Sanchez Panza was very funny. Biting the Heads of whippets. Nailing Coffee Tables to heads. He knows how to treat a female impersonator _All so funny_
The idea of some strange goverment ministry somewhere, full of such peculiar departments amuses me almost as much as the actual content of this sketch.