😂😂You Get What You Pay For😂😂 Fawlty Towers | American Reacts

[@corringhamdepot4434]

Andrew Sachs who plays the Spanish waiter Manuel was born in Germany. His father was Jewish and his mother was Catholic, with Austrian ancestry. The family moved to Britain in 1938 to escape the Nazis.

[@alabama1413]

The funniest British comedy of all time. Every episode is a masterpiece! 👏👏👏

[@BayouMaccabee]

Nobody loses his shit better than Basil Fawlty. LOL

[@andygraves3658]

Never get tired of watching Fawlty Towers. It is a shame that comedy is not made like this anymore.

[@helenbailey8419]

Basils car breaks down...he punishes it...hilarious

[@gigmcsweeney8566]

I never tire of watching people react to Fawlty Towers for the first time.

[@m1sterrattles764]

My dad was fairly old when I was born so we were more than a generation apart in our attitudes. But we could both sit down and laugh like loons at this fantastic show.

[@lynneivison5773]

This is lovely seeing it again after so many years.

[@johnallan4826]

Best bit is the gnome and the builder insulted by Manuel

[@zetectic7968]

Watch the intros as the hotel sign changes

[@1998TDM]

Probably one of the funniest things ever to grace a TV screen, Decades on I still watch it, hiding behind my hands, squirming in anticipation of what comes next.

[@mattentwistle70]

Love Fawlty Towers. 12 episodes watching a tormented man literally destroy himself :)

[@ConstantSorrow]

Another absolute classic. Love Fawlty Towers, the interactions between Basil and Manuel is as good as it gets.

[@garmit61]

Fawlty Towers was first broadcast by the beeb when i was a teenager. I turned 60 this year and it still cracks me up. There's not been anything better on tv

[@martinputt6421]

The exchanges between Basil and Manuel have always been my favourite bits

[@hazelanderson1479]

A word of advice: don’t eat and drink while watching Fawlty Towers. I thought you were going to choke 6:10! Great reaction though!!!

[@lynette.]

Brilliant from beginning to end. Loved every single one.

[@alimar0604]

Love Fawlty Towers! Classic comedy 🇬🇧

[@neilpaine9063]

Another classic show from the golden age of British sitcom. So glad l grew up with this kind of comedy. You know, the funny kind 😂😂

[@craigfowler7098]

Glad you enjoyed the best comedy ever written. Seem every episode 100 times each and still find it hilarious

[@simonsaunders8147]

No need to worry about a Series/Season 2 as there were only 12 episodes ever made. The hotel sign originally said Fawlty Towers but that was "changed" by the 'paperboy' each morning to something more funny (misused anagram etc).

[@simonsaunders8147]

Warty Towels, Flay Otters, Watery Fowls, Fatty Owls, Flowery Twats and Farty Towels all made an appearance thanks to the paperboy.

[@markwolstenholme3354]

On one episode the hotel sign is misspelled and reads Flowery Twats. I don't know how they got away with some stuff. 😂

[@rosemarydudley9954]

Hi, did you know that "Polly" and "Basil" were married in real life? John Cleese and Connie Booth.

[@mariaberg442]

«You’re a naughty boy»😂

[@ukdnbmarsh]

the Ministry of Funny Walks for me is one of the funniest sketches ever

[@paulhiscock6790]

Hard to believe that this is a 50 year old Comedy and still funny. Shows how well written it is

[@LPCLASSICAL]

Are there any recent sitcoms that are funny? I dont think quality humour gets less funny. Laurel and Hardy are still and always will be funny. Some humour ages badly though.

[@paulhiscock6790]

@@LPCLASSICAL I think there are several to be honest. Yeah they are of today but funny. For me this includes‘people just do nothing, Friday night dinner’’ this country’ the peep show’ him & her’ fleabag’ the detectorists’ 15 stories high’ upstart crow’

[@LPCLASSICAL]

@@paulhiscock6790 I think my humour is stuck in the past - when I look at stand up acts of today - they just seem so unfunny. I laugh at Billy Connolly - but he is from the distant past too. I will check out some of those you recommend.

[@paulhiscock6790]

@@LPCLASSICAL I think comedy is like rock music. It changes with the times and we tend to have a genre and act that we will always prefer. Comedy is still very much alive but not everyone appreciates modern comedy. I personally am a huge fan of British sitcom from all the eras. I especially love truly timeless comedy Fawltey towers is one of them

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

[@milesdust3465]

When my sister studied at university, they used Paul Simon and John Cleese many times when it came to how to write a text. 😀

[@paulcrombie9623]

I loved this as a teenager, the best episode is "Don't Mention The War", I think you will find that hilarious! It is so funny that even a little kid would find it funny. 'You started it', referring to the argument in the dining room, 'no I didn't', yes you did, you invaded Poland! Classic.

[@Kit_Bear]

The Major was hilarious in that episode.

[@mustertherohirrim7315]

Toooooo many times

[@pato2200]

The episode's "the germans"

[@danielrichards8472]

Loved Fawlty Towers especially ’room with a view‘ clip 😂

[@johnflynn5044]

Imagine !! Tis was written after two of the Monty Python team spent a night at a Guest House in Torquay where they saw in action the couple who Basil and Sybil are based on

[@fredking7419]

Personally my fav episode -- Communication problems , with that deaf old lady.

[@baf_mcnab3065]

Flowery twats has to be one of the best names for any episode of any comedy, you will see it in due course :)

[@jimcook1161]

As a few people have already said Basil Fawlty was based on a real life hotellier when the Pythons were filming on location in Devon. At this hotel Terry Giliam (the American member of the Pythons) held his fork in his right hand and this hotellier told him to hold it the British way (fork in the left hand) and actually took it out of his right hand and made him hold it in the left!!!

[@danieleyre8913]

It’s funny because he (Donald Sinclair) and his wife denied that he and his hotel were anything like the Basil Fawlty character & the towers and derided Cleese. However staff at the hotel and even some guests confirmed it. They said that while Fawlty was somewhat over the top and exaggerated: Sinclair was a genuine nasty curmudgeon who didn’t like people and clearly hated his job and was often found wanting in his decisions & competency, with his wife really running the operation. And they said that he took his frustrations out on the staff and by being frequently outright rude and abrasive with guests, and that semi-frequently there would be disasters which he struggled to cope with.

[@dabe1971]

There was also the story of one of the pythons leaving some luggage unattended in reception. When they realised and went to retrieve it, there was no sign. Asking Donald if he knew anything he pointed to the back garden area of the hotel without making eye contact and said it’s down there. Where they asked ? Down there, behind the wall gesturing to a small wall at the bottom of the hotel garden. But why asked Eric Idle (I think). We thought it might be a bomb replied Donald. Why did you think it might be a bomb asked Eric. ‘Well we’ve had some staffing problems…’ replied Donald. 😂😂😂

[@rahowherox1177]

Lol. Not the "British way", per se. The correct way ... in every country bar seemingly the u.s.

[@colinhughes916]

Love You EB Hilarious from UK 🇬🇧

[@michaelgodbold6247]

My wife's just like Sybil anest of vipers

[@reaperoflostsouls4323]

The best Fawlty Towers is ..The Germans Basil vs the German's is so funny

[@danielroche114]

Fun fact polly is actually American and her and Basil were married in real live

[@danieleyre8913]

They actually divorced as they were writing the second series!

[@AlpineTerrier]

Incorrect, Polly is Australian.

[@danielroche114]

@@AlpineTerrier she was born in Indiana usa

[@danieleyre8913]

@@AlpineTerrier I’ve never heard that. I’ve only known her to be American and never any connections with Australia. Evidence?

[@themcgeachys]

Indianapolis Connie was born

[@davidsims2996]

Although I’ve seen this episode many times, your reaction makes me laugh all the more 😂😂😂

[@Newfie-zc7ug]

Thank you for this.....I cry every time I watch this stuff.....especially between these two........

[@johnday5519]

Dude, if you haven't seen Faulty before, you're in for a real treat.

[@explorer806]

Fawlty.

[@jshaw4757]

@@explorer806 fall tea

[@dgoodall9350]

The greatest ever series

[@HaydnG266]

@@explorer806 Faulty? What's wrong with him?

[@petermainwaringsx]

I was wondering when you'd get around to these. British comedy at its best. Thanks for all your work.

[@livestocknetwork320]

Currently watching season 4 of Open all Hours. But any episodes put up here I'll certainly watch again. O'Reilly (David Kelly) was Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...

[@dav7444]

One of the best comedies EVER made

[@vinparaffin6082]

You missed the best bit, where Basil runs behind the front desk !

[@TheEclecticBeard]

No, didn't miss it. Had to edit the full episode reaction to meet fair use standards

[@chrisdavies826]

Yeah, I was waiting for my favourite line lol. "If the good lord... is mentioned once more I will move you closer to him" 😂

[@keith.morgan]

I totally recommend you watch the Fawlty towers “Waldorf salad” episode

[@andyp926]

Such a shame the clips were hacked about so much this time. I realise it's not possible to show the entire episode but you do need to retain some of the original pacing of the show to get the full effect. And this time even the punch lines were lost!

[@LyingSecret]

Right..... you do realise he watched the full episode and edited down the video so it can go on youtube right? watch how the video cuts and he himself moves in the bottom corner too, it's not just the episode part of the video edited.

[@nickbenke3306]

I highly recommend Gourmet night if you haven't seen it, one of the best comedy scenes in history is featured! Great clip sir!

[@kenwinslade2112]

Faulty is class. Time for a reccomendation though. Father Ted. Specifically the Christmas special. You really will cry laughing

[@kategray9]

I love it when you laugh. Makes me laugh.

[@TheSundanceKid71]

Omg I remember this from i was a kid watching with me dad. Good times good times. So funny

[@paulcarey2482]

One of the very very best sitcoms ever made! John Cleese was offered huge money to make a 3rd series but he wouldn’t do it because he said it’ll take away from the show

[@daviddrew7852]

The top 4 British comedy classics for me are Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, Dads Army, and Only Fools and Horses. Fawlty Towers was successful the world over, while Dads Army was made into an American series which failed to takeoff.

[@davidcooks5265]

In the UK we call it staff training 🤫

[@michaelmckenna7109]

Another series that was funny was Brass from back in the 80's. A comedy drama series set in the north about two feuding families the rich Bradley Hardacre and the poor working class Fairchild family. A total classic.

[@wolftal1178]

To be honest no one can watch faulty towers, and not laugh their heads off. You really need to watch basil the rat episode, you’d love that!?!

[@andyblogger1]

The ultimate in British comedy.

[@neilfranklin5644]

How to give yourself a heart attack in one manic lesson.

[@anthonyhamilton8007]

Yes my sun just got a lot better 🍻

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

You have to find the one with the deaf, grumpy old lady! The funniest of the lot, along with the Rat Sorry 'Siberian Hamster' The scene in the bedroom when the old woman is complaining about her room, still makes me ROFL now. Not forgetting 'Care for a rat?' 2 different episodes .I think the rat one is 'The Hotel Inspector' but can't remember the old lady one. Needless to say Basil has been gambling again and has actually won for once! Sybil must not know! Sybil must never know! Anything! Then the old lady shows up and as usual it goes tits up! But that bedroom scene has to be one of the funniest dialogues ever.

[@chrisdavies826]

Communication Problems S02E01. "Is this a piece of your brain?" 🤣

[@DenisHuaHin]

John Cleese based the iconic TV sitcom on the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay after staying there with the Monty Python team in 1973 when former owner Donald Sinclair unwittingly became the inspiration for Cleese's character Basil Fawlty< The hotel AK "Fawlty Towers" = Sadly the Wooburn Grange Country Club burnt down in 1991 and was later demolished. Residential homes have since been built on the

[@siegeupon5894]

Only 12 episodes. Comedy Great!

[@kategray9]

In the opening scene the hotel sign always reads differently.

[@nicoladolby2154]

I'd love to see your reaction to the Fawlty Towers episode Basil The Rat. It's one of the funniest episodes of anything I've ever seen!

[@grengd]

We Brits built a huge empire with these people. The mind boggles !

[@richardkeating7300]

Look at that jacket lol.

[@missyotsuba8508]

I recently bought myself a second hand car. TBH I didn't really want one after my old one was destroyed. But I needed one. I saw a great little BMW Mini convertible. Half the price of the value with a full custom body kit on it. I took it to a local garage for a full service and check up. Then I had warning lights coming on. Took it the local garage again. After a 3 week wait got it back. Then more warning lights, then more waiting. In total they had had my car 2 months out of the 10 I've owned it. In the end I took it to the official BMW garage. It cost me more to fix it than what it cost to buy it. My own stupid fault for throwing money at cheap garages that charged me just to gloss over the problem rather than find out what was causing the problem. I paid £1200 for the car that in stock would be £2900. I then paid £1600 to get it fixed by BMW. Not to mention the £500 total I'd spent at the local garage... Luckily the guy who had it before me paid £2000 for the custom body kit and also had it's CPU boosted which was £600. So all in all I about paid what it was worth in the end... Never buy cheep.... Buy cheap, buy twice... Like I said I needed a car. It was cheep, it looked very nice... After losing my GTR I was heart broken. Seriously grieving. Some idiot in a JCB digging up the street to put in new water pipes swung the bucket arm the wrong way hitting my GTR right in the back side. It bent the chassis and the insurance company wrote it off, meaning it would cost more to fix than it would to buy a new one. That car was a one off. Electric pearl blue, white leather interior with blue piping and stitching. Fully custom sound system. Sent off to Nissan to boost the engine. cost me a lot of cash. A heck of a lot. But as I wasn't claiming on my insurance and was claiming off the workers I got my lawyers involved and they put it forward that the car was a one off custom build that is no longer available (Nissan wont do any customization on the new GTRs). So I got almost double the amount that I had paid. But the lawyers fee's weren't cheap. But I still got close to double what was paid. :)

[@helenbailey8419]

Basil Faulty(John Cleese)did a clip from Monty Pythons Circus,The Ministry of Silly Walks...hilarious.

[@kevinhayes7830]

Ive stayed at the hotel where they got the Idea for this some of the Monty python team stayed there and were so rowdy the manerger of the hotel threw there suit cases out the front door 😎

[@andrewjohnson388]

Great old slap stick ....Its funny .

[@charlestaylor3027]

American TV companies have tried to adapt this 3 times, the Germans once - none succeeded.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

always found the faulty towers anagrams funny. 🙂

[@paulmurphy5648]

My favourite was Flowry Twat*

[@anonincognito617]

Fatty owls

[@jshaw4757]

Polly the receptionist was fawltys wife in real life...cheers beard

[@jackmehoffe9372]

Yaaaay.. missed you

[@NewZealandWild]

Priceless. I would have been at Cambridge with John if I had gone to university. As it happened, we moved to the Antipodes and I went off the rails.

[@TheDarkhorse1947]

John and Poly used to be married when this was filmed.

[@Micro0666]

Fawlty Towers was set in my home town of Torquay, Devon, England. Also the famous scene, where Basil is hitting his car with the branch, that was filmed in Paignton, the town next door to Torquay One interesting fact, is that John Cleese, based Fawlty Towers on his experience, when the Monty Python team stayed in an actual Torquay hotel, called the Gleneagles Hotel.

[@marklehuray1091]

Was that Paignton thought it was in Hampshire

[@Micro0666]

@@marklehuray1091 You might be right actually. Shows how much I remember lol Maybe that particular scene was meant to be with Basil in Paignton, rather than it actually being filmed there lol There were some outside scenes from other episodes that were filmed in Paignton. Not many though, as a lot was studio based. I really need to re-watch Fawlty Towers. Hilarious!

[@marklehuray1091]

@@Micro0666 Certainly a lot of Paignton in Monty Python and Babbacombe too so you might be right but something somewhere in my head thinks I read Hampshire somewhere and I'd be wrong apparently Kenton in Harrow

[@johnj3577]

Right, that's it, I've warned you!!!.... Very relatable to anyone who owned a British 70's car on a cold morning 😂

[@richardhunter7363]

They tried twice to remake this in the US and failed both times - even with the brilliant talent that was Bea Arthur they still couldn't make something that came near to the original.

[@garmit61]

Why even try, it's near perfection as it is.

[@Loki1815]

Freddie Starr - Vincent (stay with it)

[@JUANKERR2000]

I beg to differ; you often do not get what you pay for, and you certainly do not get what you don't pay for.

[@davesy6969]

At the start of every episode someone has rearranged the letters to read farty towels or something.

[@anthonyhaylock6655]

Andrew Sachs the Spanish guy is brilliant

[@philward2538]

The one with the Psychiatrist

[@zegh8578]

The mixing of B and V, that Manuel does in the beginning of the episode, is actually a very precise jab at Spaniards, who talk like that - people from Valencia, will sometimes pronounce it "Balencia"

[@Tim_3100]

The hotel that was used in Torquay was demolished and is now retirement homes. It was badly damaged by a fire and was unsafe after it.

[@Tim_3100]

@freebeerfordworkers i know its so sad i have been to both cornwall and Torquay many times growing up as a kid on family holidays

[@StateOfMind63]

Do you have the full episodes uploaded elsewhere?

[@matthewJC1990]

I love fawlty towers

[@esraeloh8681]

Can you believe there's a whole generation now, who think this shit is not only not funny, but should be banned, like they can't even tell comedic satire from reality

[@Paul-010]

Yes, it’s tragic what’s happening.

[@Davidnumber23]

good trivia...only ever made 12 episodes!!

[@themcgeachys]

Brilliant Connie booth was born in Indianapolis

[@abestm8]

You have to watch all the episodes. I think it was eight. One of the finest series ever made. The sign reads different at the start of each episode. Sometimes with hilarious results lol Peace Boss.

[@helenbailey8419]

These two were married in real life(Polly)

[@johnking5174]

At 6:40 John Cleese said here we can see the cheap BBC Television Centre production values, as when Basil smashes Manuel's head into the "wall", the set starts to fall to pieces. John said he laughed so much at this bit, as it showed how wafer thin the set was in the BBC Television Centre studio.

[@helenbailey8419]

This was based on a real hotel owner.

[@vinparaffin6082]

Yep, John Cleese tells a story about the original hotel owner which is funny in itself !

[@peter-e2q]

You missed the punchline. He went outside, picked up a huge garden gnome with a big pointy hat - like to picked up Manuel to clean the window. As he marched off with this gnome pointing forward & looking menacing, Cybil shouted: “Where are you going, Basil?” He replied: “I’m just going to see Mr O’Reilly dear!” (To obviously shove it up his ass)

[@salfordnurse]

Some episodes were remade as Amanda's with Bea Arthur

[@julielevinge266]

Much less than £12 per year!! Am trying to join now but watch you on my phone & can’t find details, think I better watch on my I pad ✊😍

[@AncientHermit]

Just to be clear; that used to be a supporting wall, I suspect it may not be now! ;o) Be well Alan.

[@roybennett9284]

John Cleese played Cricket to a fair ability whist at his school.

[@LtShifty]

You will absolutely crease at the Germans episode