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Python riffed on "Take Your Pick" as well, in episode 20 — a bit which was actually taken from John Cleese's pre-Python film, "How to Irritate People."
"And now, your second question for the blow on the head is: What is the main food that penguins eat?"
"Pork luncheon meat!"
"No."
"Spam?
"No, no, no. What do penguins eat? Penguins."
"Penguins?"
"Yes."
"I hate penguins!"
"No, no, no."
"They eat themselves!"
"No, no, what do penguins eat?"
"Horses! Armchairs!"
"No, no, no! What do penguins eat?"
"Oh, penguins!"
"Penguins."
"Cannelloni."
"No."
"Lasagna. Moussaka. Lobster Thermidor. Escalopes de veau a l'estragon avec endives gratinéed with cheese."
"No, no, no, no! I'll give you a clue." (mimes a fish swimming)
"Ah! Brian Close!"
"No, no!"
"Brian Inglis! Brian Johnson! Bryan Forbes!"
"No, no!"
"Nanette Newman!"
"No! What swims in the sea and gets caught in nets?"
"Henri Bergson."
"No."
"Goats! Underwater goats with snorkels and flippers!"
"No, no!"
"A buffalo with an aqualung!"
"No, no!"
"Reginald Maudling!"
"Yes, that's near enough; I'll give you that."
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