Sadly they don't make comedy like this anymore. Even today's British comedy is nothing like this.
@Sane-wq8ug5 ай бұрын
I watch Are u Being Served on PBS
@Sane-wq8ug5 ай бұрын
Did you see A fish named Wanda? Great John cleese movie.
@Sane-wq8ug4 ай бұрын
Remember Kevin Kline eating the goldfish hilarious 😂 his name was Otto said it means 8 in German not true. I agree the vintage Brit comedies are the best. In the 70's I was an exchange student at Bath that's how I was introduced.
@IvanRatama-p9mАй бұрын
So Smith and Jones and Hale and Pace is not as great?
@simonsmith197411 ай бұрын
Andrew Sachs, gone but not forgotten. Legend.
@glennhosick15148 ай бұрын
Prunella scales❤what an absolutely lovely human soul.🤗 So 😂😂 how she managed Mr Fawlty😁😂 Watched her with (hubby) Timothy on their canal journeys, With both admiration.&. adoration!! Tinged with a little sadness! Due to her declining health.😔 Still absolutely beautiful through soul mind. The cast of Fawlty Towers. How could you describe it other than simply. Brilliance!
@juliebarks3195Ай бұрын
She is brilliant in The Ghost of Greville Lodge with George Cole. Year 2000.Well worth a watch👻
@glennhosick151423 күн бұрын
@juliebarks3195 I shall put on the watch list Julie. Another absolute favourite actor of mine! @George Cole😊 T.y..
@juliebarks319523 күн бұрын
@@glennhosick1514 Just in time for Halloween. 👻, Prunella was in Hobson's choice in 1954. Alongside Charles Lawton and John Mills. She's about 17 in that.
@maryoleary5044 Жыл бұрын
The Work Major "No, No! I won't have that!... ..there's a place in Eastbourne!" Thank-you! The Actor of many years classic professional work- Balard Berkeley!
@allisterdavidson98052 жыл бұрын
One of the funniest shows ever made. To this day I still laugh so hard at this show and I must have watched it a dzoen times or more.
@stephthestar902 жыл бұрын
I watched the DVD box set during the first lockdown in 2020. Was just what I needed!
@opale15722 жыл бұрын
Me ocurre lo mismo. Prácticamente me los sé de memoria y siguen haciéndome una gracia irresistible (e inigualada por ninguna otra serie).
@iagree53132 жыл бұрын
And when I make a mistake quite often I go "Basil?!". slap my own wrist and alienate myself even more. Hahaha hahaha!!
@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat2 жыл бұрын
Agreed Allister. Just watched it this weekend again for the billionth time. Still had us laughing hysterically.
@mjw12345 Жыл бұрын
Watchable - but I find it peculiar. About half of each episode (maybe less) good to great, the rest peculiar taste in the mouth or tasteless. ;';'
@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын
There will never be another customer like Mrs. Richards.
@jmm82295 ай бұрын
Now listen here!
@soniavadnjal75536 күн бұрын
My favourite.
@bobbyhanly3466 Жыл бұрын
"No. No. No. I won't have that. There's a place in Eastbourne ..." Always loved the major.
@markguest2687 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Fawlty, Sybil, Manuel, Polly, guests like Mrs Richards, the American, the late great Bernard Cribbins spoon salesman were all brilliant but I always adored the Major (Especially as a Cricket fan!) The Major "I knew a woman once. I must have liked her, I took her to see India.......... at the Oval!
@kid--presentable10 ай бұрын
@@markguest2687a ha ha ha ha major is brilliant. I would of loving to see a spin off about major and his daily routine and interactions with the good people of Torquay
@YeahIDontKn0wEither9 ай бұрын
Took me this long to realise he was also joking about the war to the Germans...
@Blacklab993 жыл бұрын
Try as hard as they like, it will be around forever. Comedy like this is thankfully, Indestructible.
@mackeymichael3 жыл бұрын
I still think John Cleese is the best living comedian.
@mentalhealth96373 жыл бұрын
Over sensitive about comedy . And commenting to delete. Is rather petty. Suppose they rather have people upset and fueled watching war and politics than laughing and sitcoms from years ago . Thats not the type of world i wish to be in. Love faulty towers.
@mentalhealth96373 жыл бұрын
Lol. Smiles and laughter is ubiversal. Comedy poinnts out issues , brings people together, and thats why its being regulated. I think people miss the point and are offended based on their own prejiduce. There are comedians i like and those i dont, it does not mean i complain or report those i dont like . I try avoid propaganda.
@karenlbellmont65602 жыл бұрын
Yay!!!!
@bobhall4712 Жыл бұрын
The best sitcom ever made! I've seen every episode at least 20 times.
@ianpassey2174 Жыл бұрын
This is brilliant, never be made again as the bbc would find it offensive to all and sundrie what a shame . Glad I grew up in the seventies 😊
@MrTonyHeath2 ай бұрын
They are dong it on the stage. big mistake?
@jeremyhaines38472 жыл бұрын
Fawlty Towers one of best comedy's ever done
@MrTonyHeath2 ай бұрын
comedy's?
@galinagavrick90663 ай бұрын
This is the best comedy ever Love Faulty Towers ❤
@l.58323 жыл бұрын
"A satisfied customer. We should have him stuffed." :)
@ashleyhallows25662 жыл бұрын
Satisfied customers hot dog
@maryoleary50442 жыл бұрын
Best line EVER! 😄(for anyone who's dealt with the Public!) 🙄
@maryoleary50442 жыл бұрын
Hate Polly though! Poor dog!
@rickardagren9352 жыл бұрын
😊😋😊
@gertvink Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@--ag2 жыл бұрын
My mother and I loved Faulty Towers. Hi from NYC in the US
@johntate57225 ай бұрын
Good to hear, all the best from the uk. USA gave us great comedy too - beverley hillbillies, bilko, so many many more
@robfielding100 Жыл бұрын
Simply the best of U.K. comedy
@em7dim96 ай бұрын
It's been routinely voted as such.
@cecilebraillie44713 жыл бұрын
"you're very cheerful this morning, Mr Fawlty" "yes, one of the guests just died"
@munimathbypeterfelton62516 ай бұрын
You are wicked!
@Sane-wq8ug3 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness Que LoL
@xenopac6664 жыл бұрын
Only just watched the 12 episodes they released of this a week ago. It’s absolutely hilarious, seriously timeless and that’s coming from me, born in 1997. Makes me feel sad that they only released 2 seasons. But it was enough to make a mark in the world!
@GuyTunes4 жыл бұрын
Well done mate, it is just brilliant, a mere 12 episodes but full of laughs. Great to see young people like yourself making these comments.
@merleboyd99623 жыл бұрын
John Cleese said when they finished filming the last episode, "You can't improve on perfection." He was right.
@Kickback-dm7zt2 жыл бұрын
@@merleboyd9962 and its based on a REAL hotel too.
@opale15722 жыл бұрын
Cleese dijo que, aunque hubiera podido hacerlo, consideraba que continuar la serie hubiera hecho que ésta perdiera eficacia cómica. Es verosímil que estuviera en lo cierto, aunque uno lamenta no tener más episodios. Pero la serie era tan extraordinaria que uno sigue riéndose prácticamente igual que cuando vio por primera vez cada uno de esos pocos episodios.
@andrewpoules91092 жыл бұрын
13 actually
@colinamontgomery55674 жыл бұрын
Faulty Towers brought me much joy for many years, still does. It's uniqueness is refreshing.
@masonmanner21443 жыл бұрын
ALWAYS hilarious que?
@GathKingLeppbertI3 жыл бұрын
Fawlty
@david101019612 жыл бұрын
@@GathKingLeppbertI what's wrong with him?
@davidphilips5543 Жыл бұрын
The best comedy show ever. I had forgotten about, ' you're looking very cheerful this morning Mr Fawlty - yes, one of the guests has just died' !
@johnlunnun97692 жыл бұрын
Absolutely peerless! I cry with laughter every time I watch these shows! As priceless as a Monet or a Vermeer!
@jamestiburon443 Жыл бұрын
As an American I find this whole show the funniest. Well done
@alleveddet11811 ай бұрын
Thank you
@Morganasnotarobot011 ай бұрын
🎉😂🎉🎉😅🎉
@jimdandy20244 жыл бұрын
I remember watching it when it originally aired in the 70s. I couldn't believe it when the Faulty Towers sign read "Flowery Twats" at the beginning of one of the episodes. I spat my tea with laughter.
@salr3624 жыл бұрын
Jim Dandy There’s a scene at the start of an episode where kids are changing the letters on the sign. “Watery Fowls”, “Fatty Owls” etc. Fantastic British comedy. All gone I’m afraid.
@hannahnewbold88313 жыл бұрын
We must be twins
@DMateo25243 жыл бұрын
🤣"Flowery Twats" and other hilarious variations👍😂
@AD652 жыл бұрын
Fawlty Towers
@pavelsarneki354 Жыл бұрын
@@salr362 I didn't read this thread until after I posted you always have to read the anagrams on the sign. Ditto favorite "Flowery Twats''😄😸🤓😎✌🏻
@oz19024 жыл бұрын
The BBC would like to apologise for producing the greatest sitcom ever, and promise to erase it from history at the earliest opportunity.
@EagleOneM19534 жыл бұрын
No doubt THE funniest sitcom ever....they can stop trying to do one nbetter because it can't be bettered. Cleese is the Grand Master of Comedy with his expressions and perfect timing...
@brianmorley71654 жыл бұрын
Classic comedy like this is dead we’re served up pc crap ,they tried remake Porridge total disaster stars like John Cleese ,Ronnie Barker are in a different league from any of today’s so called comedians .
@georgejacob31624 жыл бұрын
I would love to stay at a hotel like this as you can almost guarantee that the snowflakes would have left already!
@kinkipup4 жыл бұрын
Its scary to think some people seriously don't understand that a lot of the humour was actually poking fun at the ignorant!
@tanilorn3 жыл бұрын
Its crazy to think. There was only 12 episodes.
@MariaLacsamana-ik3in2 ай бұрын
I love all faulty towers episodes thanks for sharing them ❤️ 🙏 💕 😊 🙌 💜
@Mike-vd7ee3 ай бұрын
Pure class..a truly great era for comedy..fawlty towers is timeless.
@epike660 Жыл бұрын
The best tvseries of all time
@robertflint25492 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Has TV comedy ever been as good as this before or since? Cleese did for the television series what the Marx Brothers did for film. Superb supporting cast as well.
@draw2death4212 ай бұрын
Golden Girls got close but yeah this is hard to beat.
@tranimal725 ай бұрын
One of the best comedy shows ever produced in today’s world people will have their knickers in a knot.
@theluckiesteh90583 жыл бұрын
Every episode is like watching a man slowly break down and descend into madness.
@mikejones-go8vz3 жыл бұрын
Great description 😃
@FutureChaosTV2 жыл бұрын
Cleese explained that they didn't do comedy but a "farce". Which increses in intensity and absurdity until it reaches its climax and ends. That's how all episodes are structured. Which is why it is so "fast" and still enjoyable today.
@johnsmith-rs2vk2 жыл бұрын
I served John in a theatre restaurant in 1975 . Mr Cleese , are you eating before the show ? YES ! SOUP AND ANYTHING !
@bodhi9464 Жыл бұрын
Loved this show 🇬🇧🇦🇺
@maelughran69813 жыл бұрын
What many people may NOT know is that John Cleese produced a lot of excellent, professional training videos years ago too, aimed at sales companies. They were absolutely hilarious! But very informative and educational at the same time.
@stevechristie25692 жыл бұрын
We need them uploaded
@opale15722 жыл бұрын
Cleese es realmente un genio.
@JNL682 жыл бұрын
@@stevechristie2569 Search in KZbin John cleese instruction videos
@stephenelston75962 жыл бұрын
I remember those.
@trabuquena2 жыл бұрын
@@JNL68 I've found them! Thank you. when I was working we were shown some of them and they were hilarious
@mikekrause36713 жыл бұрын
funniest sitcom ever , or definitely in the top three at the very least
@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat2 жыл бұрын
Definitely. Hard to choose. But I would say this # 1, Only Fools # 2 and Father Ted #3. For me at least.
@robrecht1917 Жыл бұрын
How I enjoyed this show in the good old days. Great to be able to see some of them here.
@barrycrosby8602 Жыл бұрын
Remember the days when the BBC produced great TV, but never mind those days are long gone, just woke safe comedy if you can even call it comedy, where did it all go wrong
@leepatterson43558 күн бұрын
The best ever British comedy to ever be on television. I bought the DVDS years ago treasure the humour of all ❤😂😂😂
@deaner69444 жыл бұрын
John Cleese is " Spitzenklasse"..!! :-) The forgotten approach to comedy. Now its more about the direct attacks from a stand up person. This was far more sophisticated and much more close to life somehow.
@robbryant523 жыл бұрын
The present bbc would never ever produce this show today
@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын
The BBC have gone uber-woke.
@maryoleary50444 ай бұрын
Sadly true
@jasonl4411.4 ай бұрын
BBC used to be a fantastic television channel sadly it's awful now
@ruthcarter13602 жыл бұрын
Hilarious side-splitting riotous 🤪😬🤣🤣comedy, absolutely fabulous ❤️ One of the best ever
@joshslater24264 ай бұрын
This is still absolutely perfect. I don’t even know how they managed to write half of this, and then act it with absolute perfection. It’d be near impossible to make this today, which is a damn shame.
@JackReynolds-w7g Жыл бұрын
No doubt, one of the very finest sit-coms to come out of Britain.
@nickycotton61373 жыл бұрын
Awe, that 1st line from The Major in 'Waldorf Salad' 😁 (Bless him 😳). That, the Bernard Cribbins one (Hotel Inspectors) + The Kipper & The Corpse are personal faves, but then again they ALL are. So many amazing other great characters + cameos in a mere 12 episodes which NEVER tire & Bless ALL who contributed to this entertaining bliss.😍
@GroverTmuldoon3 жыл бұрын
My dad recorded Fawlty Towers when I was a kid , and I watched that vhs over and over again year after year. When I was slightly older I realised that one episode was missing and I seen 11 episodes dozens of times but there was an episode out there that I had never seen. When people always say that they wish there was more episodes of Fawlty Towers , that’s what I had . A brand new episode 🥳🥳
@richallenxbox19762 жыл бұрын
The BBC banned season 1 episode 6 about 18 months ago because the Major Gowen character dared to utter the N word and the left went barmy.
@GroverTmuldoon2 жыл бұрын
@@richallenxbox1976 that will be the case for people in the future. If they find that episode on dvd it’ll be a brand new episode. In my case my dad recorded them on vcr but missed one - but I didn’t know. Then years later I was watching it on tv and I realised I’d never seen it before !! It was the Waldorf Salad ep 🤣
@nickycotton61372 жыл бұрын
Aye, same 'ere thanks to the 'old man' (RIP)👍. Couple of 3 Hour vid's (he recorded from BeeB 2 ) with all 12 I rinsed right out + no 'long play' which would be a *DREAM* tbh. 12 hours worth of this! (If only eh ;-) 🔥. (Props Commentaries on DVD too)
@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat2 жыл бұрын
@@richallenxbox1976 . Watched it on Apple yesterday. Nothing was sensored.
@richallenxbox19762 жыл бұрын
@@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat Was it censored though? (note the spelling)
@WeeWyllie Жыл бұрын
My three outstanding comedy shows were Yes, Minister, Fawlty Towers, and Blackadder-2.👍
@marquonuk4 ай бұрын
This series is so densely-packed with great dialogue and situations that the whole thing is virtually a highlight! I remember the producer (I think it was) in a documentary explaining that the scripts for the episodes were far longer than those for other half hour sitcoms. :-)
@eamonnmorris53313 жыл бұрын
Great compilation ... I never realized how well scripted the 'salad cream' scene was .. just another little genius gem, amongst its more celebrated comedic 'jewels' ... We shall not see their likes again ... after all, it's been almost fifty years ...Monumental!
@stephthestar903 жыл бұрын
Modern TV is too serious and it seriously lacks comedy. Will any of today's programmes (either on TV or Netflix) be remembered as classics in 20-30 years?
@eamonnmorris53313 жыл бұрын
@@stephthestar90 Yes ... and will any of today's pop songs be remembered next month?
@normanby1003 жыл бұрын
We've all wanted to do that to an obnoxious brat.
@OJ99927 ай бұрын
I remember my dad showing Fawlty Towers to me and my brother for the first time, we rolled our eyes expecting some lame old TV show. How wrong we were, absolutely loved it and one of my favourites to this day.
@MaryFarrugia-zj9mg5 ай бұрын
English comedies were the best in the world ❤❤
@herrroy4963 Жыл бұрын
John Cleese my god. 😂 Finally I realise how incredible great he is. Always have I laughed at him of course, but seeing him now in a new light.
@ClaudiaGonzalezKinkyFloyd Жыл бұрын
I do love him, you are true
@robfinch32772 жыл бұрын
The script writing was faultless. Not one wasted line in the whole series!
@marquonuk4 ай бұрын
05:50 Basil shows his creative side when he improvises the whole sarcastic story about the chef's skill with a bottle of salad cream and a tin opener! Wonderful. :-)
@chuckmaddison29242 жыл бұрын
After dealing with customers in a repair industry it's easy to understand Basil. They are annoying mostly. But I did meet a nice young lady and spent some time talking about surfing.
@jamietrev Жыл бұрын
The lady actor in the second clip was my Aunt- Mavis Pugh
@DavidHeagney-ir5tm3 ай бұрын
Oh I,and John cleese is my step father.
@Clivestravelandtrains2 жыл бұрын
Last week a friend asked me to name my favourite commedy show of all time. There is only one answer and it still makes me roar with laughter.
@tommyandrewd3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always believed that off camera things generally went well at Fawlty Towers, like Hyacinth Buckets candlelight suppers
@PumaLyn4 жыл бұрын
What better way to spend my Saturday evening! Alone with my cat and a cold🍺, laughing my lockdown blues away!
@TheNextGaijin4 жыл бұрын
No better way at all!
@obviouslytwo4u4 жыл бұрын
I wonder how all the animals who have been imprisoned get rid of their lockdown Blues?
@PumaLyn4 жыл бұрын
@@obviouslytwo4u By getting the full attention and their owners. Mine did anyway!
@James.E.Newman.19664 жыл бұрын
@@obviouslytwo4u Miaoowing, purrrring, growling and woofing at the owners probably till they get some attention!
@bgl10822 жыл бұрын
It's a shame that today this show wouldn't be allowed to be shown.
@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat2 жыл бұрын
I watched it this past weekend on Apple.
@peterburry2531 Жыл бұрын
What are you talking about?... Where isn't this allowed to be shown/
@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын
@@peterburry2531 The BBC.
@peterburry2531 Жыл бұрын
@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 It was briefly removed by the BBC two years ago but then reintroduced, so it's not "banned" at all... Besides, the BBC is just one organisation.
@janineboitard64927 ай бұрын
Proving once again that British humor reigns supreme!
@zzzaaa09902 жыл бұрын
Duck ? You know duck! What a comedy,sheer raw laughter.” The Germans” is my fave episode,that Funny Walk hit a peak in comedy brilliance. Amen.
@sveinsigurdgismarvik44454 жыл бұрын
40 years old timeless best ever comedy...if you dont laught, contact your doc....
@EagleOneM19534 жыл бұрын
If you can't laugh with this you must be dead or in a coma...
@droceretik3 жыл бұрын
46 years old actually.
@sveinsigurdgismarvik44453 жыл бұрын
@@droceretik yes, from 1975 those first episodes. Last one from 1979.
@Gera17133 жыл бұрын
Yeah I might. I couldn't ever find it funny
@merleboyd99623 жыл бұрын
In fact one doctor suggested if you are suffering with depression watch Fawlty Towers".
@Andrew-el8xi Жыл бұрын
Back when know one too offence because it's just a comedy! And a bloody good one
@lindagodden85962 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliantly written and preformed.
@malcolmcocker51252 жыл бұрын
Uuuu
@pauljordan44522 жыл бұрын
Performed. You're right - it was genius.
@AmberPanda Жыл бұрын
My maiden name was Godden,😊
@Kim-gv5bw9 ай бұрын
❤😂❤😂❤😂Absolutely brilliant!!British comedy is just the best
@carenmontgomery238417 күн бұрын
Happy 85th birthday, John October 2024
@dominickeefe2454 Жыл бұрын
So much depth to what is a basic sitcom premise. Perfectly observed
@colinevans71346 ай бұрын
They was the good old days of comedy, but now it's dated and there's no comedy , but you can't add any now for the public to laugh at, it's gone forever
@henrysmith8835 ай бұрын
What you on about, you boring clown. It’s not dated at all.
@michaelcollis54252 жыл бұрын
This was the best comedy that won the. Award comedy in the world Mike
@DAVID-bv2gv Жыл бұрын
This is one of the BEST COMEDIES ever, Why can’t we have more of this on the tv instead of the PC RUBBISH we have today 😂🇬🇧❤️
@johnjoyce3414 жыл бұрын
Fawlty Towers was one of the most brilliant comedies ever made.The great comedies of the past wouldn't be allowed on air now because we've all become so childish about what we laugh at.
@Horriblebastad4 жыл бұрын
You racist xnophobe
@patrickparker84174 жыл бұрын
@@Horriblebastad Phycho .
@patrickparker84174 жыл бұрын
It's called communism .
@Horriblebastad4 жыл бұрын
@@patrickparker8417 racist
@georgejacob31624 жыл бұрын
They won't write comedy like this anymore just in case it offends someone from Planet Snowflake.
@leoh11914 жыл бұрын
John cleese always amazed me..whether on monty or faulty or even cheers...a pure genius
@cliffwheeler7357 Жыл бұрын
@Leo H FAWLTY.
@leoh1191 Жыл бұрын
@@cliffwheeler7357 sorry my dawg..
@dorothycollins24314 жыл бұрын
The Torquey view gets me every time!!
@johnhyde72972 жыл бұрын
Love it when he asks Mrs. Richards "Is this a piece of your brain"?.......
@chrisa0001 Жыл бұрын
It’s right there between the sky and the land!
@shanke3004 жыл бұрын
World class comedy sitcom. John Cleese is extraordinary.
@TheNextGaijin4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@rossbrown66412 жыл бұрын
He is also an ultra-Brexiteer. Look what happened . . .!
@frankpalermo38822 жыл бұрын
Sad they can't make shows like this today
@KingRooney892 жыл бұрын
The invaded Poland line is one of the greatest ever
@chrisa0001 Жыл бұрын
Not to mention Cleese’s goosestep - it recalls “Ministry of Funny Walks” from Monty Python.
@MrTonyHeath2 ай бұрын
not if you are a German.
@mjonir622 жыл бұрын
"No..no; I won't have that...there's a place in Eastbourne!" Lol!
@colallison61523 жыл бұрын
"There's a place in Eastbourne" 😆
@johnjoyce3414 жыл бұрын
You started it.you invaded Poland.one of the best lines in comedy
@EagleOneM19534 жыл бұрын
That one sure got past the PC Police...😆
@davidphilips554311 ай бұрын
The best thing about Fawlty towers ( and other old shows ) is no matter how bad the lead man/ woman is we still like them and are on their side. Today the characters of lead men/women are not so likeable. That's not to say they aren't great actors, they are, but....they lack a certain warmth and empathy - maybe like a lot of people in the public eye these days.
@appytight84684 жыл бұрын
Fawlty Towers was brilliant, but these short clips seen out of context don't do it justice.
@johnfitzjohn43004 жыл бұрын
Brilliant thanks for timeless classic,s this was funny not like the crap today
@TheNextGaijin4 жыл бұрын
totally different, always good to bring back some of the old stuff
@sveinsigurdgismarvik44454 жыл бұрын
Best comedy ever made..
@jimmyskiff4 жыл бұрын
Svein Sigurd Gismarvik s
@jamie39583 жыл бұрын
Intense humour, relentless.
@abby49511 жыл бұрын
This show is so insane!! I love British TV. I grew up listening to BBC radio all the wonderful stories and plays. I am fond of the British too, esp in their dedication to literacy and their left brain approach of practicality and discipline. : ) Long live the Queen lol for now
@donnyrover13 жыл бұрын
any wildlife programme featuring wildebeest i cant get basil fawlty describing the torquay landscape out of my head
@paulpalmtree92953 жыл бұрын
No no I won’t have that, there’s a place in Eastbourne. Hilarious 😂.
@fredflintstoner5966 ай бұрын
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
@billiegill5995 Жыл бұрын
Classic never get tired of watching ❤
@gazzabel70403 жыл бұрын
I love fawlty towers I worked in a hotel for 7 years and the guests where awful 😞
@newshound25212 жыл бұрын
I'm basically at the bottom of the major depression pit so am watching this over and over on loop. Praise to caesar John Cleese. What an absolute legend of my lifetime. Incredible ppl are rare but jealous and in awesome of them. Mostly European too. Incredible of my lifetime, Cleese, Billy Connolly, Rowan Atkinson, Bruce Dickinson, Dave Murray, Steve Harris, Didier Drogba, ihsahn, James Hetfield, Tom Araya, Jeff Hanneman, Chuck Schuldiner, Anna Murphy.
@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. It makes you laugh when feeling depressed. I also love Father Ted for the same reason
@dermotosullivan30652 жыл бұрын
You lost me after Rowan Atkinson.
@mikeh54314 жыл бұрын
Comedy just doesn’t get better than that
@TheNextGaijin4 жыл бұрын
Nope it doesn't!
@RMJ19843 жыл бұрын
6:34 really showcases how tall John Cleese is. Towering over the guests.
@johnkuipers78293 жыл бұрын
We know that. Why bother with the comment?
@RMJ19843 жыл бұрын
@@johnkuipers7829 That is what i was gonna ask you.
@Goat44593 жыл бұрын
@@johnkuipers7829 jackwagon
@TomSmith-ls5rn10 ай бұрын
The greatest BBC sitcom.
@bobbymuraahi253 Жыл бұрын
❤❤Best show of all times me @nd my dad favorite😮❤😊
@grzegorzkulhawik20092 ай бұрын
Super comedy..Fantastic performance of all
@anne40hillpiggott30 Жыл бұрын
This is pure comedy genius ❤😂🎉😊
@atilllathehun12124 жыл бұрын
You missed out the bit where Basil shakes his fist at the plant. Cracks me up even after seeing it a hundred times.
@PeterMayer3 жыл бұрын
I am German-American and I cried I first saw the Germans episode.
@chrisa0001 Жыл бұрын
The whole series is great, but “The Germans” is even better!
@debbieramsey-hanks3757 Жыл бұрын
Tears rolling down my face funny. Thank you.
@n.b.1483 Жыл бұрын
10 minutes of absolute gold…platinum!
@AteDeeee3 жыл бұрын
@4:05 the hanging gardens of Babylon 🤣🤣🤣
@davidmansell59862 жыл бұрын
"Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plain!" Superb!
@philrobertson93352 жыл бұрын
Great compilation of the break neck speed of Faulty Tower's humor. 12 episodes that 'eventually' (Manuel) took over the world