OnceSane October 27, 2014 Share October 27, 2014 Which sign was best? Discuss them here. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/
OnceSane October 27, 2014 Author Share October 27, 2014 Discuss it here! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-508290
OnceSane October 27, 2014 Author Share October 27, 2014 Your Sybil topic! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-508307
OnceSane October 27, 2014 Author Share October 27, 2014 Your Manuel topic! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-508312
OnceSane October 27, 2014 Author Share October 27, 2014 A place to discuss particular episodes, arcs and moments from the show's run. Please remember this isn't a complete catch-all topic -- check out the forum for character topics and other places for show-related talk. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-508322
Fancy Pants November 4, 2014 Share November 4, 2014 FLOWERY TWATS would be my favourite, I'm surprised they never used SWEATY FLOW! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-534364
Princess Sparkle November 5, 2014 Share November 5, 2014 It's an easy one, but The Germans is easily my favorite episode. The fire drill and moose hanging would've been enough, but everything culminating into "Don't mention the war!" just kills me every time. "Don't mention the war. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it!" 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-535546
CheersEnthusiast November 5, 2014 Share November 5, 2014 It's an easy one, but The Germans is easily my favorite episode. The fire drill and moose hanging would've been enough, but everything culminating into "Don't mention the war!" just kills me every time. "Don't mention the war. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it!" The crazy, disjointed look in his eyes and the bandage on his head really sell that line. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-536392
Aja November 5, 2014 Share November 5, 2014 (edited) When the fire alarm keeps going off and then the telephone rings, Basil yells "HELLO!", breaks the glass with the receiver, and then yells "THANK YOU!" and hangs up. Me: floor. Every time. "Communication Problems" is my favorite. Basil's interactions with Mrs. Richards (particularly pretending to talk with no sound coming out so that she thinks her hearing aid isn't working) are all just genius. I always crack up when he screams "MISSUS RICHAAAARDS!" and startles the hell out of the other guest. And all the confusion with Manuel and the Major and the horse money...."I know noooothing...." and "eventual-lee..." Golden! Edited November 5, 2014 by Aja Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-536628
Fancy Pants November 5, 2014 Share November 5, 2014 My favourite changes depending on my mood, but I'm loving "The Kipper and the Corpse" right now, when Basil is told that the guest is cold and been dead for hours he says "oh, joy", classic. I watch these way too much lol. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-537914
Aja November 5, 2014 Share November 5, 2014 "Just because a guest isn't singing 'Oh, What A Beautiful Morning' I don't automatically think 'oh, there's another one snuffed it in the night'!" Love that episode too! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-537973
Anela November 8, 2014 Share November 8, 2014 I was just talking about the one with the health inspector and Manuel's rat. (?) It's been too long since I watched this show. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-546057
PrincessSteel November 11, 2014 Share November 11, 2014 Farty owls. That is all. Farty owls. That is all. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-554555
Fancy Pants November 12, 2014 Share November 12, 2014 Basil the Rat, not to be confused with a Starling, awesome stuff. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-560935
Fancy Pants November 18, 2014 Share November 18, 2014 "What is a Waldorf? A walnut that's gone bad?" Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-578793
Fancy Pants November 18, 2014 Share November 18, 2014 "Just because a guest isn't singing 'Oh, What A Beautiful Morning' I don't automatically think 'oh, there's another one snuffed it in the night'!" Love that episode too! Hotel for people who have a better than 50% chance of making it through the night! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-578795
Locutus January 4, 2015 Share January 4, 2015 "I can speak English, I learn it from a booook." Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-693793
SlovakPrincess August 24, 2015 Share August 24, 2015 Sybil is actually my favorite. Am I the only one? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-1441391
joelene August 27, 2015 Share August 27, 2015 No, she's my favorite as well! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-1453090
BooksRule January 26, 2016 Share January 26, 2016 I just happened to notice a few weeks ago that my local PBS station was starting to air all 12 episodes, so I recorded them. I've had a good time just watching one now and then. Tonight I watched one of my favorites 'The Hotel Inspector'. I think one of the reasons I like it so much is because of the guest star Bernard Cribbins. He was good in any role he played. The whole scene in the dining room with the Spanish omelet, the pate, the lamb casserole and the cheese salad is hysterical. Basil (watching Sybil file her fingernails): 'I wish you'd help a bit. You're always refurbishing yourself.' Sybil (calmly): 'He sells spoons.' Basil: 'What!?' Sybil: 'He works for a cutlery firm, but he specializes in spoons.' 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-1899607
BooksRule January 28, 2016 Share January 28, 2016 I think my two favorites are 'Basil the rat' (or whatever it's called) and 'The Kipper and the corpse'. From 'Basil the rat': I just watched the scene where Basil (the rat) pokes his head out of the biscuit tin and very slowly turns to look at the health inspector (who just seems dazed). Also, in addition to several good lines listed by other posters above, 'The Kipper and corpse' has this line as Sybil walks over to Basil and quietly says: 'There's a kipper sticking out of your jumper'. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-1906376
giovannif7 December 2, 2016 Share December 2, 2016 Sorry to make this the first Manuel post - R.I.P. Andrew Sachs Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-2794756
Moose135 December 2, 2016 Share December 2, 2016 So sorry to hear that. I can't imagine Fawlty Towers with Manuel, and I can't imagine anyone else in that role. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-2794776
Aja December 5, 2016 Share December 5, 2016 Andrew Sachs made history in his role as Manuel. Especially in our family. To this day my 72 year-old father still says in an irritated voice "bye bye, please, bye bye" whenever my mother is taking too long to get out the door. RIP, legend. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-2803188
dcalley April 14, 2017 Share April 14, 2017 Farty Owls was never a sign, though it could have been. Fatty Owls was. I just reviewed them all when I submitted my KODTTM entry. Go vote! http://previously.tv/television/six-drink-amy-vs-the-fawlty-towers-sign/ (My faves are Flowery Twats and Farty Towels.) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-3179535
basiltherat May 5, 2017 Share May 5, 2017 "Which one of you is man with beard?" "It's a filigree Siberian hamster!" Oh, God, I finally think to look to see if there's a FT thread, and the first thing I see is Manuel el morto in Barcelona. I saw a play in London just because Andrew was in it. Funny to heard him with an English accent! RIP dear sir. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-3245059
EighteenTwelve May 5, 2017 Share May 5, 2017 At my last job I had a coworker named Manuel. At my current job I have a coworker from Barcelona. Andrew Sachs was also in a movie called Quartet, which is about a nursing home for retired musicians. I knew he looked familiar, but I couldn't place him until I read the credits at the end. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-3246404
BetterButter February 7, 2023 Share February 7, 2023 Fawlty Towers: John Cleese to reboot series with daughter Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-7860879
chitowngirl February 7, 2023 Share February 7, 2023 Why mess with perfection?? Why??? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/17052-fawlty-towers-general-discussion/#findComment-7860881
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