Fawlty Towers

Basil with the Lord is just horrible. I feel for him so much because he has set himself up to look a fool. That "go away" into the phone is brilliant.

Another great little moment of agony, when Basil's fawning makes him look a fool, is at the Gourmet Night. Making smalltalk, he asks "How's your lovely daughter". Sybil leans across and says, just loud enough to be heard by everyone in the room, "She's dead", then leans back out again and leaves Basil humiliated. Along with Sybil trying to fill in with a terrible anecdote about a family get-together, those gourmet scenes are agony. Brilliant.


"A satisfied customer. We should have him stuffed". often quoted in my office.
 
Basil to Mr Leeman :
"Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak ?"
Mr Leeman "I beg your pardon ?"
Basil "What would you like your breakfast tray made out of ??" :D
 
Basil to attractive Aussie lady :
"Are you, by any chance, Australian at all ?"
Woman : "Oh dear, is my accent that strong ?"
Basil "No it's just that you're...erm...quite...tall !" :D
 
I love the bit where Manuel is behind the counter and talking to the Major, who thinks he is talking to a moose head...

"I can speak English, you know...I learnt it from a book."
 
Mrs RicharRABon then hit her head on the shelf shortly after Basil " Is this a piece of your brain".

The best scene of any comedy i have ever seen, i laugh every single time.
 
I love that episode, The Germans is also another good one. I was just about to watch some on Youtube, I've had a crazy day and thought it would help me relax :D
 
In the film Clockwise it was said John Cleeses charactor was similar to Basil in Fawlty Towers ! i agree nothing can come near Fawlty Towers its just a pity there wernt more than 12 episodes !
 
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