Hell's Grannies
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Hell's Grannies is a skit performed by Monty Python. The skit features a gang of elderly women (played by John Cleese, Eric Idle, etc.) who prowl the streets beating up mild-mannered lower class youths.
After the main part of the sketch involving the old women, the story shifts over to the other problems in the city, including the "Baby Snatchers", where groups of babies and toddlers go and abduct adults standing outside unattended. Another problem are "vicious gangs of keep left signs" which attack pedestrians that are walking across the street. The sketch is ultimately stopped by the Colonel (played by Graham Chapman) on the grounds that it has become "too silly".
The skit is somewhat of a social commentary; the elderly are often considered "soft targets" and are thus the victims of criminal activities. Hell's Grannies turn the tables, striking fear into the heart of their victims.
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