I think they had the same impact on this side of the Atlantic as well - at least on those of us who were fortunate enough to see episodes of the Flying Circus. I loved Monty Python back in the day. My friends and I used to gather on Friday nights to watch Flying Circus episodes on Friday evenings. They were on the local PBS station. Every now and again they'd have special Pythonathons and play multiple episodes. Good times... Ditto. Tried to never miss an episode, even if I'd already seen it. Favorite film: (no contest) Holy Grail. Favorite scene: (tough call)... either the holy hand grenade scene, or the castle guard ("You stay here, and make sure he doesn't leave"). Both scenes feature Palin and Idle, who always tended to be my favorites. I love Cleese also, but after those three it generally drops off considerably for me (Jones, Chapman, Gilliam).