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During that same TCA appearance, Groening declared a true cult classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (co-directed by Gilliam), to be "the biggest influence" on his new Netflix series. And it's not difficult to see why: Both plumb the grimy depths of life in the Middle Ages to find abundant sources of humor, though only one features a cow launched from a catapult.
During that same TCA appearance, Groening declared a true cult classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (co-directed by Gilliam), to be "the biggest influence" on his new Netflix series. And it's not difficult to see why: Both plumb the grimy depths of life in the Middle Ages to find abundant sources of humor, though only one features a cow launched from a catapult.
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