WHO'S THE PROFESSIONAL?! Americans React To "Fawlty Towers - S1E2 - The Builders"
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Only twelve episodes, yet there is so much packed into each episode that it is real value for money.
You should have a quick squizz at 'Allo 'Allo, set in wartime France in a cafe with Germans, French and Brits all speaking English but in their own accents..it is hilarious....a spoof of a serious series shown some years ago...
I love the way you guys enjoy this 50 Yr old classic UK comedy series...they can be watched dozens of times...there's always something you've missed or forgotten.. priceless gems
Anxiety is exactly what Fawlty Towers is all about. Basil is a neurotic who makes every situation worse, just due to his own behavior :)
indeed
"Good morning Major!" "Very well thank you!" - such an understated set of lines but SO funny! Thanks for your reaction lads
Fawlty Towers is short but each episode is gold so I hope you two enjoy it
When Basil mentioned to the two ladies about 'dining at The Gleneagles tonight' that is the real hotel the show is based on.
Basil was going off to Mr. O'Reilly's to insert the garden gnome into him in the final scene 🤣
Just one correction, you’ll find the major isn’t ‘optimistic’…he’s barking mad!..😂
The actor playing Mr. O'Reilly was also in Waking Ned Devine.
And “ Robin’s nest “ 👍 Also in this episode is “ Mr Baxter “ from Grange Hill 👍
David Kelly, rip
And Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.
And, very appropriately, "Cowboys" which was about a team of incompetent builders.
3:28 "You have to go to Gleneagles for your dins dins." But this is the Gleneagles. That was the name of the Torquay hotel this hotel is based on.
Beat me to it :)
Yes, I was going to point that out. The owner, Donald Sinclair, inspired the character. The Gleneagles has now been demolished and replaced by a block of retirement homes, named "Sachs Lodge" in memory of Andrew Sachs (Manuel) who died around the time of them being built (2016).
Each episode starts of calm then just gets crazier and crazier as it goes along haha love it. Would love to see the series Bottom hit this channel, only three series with Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson
Every one of the 12 episodes are brilliant but the very best are definitely yet to come.
I think you missed the joke at the end. He was on his way to insert the gnome in to O'Reilly's behind!
Yes, I came here to see if anyone bothered to point it out! Also, I think they miss so many gags, although some are more subtle than others or you need to have watched the series at least a dozen times to appreciate some of the humour... Many of the 'in' jokes were only revealed in interviews with the actors and writers later on; such as it being the paperboy (though rarely seen), is revealed to be the prankster who rearranges the letters on the "Fawlty Towers" sign to sometimes crude phrases.
Classic British comedy. Just when you think it can't get any worse, or the lead character has actually come out on top. The whole thing goes to shit due to arrogance, ignorance, stubborn bloody-mindedness, or a combination of them all.
Absolute classics. There's not many episodes, but they are culturally meaningful and loved for good reason.
Enjoy!
You two *really* need to do Red Dwarf! It’s right up both your streets!
In each opening credits the Fawlty Towers sign has a different anagram for each episode.
I hope your both enjoying fawlty towers. It was a must watch for us in the uk years ago. 😂
that just leaves "Rising Damp" surely your going to react to it i mean the whole series? its not that long a series. but garanteed you love it!
I agree 'Rising Damp' is fabulous 👌🧐 Leonard Rossiter was a legend ⭐
I could watch all Fawlty Towers over and over again all day long!
Love that you guys love this! Just a suggestion....have a look at The Young Ones....30 minutes of demented, comic vIolence, anarchy! Vyvyan is a class act in this!
Basil left with the gnome in order to "insert" it into O'Reilly haha
Each episode is a train wreck and you guys will love it
Train wreck is the most appropriate word here hahaha!
So so lucky to have grown up with this masterpiece of a show and it is even better to watch people enjoying it for the first time
The woman (Polly), real name Connie Booth, is from Indianapolis, Indiana. She married John Cleese inf FEB 1968
The actor who played Manuel (Andrew Sachs) was fluent in both Spanish and German.
He was born in Germany so he knew how it was to live in a different country.
I literally just finished watching your reaction to the first episode and I find this, you guys are great! Keep 'em coming!
It is great watching Basil and Polly argue with each other, I think they were married IRL at the time.
Especially the bit where he almost gives her a right hook at one point in another episode.
@@sg-zd8eb I hope that bit was acting.
They were married during the first series but got divorced before series two. They actually wrote the series together while going through a divorce which is mind blowing to me.
Fawlty towers reminds me a bit of the Brittas empire tv series staring the fella from the red dwarf tv series
Great reaction to a fantastic comedy series, which is called "Fawlty Towers".
My old dad (masonry apprenticeship at 14 for 3 years, a year of construction work, night school on the side to get his college qualification for 1 and a half year, then at 19 to engineering school graduating after 3 years, almost 2 years of military service and then 35 years of working as a civil engineer before his health caused him to break prematurely) he once said, in the sanitized version, how you build houses in America is not necessarily the way you are used to in Germany (mind you the sanitized version).
This episode reminds me of that.
Fawlty Towers is a great show, looking forward to more reactions.
'It's just not your day' - I think you'll like this one.
Without going into too much detail, so as to protect the guilty, on a particular tour of duty, there was a railway line, that was being pretty extensively and exclusively used, for military logistics, moving lots of equipment and supplies from the port, in country to where it was needed.
On this one particular day, the train derailed. It did so because some US Army Engineers were working on the railway, except they didn't tell anyone they were, and so when the train came along.... you've guessed it.
Given this was a major incident, some of my Military Police colleagues headed off to the scene, as is customary given the circumstances, as did various other interested parties, in order to a) find out exactly what had happened, and b) to start what would no doubt be a heck of a lot of work to rectify the situation. It is worth nothing that this was in the British sector too.
Whilst there, various senior people came along, mainly out of idle curiosity, with answers predominantly coming from a very red faced and embarrassed young US Army Lt, in charge of the engineer unit responsible for the whole debacle. To be honest it was sheer luck that nobody had been killed or injured.
My colleagues described how a US Army General turned up, and seeing a familiar style of uniform amongst the multi national crowd, headed off to the young Lt. Here we go, they thought. This could be the most spectacular dressing down seen in NATO for quite a few decades. Eyes down, look in, get ready....
The General got to the Lt, and just said 'Not your day son is it. Not your day', and just wandered off, much to the amazement of everyone else.
I guess given the situation, from which there really was absolutely no escape, it was the case that the Lt already pretty much knew his fate, and there was just no need for the General to make it even more clearer, lol.
At the end, Mr Faulty was going to insert that garden gnome he was carrying up Mr O'Reilly's arse. 😂😂
Brilliant fellas 🔥enjoying this sadly shallow rabbit hole with you, again😂❤️
I think you missed the joke at the end.
He was off to see Mr O’Reilly with the large garden Gnome which he threatened to insert in him if anything went wrong with the building work.
8:40 - It's Bullet Baxter!
In future episodes look out for the letters on the hotel sign in the opening credits!
for a small door opening a wood lintel might be strong enough, depends where the apexs of the roof resolve loads to
Fawlty Towers was brilliant. Part of the golden age of British comedy.
I highly recommend Dad's Army, as it seems like youve never watched it :) it's a comedy show about the Home Guard, the civilian militia during WW2, comprised of mostly old men and those exempt from military service. It's British comedy at its finest.
Ive notice the young ones on your shelf that a classic program it changed British comedy all for the better there was nothing like it when it came out
I hope one day they do Bottom by rik mayall and Eddie. With maybe all 5 live stage shows. Or go older but still a gold era of British humour, Dads army.
Bottom is unreal, as is the man the myth the legend Rik Mayall my ultimate comedy hero
I agree Bottom is awesome
I second the Dad's Army!
I admit I'm a history fan, but it still ranks very highly!
Don't tell him, Pike!
@@robmartin525 another awesome and tremendous suggestion. I love listening to the classic sitcoms on bbc sounds. I know people moan about the licence fees and that but the content is superior at the BBC imo obviously
I've been asking for this for ages!!
John Cleese was married to the actress who plays Polly at the time, Connie Booth. She was part of the shows creation🤗
Don't know if anyone said before but the lady called Polly and John Cleese were married at one time.
I'm having a brain freeze and can't remember her name either, which is pathetic because she co-wrote the series with John Cleese and they were married at the time. She also uttered the line "I'm not a witch, they just tied a carrot to the end of my nose" in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. She's American, believe it or not.
I'd forgotten her name but I think someone said she was Connie Booth and yes I think she was American.
Thank you!
Havent watched these for decades, so stressful to watch! Somehow easier with you both, thanks for your company.. it really is an excellent series
Fair play on the point about Dougal, Manuel Baldrick and Neil! Trigger from Only Fools as well. We love our sitcom idiots haha
it's the idiots that are the philosophers...
like any show it takes a few episodes to get the characters but i think your starting to see the dynamics of it all now its hard to say if its the best comedy ever written but its up there
One Foot In The Grave is another series worth watching.
I dont remember the bit where Sybil is attacking Basil? remember the rest though. I am rewatching them with you.
Fawlty Towers sold all over the world, however in Spain Manuel, of course, could not be Spanish and was changed to an Italian character named Paolo. In Catalan he was from Mexico.
Always remember to pay attention to the hotel sign during the intro to each episode ;-)
Watery Fowls, Farty Towels.
@@paulinegallagher7821 and Flowery Twa, well, you know? ;-)
Talking about village idiots, the chap playing O'Reilly the builder, David Kelly was a main character in a British show called Robins Nest (a spin off series from a show called Man About the House) which was about a small resturant where David Kelly played a one armed dish washer\ kitchen hand and was absolutly brilliant.
An aside to this, Robins Nest was later picked up and remade\adapted in the US as Threes a Crowd starring John Ritter which of course was a spin off from Threes Company which in turn was an adaptation of Man About the House. Another spin off from Man About the House was a show called George and Mildred (another must watch!) which was adapted in the US as The Ropers. All the above of course comedy gold!
I can't WAIT for you to get to the episode with the Germans. XD
fyi 60 plus year houses are held together by the weight of the bricks mostly, the mortar loses integrity over time, repointing brickwork is important. Luckily we don't have real earthquakes here, just tremors"
Apparently Basil Fawlty was based on a hotel owner where John Cleese had stayed!!!!
The real-life hotel ("The Gleneagles") actually gets a name-check in this episode, at 3:28
1991: Firefighters battled to save the 'face of Fawlty Towers' as it was hit by a major fire. Wooburn Grange, in Wooburn Green, was familiar to millions of television viewers as it was used for the exterior shots for the much-loved John Cleese sitcom.
Earlier in the episode Basil threatend to stick the gnome where the sun don't shine to O'Reilly
The end scene is Basil on his to insert said gnome......lol
I can’t wait for you to meet Mrs Richards in season 2 episode 1
Just a word of warning gents, the Germans episode has a few not so PC words from the Major when describing the woman he takes to see India. (makes sense when you watch it). It could be you watch an edited version.
NONE of this wonderful series should be edited but sadly today I understand your concern 👍
@@garulusglandarius6126 2nd best episode behind Mrs Richards 😂😂😂. But obviously depending on their audience, just a heads up is probably best
Don’t forget to read the sign in the opening credits
i did roofing work and even on a 4 story apartment factory conversion, the roof structure was solid coated steelwork ,all Xrayed and certified before erection
"Sometimes it's just not your day". I don't think Mr. Fawlty has had a "his day" in his life, and it's most likely his own fault most of the time.
Excellent choice guys, love your channel 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
Basil and Polly were husband and wife in real life.
Non British people often comment on how our shows have small series (seasons). This show, for example, had 2 series with 6 episodes in each. In the USA it would probably run for 5 seasons with 20 episodes in each. lol
I would rather have 12 episodes where there's a joke every minute or two than 40 episodes with a joke every 10 minutes...
Connie Booth is also American.
Hello Spencer and Daniel,
Not sure if someone has mentioned this, but the actress who plays Polly, Connie Booth, was married to John Cleese at the time, she is a native of Indianapolis.
You must make note of the Fawlty Towers sign at the opening credits & theme tune, IT's an ANAGRAM!
FYI If you’re quick at the beginning of every episode the sign Fawlty Towers changes guys.
Manuel was there near the end. He didnt need to be in the last scene as like Polly wasn't there, 3 was enough.
He can’t calm down he’s scared of his wife, that’s why he’s losing it
O'Reilly did a good job and Stubbs is a charlatan con man !
The doorway was just reinstated after the original was removed . therefore, there was always a lintel above the doorway.
Stubbs has just created a huge job by playing on Cybils fears.
Best episode for me is the Germans ( Don't mention the war ) 😂😂😂
I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it.
Omg I LOVE this one!!! Love you guys❤️
Keep an eye on the Fawlty Towers sign at the end of the opening credits. Some local rascal changes the letters round every week.
Wait til you get to the “filigree hamster”🤣🤣🤣🤣
If you ever run out of series you should watch vicar of dibley, that’s a classic
"Door Dash" First attempt to do that in an upcoming episode.
Polly the blonde was married to John Cleese when this was made.
John Cleese and Connie Booth were married when doing Fawlty Towers, Prunella Scales and her actor husband Timothy West (Starring in the lost episodes of Dad’s Army as well as lots of appearances on stage and some on tv) both have dementia they were doing a tv series on touring the country in their canal boat but stopped as her dementia got worse. Andrew Sachs who played Manuel died a few years ago, Fawlty Towers was filmed in the 1970s it is believed to be making a return to tv but without John Cleese starring in it, it is still playing on satellite tv as well as The BBC channels.
Bottom or The Young ones next 😊😊 Faulty Towers is top 👍👍
He’s not an idiot. He’s just from Barcelona
Great choice!!
My favorite episode
Wow these guys are banging out the FT reactions
Who doesn't love Strother Martin?
Keep an eye on the sign in front of the hotel in the opening titles, it changes!
Cant wait for episode 6 'the germans'😂😂😂
I hope you noticed my post on ‘Multi Region / Region Free’ DVD Players etc. I posted it in the comments for the first episode, but, it has disappeared and is no longer there?
You can't calm down when you're married to Sybil!
Basil is my favorite aka John Cleese
John Cleese and Connie Booth were actually married but sadly Divorced during the filming of series 2 and I don’t know how I only just realised the guy who played O’Reilly played Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the chocolate factory 😂.
Trust me walls, concreate, RAAC, trust me. We've had enough of it over the past week.
John Cleese was married to the lady playing Polly (Connie Booth)
Every scrape he gets into and every time he is losing the plot is because he is so under the thumb and scared of his wife.
If in doubt run away 🤸🏿🤸🏿🤸🏿🤸🏿
great stuff guys
I'd love to see you guys react to Brassic. You will laugh your tits off !
😊😊😊😊
You said that you didn't have a DVD player, but shouldn't the DVDs play in a Blue Ray player? Or can you get a DVD drive for your computer (external plug in one would do).
Brace yourselves. The chaos has only just begun 😉
Connie Booth (Polly) was married to John Cleese at the time of the TV series.
Have you watched some mothers do ave em?
I kept saying you guys should watch Still Game but now I'm thinking you'll probably never get to grips with language haha prob best sticking to the English sit-coms
Best thing is polly and Mr faulty r married in real life
Were married.
@@jethro1963 yeh were