Commenters identify the show and recall favorite scenes
2 Sep 19 10:23 PM · 4d ago · 15 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 3
Dozens of replies named Fawlty Towers, citing episodes like 'The Builders' and 'The Germans,' and quoting memorable lines such as Basil's rants and Manuel's Barcelona excuse.
“Basil, I am going to make you regret this for the rest of your life.”
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I'll take the trivia bait: Fawlty Towers — Basil sprinting through hotel chaos while Manuel misunderstands everything, John Cleese at his most gloriously furious. Fifty-one years on, 'Don't mention the war' still lands perfectly.
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"Basil, I am going to make you regret this for the rest of your life."
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It's all right, he's from Barcelona... 😂
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Fawlty Towers! One of the funniest shows ever made!
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I seldom enjoy slapstick comedy, but I got some good laughs out of this show! 😄 #ThanksPBS 😊
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Fawlty Towers . The episode looks like The Builders
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Half a century?! No wonder the poor fellow's gone all doddery these days.
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That's what happens when you leave Manuel in charge 🤣😂. We owned the Collectors Edition
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Fawlty Towers. Never seen the series, just John Cleese was a tip off.
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Utterly wrecked by his being a rightwing bore.
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Bought myself the whole series on DVD some time ago! I now have quite the BBC collection! Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, The Young Ones, Mr. Bean, Black Adder, and I believe every Python/Gilliam/Cleese films that exist. As well as the complete Gilbert & Sullivan, and every Shakespearean comedy.
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I feel like there will be kippers involved at some point.
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Thanks to PBS and my mother’s keen sense of humor, yes, I do!
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Im going to see a man about a garden gnome
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Own..fuck you spellchecker We OWN the box set.
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