<P> In 932 A.D., King Arthur and his squire, Patsy, travel throughout England searching for men to join the Knights of the Round Table . Arthur stops at a castle, where the guards ask how Arthur found two coconut halves Patsy uses to simulate the sound of horses galloping . Arthur leaves after his encounter becomes a discussion about African and European swallows . Arthur encounters a Black Knight, who will not let them cross a small bridge . A sword fight ensues with Arthur gaining the upper hand, but the Black Knight continues fighting despite having his arms and legs severed . The Black Knight declares the battle a draw . </P> <P> The villagers of a small town come to Sir Bedevere the Wise claiming they have captured a witch . Bedevere puts the woman through a test, and she is revealed to be a witch because she weighs the same as a duck . Arthur dubs Bedevere as a Knight of the Round Table, and they are later joined by Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Galahad the Pure, and Sir Robin the Not - Quite - So - Brave - As - Sir - Lancelot . The knights reach Camelot, but following a song - and - dance cutaway, Arthur decides not to enter, because "' tis a silly place". The group encounters God, who instructs them to seek the Holy Grail . </P> <P> Their first stop is a French - controlled castle . One of the soldiers tells the knights that they already have a grail, then taunts them with ridiculous insults . After a failed invasion of the castle with the French soldiers throwing animals at them, the knights try sneaking into the castle in a Trojan Rabbit, but forget to hide inside it . The rabbit is catapulted at them and crushes one of the knights' servants . Arthur decides the group should split up to seek the grail . A modern - day historian, describing the Arthurian legends, is abruptly killed by a knight on horseback, triggering a police investigation . </P> <P> The knights encounter various perils . Arthur and Bedevere attempt to satisfy the strange requests of the dreaded Knights who say Ni . Sir Robin avoids a fight with the Three - Headed Giant by running away while the heads are arguing . Sir Galahad is led by a grail - shaped beacon to Castle Anthrax, populated by women who wish to perform sexual favours for him, but to Galahad's chagrin, he is rescued by Lancelot . Sir Lancelot finds a note tied to an arrow, and after reading it assaults a wedding party at Swamp Castle, believing them to be holding a lady against her will . He discovers that an effeminate prince sent the note . </P>

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