Which Monty Python member created the animated sequences for the series?

Terry Gilliam created the animated sequences for Monty Python's Flying Circus. His cut-out animation linked sketches, supplied surreal transitions, and helped define the show's instantly recognizable visual style.

Gilliam was initially credited primarily as the series' animator rather than as one of its five British writer-performers. His imagery often combined vintage photographs, engravings, airbrushed artwork, oversized body parts, elaborate machinery, and deliberately mismatched scales. The giant foot that crushes the show's title became one of Python's most famous symbols.

Gilliam was also a performer, although he generally appeared in roles that required heavy makeup or unusual costumes, such as the Knight who interrupts sketches by hitting people with a chicken. His animation background predated Python: he worked on Do Not Adjust Your Set, a children's comedy series that also featured future Pythons Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.

A common mix-up is to credit the entire troupe equally for the animation. The Pythons wrote and performed the sketches, but Gilliam was the member responsible for the distinctive animated work.