What's your favorite episode of Fawlty Towers?

[red dog 1]

Fawlty Towers was a British sit-com starring John Cleese that ran for two seasons (1975-1976)...six episodes per season..for a total of twelve episodes.

Many people consider "Fawlty Towers" to be the best British sit-com ever produced.
(Benny Hill Show was not a sit-com)

The main character, hotel owner Basil Fawlty, is based on a real-life British hotel owner who would often show anger and grumble at guests for little or no reason.


My personal favorite episode is "The Germans"


(Off the top of my head..no help from Google so this might not be exactly correct)

BASIL FAWLTY: (commenting on female guest crying in the hotel dining room)
"What's wrong with her?"
GERMAN MAN: "Will you please stop mentioning the war"
BASIL FAWLTY: "Well, you started it"
GERMAN MAN: "No we didn't"
BASIL FAWLTY: "Yes you did..You invaded Poland"

[PoliticAverse]

1. The one where Basil Fawlty has a plan that goes hilariously wrong. n/t

[red dog 1]

2. That seems to happen in every episode

[PoliticAverse]

3. Indeed. n/t

[sarge43]

4. A Touch of Class and Basil the Rat. n/t

[red dog 1]

7. Two great choices.

Wasn't "A Touch of Class" the one where Basil drove to the French restaurant twice for the Duck?

"Basil the Rat" was the one where the hotel inspector visited Fawlty Towers.

[sarge43]

8. Touch of Class is when Basil was conned by a faux aristocrat

Plus, the picture hanging schtick which had me almost honk up a lung. Bonus feature - the tasty Robin Ellis of Poldark fame.

[WinkyDink]

18. Ees hamster!

[sarge43]

20. So many great lines

My favorite: Her laugh sounds like a seal being machine gunned.

[pokerfan]

5. Don't Mention the War!

[red dog 1]

6. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.

[ailsagirl]

24. OMG, when Basil suddenly starts that exaggerated goose step...

with his extra long skinny legs, it's just too hilarious!!

[Ron Obvious]

9. Such consistent quality, it's hard to pick a favourite...

Even the episode with the Irish builders, which is generally rated below the others, has a lot of great lines.

"You are Orrelly Men?"
"Which one is man with beard?"

It takes a lot of work to make it all look so effortlessly funny!

[ailsagirl]

10. So many but...

Basil the Rat!!



Also

The Germans
The Kipper and the Corpse

[redwitch]

11. The Kipper and the Corpse for sure!

Love the Fawltys!

[ailsagirl]

12. Me too!!!

Classic stuff!!

[JCMach1]

13. Whatever you do, don't mention the war...

[Zorro]

14. Each one is great

"The Psychiatrist" episode is especially hilarious.

[red dog 1]

15. One of the great lines from "The Psychiatrist" was by one of the 2 old ladies...

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...who were sisters & lived together at Fawlty Towers

When told that a psychiatrist was there, she asked Basil
"Is he here for the Major?"

[JeffHead]

16. Gourmet Night

[red dog 1]

22. "Any sign of the duck?"

[Capt.Rocky300]

17. Gotta go with "Communication Problems".

[trof]

19. 'Farty Towels'

At least one episode ended with a pan to the tacky marquis sign in front of the hotel.
Bloody pranksters had rearranged the letters.
I still get a chuckle.

[red dog 1]

23. I think that from about episode 3 on, Fawlty Towers began with a shot of

the Fawlty Towers sign with the letters rearranged.

[Orsino]

21. Definitely "The Germans"

Please note that I did not mention The War.