Any Fawlty Towers fans?

[BainsBane]

The Germans

Whose fault is it?

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Basil's car

[NYC_SKP]

1. I like to think of the show as "Farty Towels"

Yes, fan here!

[BainsBane]

2. Do you have a favorite episode?

Mine is the Germans.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Gourmet Night and the Wedding Party are classics...

...but the Germans is possibly the best!

[nolabear]

25. I have the shirt with all the permutations on it. I love it when people recognize it and grin.

When we first watched it I would get to the "Stop! I can't breathe!" point. John Cleese is a genius.

[NYC_SKP]

27. Let's see, there was "Warty Towels" and, um, "Flowery something...", "Flowery, er..." Shit...

What was it?

[hollysmom]

3. I liked when the reviewer came to the hotel.

and hilarity ensued. As usual.

[Paulie]

5. I'm with John that its "Basil and the Rat"

When the hygiene inspector visits.

[BainsBane]

8. That's a great one

When I'm old enough, I think I'll get Sybil's hairdo.

[SwissTony]

15. He's a homing rat. LOL LOL LOL. n/t

[Locut0s]

6. Haven't seen a full episode but like what I've seen...

I know it's a cult classic and has had a huge influence. Didn't they only make something like 13 episodes?

[BainsBane]

7. Only 11

The Brits voted it the best comedy series ever. You have to find a way to watch it. You won't regret it.

[Locut0s]

9. I can download the whole series...

I'm a member of a private TV only torrent site that has an unbelievable collection of old and new TV.

[TorchTheWitch]

24. You can watch all the episodes here:

http://www.btvguide.com/Fawlty-Towers/episodes

Click on the episode you want to watch. On the individual episode page, click on the little yellow button that says "More links". This brings up various links where you can watch that episode. The first link is gorillavid which works the best for me though sometimes it takes a little while for the video to get started depending on the time of day it is (daytime and weekends are busiest). After each episode is watched you can go back to the episode list and chose the next one. I don't know why but they list the episodes in reverse order so the first one is at the bottom of the page.

[applegrove]

10. My mom, who has dementia, totally adored

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that show. She laughed more than I had seen her laugh in years.

[BainsBane]

29. I think Cleese's build makes his physical comedy especially funny

He is so tall and thin that he is able to use his legs to great hilarity.

[applegrove]

30. Yes. He's a talent.

[OriginalGeek]

11. Love it!

I have nothing much to add to the thread but I am incapable of letting Fawlty Towers praise go without piling on the love.

Haven't watched any in a long time.


Damn, only DVD...probably ok for FT though
http://www.amazon.com/Fawlty-Towers-Complete-Collection-Remastered/dp/B002LFPAUC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370323030&sr=8-1&keywords=fawlty+towers+complete+series|

[BainsBane]

12. Wow, that's reasonably priced

I might have to buy that.

[Staph]

13. Ten years or so ago . . . .

I was attending a meeting in Belgium, with a bunch of folks from all over Europe. At a restaurant one evening, over a delicious dinner of mussels, the one German woman was expressing her opinion somewhat forcefully (though politely). The Englishman across the table from me muttered "Don't mention the war". I whispered back "I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it".

We became the best of friends for the rest of the week. He had no idea that Americans had a sense of humor (or humour!).

[BainsBane]

14. Comedy, the key to bridging the international divide

That's a great story.

[jakeXT]

16. uno, dos, tres

[a kennedy]

17. All were very funny,

[bif]

18. The one where the guest dies in his sleep

And Basil goes into his room and doesn't realize it. Then, there's the usual coverup that gets totally out of hand.

[BainsBane]

19. The Kippers

[TorchTheWitch]

20. One of my all-time faves!

Loved it so much that I got them on disc. I've watched them over and over and never stop laughing. I can't understand why they did so few episodes and then canned the show. It was great.

[BainsBane]

28. I need to get the DVD's myself

[hrmjustin]

22. Welcome to DU my friend!

[nolabear]

26. And an awe-inspiring premier post!

Welcome to DU!

[SidDithers]

23. "He go in room. He try to see girl."...

Psychiatrists is my favourite episode.

Sid

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

31. Love Fawlty Towers!

Manuel: ¿Que?