fawlty towers-one of the all time greats

[MagpieScouser]

anyone been watching the repeats on channel 7,if this isnt one of the greatest british comedies of all time ill barrack for carlton

the episode about the germans is just champagne comedy

DONT MENTION THE WAR!

 

[ManWithNoName]

I'm watching it now, I taped it since I was at the footy.

The first 15 minutes of the Germans is the funniest 15 minutes of TV ever.

 

[dids4]

the only time i havent been angry at paying a lot for a box set on DVD.

simply awesome.


ps. polly is a hottie.

 

[Freo Big Fella]

What do you mean "one of"???

 

[MagpieScouser]

well i dont think its the greatest british comedy of all time but its right up there

 

[embleygirl]

well i dont think its the greatest british comedy of all time but its right up there

British comedy is the best.

I'd put it in the Top 5 best ever, it's a shame it didn't last very long. It's pure genius.

 

[Monkster]

anyone been watching the repeats on channel 7,if this isnt one of the greatest british comedies of all time ill barrack for carlton

the episode about the germans is just champagne comedy

DONT MENTION THE WAR!

you started it!

 

[Shell]

Dont worry... He's from Barcelona

BEst British comedy ever.. followed by 'The Young Ones'

 

[SBI]

you started it!

No ve didn't.

 

[Rod Stroker]

you started it!

The German : "How did we start it ?"
Basil : "Well you invaded Poland".

My fave Towers quote :
The American : "I'll have a Waldorf salad"
Basil : "Umm... I think we're all out of Waldorf's"

 

[ManWithNoName]

Basil: My god you're ugly aren't you
Nurse: I'll get the Doctor
Basil: You'll need a plastic surgeon dear

 

[embleygirl]

Basil: My god you're ugly aren't you
Nurse: I'll get the Doctor
Basil: You'll need a plastic surgeon dear

I love that!

From the same episode...

Nurse: Are you still here?
*Basil looks around*
Basil: Apparently.

 

[raskolnikov]

Great show but personally I think Some Mothers Do Ave Em is funnier.

 

[lincsPJ]

it's a shame it didn't last very long. It's pure genius.

making it only 12 episide IS the genius.

if you dont agree, i'll put a bat up your nightdress.

 

[Greg Miller= Messiah]

Great show but personally I think Some Mothers Do Ave Em is funnier.

Well least this is not as bad as when u said Peter Weir was better than Martin Scorsese
Some Mothers Do Ave em was a great show but its just not quite in the same league (thats ok not much is)
Fawlty Towers would have to be the most perfect show of all time. All 12 episodes are instant classics (even though the Anniversary wasnt as good as the others it was still fantastic). Thank god it didnt go longer it ended at the right time while it was still perfect.
So many great quotes. So many moments Basil attacking his car with a branch, Basil impersonating Hitler, Basil up a ladder peering into the wrong bedroom.
So many great characters Apart from the main 4 there's also the major, the ladies, Mr Hutchison (who sells SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNSSSS), O'Reilly the builder (you've heard of the genius of the lamp well that's me), Mr Lehmann (did a wonderful job as a corpse) and the American tourist I WANT A WALDORF SALAD.
It was a show I thought would never be rivalled for perfection until The Office came along
The fact that Fawlty TOwers makes todays sitcoms looks slow and out dated shows how wonderful it really is
I have the 12 disc DVD the best DVD i've ever brought. Greatest show of all time its mine along with the Office and the Simpsons its impossible to split these truly genius shows

 

[sydney eagle]

Very funny show. Everyone has their favorite episodes of course, but I think that "Goumet Night" and "Basil The Rat" are priceless !

 

[Lance Uppercut]

ps. polly is a hottie.

She sure was, had that cute but dirty deep down look, would have gone off in the sack John Cleese had the right idea sticking it in her

 

[dids4]

Very funny show. Everyone has their favorite episodes of course, but I think that "Goumet Night" and "Basil The Rat" are priceless !

i love the germans episode, but my fave is the mrs richards one. brilliant.

 

[Captain Sensible]

So many great characters Apart from the main 4 there's also the major, the ladies, Mr Hutchison (who sells SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNSSSS), O'Reilly the builder (you've heard of the genius of the lamp well that's me), Mr Lehmann (did a wonderful job as a corpse) and the American tourist I WANT A WALDORF SALAD.

You left out Mrs Richards-Why? Because Krakatoa's not erupting? Because hordes of wilderbeest arent sweeping majesticly across the plains? and I dont keep it switched on, it wastes the batteries.

 

[ManWithNoName]

You left out Mrs Richards-Why? Because Krakatoa's not erupting? Because hordes of wilderbeest arent sweeping majesticly across the plains? and I dont keep it switched on, it wastes the batteries.

Basil: Well this is a Torquay hotel, what would you expect to see out of a Torquay hotel window? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? The Sydney Opera House? Hoardes of Wildabeest stampeeding across the plain?
Mrs Richards: I expect to see the sea.
Basil: You can see the sea, it's there between the land and the sky.

GOLD!

 

[Greg Miller= Messiah]

You left out Mrs Richards-Why? Because Krakatoa's not erupting? Because hordes of wilderbeest arent sweeping majesticly across the plains? and I dont keep it switched on, it wastes the batteries.

Dam how could I forget

 

[goalpie]

His spaz attack "Im so stuuuupid I made a mistake"

or the peas "they were fresh when they were frozen"

Terry "What the eye cant see the chef gets away with"

Basil "A happy guest, we should get him stuffed"

 

[Gorry]

Basil: Do you like Cavalleria Rusticana Terry?
Terry: I've never 'ad it Mr Fawlty.


Basil: BRAHM'S THIRD RACKET!!!!!!!!!!!!


Basil: She'll have to sew 'em back on first!!!

 

[goalpie]

making it only 12 episide IS the genius.

if you dont agree, i'll put a bat up your nightdress.

Would have ruined it if they made to many.

Dont put a bat up my night dress.

Syible was great what a slag. Manuel was a classic.

 

[goalpie]