Fawlty Towers was, in my estimation, the most consistently hilarious show I've ever seen. However, it does not come off well in these short clips. In order to truly appreciate the humor, you have to be familiar with the characters. Only 12 episodes of the show were ever produced, so it is well worth the effort to seek them out and watch the entire series. Believe me, you'll be glad you did"|!
@@cov9290 I think, perhaps, people of Canada and America may have to know John Cleese from Monty Python to find it funny, and also understand British humour. It is my favourite sit com ever !!!!
I would say that the thin blue line, father ted and the entire black adder series, aswell as the Mitchell and Webb look, aswell as the Henry Enfield series, aswell as the a bit of fry and lauriel are also pretty good. The scene "Judge me not" is IMO one of the best ones.
The Deaf Women only a honourable mention????????????? Yes the German episode is probably the best but Communication Problems is definitely one of the funniest of them all. Well might I ask what you were expecting to see from a Torquay bedroom window? Sydney Opera House perhaps? the hanging gardens of Babylon? or heards of wilder-beast sweeping majestically...............hahaha
SkThe Janner Right. 'Because obviously, if there was a fire, you'd all be standing here in the lobby like this wouldn't you'. And the best part is, they actually are all standing in the lobby when the kitchen goes on fire :D.
so close but oh so far. The voice over covered IMO the greatest comedy line ever. Elder Herr: Will you stop talking about the war? Basil: Me! You started it! Elder Herr: We did not start it! Basil: Yes you did - you invaded Poland.
I may be a simple American born in 1991, but I love this show. This show, along with "Are You Being Served?" is some of the best of 1970s British comedy.
So many likes for an inaccurate quote lol, I love this scene so allow me... Other Lady: “Uh, excuse me.” Sybil: “Yes?” Other Lady: “Do you think we could cancel our fruit salads?” Sybil: “Well, it's a little tricky, chef's just opened the tin." Other Lady: “Oh.” Doris: “Never mind. I'm sure it'll be very nice, thank you.”
It's very funny. But it doesn't seem historically accurate. I googled the subject and found that Hitler took over two other countries and a couple of other regions before invading Poland, but I guess those don't count because the other countries surrendered (even though one had an army of one million men)? Is it an act of war if one side gives up without a shot? If yes, I suggest WW2 started in 1938, and perhaps even in 1936. Hey, it's the internet, so I'm entitled to my opinion.
@@mattsmith1518 I think it was 9 days after. But it sounds like you are agreeing with my crazy proposition that invading a country with a massive army isn't an act of war if the smaller army doesn't fight back. I disagree with you. I think if you invade with overwhelming force and aren't wanted there it is an act of war. But this is just my opinion.
@@mattsmith1518 That's an argument. But what would you say if one side called it a war but the other side didn't? For example, in the Korean conflict, North Korea called it a war, but the United States called it a Police Action. As wikipedia says, "In the US, the war was initially described by President Harry S Truman as a "police action" as the United States never formally declared war on its opponents and the operation was conducted under the auspices of the United Nations." So who gets to decide if something is a "war"? The leaders at the time? Or historians? I would say historians are less biased and more accurate. And I would say that historians should say WW2 really started in 1938 when Hitler started invading countries that didn't want to be invaded.
@@mattsmith1518 Ok, I'll stop. I guess I could have been a little nicer, (sorry) but as arguments go it was quite friendly between us. Most discussions on the internet are very uncivil. We did okay. We used logic more than emotions. I wish you well, and once again sorry if I came across as argumentative.
😂😂😂 So did I. Two books actually: "The Complete Shakespeare", published almost a century ago, and "The Lord of the Rings". Before that I only knew Queen's English or similar taught at public schools
I remember seeing these for the first time on TV back in the early 1980's and laughing so hard I was in tears and gasping for air.One of the funniest shows of all time.
One of my favorite quotes from the whole series... Cybil was shouting off orders to Basil, and his response was brilliant: "Is that it? Would you like me to move the hotel a little to the left?"
***** Bloß weil ich einen akkadischen Blechkopp und einen altmesopotamischen Königstitel benutze, heißt das noch lange nicht, daß ich kein Deutscher bin. Ich nehme allerdings an, daß einige Vorfahren vor ein paar Jahrhunderten als Hugenotten aus Frankreich kamen. Ändert leider nichts an meinem erbärmlichen Französisch.
You'd have a hard time finding even ONE German who wouldn't find this funny... Germany was the first non-English speaking nation to have a Python fanclub! Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
This is the best comedy sitcom of all times, pure classic, Comedy at its best level. I remember watching this show, and laughing so much, my belly hurted like hell. However this deserves to be watched on context, not in small clips. People just wouldnt understand the comedy without context. And this type of comedy is all about context. My favorite episode, is when the Doctor dies over night, and they try to hide the body from the other hotel Guests. The "NOT mention the war!!" scenes is just briliant. Plus Connie Booth was so Hot at the time. ( when she was young... lol )
When Mrs Richards said she wanted to see the sea and Mr Fawlty said "you can see the sea, it's there between the land and the sky" I lost it, who else watches this with their father here? 😂
+Dharmesh Mistry (daggerdraco) My dad and I used to watch it together. He passed away six years ago. He was British, so he raised us on British humor. I've always been grateful for that. And yes, the "land and the sky" bit in Fawlty Towers always gets me. Also the whole thing with him talking to himself in the office, "Voom! What was that? That was your life, mate. Oh, that was fast. Do I get another one? Nope, that's your lot, mate." Sybil walks in... "Back to the land of dreams.... Yes, dear?" LMFAO...
raerae1281 Loved that. Died laughing also at "Manuel, there is too much butter on those trays" "Que?" "There is too much butter, on those trays!" "No sir, not on dos treys, uno dos tres" Im actually having trouble typing right now from laughing. Little did you know, I'm in school and sending this. :T
@@gaskellr44 My brain has been elsewhere. I suddenly found myself the caregiver for my 91-year-old Mother this last year. Wasn't the only time I made a blunder recently. Peace.
One of my favourite comedy shows ever. I've watched this show for years & I never gets old. Even after watching this I cannot stop laughing. Fawlty Towers is one of the best comedy shows ever, John Cleese is incredibly hilarious.
Andrew Sachs simply brilliant what pleasure he has given to generations with the character of Manuel an essential cog in the wheel of Faulty Towers. RIP
Andrew Sachs is brilliant as the English defective Spanish waiter. In actuality, he speaks with a highly proper upper class English accent in real life.
I can't believe there are people commenting here that have never heard of this show! I'm 41 years old and watched these as a kid with my parent's back in the early 80's growing up in Missouri. They used to air them on PBS a lot back then. I remember my Dad laughing harder than I ever saw him laugh again!
My favorite scene occurs in "The Psychiatrist" when the young, buxom girl comes to stay. Basil, while showing the girl her room, discovers the bathroom light bulb is not working. He reaches around to try the light switch, which is just outside the bathroom door. The girl happens to be standing where the light switch is located, doing some stretches after a long trip. As Basil reaches around for the switch, he accidentally finds himself fondling the girls breast. Of course Sybil walks in at the worst possible moment!
this must have been a really tough list, since Fawlty Towers is absolute comic perfection. However, I have to speak up for two bits that were left off the list, which are two of the most hilarious bits of dialogue and exchange I think ever written in comedy. First is the scene where Basil is attempting to tell Manuel that "he knows nothing" about the horse bet he made in the episode "Communication Problems" (mentioned in this video as the deaf guest). The exchange of trying to explain to Manuel that he shouldn't say anything about the horse is hilarious. It's on youtube, search "fawlty towers i know nothing". Second is when the burglar alarm goes off in the germans episode, and basil has to explain to guests, who all enter the lobby at different points in the conversation, that the fire drill hasn't started yet. one of his classic lines...."i don't know why we bother, we should let you all BURN!" HAHAHA.
Back when the show was first on, my sister and I talked my mom into watching FAWLTY TOWERS. It was the GOURMET NIGHT episode and, when Basil started to beat the car with a sapling, she laughed so hard she fell over backwards.
I think that episode was as funny as any of them. "C'mon you vicious bastard! What do you want me to do for you? I put gas in you! I put oil in you! I've warned you time and time again! I'm going do give you a damn good trashing!".
My favorite moment is the very end of "Hotel Inspectors" when he unceremoniously shoves Mr. Hutchison out the door and goes to the front desk to attend to three men (obviously the inspectors). "Good afternoon, gentlemen! And what can I do for you three gentlemen?....AAAUUUGGGHH!!!!"
too bad there were only 12 episodes of this hysterically funny series. I'm American and know some of us don't 'get' British humor, but hell, fuck em. They showed this on PBS decades ago, as they did Monty Python.
That's the spirit! If you come over to the UK you'll see that we LOVE to laugh at ourselves! Right now we're all having a laugh at just how badly we'll do in the World Cup.
Atheist Orphan so I suppose a good guess is England NEVER won? I don't watch any sports of any kind for decades and only pick up thru 'osmosis' any win/lose anything lol
People who need Fawlty Towers "explained", probably dont get it anyway. If you want more than show is ,some inside look, there is commentary by John Cleese on DVD.
I think the best moment in the Hotel Inspectors episode is when they throw out the moustached guy in quite the rough manner, just when three other people come into the hotel. Then, Basil greets them, asking if he can help, grinning happily for a moment, just before realising, that they are the actual inspectors and the scene ends with a frozen frame of him jumping back, screaming in terror. That was funny as hell.
@@stillebenfilm the American voiceover person completely sucks dry all the brilliant humour with her explanations of the episodes, talking about missing the point!
It's difficult and unfair to even attempt to make a "top moments" compilation because this entire show is so, so brilliant! The entire format was made to be flawlessly funny; they spent weeks writing episodes and only made a total of 12 in order to not compromise the quality. My "top moments" compilation would just be a marathon of all 12 episodes! haha
What I found amazing is that there was four years between season 1 and season 2. John and Connie had been going through a divorce and only realized that they could do a second season because , even though they had divorced, could still write great material together. John is not backward in coming forward about the fact that Connie was brilliant at writing comedy.
@@Scottie_S What I find amazing is that Connie Booth is an American, she wrote at least 50% of the shows, probably 60%, and people still call it "British Comedy." I would call it American comedy at its best.
@@TheNameOfJesus There's nothing American to the humour in Fawlty Towers. Just because Connie Booth wrote a lot of it, doesn't mean it belongs in an American oeuvre.
They only made 12 episodes! 1975 was their first season in 1979 was their 2 season! A four year break between 2 seasons I hate how British channels run their tv shows when their so much better than american tv!
A lot of short-lived comedy shows end when they do because the creators of the show often feel that they've done all they can do without jumping the shark and bleeding the show dry. "Fawlty Towers" may have had only twelve episodes, but every single one is as funny as the last; there isn't a single bad episode (in my opinion). So most of the time, short-lived comedy shows are often a hell of a lot funnier than ones that never seem to end. *cough* Big Bang Theory *cough* By the way, any favourite "Fawlty Towers" episodes? Mine's probably either "The Germans" or "Communication Problems".
Steve Morrison Fair enough. Anyway, just gave you a possible reason why a lot of British shows are either really short or have long breaks. Hope it helped (in at least someway).
Mrs Richards is the second best episode after the germans, the whole episode is hilarious. I asked for a room with a view, you have a view. We'll its not good enough. That is Torquay madam, can I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window, the hanging gardens of Babylon, Kracitow erupting, herds of wilderbeasts sweeping majesticly? I expect to see the sea, you can see the sea its over there between the land and the sky!! ha ha. Is this a piece of your brain?? This is mine!! ha ha, that defo the 2nd best episode.
I must have watched the best episodes The Psychiatrist, Waldorf Salad, Basil the rat, Gourmet Night, The Germans & Communication Problems about 50 times each!
Now we need a top 10 only fools and horses moments but that probably won't happen cos it's not popular enough in north america. No. 1 would only be Del boy falling through the bar anyway.
What's remarkable about The Germans is that it also contains the talking moose (err- Canadian I think, major), both Sybil and Fawlty in hospital (I'm sorry, I thought there was a dog in here) and the fire alarm scene. (it's a semitone higher) It has to be the best sitcom episode of all time.
Communication Problems is definitely my favourite episode. Should have gotten more than a mention in my opinion. I used to love watching it with my Dad, so it reminds me of how many times we saw it, yet still laughed so much! I also got given it by Cancer Research UK after volunteering there and trying to buy the VHS at the end of my placement, so it helps me remember that too!
someon tell the american announcer that english humour does not need explaining.........smart people get it by watching.. we dont need car crashes and gunshots.
If only the python work together to make the monty python flying towers circus show with all the python in the show and all the python youse all there classic troupes
This guy is an absolute genius. One of the funniest physical comics of all time, right up there with the Marx Brothers and Peter Sellers. And yet he is totally unique in the way he can go into that controlled rage--never saw anyone as good as him with that.
+Benalah Sombke Yup, can't believe this didn't make the cut, first time I saw the following exchange almost burst a blood vessel laughing! (_I had this kicking around so_....): Manuel, could you lend Mrs.Richards your assistance in connection with her reservation? Now I've reserved a very quiet room with a bath and a sea view. I specifically asked for a sea view in my written confirmation, so please make sure I have it. Que? What? Que? K? Si. C? "KC"? "KC"? What are you trying to say? No, no, no, no. Que: What. K-watt? Si.Que what. C. K. Watt? Yes! Who is C.K. Watt? Que? Is he the manager, Mr. Watt? Manaher! He is? Ah, Mr. Fawlty! What? Fawlty! What are you talking about, you silly little man? What is going on here? I ask him for my room, and he tells me the manager's a Mr. Watt, aged 40. No.No, no. Faw-lty. "Faulty"? What's wrong with him? It's all right, Mrs. Richards. He's from Barcelona. The manager's from Barcelona? No, no, no. He's from Swanage......
I'm in the states and I remember watching this with my dad back in the late 70's and early 80's. I think it ran on PBS. They ran Python and Doctor Who as well.
"Would you please stop talking about the war"
"What, me? You started it!"
"No we did not!"
"Yes you did, you invaded Poland"
I'm surprised that didn't cause an international incident.
The Official Classic Among Classics!
Best scene ever! Followed by the Ministry of Sill Walks reference
😂😂
Whatever you do, don't mention the war... ;)
Fawlty Towers was, in my estimation, the most consistently hilarious show I've ever seen. However, it does not come off well in these short clips. In order to truly appreciate the humor, you have to be familiar with the characters. Only 12 episodes of the show were ever produced, so it is well worth the effort to seek them out and watch the entire series. Believe me, you'll be glad you did"|!
OFAH is up there
@@cov9290 I think, perhaps, people of Canada and America may have to know John Cleese from Monty Python to find it funny, and also understand British humour. It is my favourite sit com ever !!!!
When I was stationed in the UK in the 70s, Fawlty Towers made me laugh so hard that I often lost my breath. I have the entire series on DVD.
You mean Farty Owls? Fatty Towels? Or Flowery T***s? 😂😂😂
Where can I get them?
RIP Andrew Sachs (Manuel).
SJMJ91 yep
R.I.P
Oh, I didn't know
The best moments of Fawlty Towers?
I'd say from the start of episode 1 to the end of episode 12.
Hands down the best sitcom of all time. These clips don't do it justice.
It's sad how a number of people have never even heard of it.
Kiddies around my age (14) probably won't remember a brilliant sitcom like this nowadays.
True quality not quantity only 12 episodes
I would say that the thin blue line, father ted and the entire black adder series, aswell as the Mitchell and Webb look, aswell as the Henry Enfield series, aswell as the a bit of fry and lauriel are also pretty good.
The scene "Judge me not" is IMO one of the best ones.
the colonel: I don´t care much for Germans...
Back when comedy was actually creative, intelligent & genuinely funny. Cleese is a legend!
The Deaf Women only a honourable mention????????????? Yes the German episode is probably the best but Communication Problems is definitely one of the funniest of them all. Well might I ask what you were expecting to see from a Torquay bedroom window? Sydney Opera House perhaps? the hanging gardens of Babylon? or heards of wilder-beast sweeping majestically...............hahaha
I love that scene XD
GH NaTHaN Thats my favourite episode! Mrs Richards!
Yes, communication problems is also my personal favorite. "What is witnit?!"
What people forget is that the Germans episode was also the Fire Drill episode. Funny how things work.
SkThe Janner Right. 'Because obviously, if there was a fire, you'd all be standing here in the lobby like this wouldn't you'.
And the best part is, they actually are all standing in the lobby when the kitchen goes on fire :D.
so close but oh so far. The voice over covered IMO the greatest comedy line ever.
Elder Herr: Will you stop talking about the war?
Basil: Me! You started it!
Elder Herr: We did not start it!
Basil: Yes you did - you invaded Poland.
One of my favorite episodes. This has got to be one of the funniest episodes ever.
Dead Kennedy Totally agree! Next to the silly walk that was the funniest line in all of Fawlty Towers
Dead Kennedy my thoughts exactly
+sasha blaine It has to be one of the funniest episodes of everything ever.
+1
I may be a simple American born in 1991, but I love this show. This show, along with "Are You Being Served?" is some of the best of 1970s British comedy.
Have you seen only fools and horses and last of the summer wine?
im a complicated american born in '62 and i agree
"Is your fruit salad fresh"?
"I've asked Chef and hes just opened the tin".
Brilliant.
Rich77UK haha
So many likes for an inaccurate quote lol, I love this scene so allow me...
Other Lady: “Uh, excuse me.”
Sybil: “Yes?”
Other Lady: “Do you think we could cancel our fruit salads?”
Sybil: “Well, it's a little tricky, chef's just opened the tin."
Other Lady: “Oh.”
Doris: “Never mind. I'm sure it'll be very nice, thank you.”
Guests: "Will you stop mentioning the war?"
Basil: "You started it."
Guests: "No, we didn't!"
Basil: "Yes! You invaded Poland!"
Gold.
As Polish I love the line ;)
It's very funny. But it doesn't seem historically accurate. I googled the subject and found that Hitler took over two other countries and a couple of other regions before invading Poland, but I guess those don't count because the other countries surrendered (even though one had an army of one million men)? Is it an act of war if one side gives up without a shot? If yes, I suggest WW2 started in 1938, and perhaps even in 1936. Hey, it's the internet, so I'm entitled to my opinion.
@@mattsmith1518 I think it was 9 days after. But it sounds like you are agreeing with my crazy proposition that invading a country with a massive army isn't an act of war if the smaller army doesn't fight back. I disagree with you. I think if you invade with overwhelming force and aren't wanted there it is an act of war. But this is just my opinion.
@@mattsmith1518 That's an argument. But what would you say if one side called it a war but the other side didn't? For example, in the Korean conflict, North Korea called it a war, but the United States called it a Police Action. As wikipedia says, "In the US, the war was initially described by President Harry S Truman as a "police action" as the United States never formally declared war on its opponents and the operation was conducted under the auspices of the United Nations." So who gets to decide if something is a "war"? The leaders at the time? Or historians? I would say historians are less biased and more accurate. And I would say that historians should say WW2 really started in 1938 when Hitler started invading countries that didn't want to be invaded.
@@mattsmith1518 Ok, I'll stop. I guess I could have been a little nicer, (sorry) but as arguments go it was quite friendly between us. Most discussions on the internet are very uncivil. We did okay. We used logic more than emotions. I wish you well, and once again sorry if I came across as argumentative.
"English, I learned it from a book."
😂😂😂
So did I. Two books actually: "The Complete Shakespeare", published almost a century ago, and "The Lord of the Rings".
Before that I only knew Queen's English or similar taught at public schools
If the Germans aren't #1, I'm suing WatchMojo.
the deaf guest wasnt in the actually list, therefore im still suing
Was there ever any doubt?
Don't mention the war!!
you started it.
no we didn't.
yes you did, you invaded poland
(Gulp) You just mention it!
R.I.P. Andrew Sachs who so brilliantly played Manual 😞
Silly, smart, with a touch of offensive.
I LOVE old British comedy.
It was the beloved days before 'political correctness' and all the crap TV that followed.
G Mulreay Good days indeed!!!
G Mulreay Those were the good old days.
Agreed
You could be describing me! (And I am British by the way).
The Germans episode had me literally crying with laughter
I remember seeing these for the first time on TV back in the early 1980's and laughing so hard I was in tears and gasping for air.One of the funniest shows of all time.
German: Will you stop talking about the war?
Basil: Me! You started it!
German: We did not start it!
Basil: Yes you did - you invaded Poland.
John Cleese is such a badass
One of my favorite quotes from the whole series... Cybil was shouting off orders to Basil, and his response was brilliant: "Is that it? Would you like me to move the hotel a little to the left?"
horrid woman
@@BruceAlarie- not horrid, just had no tolerance for Basil’s…idiosyncrasies 😂
Fawlty Towers is truly one of the best written and performed sitcoms of all time.
Sibyl: "If I find out that money was yours, you know what I'll do, Basil."
Basil: "You'll have to sew them back on first."
I guess there are seven Germans who do not think the number one pick is funny.
Just for the record, I am not one of them. I loved that episode and I am from Berlin.
*****
Bloß weil ich einen akkadischen Blechkopp und einen altmesopotamischen Königstitel benutze, heißt das noch lange nicht, daß ich kein Deutscher bin. Ich nehme allerdings an, daß einige Vorfahren vor ein paar Jahrhunderten als Hugenotten aus Frankreich kamen. Ändert leider nichts an meinem erbärmlichen Französisch.
***** ...nice...
(Don't mention the war)
You'd have a hard time finding even ONE German who wouldn't find this funny... Germany was the first non-English speaking nation to have a Python fanclub! Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
John and his wife Connie are amazing together...the BFI named it the greatest British TV series ever made!
+ALLNEWSUX1 Ex-wife Connie*
+ALLNEWSUX thats what you get when its taken from reality
@@JayWelton92 This Sit Com is, by far, the greatest ever!!
Communication Problems is one of my favourite episodes but nothing beats The Germans
I also like the kippper and the corpse and Gourmet Night.
What about
Fawlty: There's too much butter on those trays.
Manuel: No no no, uno dos dres
Just Briliant
A gin and orange a lemon squash and a scotch and water please
Fran MC He's probably still waiting for that drink at this very moment.
Hanuvanara Haha yeah most probably
Fran MC Nah, he gets it during the credits, best part of the episode.
RIGHT!!!!!
A gin and orange a lemon squash and a scotch and water walked into a hotel ....
Oh shit this is a watchmojo video, better get the hell out of here.
One of the wittiest comedies of all time. The fact it's still loved 40 years later shows how brilliant it still is
RIP Andrew Sachs (Manuel) :(
Came here for this
Best Television series ever made
Cleese remains at the top of the food chain. Fucking brilliant despite the narration by a demented American women.
It would be more entertaining if you would just play the clips rather than explain them.
Obviously needs to be explained to the simple Americans that don't understand British humour.
We have a lot of simpletons in the US (generally we call them "republicans"), but explaining the "humour" [sic] won't make it funny, heh.
Been watching British programs of all stripes for +45 years... nothing needs explaining. British humor is the best of all.
I think Watchmojo is from Canada.
That's funny because most democrats I know are idiots.
This is the best comedy sitcom of all times, pure classic, Comedy at its best level. I remember watching this show, and laughing so much, my belly hurted like hell.
However this deserves to be watched on context, not in small clips.
People just wouldnt understand the comedy without context. And this type of comedy is all about context.
My favorite episode, is when the Doctor dies over night, and they try to hide the body from the other hotel Guests.
The "NOT mention the war!!" scenes is just briliant.
Plus Connie Booth was so Hot at the time. ( when she was young... lol )
When Mrs Richards said she wanted to see the sea and Mr Fawlty said "you can see the sea, it's there between the land and the sky" I lost it, who else watches this with their father here? 😂
+Dharmesh Mistry (daggerdraco) My dad and I used to watch it together. He passed away six years ago. He was British, so he raised us on British humor. I've always been grateful for that. And yes, the "land and the sky" bit in Fawlty Towers always gets me. Also the whole thing with him talking to himself in the office, "Voom! What was that? That was your life, mate. Oh, that was fast. Do I get another one? Nope, that's your lot, mate." Sybil walks in... "Back to the land of dreams.... Yes, dear?" LMFAO...
raerae1281 Loved that. Died laughing also at "Manuel, there is too much butter on those trays" "Que?" "There is too much butter, on those trays!" "No sir, not on dos treys, uno dos tres" Im actually having trouble typing right now from laughing. Little did you know, I'm in school and sending this. :T
Dharmesh Mistry The "Uno, dos, tres" thing still cracks me up every time... And her telling Polly there isn't any "paper" in her room ;)
raerae1281 LOL! "She wants to fight? I'll give her a fight all right!"
Dharmesh Mistry *snorts* Mrs. Richards is my favorite.
Do we really need an explanation???
Brilliantly written by Cleese and Walker and acted out by an amazing ensemble cast! Best sitcom EVER!
Absolutely!! Every line so funny...
Walker?
@@gaskellr44 Apologies. Connie Booth.
@@gaylasmith5279 Nowt to apologise for, was just puzzled as to who that was. Must have been another name on your mind.
@@gaskellr44 My brain has been elsewhere. I suddenly found myself the caregiver for my 91-year-old Mother this last year. Wasn't the only time I made a blunder recently. Peace.
One of my favourite comedy shows ever. I've watched this show for years & I never gets old. Even after watching this I cannot stop laughing. Fawlty Towers is one of the best comedy shows ever, John Cleese is incredibly hilarious.
Basil: Everything should be fine as long as you don't mention the war. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it.
No Mr. Moose? "I CAN SPEAK ENGLISH!" Classic.
Andrew Sachs simply brilliant what pleasure he has given to generations with the character of Manuel an essential cog in the wheel of Faulty Towers. RIP
Andrew Sachs is brilliant as the English defective Spanish waiter. In actuality, he speaks with a highly proper upper class English accent in real life.
Rest in Peace, Andrew Sachs
I can't believe there are people commenting here that have never heard of this show! I'm 41 years old and watched these as a kid with my parent's back in the early 80's growing up in Missouri. They used to air them on PBS a lot back then. I remember my Dad laughing harder than I ever saw him laugh again!
I'm a Canadian 16 year old and I have watched these episodes on VHS like 15 times haha
I'm --- I forget, what year is this? Time has flown since Conan Doyle and I played that trick on everyone at Piltdown.
RIP Andrew Sachs- --Manuel.....thanks a lot for good healthgiving laughter, and lots of
funny memories. Respect from Norway
my mum is going out with sunone frumnorway
no offense but that American accent ruined the whole fucking thing for me
this is pure gold, you no touch candle.
My favorite scene occurs in "The Psychiatrist" when the young, buxom girl comes to stay. Basil, while showing the girl her room, discovers the bathroom light bulb is not working. He reaches around to try the light switch, which is just outside the bathroom door. The girl happens to be standing where the light switch is located, doing some stretches after a long trip. As Basil reaches around for the switch, he accidentally finds himself fondling the girls breast. Of course Sybil walks in at the worst possible moment!
Andrew Sachs " Manuel " R:I:P
Cleese commented that Andrew Sachs was no less skilled comedically speaking and that they often had great verbal "tennis matches".
hehe that i can and will belive :) an woude have been fun to watch :)
Marko Barrows
this must have been a really tough list, since Fawlty Towers is absolute comic perfection. However, I have to speak up for two bits that were left off the list, which are two of the most hilarious bits of dialogue and exchange I think ever written in comedy. First is the scene where Basil is attempting to tell Manuel that "he knows nothing" about the horse bet he made in the episode "Communication Problems" (mentioned in this video as the deaf guest). The exchange of trying to explain to Manuel that he shouldn't say anything about the horse is hilarious. It's on youtube, search "fawlty towers i know nothing". Second is when the burglar alarm goes off in the germans episode, and basil has to explain to guests, who all enter the lobby at different points in the conversation, that the fire drill hasn't started yet. one of his classic lines...."i don't know why we bother, we should let you all BURN!" HAHAHA.
This is most intelligent show ever.
"we're just out of Waldorf's".
Gets me every time!
Yes!! That episode is so funny (as are all of them!!)
Back when the show was first on, my sister and I talked my mom into watching FAWLTY TOWERS. It was the GOURMET NIGHT episode and, when Basil started to beat the car with a sapling, she laughed so hard she fell over backwards.
I think that episode was as funny as any of them. "C'mon you vicious bastard! What do you want me to do for you? I put gas in you! I put oil in you! I've warned you time and time again! I'm going do give you a damn good trashing!".
Have you noticed the difference in the road just before he parks on the corner and then when he gets out of the car.... a continuity error.
Rating: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I miss UA-cam star ratings
There is too much butter on those trays, no no no, UNOS DOS TRES
+Rory Hossell *snicker* Love that one.
Just genius isnt it !
My favorite moment is the very end of "Hotel Inspectors" when he unceremoniously shoves Mr. Hutchison out the door and goes to the front desk to attend to three men (obviously the inspectors).
"Good afternoon, gentlemen! And what can I do for you three gentlemen?....AAAUUUGGGHH!!!!"
Don't mention the war.
I mentioned it once but I got away with it!
Ze Vor?
Well, they started it.
"BASIL!!!"
You always knew he was in trouble bit his head off with that one word.
He is the master of silly walks=)
Deadpool made a Fawlty Towers nod in the movie when he asks Ajax his name. I was the only one in the theater who got the joke. :-P
+Diggy22 same here;) what a movie!
+Diggy22 Yup, me too. I was the only one to burst out laughing and got some confused looks... :D
I was most impressed by that as well made me laugh out loud, and for once they did not use Mr bloody Bean
I love deadpool lol
Omg yeah that made me laugh so hard
Got it as well, when I first saw it! A disgrace that so many people don't even know who Basil Fawlty is.
too bad there were only 12 episodes of this hysterically funny series. I'm American and know some of us don't 'get' British humor, but hell, fuck em. They showed this on PBS decades ago, as they did Monty Python.
That's the spirit! If you come over to the UK you'll see that we LOVE to laugh at ourselves! Right now we're all having a laugh at just how badly we'll do in the World Cup.
Atheist Orphan
perhaps you need to pray so they will do better - hehe (sarcasm, of course).
Nah, we've accepted the fact that we'll be crap and have come to terms with it!
Atheist Orphan
so I suppose a good guess is England NEVER won? I don't watch any sports of any kind for decades and only pick up thru 'osmosis' any win/lose anything lol
We last won in 1966! We play our first match (against Italy) tonight, everyone's stocking up on beer and other essentials. Wish us luck!
Do we really need the commentary?
Yes we do. Perhaps this is not the best place for you.
What the hell for??? You can only be american - or younger than 15.
People who need Fawlty Towers "explained", probably dont get it anyway. If you want more than show is ,some inside look, there is commentary by John Cleese on DVD.
John Cleese - Legend
I think the best moment in the Hotel Inspectors episode is when they throw out the moustached guy in quite the rough manner, just when three other people come into the hotel. Then, Basil greets them, asking if he can help, grinning happily for a moment, just before realising, that they are the actual inspectors and the scene ends with a frozen frame of him jumping back, screaming in terror. That was funny as hell.
Absolutely classic series, wish there were more like this being made.
the voiceover is the only bad part of this video
Why? Thats a pleasant voice with good info
I'm totally inclined to agree with this.
@@stillebenfilm the American voiceover person completely sucks dry all the brilliant humour with her explanations of the episodes, talking about missing the point!
Why does she have to inform us of what is happening instead of just letting us watch and enjoying the humour.
Tracey Baverstock it seems sadly to be something quite common in U.S. TV
US viewers....
It's difficult and unfair to even attempt to make a "top moments" compilation because this entire show is so, so brilliant! The entire format was made to be flawlessly funny; they spent weeks writing episodes and only made a total of 12 in order to not compromise the quality. My "top moments" compilation would just be a marathon of all 12 episodes! haha
What I found amazing is that there was four years between season 1 and season 2. John and Connie had been going through a divorce and only realized that they could do a second season because , even though they had divorced, could still write great material together. John is not backward in coming forward about the fact that Connie was brilliant at writing comedy.
@@Scottie_S What I find amazing is that Connie Booth is an American, she wrote at least 50% of the shows, probably 60%, and people still call it "British Comedy." I would call it American comedy at its best.
@@TheNameOfJesus people, eh?
@@TheNameOfJesus There's nothing American to the humour in Fawlty Towers. Just because Connie Booth wrote a lot of it, doesn't mean it belongs in an American oeuvre.
It really is. I have literally seen the whole box set, dozens and dozens of times.
Maybe I shouldn't have admitted to that? I love Fawlty Towers!
They only made 12 episodes! 1975 was their first season in 1979 was their 2 season! A four year break between 2 seasons I hate how British channels run their tv shows when their so much better than american tv!
A lot of short-lived comedy shows end when they do because the creators of the show often feel that they've done all they can do without jumping the shark and bleeding the show dry. "Fawlty Towers" may have had only twelve episodes, but every single one is as funny as the last; there isn't a single bad episode (in my opinion). So most of the time, short-lived comedy shows are often a hell of a lot funnier than ones that never seem to end. *cough* Big Bang Theory *cough*
By the way, any favourite "Fawlty Towers" episodes? Mine's probably either "The Germans" or "Communication Problems".
Chux Diaz Don't quite know how to respond to that...
SSS (Triple S) there is no good way to
Steve Morrison Fair enough. Anyway, just gave you a possible reason why a lot of British shows are either really short or have long breaks. Hope it helped (in at least someway).
SSS (Triple S) thanks
Mrs Richards is the second best episode after the germans, the whole episode is hilarious. I asked for a room with a view, you have a view. We'll its not good enough. That is Torquay madam, can I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window, the hanging gardens of Babylon, Kracitow erupting, herds of wilderbeasts sweeping majesticly? I expect to see the sea, you can see the sea its over there between the land and the sky!! ha ha. Is this a piece of your brain?? This is mine!! ha ha, that defo the 2nd best episode.
why not just pass the jokes?? that silly woman's commentaries spoil it all
I must have watched the best episodes The Psychiatrist, Waldorf Salad, Basil the rat, Gourmet Night, The Germans & Communication Problems about 50 times each!
Communication problems has 10 great moments all of its own
I'm American, and this was the first British series I ever saw. Loved it right away!
Now we need a top 10 only fools and horses moments but that probably won't happen cos it's not popular enough in north america. No. 1 would only be Del boy falling through the bar anyway.
This patronising and heavy-handed commentary ruins the comedy.
Apparently the tree branch was an improvisation he was just told to beat the car and he spotted a branch lol
This would be good if there we're an obnoxious voice over talking over everything.
Charles Machinist mate you American sod I’m gonna give you a damn good thrashing
Explaining the obvious jokes
Ahhhh good times with this show. A shame it didn't last longer... it was truly some smart humor. I love British comedy
Wtf is British comedy?! This show along with almost all other comedy shows is English!
What's remarkable about The Germans is that it also contains the talking moose (err- Canadian I think, major), both Sybil and Fawlty in hospital (I'm sorry, I thought there was a dog in here) and the fire alarm scene. (it's a semitone higher)
It has to be the best sitcom episode of all time.
That american commentary killed any humour in the sketch.
The fire drill was the best moment of them all
My favourite quote; "WERE HAVING IT!!!" **slams phone**
My favorite part is when Basil shoves Manuel back into the burning kitchen.
Bentonic XD that part was also one of my favourites.
Boom Bang Pow The talking moose as well was really gut-bustingly funny
*We're* sorry had to do it :)
German: "you started it"
Mr. Fawlty: "you started it. you invaded Poland."
RIP Andrew Sachs :(
Only lasted for 14 episodes yet so many memorable scenes not just for Fawlty Towers, but tv comedy in general.
A show with only 14 episodes is a lot more memorable than two and a half men, a show that has been going on for nine seasons or something.
12, actually.
I love the episode where the man thinks the moose head is talking
That's the same as #1 pick on here.
same here. the major was astounding
Major Gowen is the best. (And German women are good card players.)
***** I took her to see India....at the Oval! Classic Major!
thanks for the like Lily - I love animals too
one of the best comedies ever, let alone british comedies...few things tickle my funny bone more than Andrew Sachs, rest in peace!
John Cleese!!! Fawlty Towers!!! The beset of the bestest!!!! The Amrican have Johnathin Winters & Robin Williams while the British had Monty Python!!!
Communication Problems is definitely my favourite episode. Should have gotten more than a mention in my opinion. I used to love watching it with my Dad, so it reminds me of how many times we saw it, yet still laughed so much! I also got given it by Cancer Research UK after volunteering there and trying to buy the VHS at the end of my placement, so it helps me remember that too!
Trust an American to completely suck dry the brilliant humour of Fawlty Towers while explaining the episodes, talk about missing the point!
I watch these episodes over and over and over and over.........all of them
someon tell the american announcer that english humour does not need explaining.........smart people get it by watching.. we dont need car crashes and gunshots.
Top 10 Doctor Who moments
Yes this ^
good review however the theme playing over and over again for 14 minutes was not needed
Oh god - Fawlty Towers reduced to fodder for a clickbait channel. Gross.
If only the python work together to make the monty python flying towers circus show with all the python in the show and all the python youse all there classic troupes
Basil the Rat eighth? No, no, I don't think you have it.
This guy is an absolute genius. One of the funniest physical comics of all time, right up there with the Marx Brothers and Peter Sellers. And yet he is totally unique in the way he can go into that controlled rage--never saw anyone as good as him with that.
"Communication Problems" is the best episode.
+Benaiah Sombke " The Hotel Inspectors ".
+Benaiah Sombke The Germans or Kipper and the Corpse!
"Basil the rat"
+Benalah Sombke Yup, can't believe this didn't make the cut, first time I saw the following exchange almost burst a blood vessel laughing! (_I had this kicking around so_....):
Manuel, could you lend Mrs.Richards your assistance in connection with her reservation?
Now I've reserved a very quiet room with a bath and a sea view.
I specifically asked for a sea view in my written confirmation, so please make sure I have it.
Que?
What?
Que?
K?
Si.
C? "KC"? "KC"? What are you trying to say?
No, no, no, no. Que: What.
K-watt?
Si.Que what.
C. K. Watt?
Yes!
Who is C.K. Watt?
Que?
Is he the manager, Mr. Watt?
Manaher!
He is?
Ah, Mr. Fawlty!
What?
Fawlty!
What are you talking about, you silly little man? What is going on here? I ask him for my room, and he tells me the manager's a Mr. Watt, aged 40.
No.No, no. Faw-lty.
"Faulty"? What's wrong with him?
It's all right, Mrs. Richards. He's from Barcelona.
The manager's from Barcelona?
No, no, no. He's from Swanage......
"The Builders"? Anyone?
And these day's they arrest people for Nazi pugs?
How far we've fallen.
Is this show well known outside the UK due to Cleese's links to Python?
I'm in the states and I remember watching this with my dad back in the late 70's and early 80's. I think it ran on PBS. They ran Python and Doctor Who as well.
Yeah, I imagine that if anyone outside of Britain knows about it, it's because it was what John Cleese did after Python.
No this show is well known outside the UK because it is the am second greatest comedy show of all time, after monty python
Leon Roberts The Young Ones was really good too. I think I saw that on MTV though.
I didnt Know about this Show Till now and i love Monty Python since 1987. i am looking forward to watch all of fawlty towers.
The Germans, what a legend of an episode!!! Mrs Richards was quality as well!!! Ha ha
Do away with the narration really, the comedy speaks for itself .