Talk:Mr Praline

accents

Was the bloke in convert-a-pet Praline? I don't think it was. Does anyone have the script with character names?

He certainly doesn't have the Praline voice. And I think the dead parrot sketch pre-dated pet conversions, though I may be wrong, so I hesitate to edit.

The Parrot Sketch was in episode 8 and Pet Conversions was in episode 10 - and Cleese's character is simply called "Man". The confusion comes from the Cleese/Palin/Shop format of the sketch. Totnesmartin 23:27, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

What kind of accent does Mr. Praline have? To my Yank ear it's vaguely Northern. I would put the Pet Shop somewhere in the North based on the fact that 1. The shop owner is Michael Palin's slick-talking Yorkshireman 2. The Similar Pet Shop is in Bolton, Lancs. But it's really just a conjecture. Ellsworth 23:53, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't describe it as northern at all. I'd say it's actually pretty much RP, but with a strained, clipped, and rather aggressive tone brought on by extreme exasperation... I'd also suggest that Palin's shopkeeper's accent is much closer to Cockney than Yorkshire; as such, I'd think that the sketch is set in London. But then again, the shopkeeper's brother doesn't have a Boltonian accent (nor does the railway porter), so it could be anywhere really... Cheers, DWaterson 17:19, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the info. I had half-forgot that Palin can "do" a Cockney and various other London accents, viz. the Vercotti bros. Ellsworth 23:50, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Someone could do us colonials a great service by listing what accents are used (particularly by Palin) in each sketch! —Tamfang (talk) 22:12, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Mr. Praline

Shouldn't this be Mr. Praline with the period? I'm no expert on things Monty Python, but would someone confirm the page name and redirect are the correct choices? Thanks. --Blechnic (talk) 00:43, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

I'm no expert either, but I believe it should. I'll did around WP:NAME a bit...Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 17:28, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Looking at the references in the article, it appears that the characters name is spelt without the "period" following Mr. Therefore, I believe the name is correct as it stands (FYI "Mr. Praline") already redirects here Keeper | 76 | Disclaimer 17:50, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Right-- that's what I've been finding. I'm not enough a "Monty Python fanboy" (despite what may have been said at a certain discussion...) to know why the period is left off. But it does indeed appear to be left off. Dekkappai (talk) 17:59, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

It's common in the Old Country (I think I read this in Modern English Usage) to omit the dot when the abbrev'n includes the last letter of the original word, thus M[iste]r, S[ain]t (but St[reet].). —Tamfang (talk) 22:10, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

who's Eric

the Eric the Half-A-Bee segment is one of Cleese's personal favourites. It includes the revelation that Praline's first name is also Eric.

Does it? As I remember it –

Mr Praline: A licence for my pet fish, Eric.

Licence bureau man: How'd you know my name was Eric?

Mr Praline: No no no, my fish's name is Eric. Eric the Fish. He's an halibut.

Mr Praline himself is not named at all in the dialogue. —Tamfang (talk) 00:49, 14 March 2023 (UTC)