Fawlty Towers

Imladris · 04-27-2002, 04:01 AM

A thread devoted to that epic British comedy series.
Starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs.

There was alot of talk about Fawlty Towers on the Monty Python thread, so, I thought I'd start a Fawlty Towers thread.
Say anything you like, favourite episode, favourite quote, favourite character, it doesn't matter, it just has to be Fawlty Towers.

I'll start - favourite episodes were The Germans and the Corpse and the Kipper - classiscs.
No offence is meant to anyone it is purely comedy.

German, "Vill you stop talkingg about the vawr!?"
Basil fawlty, "Me? You started it!"
German, "No vee didn't"
Basil Fawlty, " Yes you did, you invaded Poland!"

****
Does anyone notice in the second series the different names hgiven to Fawlty Towers? i.e./ the letters of the sign being rearranged. Favourite one of those is "Flowery Twats".

StrawberryIcecream · 04-27-2002, 04:32 AM

BASIL!

Oh I know, huhuhuhuh, oh i knnnnoooooowwww!

Glorious Glorfindel · 04-27-2002, 08:46 AM

i love the kipper one. i can't remember what they were called, but i love the two old lady's that always said 'good morning, good morning' one after the other. tee hee. manwell. ohhhhhhh how i love manwell. 'i know nuthingggg' tee hee!

Imladris · 04-29-2002, 01:55 PM

Which is better, Monty Python or Fawlty Towers?
I'd say Fawlty Towers, more my kind of humour, but, don't get me wrong, I like Monty Python too.

olsonm · 04-29-2002, 02:44 PM

I love Fawlty Towers but my local PBS station won't play it anymore!

Glorious Glorfindel · 04-29-2002, 03:37 PM

blimey Imladris! i would have to say, as much as i like fawlty towers, Monty Python has gotta win it surely?! John cleese is in both, and they are both hysterically funny, but monty python is fall-off-your-chair funny, where as fawlty towers is more pass-the-tissues-i'm-crying-with-laughter funny.

Imladris · 04-30-2002, 02:16 PM

It depends what kond of humour you lile, I suppose.

aldesign · 04-30-2002, 05:57 PM

Farty Owls

Malty Towels

BeardofPants · 04-30-2002, 07:01 PM

"...Oh! Oh, I see!...It's my fault, is it?...Oh, of course, there I was thinking it was your fault because I left you in charge, or _Manuel's_ fault for not waking you, when all the time it was _my_ fault! Oh, it's so obvious now, I've seen the light! Ah well, I must be punished then, mustn't I? (slaps his bottom) You're a naughty boy Fawlty, don't do it again! "

I loved this short-lived series; John Cleese is such a genius! For me, it's a toss up between fawlty towers, and blackadder.

Arwen4ever · 05-01-2002, 02:32 AM

My favourite was when the germans were there and Basil started imitating Hitler

aldesign · 05-01-2002, 03:49 PM

The best episode is the one with the deaf lady, who has lost her money, and Basil in the mean time is trying to place a bet on the Horses he sends Polly and Manwel to do it for him, cos the old battle axe wont let him.

Basicaly he wins the money, his wife finds it, and u can guess where it ends up..!

Basil plays some good tricks on the deaf lady, like pretending to talk by moving his mouth, she turns up her hearing aid, then he shouts at the top of his voice. hhehe excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!
andy

Glorious Glorfindel · 05-01-2002, 04:13 PM

yeah, and he does his hilarious speech of 'i expected a room with a proper sea view'
'well what do you expect? herds of wilderbeast sweeping majestically accross the land, the hanging gardens of babylon?'
'i expect to see the sea'
'you can see the sea, its over there between the land and the sky'
'i would need a telescope to see that'
'well may i suggest moving closer to the sea, *mumbling* or preferably IN it'
!!!!!!

aldesign · 05-02-2002, 04:22 PM

LOL!
very well explaned GG.

hehe great stuff
cant wait for the re-runs on tv again!.
andy

Glorious Glorfindel · 05-02-2002, 04:36 PM

Y thank you aldesign!
Yeah, can't wait for the re-runs. better be soon. i am deprived

Imladris · 05-03-2002, 04:48 AM

Yes, that was another great moment, the one in Mrs. Richards bedroom, the whole sequence was brilliant and then later on in the episode wherew she bangs her head when Basil mouthing silently, "Is this is a piece of your brain?"
"Down the stairs? Oh well don't stop when you get to the basement, give my regards to the Earth's core and if you give us any more trouble I shall visit you in the small hours and put a bat up your nightdress."
"BASIL!"

cassiopeia · 05-03-2002, 07:35 AM

I've never seen Monty Python, so I can't say which one was better. I can honestly say that the Germans episode is one of the few times I have totally laughed my head off at a TV show. I mean you usually smile or laugh a bit when something funny is on, but that episode had me in tears! John Cleese is one of my favorite actors, I like his accent for some reason.

Glorious Glorfindel · 05-03-2002, 03:55 PM

yeah, imladris! then he goes all strange about losing his betting money, and he ends up giving mrs.richards all of it! tee hee. then, when he is trying to get polly to say to cybil the name of the horse and he points at cybil, and polly ends up saying 'flying tart'
tee heee heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Imladris · 05-05-2002, 04:24 AM

Whrn I first watched it, when I was very young, I thought she was refering to a kind of pie.

Imladris · 05-11-2002, 03:42 AM

Maybe she was.

Imladris · 05-16-2002, 02:59 AM

Basil: Manuel, there are too many butters on those tryays.
Manuel: No no no sir not "on those trays", Uno, dos tres."
Basil: What?
Manuel: Uno, dos, tres!

you get the idea, ver funny.

04-27-2002, 04:01 AM	#1
Imladris Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 146	Fawlty Towers A thread devoted to that epic British comedy series. Starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs. There was alot of talk about Fawlty Towers on the Monty Python thread, so, I thought I'd start a Fawlty Towers thread. Say anything you like, favourite episode, favourite quote, favourite character, it doesn't matter, it just has to be Fawlty Towers. I'll start - favourite episodes were The Germans and the Corpse and the Kipper - classiscs. No offence is meant to anyone it is purely comedy. German, "Vill you stop talkingg about the vawr!?" Basil fawlty, "Me? You started it!" German, "No vee didn't" Basil Fawlty, " Yes you did, you invaded Poland!" **** Does anyone notice in the second series the different names hgiven to Fawlty Towers? i.e./ the letters of the sign being rearranged. Favourite one of those is "Flowery Twats". __________________ "A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent." Last edited by Imladris : 04-27-2002 at 04:03 AM.

04-27-2002, 04:32 AM	#2
StrawberryIcecream Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: In my jeans Posts: 915	BASIL! Oh I know, huhuhuhuh, oh i knnnnoooooowwww! __________________ www.foolofatook.com for all you pippin's out there.

04-27-2002, 08:46 AM	#3
Glorious Glorfindel Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: im too doped up to remember Posts: 371	i love the kipper one. i can't remember what they were called, but i love the two old lady's that always said 'good morning, good morning' one after the other. tee hee. manwell. ohhhhhhh how i love manwell. 'i know nuthingggg' tee hee! __________________ A Elbereth Gilthonial Silivren penna miriel o menal aglar elenath Na-chaered palan-diriel o galadhremmin ennorath Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, si nef aearon! add a drop of lavander to milk. leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing at it.

04-29-2002, 01:55 PM	#4
Imladris Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 146	Which is better, Monty Python or Fawlty Towers? I'd say Fawlty Towers, more my kind of humour, but, don't get me wrong, I like Monty Python too. __________________ "A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."

04-29-2002, 02:44 PM	#5
olsonm Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: minneapolis MN Posts: 920	I love Fawlty Towers but my local PBS station won't play it anymore! __________________ Gandalf lives...oh and Frodo too. Haldir Lives!!!

04-29-2002, 03:37 PM	#6
Glorious Glorfindel Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: im too doped up to remember Posts: 371	blimey Imladris! i would have to say, as much as i like fawlty towers, Monty Python has gotta win it surely?! John cleese is in both, and they are both hysterically funny, but monty python is fall-off-your-chair funny, where as fawlty towers is more pass-the-tissues-i'm-crying-with-laughter funny. __________________ A Elbereth Gilthonial Silivren penna miriel o menal aglar elenath Na-chaered palan-diriel o galadhremmin ennorath Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, si nef aearon! add a drop of lavander to milk. leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing at it.

04-30-2002, 02:16 PM	#7
Imladris Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 146	It depends what kond of humour you lile, I suppose. __________________ "A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."

04-30-2002, 05:57 PM	#8
aldesign Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Uk Posts: 447	Farty Owls Malty Towels __________________ The funniest story on the net, made by entmoot fanatics, visit it @ FOTMB.com FRODO LIVES!! GET FREE AVATARS HERE!

04-30-2002, 07:01 PM	#9
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	"...Oh! Oh, I see!...It's my fault, is it?...Oh, of course, there I was thinking it was your fault because I left you in charge, or _Manuel's_ fault for not waking you, when all the time it was _my_ fault! Oh, it's so obvious now, I've seen the light! Ah well, I must be punished then, mustn't I? (slaps his bottom) You're a naughty boy Fawlty, don't do it again! " I loved this short-lived series; John Cleese is such a genius! For me, it's a toss up between fawlty towers, and blackadder. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

05-01-2002, 02:32 AM	#10
Arwen4ever Hobbit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 22	My favourite was when the germans were there and Basil started imitating Hitler __________________ This is the Master Ring, the One Ring to rule them all. This is the One that he lost many ages ago, to the great weakening of his power. He greatly desires it, but he must not get it. -Gandalf FRODO LIVES

05-01-2002, 03:49 PM	#11
aldesign Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Uk Posts: 447	The best episode is the one with the deaf lady, who has lost her money, and Basil in the mean time is trying to place a bet on the Horses he sends Polly and Manwel to do it for him, cos the old battle axe wont let him. Basicaly he wins the money, his wife finds it, and u can guess where it ends up..! Basil plays some good tricks on the deaf lady, like pretending to talk by moving his mouth, she turns up her hearing aid, then he shouts at the top of his voice. hhehe excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!! andy __________________ The funniest story on the net, made by entmoot fanatics, visit it @ FOTMB.com FRODO LIVES!! GET FREE AVATARS HERE!

05-01-2002, 04:13 PM	#12
Glorious Glorfindel Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: im too doped up to remember Posts: 371	yeah, and he does his hilarious speech of 'i expected a room with a proper sea view' 'well what do you expect? herds of wilderbeast sweeping majestically accross the land, the hanging gardens of babylon?' 'i expect to see the sea' 'you can see the sea, its over there between the land and the sky' 'i would need a telescope to see that' 'well may i suggest moving closer to the sea, mumbling or preferably IN it' !!!!!! __________________ A Elbereth Gilthonial Silivren penna miriel o menal aglar elenath Na-chaered palan-diriel o galadhremmin ennorath Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, si nef aearon! add a drop of lavander to milk. leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing at it.

05-02-2002, 04:22 PM	#13
aldesign Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Uk Posts: 447	LOL! very well explaned GG. hehe great stuff cant wait for the re-runs on tv again!. andy __________________ The funniest story on the net, made by entmoot fanatics, visit it @ FOTMB.com FRODO LIVES!! GET FREE AVATARS HERE!

05-02-2002, 04:36 PM	#14
Glorious Glorfindel Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: im too doped up to remember Posts: 371	Y thank you aldesign! Yeah, can't wait for the re-runs. better be soon. i am deprived __________________ A Elbereth Gilthonial Silivren penna miriel o menal aglar elenath Na-chaered palan-diriel o galadhremmin ennorath Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, si nef aearon! add a drop of lavander to milk. leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing at it.

05-03-2002, 04:48 AM	#15
Imladris Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 146	Yes, that was another great moment, the one in Mrs. Richards bedroom, the whole sequence was brilliant and then later on in the episode wherew she bangs her head when Basil mouthing silently, "Is this is a piece of your brain?" "Down the stairs? Oh well don't stop when you get to the basement, give my regards to the Earth's core and if you give us any more trouble I shall visit you in the small hours and put a bat up your nightdress." "BASIL!" __________________ "A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."

05-03-2002, 07:35 AM	#16
cassiopeia Viggoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,749	I've never seen Monty Python, so I can't say which one was better. I can honestly say that the Germans episode is one of the few times I have totally laughed my head off at a TV show. I mean you usually smile or laugh a bit when something funny is on, but that episode had me in tears! John Cleese is one of my favorite actors, I like his accent for some reason. __________________ Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

05-03-2002, 03:55 PM	#17
Glorious Glorfindel Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: im too doped up to remember Posts: 371	yeah, imladris! then he goes all strange about losing his betting money, and he ends up giving mrs.richards all of it! tee hee. then, when he is trying to get polly to say to cybil the name of the horse and he points at cybil, and polly ends up saying 'flying tart' tee heee heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee __________________ A Elbereth Gilthonial Silivren penna miriel o menal aglar elenath Na-chaered palan-diriel o galadhremmin ennorath Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, si nef aearon! add a drop of lavander to milk. leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing at it.

05-05-2002, 04:24 AM	#18
Imladris Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 146	Whrn I first watched it, when I was very young, I thought she was refering to a kind of pie. __________________ "A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."

05-11-2002, 03:42 AM	#19
Imladris Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 146	Maybe she was. __________________ "A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."

05-16-2002, 02:59 AM	#20
Imladris Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 146	Basil: Manuel, there are too many butters on those tryays. Manuel: No no no sir not "on those trays", Uno, dos tres." Basil: What? Manuel: Uno, dos, tres! you get the idea, ver funny. __________________ "A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent."

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