Venezuela Girl First Time Watching Fawlty Towers 1x1 Reaction

[@Col_Fragg]

I live in Tokyo and one evening I met a British couple. After some conversation, I asked the woman what city in England they come. She replied, "Oh, it's nowhere you've ever heard of. It's a city named Torquay." I replied, "Oh, I know that city! That's where Basil Fawlty lives!! In response, the woman shrieked and said, "Oh Dear!! Will we ever be known for anything besides "Fawlty Towers?!!" Everyone had a great laugh over it.

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

lol

[@johankaewberg8162]

The joy of Fawlty Towers is to watch Basil dig himself deeper and deeper into a hole 😂

[@nickroux213]

Always read the name of the hotel on the sign outside the hotel during the intro of each episode.

[@richardjames3022]

Back in the days of Monty Python the team stayed at a hotel in Torquay, in the west of the country, and the owner was the inspiration for Fawlty Towers. The rest of the 'Python' team left but John Cleese and his then wife, Connie Booth stayed on and used the experience to inspire the show of the mid 1970. They divorced while writing the second and last series.

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

thanks for the info

[@ajivins1]

@@Venezuelan_Girl Connie Booth played Polly, the waitress.

[@vincentsaia6545]

​@@Venezuelan_GirlThe actual hotel was called the Clairmont which will be mentioned in a future episode.

[@vincentsaia6545]

Tor Quay is on the English Riviera.

[@alexfletcher5192]

Basil Fawlty became a kind of British anti-hero in the 1970s (it was not filmed in Torquay but not far from where I lived as a kid). Years later they showed it to the daughter of Donald Sinclair, on whom the character was based, and she said 'That's dad!'

[@Robbie3004]

Polly (co-writer Connie Booth who was married to John Cleese at the time) was originally going to be studying psychology. After production of this episode, which was made several months before the rest of the series, they decided she would be more relatable as an art student. They re-shot sections of the breakfast scene during a later episode, necessitating the return of actor Robin Ellis and the female extra seen in the background of some shots.

[@Llanchlo]

CID = Criminal Investigation Department - the non-uniformed branch of the UK police. BTW Andrew Sachs (Manuel) was a British actor (born in Germany but came to England when he was 8) ! Every one of these episodes is a gem.

[@Col_Fragg]

"Criminal Investigations Division."

[@Llanchlo]

@@Col_Fragg In some places - yes. In UK the normal term is "Department" - although of course the CID is a division of the police force ... so in that sense both are correct.

[@ianjackson7294]

Little tip for you, don't try to anylize comedy as if it's real life, comedy is designed to point out the absurdities in real life, just watch and laugh at it, you don't really need to do a constant commentary in a reaction, most people who watch your reaction just want to see if you find it as funny as they do.

[@hardywatkins7737]

Although the series is set in Torquay in Devon, none of it was filmed there but in Buckinghamshire.

[@LaoWatsonSmith]

Classic British Comedy. Another classic is Black Adder, the final season and final episode of which is considered by many to be the finest television ever made

[@Muckylittleme]

The most I ever heard my Mum laugh was watching this show.

[@luvstellauk]

When Basil Fawlty said "I learnt classical Spanish, not the strange dialect he seems to have picked up" He is referring to Manuel coming from Barcelona with is in the Catalonia region of Spain, a lot of people from that region consider themselves Catalonian, not Spanish and and want independence from Spain and there are some differences in language. Of coarse none of what I just said is the reason for Manuel not understanding Basil, the real reason is that Basil only thinks He can speak Spanish when in reality He just knows a few basic words but is unable to use them in a coherent sentence.

[@iankelly5387]

This is an iconic British comedy from the 1970's. Absolutely brilliant at the time and still funny now. There are lots of these to react to, it's well worth checking it out. Lovely reaction. Keep it up!

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

thanks!

[@nac5901]

Amazingly, there are only 12 episodes; it always seemed like there were many more.

[@iansmith9279]

Your choice of British TV series is exceptionally fine. :)

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

thank you!

[@wobaguk]

The show has a lot to say about british attitues to class and our insecurities about it

[@discokermit]

a lot to say about middle class attitudes.

[@Russell-w9k]

SOME peoples attitudes,, guk face. The "lumpen prolereriat " could'nt give two ff's !

[@nedeast6845]

I live in Torquay, it is still a nice place to visit, I promise you.... ("you can see the sea, it is over there between the land and the sky")

[@geoffwright3692]

You've got the recurring theme in one. The hotel is rundown and understaffed, yet Basil is fixated with attracting a better class of guests. Probably the best character is the dotty old Major, but just wait until you meet Mrs Richards and Mr Hamilton ("Waldorf Salad") later on in the series....

[@brandonflorida1092]

In real life, Basil and Polly are married. I believe this is based on a hotel manager he had once observed.

[@TheseDarkWoods]

Nice! This is one of the very best. STILL! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@l00d3r]

John Cleese once stayed at a hotel while on tour for another show, Monty Python's Flying Circus. The hotel owners were so terrible that John Cleese got the inspiration for Basil Fawlty and the show.

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

Monty Python? That will be my next movie reaction on the other channel. "monthy puthon and the holy grail"

[@l00d3r]

@@Venezuelan_Girl It is a British comedy classic

[@barryhumphries4514]

Hi pretty lady! Fawlty Towers was a famous British comedy. John Cleese was part of Monty Python's Flying Circus. A comedy sketch series. He once stayed in a Hotel like this and so wrote this TV comedy series. Have you seen the film Life Of Brian?

[@Col_Fragg]

FYI: CID stands for "Criminal Investigation Division." And MI-5 stands for "Military Intelligence, Section 5." That is the UK equivalent of the American Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.). MI-5 is the employer for super spy James Bond. So, Basil is suggesting that Mr. Brown is a teller of Tall Tales.

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

CID is Criminal Investigation Department, not Division. Division in CID refers to other agencies outside the UK. Your comment is a mess.

[@Col_Fragg]

@tileux That's an interesting and welcome correction.

[@trevorlsheppard7906]

Basil Fawlty is the owner of the hotel,hence Fawlty Towers ,❤❤.

[@tempsitch5632]

Which is funny because of “faulty” meaning, broken……kind of like him. They use that joke in the Communication Problems episode.

[@philipcochran1972]

Half a grapefruit for breakfast was very popular in the UK in the 1970s The show is set in Torquay (Tor-key) on the south coast of England, a popular tourist town CID = Criminal Investigation Department, police. Basil Fawlty was based on a real hotel manager. If i remember correctly there are only 12 episodes.

[@mikecaine3643]

'Fawlty Towers' has become a byword in the UK for any hotel where the service is appallingly bad - What was your hotel like ? Oh it was a real Fawlty Towers !

[@ajivins1]

It's set in Torquay, on the South Coast.

[@philshorten3221]

In British humour, it's always "not quite" unlike American humour where it's a win or the witty reply works perfectly. The British character is like alot of us, we think of the clever reply 5 mins too late.

[@fintonmainz7845]

Back then each copy of the menu was individually typed.

[@trevorlsheppard7906]

😊😊😊😊😊 It's amusing ,There are eleven more episodes if you want to watch them , the hotel was supposed to be a seaside hotel in town of Torquay in the county of Devon,but it wasn't filmed on Torquay, another location was used ❤❤.

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

yes, i will watch more.

[@stephendisraeli1143]

Basil is probably saying "Burro" for "butter" because he's adapting the French "beurre". English school-children learn French, not Spanish.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Basil: Naturelle--ment!

[@stephendisraeli1143]

@@scipioafricanus5871 Yes, the French influence coming through again.

[@PolferiferusII]

That makes sense! Manteca or Mantequilla would be forms of Spanish language variants. The later _should_ be Basil's "classical" Spanish. Wow, was he far off!

[@sequri]

It was interesting seeing you get to grips with this classic British sitcom, considering it was of a culture, era and language that you didn’t grow up in. Well done - I’m impressed. You should check out some Monty Python, especially the films: Holy Grail and Life of Brian. I’d love to see you get to grips with those! 🤪🤘You do better than a lot of Americans, who seem to struggle with anything they’re not familiar with. ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧❤️

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

it was fun to watch

[@MrDunkycraig]

Classic British humour from my childhood. The episode called the Germans is my favourite but a little un pc these days. Try yes minister from the 80s that is just brilliant.

[@charlesshipley7670]

Basil Fawlty was based on a real person

[@macthe-qy2ip]

The 1970s were a riotous decade, full of musical, political and sexual experimentation. The running joke is that Basil is a throw-back to the 1940s, and he hates the permissive 1970s and all it stands for. His suit, hairstyle, mannerisms, snobbishness and prim morality are all from a bygone age, and this is the basis of so much comedic tension in the series.

[@antonybrent6232]

😂😂😂😂👏👏👏 great reaction

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

THANK YOU!

[@nedludd7622]

May I suggest that you watch the British 80's political comedy series "Yes, Minister".

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

thanks for the suggestion. i do take requests on patreon

[@AnthonyValentine-vm1yc]

React to more please. It is based on a small private hotel on the coast. UK has 1000's of such hotels dotted around our coastline. Some with really bad service etc! This is the premise of this show. Just sit back, enjoy & cringe! LOL!

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

i just finished watching episode 2 and 3 ), but I do not know when I will edit it.

[@paulmidsussex3409]

The hotel is in Torquay on the English Riviera, if you want to know if it was based on something in particular there is a documentary talking about the making of the TV shows.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Does the wolf scare the copyright claimers away?

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

ha ha ha YES!

[@stuarthastie6374]

It is best on a hotel used by John please.

[@tradeladder146]

Still talking over the Jokes, OMG. 😂😂

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

😑

[@tradeladder146]

@@Venezuelan_Girl Chavez would not be Happy with you if he were alive today. ,😃

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

😋

[@The.Android]

Basil Fawlty is pretentious and neurotic. His wife, Sybil, nags Basil a lot and she's a gossip who does a lot of chatting with guests who she sometimes bores or annoys when they're trying to eat as you may discover in further episodes if you watch them.

[@paulharrison8379]

The Fawlty Towers episode the Germans is the most famous episode. Some people try to ban it. It is about Basil getting a blow on his head which temporarily changes him into a racist. Torquay is in the South West of England and is by the sea.

[@paulmidsussex3409]

You are supposed to be from Venezuela but you couldn't understand the Spanish?

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

supposed to be?!

[@LaoWatsonSmith]

It’s kinda the point, that’s the joke, he thinks he can speak Spanish but he can’t

[@bobbyshaftowenttosea5410]

Basil Faulty’s Spanish is as notorious as Officer Crabtree’s French. Luckily Manuel was a real Spaniard!

[@LaoWatsonSmith]

@@bobbyshaftowenttosea5410 Catalan 😉

[@paulmidsussex3409]

​@@LaoWatsonSmith - naturellement

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

Too much inane commentary regarding mundane observations, like you're explaining everything to a blind person.

[@Venezuelan_Girl]

i can not do better