Fawlty Towers: The best of Basil (part 1)

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  • @shiv421kobra
    @shiv421kobra 6 лет назад +1555

    The man with the highest blood pressure in the world, Mr Basil Fawlty.

    • @lachlanjones3397
      @lachlanjones3397 5 лет назад +7

      hy iwood hav toagree with that

    • @42lookc
      @42lookc 4 года назад +4

      @deekat3279 Ramsay is a complete purposeful ****hole. Fawlty is just faulty, that's all. Patently flawed, yes, but without the utterly disgusting malice that fuels Ramsay's despicably hateful rants.

    • @helenwaldron7542
      @helenwaldron7542 4 года назад +3

      Oh yeah! Classic every episode a winner!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @patagualianmostly7437
      @patagualianmostly7437 4 года назад +2

      @@42lookc Spot on. Disliked the "man" since the first time I had the misfortune to lay eyes on the Ramsay excuse for "entertainment".

    • @barkz2265
      @barkz2265 4 года назад +2

      @@patagualianmostly7437 agree with you if he comes on I can't change channels quick enough what a creep

  • @bigduke5902
    @bigduke5902 4 года назад +428

    I was in retail management for 20 years. My last 5 I went full Basil.

    • @Shadowdoc26
      @Shadowdoc26 3 года назад +18

      Your job sounds awesome. Unfortunately, in a hospital where I work, you do that, someone dies.

    • @MrLeemo176
      @MrLeemo176 3 года назад +9

      I'd love to do that but i'm just the retail worker not a manager XD

    • @kwyjiboss
      @kwyjiboss 3 года назад +10

      I've been in the restaurant/hospitality industry for 14 years. I'm right behind you.

    • @deletebilderberg
      @deletebilderberg 3 года назад +5

      Until I watched The Office I had no idea how ‘David Brent’ I am, WAS!!

    • @deletebilderberg
      @deletebilderberg 3 года назад +2

      SaiVikram Madireddy
      Huh??

  • @oddforestcritter
    @oddforestcritter 5 лет назад +367

    "Oh, German! I thought there was something wrong with you" 😂

    • @Tim_3100
      @Tim_3100 4 года назад +14

      Would you like something to drink before the war 😂

  • @alking7655
    @alking7655 5 лет назад +945

    Absolute brilliance to this day. How John and Connie only made 12 episodes was such a wise choice. Better to make 12 of greatness than 250 of lackluster quality. A few current film and tv makers could learn from this.

    • @tomb3796
      @tomb3796 5 лет назад +14

      Friends!

    • @burgersnchips
      @burgersnchips 5 лет назад +15

      The people behind "Heroes", should have stopped after the first season.

    • @Ben-pm7ee
      @Ben-pm7ee 5 лет назад +15

      Fun fact: It took 3 months to write each episode!

    • @steves1015
      @steves1015 5 лет назад +25

      Alana King I agree completely, so many shows are being ruined because they are being flogged to death - mainly for greed. The Simpson’s is a prime example....

    • @christophershepherd6570
      @christophershepherd6570 5 лет назад +7

      The office followed suite didn’t it 🤔

  • @rosenberg623
    @rosenberg623 5 лет назад +465

    "Don't touch me! I don't know where you've been!"

    • @bmssenjoyer
      @bmssenjoyer 4 года назад +3

      Yid

    • @sampletext8229
      @sampletext8229 4 года назад +6

      It’s a plastic surgeon you need

    • @EVERTONFC.
      @EVERTONFC. 4 года назад +8

      My god you're ugly aren't you.

    • @joshuajones3181
      @joshuajones3181 3 года назад +6

      2020 in a nutshell

    • @87654321j
      @87654321j 3 года назад

      What I say to people in the current covid world lol

  • @TokyoJoe703
    @TokyoJoe703 5 лет назад +302

    The way his attitude changes when he realises Melbury is a Lord.

    • @johnclegg4993
      @johnclegg4993 5 лет назад +11

      sharkie12354 - my favourite scene, just brushes away O Reilly 😂

    • @adamkurowski1934
      @adamkurowski1934 5 лет назад +46

      "... Go away."

    • @jupitorious7925
      @jupitorious7925 5 лет назад +11

      Lord Melberry to you

    • @65tosspowertrapl36
      @65tosspowertrapl36 5 лет назад +13

      From the first episode, perfectly set the tone of this brilliant series.😆

    • @Ladeenian
      @Ladeenian 3 года назад +2

      UtH Music ... actually, it was spelled "Melbury". 🙂

  • @Zebred2001
    @Zebred2001 4 года назад +158

    We all have a little Basil Fawlty in us from time to time!

    • @jpringle1979
      @jpringle1979 3 года назад

      @MichaelKingsfordGray now you know where the title spamalot came from.... Lol

    • @masterfarr8265
      @masterfarr8265 3 года назад +4

      I almost turned into him last week out of anger

    • @trebleclef46
      @trebleclef46 Год назад +3

      A little!!??

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth Год назад +2

      The older I get the more I agree lol

    • @amaurythewarrior
      @amaurythewarrior 3 месяца назад +1

      except for his wife, i suppose

  • @AlphaGoII
    @AlphaGoII 5 лет назад +331

    "You'll have to excuse my wife. Her finishing school was bombed in the war".

  • @l.5832
    @l.5832 3 года назад +52

    Anyone who has worked with the public will appreciate Basil. He expresses what we all feel....

    • @Rizzawriter
      @Rizzawriter Месяц назад +1

      16 years in retail. I know exactly what you mean, dealing with idiots all day, every day, lol

  • @user-jk4rt7zg3o
    @user-jk4rt7zg3o 4 года назад +104

    2:57 “‪Is mentioned once more, I shall move you closer to Him” What an amazing line 😂😂😂‬!

    • @AJwhy
      @AJwhy 4 года назад +7

      Sheikh Ahmed 😂 oh my gosh, I just heard it. It is absolutely fabulous!

    • @neilpearson357
      @neilpearson357 4 года назад +6

      Possibly one of the best lines ever in a sitcom, of course perfect delivery helps. Its was so subtle you could almost miss it, so much better than if it had been delivered in so called punch line!!!

    • @masterfarr8265
      @masterfarr8265 3 года назад

      the war or the lord?

    • @123TauruZ321
      @123TauruZ321 2 года назад

      It's fucking funny ^^

  • @umachan9286
    @umachan9286 5 лет назад +250

    Fawlty Towers is possibly one of the funniest sitcoms of all time. The part in every episode when Basil finally loses it never gets old.

  • @tonyvee3776
    @tonyvee3776 5 лет назад +238

    Timeless classic, you won’t see anything like this again sadly

    • @Syfoll
      @Syfoll 4 года назад +4

      Naaaah. There are still masterpiece sitcoms

    • @Syfoll
      @Syfoll 4 года назад +1

      @DJ Jeff What?

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 3 года назад +1

      @@Syfoll like?

    • @Syfoll
      @Syfoll 3 года назад +2

      @@Eleventhearlofmars Community, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    • @philbecker4676
      @philbecker4676 2 года назад

      Peep Show is a million times better than any other British sitcom, including Fawlty Towers.

  • @miroslavtomic7038
    @miroslavtomic7038 4 года назад +71

    Every single word that ever came out of Basil's mouth is legendary.

  • @caitlin4526
    @caitlin4526 4 года назад +54

    “If you don’t like duck...you’re rather stuck”😂😂😂

    • @frankmiller95
      @frankmiller95 4 года назад +2

      Thanks for the translation. Thought it was "lf you don't like duck you're rather fucked."

  • @alexcraig6577
    @alexcraig6577 4 года назад +50

    After 5 years working in a hotel I find myself becoming more like Basil by the day!

  • @42lookc
    @42lookc 4 года назад +20

    1:23 The way Polly quietly sidles away as Basil goes into Herr Hitler mode cracks me up.

  • @lewdogzombies
    @lewdogzombies Год назад +28

    When you work in retail or a customer service job, you eventually become Basil Fawlty 😂

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 5 месяцев назад +1

      I still have the psychological scars

    • @adamh8517
      @adamh8517 5 месяцев назад +1

      Been in hospitality all my life and im basically Basil these days 😂

  • @esmeraldadbsk2381
    @esmeraldadbsk2381 5 лет назад +166

    2:57 i shall move you closer to Him. MY FAVORITE

    • @neithere
      @neithere 5 лет назад +6

      This is perfection.

  • @specialdark1991
    @specialdark1991 5 лет назад +113

    Basil fawlty with the car is everyone now with computers and phones. Still so relatable

    • @Unicysis
      @Unicysis 5 лет назад +7

      Darshan Sittampalam The day I see someone thrashing their phone with a tree branch...........

    • @angeldominguez1162
      @angeldominguez1162 5 лет назад +2

      "Oooh, you know each other, do you?"

    • @NicolaKaye
      @NicolaKaye 5 лет назад +4

      Most definitely lol 😂

    • @duckduckgoismuchbetter
      @duckduckgoismuchbetter Год назад

      @@Unicysis You can al throw it against the wall, lol.

  • @leoesposito8762
    @leoesposito8762 5 лет назад +107

    One word for this show....brilliant. .

    • @christophebonhoefferofbelg9846
      @christophebonhoefferofbelg9846 4 года назад +9

      No, there’s two words for this show...Bloody Brilliant 👍

    • @KenFromBeara
      @KenFromBeara 4 года назад +2

      Its out of this world brilliant

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 3 года назад +1

      They don’t make them like this anymore, I’ve forgotten the last decent sitcom that I seen, must of been at least 25 years ago.

    • @Varksterable
      @Varksterable 3 года назад

      Or "till brain" to borrow the gag from the opening sequence.

  • @asdf9890
    @asdf9890 6 месяцев назад +12

    I need to rewatch them all! Such a hilarious show, and Connie Booth is an absolute doll.

  • @mikewalsh5825
    @mikewalsh5825 Год назад +19

    I still get the biggest laughs when he has to deal with the bratty kid who doesn't like his chips. Mom says that the boy is "very highly strung," to which Basil replies, "yes, yes, he should be." Brilliant!

  • @DarrenHarrison7160
    @DarrenHarrison7160 3 года назад +29

    Why can't we have more comedians like this, absolutely superb

  • @fanatamon
    @fanatamon 5 лет назад +114

    John Cleese, bloody legend!

  • @CJusticeHappen21
    @CJusticeHappen21 6 лет назад +673

    Attempting to drink a coca-cola and watch this at the same time should be classified as an attempted suicide.

    • @lachlanjones3397
      @lachlanjones3397 5 лет назад

      so wot dus that to ddoo with the show

    • @lachlanjones3397
      @lachlanjones3397 5 лет назад +1

      wot has thatgot to dp\doo withcomitii\ingsuarside wotthats\got todoowith woching foltie towse

    • @ZilogBob
      @ZilogBob 5 лет назад +6

      que? @@lachlanjones3397

    • @Kanuck1818
      @Kanuck1818 5 лет назад +1

      Agreed

    • @r.j.lombardi111
      @r.j.lombardi111 4 года назад

      @CJusticeHappen21 Indeed sir.

  • @albionmyl7735
    @albionmyl7735 4 года назад +62

    Greetings from the good old germans too Britain...great British humor we love it...and we love you Brits...

    • @lewfarkyy
      @lewfarkyy 3 года назад +2

      I love how German people can laugh and enjoy British humour. Do you feel the slightest bit annoyed when he did the nazi jokes?

    • @albionmyl7735
      @albionmyl7735 3 года назад +17

      @@lewfarkyy good morning to Britain I hope you are well in this difficult times.....well I don't feel annoyed...the past is the past I was born in 1965.....I have been many times in England and I love this country and his people.....I always felt very welcome as a German I met very interesting people I had good conversations.....I love the countryside.....I would say the English and the Germans are a perfect match...more as the french German connection ever would be....we are both Anglosaxon that's the secret!

    • @liambraithewaite6415
      @liambraithewaite6415 3 года назад

      Im sure you guys didnt feel that way when you invaded Poland

    • @rudolfthetallwhitealien
      @rudolfthetallwhitealien 3 года назад

      @@albionmyl7735 Schleimer, Feind bleibt Feind,

    • @rudolfthetallwhitealien
      @rudolfthetallwhitealien 3 года назад

      @@liambraithewaite6415 that's was a start, wasn't it.

  • @johnsmith-dr9oe
    @johnsmith-dr9oe 3 года назад +11

    How to be basil
    Step 1 get yourself in embarrassing situations
    Step 2 concoct extremely long explanation on how you find yourself in this situation
    Step 3 shout up the top of your lung
    Step 4 get yourself out of situation
    Step 5 blame everything on your wife
    Step 6 find a person to abuse possibly an employee or a servant
    Thank you for attending my TED talk ❤️

    • @masterfarr8265
      @masterfarr8265 3 года назад

      side note, make sure he can't speak english

  • @alexandermacdougall7873
    @alexandermacdougall7873 5 месяцев назад +8

    Great show. Never gets old. I binge all the episodes 2-3 times a year.

  • @patgal8588
    @patgal8588 4 года назад +56

    When this was first shown around 1975 I was hooked after the first episode. It was a different type of comedy than what was had been used to. It was hilarious. Even when watching this today and knowing what's coming I still find it hilarious. I do think it was the best comedy show ever.

    • @RedroomStudios
      @RedroomStudios 2 года назад +2

      agreed... it just never gets old.

    • @TheZdojcin
      @TheZdojcin Год назад +2

      It was and Wil be forever and ever

  • @Tim_3100
    @Tim_3100 4 года назад +32

    If the good lord is mentioned once more I will move you closer to him 😂😂

    • @rustydumper
      @rustydumper 3 года назад

      My fav line from the series 😂

  • @brothermaynard3200
    @brothermaynard3200 5 лет назад +59

    "There's enough material there for an entire conference"

  • @dreamofatiger
    @dreamofatiger 5 лет назад +50

    So I come from Croatia and I clearly remember how my late highschool English teacher looked alike and acted like John Cleese. He even had a perfect British accent so most of his teaching time he would spent cracking witty jokes that you see in Fawlty Towers and we kids would enjoy a live British comedy show in our class. :)

  • @gg00777
    @gg00777 6 лет назад +170

    You'll never get a show like this again, I do be howling with laughter watching these clips. Thanks for posting.

    • @pavansdigwa1541
      @pavansdigwa1541 2 года назад

      I do be howling?
      Kush DigwaJ don't speak like that
      Allen you in a way that is the

  • @NicolaKaye
    @NicolaKaye 5 лет назад +48

    The way he sarcastically mutters “yes, thank you SO much!” Has been adopted by me to be used whenever I have problems with technology or something isn’t going my way . It does diffuse the tension a bit, being a comedy moment 😁

    • @Harriet-Jesamine
      @Harriet-Jesamine 4 года назад +10

      I got in trouble at school, for answering back to a teacher, when a minute late, after being told that I was 15 minutes late.
      "well it is NOW, that's because we've been standing around arguing about it"
      It did not go down well at all!

    • @NicolaKaye
      @NicolaKaye 3 года назад +1

      Howard Fisher haha, love it! Worth it I bet 😁

  • @jaldav
    @jaldav 5 лет назад +23

    "Manuel, put the butter in those trays" Oh no Mr. Fawlty, Uno, Dos, Tres"

  • @clairedemorgan5695
    @clairedemorgan5695 5 лет назад +56

    i love the food inspectors episode and Manuels rat in the biscuit box

  • @christophebonhoefferofbelg9846
    @christophebonhoefferofbelg9846 4 года назад +20

    Faulty Towers was the funniest show ever in my opinion. The writing, the characters, the timing, the actors. Just brilliant..👍

  • @vitothepizzaguy7475
    @vitothepizzaguy7475 5 лет назад +52

    "is it aery?"
    "well there's air in it.. What.."

  • @brenthill3241
    @brenthill3241 5 лет назад +44

    Maybe the best comedy series I have ever seen.
    He was at his absolute peak here.

  • @stelios83
    @stelios83 4 года назад +20

    The best of Basil is every minute of every episode!

  • @simonvolkmer8506
    @simonvolkmer8506 5 лет назад +26

    Simply the best ever Dedicated to my late Mother as she loved it Jan Volkmer 1944 - 2014 Gone and never forgotten

    • @riachhabra2049
      @riachhabra2049 3 года назад

      🥰😇💫🙏she will be in my prayers ❤

  • @midnightstar1996
    @midnightstar1996 6 лет назад +369

    My mum doesn't find John Cleese the least bit funny. She has no sense of humour. John Cleese is hilarious! My two favourite scenes are when Basil beats his car up with a tree and when he tries to tell Manuel to forget everything he knows about the horse. I've never laughed so much in my life.

    • @barryphillips7327
      @barryphillips7327 5 лет назад +28

      How could anybody not laugh watching this????

    • @alexeverett308
      @alexeverett308 5 лет назад +23

      I still use "I'm going to spend the rest of my life having this conversation" sometimes.

    • @jessiejames7492
      @jessiejames7492 5 лет назад +2

      Actually a couple of his co stars spoke out abt this. Saying he was mad, even had a cruel streak. The guy who played the waiter said often when Cleese hit him it was really hard and painful. I think your mother has great insight. I didn’t find him 100 % funny either. But there were funny moments

    • @crystalfranklin3608
      @crystalfranklin3608 4 года назад +5

      I feel bad for your mom.

    • @tuicr8992
      @tuicr8992 4 года назад +4

      Same with me with mrs Brown boys ..just can't dig it but Basil haha..a whole different level.

  • @aussieman4791
    @aussieman4791 6 лет назад +100

    Let me do the funny walk!

  • @paulbaxter430
    @paulbaxter430 4 года назад +17

    Simply the best comedic actor ever. Brings tears to my eyes when I watch fawlty towers

  • @11DNA11
    @11DNA11 6 лет назад +48

    8:06
    That ultra fake laugh gets me every time :D

  • @peetfaas1340
    @peetfaas1340 3 года назад +6

    6:43 "You're still here?"
    Basil: "Apparently.." HAHAHHAHAHAHAH So calm

  • @crashboombang8163
    @crashboombang8163 4 года назад +29

    I love everything about this show. Everything!

  • @johnkennethwiseman682
    @johnkennethwiseman682 5 лет назад +81

    I am surprised fawlty didn't have a heart attack years ago. His stress and blood pressure levels must be sky high

  • @buckbumble
    @buckbumble 5 лет назад +84

    The whole episode with Bernard Cribbins. The man is an absolute legend.

    • @gazmini81
      @gazmini81 3 года назад +6

      the best episode was the hotel inspector and when basil finds out bernard is a spoon salesman instead of an inspector and gets his own back on him was just brilliant lol

    • @buckbumble
      @buckbumble 3 года назад +4

      stratocasterman 8135 yes! One of my favourite lines is when Basil confronts him about him being a spoon salesman. “Sp-th-th-th-OONS”

    • @gazmini81
      @gazmini81 3 года назад +4

      @@buckbumble that had me in stiches and when he asks him if he wanted a tea cosy for his pepper pot bernard played that part brilliantly as a complaining customer lol

  • @masterfarr8265
    @masterfarr8265 3 года назад +7

    4:37 WE'RE HAVING IT!!!

  • @jeanmyers1787
    @jeanmyers1787 4 года назад +24

    John Cleese finest moments, the whole cast are brilliant.

  • @coralarch
    @coralarch 5 лет назад +37

    LOVED The Major!

  • @fubarsnafu4994
    @fubarsnafu4994 5 лет назад +23

    John Cleese at his finest. One of my all time favorite. Flowery twats 😂 classic ! What a comical contribution.

    • @EagleOneM1953
      @EagleOneM1953 5 лет назад +2

      Cleese is a comical genius....not sure if he's aware of it..or sees it that way.
      To me Fawlty Towers is the best sitcom ever in the history of comedy...

    • @neilpearson357
      @neilpearson357 4 года назад +2

      His wife of the time Connie Booth (Poly) must share the plaudits with John, she co wrote it

    • @dortesandal4303
      @dortesandal4303 3 года назад +1

      Watery Fowls - my personal favorite if I do say so myself;)

  • @ottergreen8190
    @ottergreen8190 4 года назад +36

    The older I get the more I can relate to Basil Fawlty

  • @anunusualironiccircumstanc2246
    @anunusualironiccircumstanc2246 5 лет назад +23

    1:10 the slap to the back of the head gets me every time.😂

  • @AshaRigel
    @AshaRigel 5 лет назад +38

    Ssssppppoons. Gets me every time. 😂

  • @Noverante
    @Noverante 4 года назад +5

    I donno but Im still dissolved into tons of laughter when I see Basil taking in the update about the greek chef who's being drunk.. the moment where he is serious and then screams is a masterpiece... oh my...

  • @grahamsowerby6087
    @grahamsowerby6087 3 года назад +8

    I know virtually every line from Fawlty Towers and I still laugh every time I watch it! Brilliant comedy! I remember my father and I laughing hysterically at Basil beating the car with a branch! Classic!

  • @PrinceoftheAbyss
    @PrinceoftheAbyss 4 года назад +24

    "This Basil's wife. This Basil. This smack on head."
    "Ve have meat heer in ze building!"

  • @The2010golakers
    @The2010golakers 5 лет назад +19

    This is why I love John Cleese.

  • @CalumHGaming
    @CalumHGaming 5 лет назад +47

    My god a doctor? I mean here in the hospital? Whatever shall we do

  • @coralarch
    @coralarch 5 лет назад +40

    Well, yesterday it was announced on the news- FT is now officially the funniest ever Brit sit-com!! (We fans always knew that.)

    • @jj66te
      @jj66te 5 лет назад

      Yes we did!

    • @EagleOneM1953
      @EagleOneM1953 5 лет назад +1

      I couldn't sgrre more...and I've pretty much seen every British sitcom...

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 3 года назад

      @bagshitass they’re all class, the writing and actors have a lot to do with it. Steptoe and son and fawlty towers were the best two ever imo.

    • @TheZdojcin
      @TheZdojcin Год назад

      Absolutely

  • @spring-jo8xv
    @spring-jo8xv 5 лет назад +21

    The best comedy ever made 😂

    • @jj66te
      @jj66te 5 лет назад +3

      Full agreement

  • @Satellite_Of_Love
    @Satellite_Of_Love 4 года назад +25

    Note to self: Don't eat while watching this unless you want to choke. 😄😄😄

  • @nigelw512
    @nigelw512 5 лет назад +31

    Absolute genius.. Could you imagine the BBC trying to make it now they are run bysnowflakes.

    • @theangryholmesian4556
      @theangryholmesian4556 4 года назад

      Snowflakes was used in a book by a gay Male author critiquing toxic masculinity. People like you who use snowflake as an insult are hilariously inept and immature.

    • @crickcrot
      @crickcrot 4 года назад

      @@theangryholmesian4556 you are a great example of a Snowflake.

    • @theangryholmesian4556
      @theangryholmesian4556 4 года назад

      @@crickcrot twitter.com/JohnCleese/status/1015886273482027014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1015886273482027014&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffpost.com%2Fentry%2Fjohn-cleese-snowflake_n_5b42de4ee4b09e4a8b2e8614 Here's what John Cleese would have to say about you twit.

    • @aaronosborne4906
      @aaronosborne4906 4 года назад

      @@theangryholmesian4556 So does that also make the gay author, in your words "hilariously inept and immature", and in Johns', to paraphrase -"A sociopath without empathy"?
      And as he started the term would you also continue on so as to call him a "Twit" as well?

    • @theangryholmesian4556
      @theangryholmesian4556 4 года назад

      @@aaronosborne4906 Boy did you miss the point bud.

  • @MechcommanderOnline
    @MechcommanderOnline 5 лет назад +23

    a lot of people outside of england wont really appreciate the humour of john cleese, but the sarcasm to the nurse was absolutely pure class acting.

    • @jj66te
      @jj66te 5 лет назад +11

      But an awful lot of us really do appreciate it

    • @jpsiljamo
      @jpsiljamo 4 года назад

      there is not really any political innuendo or word play so this is quite understandable humour everywhere

    • @neilpearson357
      @neilpearson357 4 года назад +1

      I agree here John. We British often assume that Americans won't appreciate some of our dryer sense of humour but thats not always the case.

    • @SuperHammaren
      @SuperHammaren 4 года назад

      It has been almost contentiously running on Swedish television for more than 30 years. Brilliant.

    • @TheZdojcin
      @TheZdojcin Год назад

      Not true I am Macedonian, in ex Yugoslavia this series are considered the best of the best ever

  • @Cyrus-3D
    @Cyrus-3D 4 года назад +7

    "Hello?" *smashes alarm glass "Thank you, thank you" "Now" *Phone rings "WERE HAVING IT" He just knows it is Sybil on the other end of it the amount of times she pesters him in that episode

  • @steveturpin4242
    @steveturpin4242 4 года назад +5

    Oh...he was priceless!...his timing is perfect always. Thanks for this one.

  • @gh05tr1d3r1
    @gh05tr1d3r1 Год назад +3

    True British Classic. John Cleese is a Legend. Everything you need for a true British Comedy, is all here. Well done John and the team.

  • @pdub7562
    @pdub7562 5 лет назад +14

    4:39 is such an underated bit. Two gags combining, so funny.

    • @MrBoreray
      @MrBoreray 5 лет назад +4

      Try the bit when the Major's going on a date with Marjorie Atwell,there's about 6 gags in one- Bullet points are Marjorie Atwell, Winifred(Winnie)Atwell(famous black piano player),Winston(Winnie)Churchill.When all the confusion is over,the final joke is the Major is going on a date with a woman who looks like Winston Churchill,all crammed into about 30 seconds,brilliant writing!!

  • @JohnConboy1
    @JohnConboy1 4 года назад +17

    Absolute Genius!

  • @mrbojangles8133
    @mrbojangles8133 5 лет назад +133

    You wouln't understand dear it's called style

  • @ossineva-juoni3384
    @ossineva-juoni3384 4 года назад +11

    this is humour in it's best form ,,,, English humour!

  • @mitch4527
    @mitch4527 4 года назад +8

    The actress who played Polly was Connie Booth, who was John Cleese’s wife at the time this series was produced. She was actually American, born in Indiana.

    • @hudsony777
      @hudsony777 3 года назад

      Try a NEW RADIO comedy from across the pond? “A Trip to the Moon” starring Joyce Randolph of The Honeymooners? AND two radio play ghost stories AND and a brand new mystery listed on my channel “Claude Chabot Presents” right here on YT. Here’s the link: ! ruclips.net/video/Hex2ltykNTM/видео.html--Claud. If you don’t
      want to click the link just search “Claude Chabot presents” on RUclips.

  • @MrDemoncrusher
    @MrDemoncrusher 3 года назад +323

    Remember the golden age of the BBC!? When nobody got offended and everyone just had a good honest laugh. When comedy was sexist, racist, crude with minimal swearing, comedy writers were allowed to write just about anything, and comedic talent was allowed to grow and thrive organically. They were good times.

    • @hamishwhitehenderson5197
      @hamishwhitehenderson5197 2 года назад

      Don't insult Fawlty Towers by pretending that all tv was anywhere near as good as this in the seventies. About 75% of it was very simple comedy written for very simple people who can't understand much outside of bad puns about sex and quips about mothers in law and those hilarious berry wearing Frenchies. Comedy writers should be able to write about anything, but they must remember to do it in a way that special little boys like me can understand. If you think Allo Allo, Love Thy Neighbour or Only Fools and Horses can hold fork handles to this then it's obviously you who are a delusional snowflake.

    • @captainp.2721
      @captainp.2721 2 года назад

      Not anymore thanks to the retarded states everything today is offensive. People are snowflakes, they can't take the simplest tiniest of offense.
      Fucking ridiculous.

    • @matthwe3468
      @matthwe3468 Год назад +5

      👏 👍

    • @hamishwhitehenderson5197
      @hamishwhitehenderson5197 Год назад +5

      @@matthwe3468 I probably would have got more across by asking basil what he's been up to since the series finished tbh.

    • @byrnc927
      @byrnc927 Год назад +8

      Funniest series ever produced. Watched every episode at least 10 times. Then I discovered watching it with subtitles on. There was so much more I missed...

  • @davidsedlickas8222
    @davidsedlickas8222 Год назад +2

    Outstanding exceptional comedy
    Never to be repeated at this quality.

  • @SMAOKA
    @SMAOKA 5 лет назад +15

    I wish I had gotten the name of the guy I talked to today at the bike rack that recommended me to watch Fawlty Towers. He was not wrong and I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

  • @Lazionederland
    @Lazionederland 3 года назад +1

    The beautiful 70s Will never come back..

    • @dannyvandenbranden4845
      @dannyvandenbranden4845 Год назад +1

      We should by a big island and collect all the people who loved that time, and then go back in time. We didn't have much, but everything had a soul. Grtz from Belgium

  • @drewbranch7700
    @drewbranch7700 4 года назад +4

    “Is mentioned once more,I shall move you closer to him”😂😂😂

  • @luinpuin4152
    @luinpuin4152 3 года назад +4

    This series was simply perfect!!!

  • @krazykris4785
    @krazykris4785 5 лет назад +6

    Such a great show! Love him!

  • @oneinathousand2156
    @oneinathousand2156 3 года назад +21

    John Cleese: Lifts his leg really high
    The audience: 👌👌😂😩💦👏👏

    • @ralph5450
      @ralph5450 3 года назад

      That's a reference to Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks.

  • @fliptrick307
    @fliptrick307 4 года назад +3

    This brilliant subtle sarcasm... I love it.

  • @kevanwitt55
    @kevanwitt55 5 лет назад +10

    this is still brilliant today ,

  • @Hardvolume007
    @Hardvolume007 5 месяцев назад

    When I was a little kid in the 80s, in America, we have public broadcasting station. Which played tons of English shows. I remember watching fawlty towers and laughing for hours. I’m 49 and to this day I still watch whenever I can. When I was 19 I finally had a chance to go to England and it’s my favorite place that I’ve ever traveled to. Made friends there over the years and still visit every two years. I liked it so much there’s no reason for me to go anywhere else.

  • @L.J.HALL197
    @L.J.HALL197 Год назад +4

    0:36 RIP Bernard Cribbins

  • @ZeonNewtype
    @ZeonNewtype 6 лет назад +35

    This was just one of the funniest shows ever. :D I wish there had been more than 13 episodes, because it was a great show. :D

    • @alking7655
      @alking7655 5 лет назад +4

      SoniaStrumm1 it was actually 12, unless there's a Christmas special I don't know about. I have DVDs of the entire series.

  • @RMJ1984
    @RMJ1984 3 года назад +4

    6:34 This makes me laugh so hard everytime. The way he says "ZE BUILDING" and moves his arms lol.

    • @ryanclark7962
      @ryanclark7962 3 года назад +2

      🤣🤣

    • @adamh8517
      @adamh8517 5 месяцев назад +2

      I love how the guests are terrified and start slowly moving backwards 😂😂

  • @thatbankergirl
    @thatbankergirl 2 года назад

    This show is the most hilarious show ever . back in my much younger days it was faulty towers and Halo Halo we looked forward to watching every week. Basil Faulty was crazy as anyone you could ever imagine!

  • @katerossi5432
    @katerossi5432 4 года назад +6

    For me this is one of the best British comedies of all time. I adore Basil.

  • @GunCollector007
    @GunCollector007 4 года назад +2

    Absolutely fantastic!!

  • @jaldav
    @jaldav 5 лет назад +2

    I first watched this series on the PBS affiliate in Chicago (WTTW) in the 80s. Bought the entire set on DVD.

  • @debbieramsey-hanks3757
    @debbieramsey-hanks3757 Год назад +1

    Outrageous fun. Thank you

  • @Vigilante311
    @Vigilante311 4 года назад +9

    4:37 always always killed me as a kid and still does to this day

  • @geotom2023
    @geotom2023 6 лет назад +78

    required viewing for small hotel owners !

  • @winskypinsky
    @winskypinsky 5 лет назад +16

    My favourite? It’s....No it’s the.....no, it’s the one with the .......nope, can’t choose. Love it ALL!

  • @simonpearn479
    @simonpearn479 5 лет назад +8

    4.21 comedy gold! But then you're spoilt for choice with this lot!!! Thanks!

  • @franbradford1182
    @franbradford1182 3 года назад

    Simply The Best!!

  • @charmanine1510
    @charmanine1510 3 года назад +4

    British humour at its very best! simply brilliant!!

  • @E-2.71
    @E-2.71 5 лет назад +2

    I enjoyed watching Fawlty Towers, I wish the reruns were still running on TV!!