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The Old Dark Navy's
8 Oct 2007, 16:59
Match 7

Fawlty Towers

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Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. Only twelve episodes were produced, but the series has had a lasting and powerful influence on later shows.

The show is set in a fictional hotel Fawlty Towers in the Devon town of Torquay on the "English Riviera". The series was written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, both of whom played main characters, and was broadcast in two series: the first, in 1975, was produced and directed by John Howard Davies, and the second, in 1979, was produced by Douglas Argent and directed by Bob Spiers.

In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, Fawlty Towers was placed first.[1] It was also voted fifth in the BBC's "Britain's Best Sitcom" poll in 2004.


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Home Improvement

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Home Improvement is an American television sitcom starring actor/comedian Tim Allen, which ran from 1991 to 1999.

The series centered on the antics of the Taylor family, which, along with Tim, included his wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) and their three sons: the popular and athletic Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), comedian and intellectual Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas), and the socially awkward youngest son, Mark (Taran Noah Smith). The show is set in Metro Detroit, as evidenced by the many references to the area in the show (especially local colleges, whose shirts are worn by Tim in the show).

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DB10
8 Oct 2007, 17:01
"Don't mention the war!"

Magnum
8 Oct 2007, 17:03
Easy one this.

AndSmithMustScore
8 Oct 2007, 17:03
Pure Genius vs Pure Mediocrity.

Basil in a canter.

Mr Eagle
8 Oct 2007, 17:10
10-0 so far. As it should be.

likka
8 Oct 2007, 17:12
I think this one will be unanimous, cannot see anyone voting for Tim to Tool.

gandaal
8 Oct 2007, 17:14
Greatest Comedy Ever vs Tim Allen :)

SunKing
8 Oct 2007, 17:19
I'm a fan of Home Improvement but Fawlty Towers is the better show.

KB #24
8 Oct 2007, 17:20
Easy one this.

True funny show easily beats Home Improvement.

GoSydneySwans
8 Oct 2007, 17:42
6 sympathy votes?

the fly
8 Oct 2007, 18:08
Make that 10.

Mancey
8 Oct 2007, 18:10
Is this a trick question.

Home Improvement is the equivalent of the 2 dead pigeons in the Fawlty towers water tank.

Hap Hapablap
8 Oct 2007, 18:50
you started it you invaded poland! classic!

the ranger
8 Oct 2007, 19:10
FT by a mile.

SBI
9 Oct 2007, 01:26
Towers should win it, but I must say I always loved (and still enjoy) Home Improvement.

FT for me though.

wog777
9 Oct 2007, 13:08
Home Improvement should never have got past Just Shoot Me in Round 1 IMO. How it got this far is beyond me.

Richo83
9 Oct 2007, 15:22
FT is supremely overrated.

The Old Dark Navy's
10 Oct 2007, 09:05
Fawlty Towers easily accounts for Home Improvement in Match 7.