Fawlty Towers (1975)

8 quotes from season 1

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Starring: John Cleese, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, Prunella Scales

Genres: Comedy

O'Reilly: Just remember if the good Lord...
Basil: ...Is mentioned one more time, I will move you closer to him.

Ssiscool ★

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.

The Builders - S1-E2

O'Reilly: Just remember Mr. Fawlty, There is always someone worse off than yourself
Basil: Well I'd like to meet him. I could do with a laugh.

Ssiscool ★

Gourmet Night (a.k.a. Gourmet's Paradise) - S1-E5

Sybil Fawlty: Are you going to do the car?
Basil Fawlty: In a minute, my little piranha fish.

Ssiscool ★

A Touch of Class - S1-E1

Basil: Hello? - Ah, yes, Mr O'Reilly, well it's perfectly simple. When I asked you to build me a wall I was rather hoping that instead of just dumping the bricks in a pile you might have found time to cement them together...you know, one on top of another, in the traditional fashion.

The Germans - S1-E6

Basil: Don't mention the war. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it all right.

The Germans - S1-E6

Basil: Is something wrong?
German guest: Will you please stop talking about the war?
Basil: Me? You started it.
German guest: We did not.
Basil: Yes you did, you invaded Poland.

The Wedding Party (a.k.a. Sex) - S1-E3

Basil: Hello, Fawlty Titties.

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Mistakes

Gourmet Night (a.k.a. Gourmet's Paradise) - S1-E5

Revealing mistake: When the Colonel first meets Basil, the same shot is used twice of the Colonel twitching.

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Trivia

Basil the Rat (a.k.a. Rats) - S2-E6

Trivia: Just before all the meat is dropped, if you watch Polly you can see her slip. She grabs the table and looks round to see if they are still filming. She then carries on.

Ssiscool ★

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Questions

Waldorf Salad - S2-E3

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?

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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