Visible crew/equipment: At the end of the episode where everyone is cleaning up, there is a shadow of the boom mic on the wall. (00:29:05)
Fawlty Towers (1975)
Episode list - season 1
Starring: John Cleese, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, Prunella Scales
Genres: Comedy
| All season 1 mistakes | Mistakes | |
|---|---|---|
| Show generally | 2 | |
| 1 | A Touch of Class | 8 |
| 2 | The Builders | 14 |
| 3 | The Wedding Party (a.k.a. Sex) | 2 |
| 4 | The Hotel Inspectors | 1 |
| 5 | Gourmet Night (a.k.a. Gourmet's Paradise) | 14 |
| 6 | The Germans | 9 |
More mistakes in Fawlty Towers
The Wedding Party (a.k.a. Sex) - S1-E3
Basil: Did you ever see that film, "How To Murder Your Wife"?
Major Gowen: How To Murder Your Wife"?
Basil: Yes, awfully good. I saw it six times.
Basil the Rat (a.k.a. Rats) - S2-E6
Trivia: Melody Lang, who plays Mrs. Taylor in this episode, is Andrew Sachs' wife.
Question: Basil asks the American male guest (Mr Hamilton) if they have palm trees in California. The American replies that, "They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them." The DVD then appears to cut prematurely to the next scene. Is there a hidden or subliminal joke here that I'm missing?
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Answer: A possible explanation can be found here: http://tviv.org/Fawlty_Towers/Waldorf_Salad Quote: "This is, of course, sarcasm, as southern California in general and Los Angeles in particular is famous for its palm trees".
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