I always thought that Basil Fawlty was a rude jerk... but after working for 7 years in Customer Service I know he is right on so many levels. 😂

@alfredroyal3473

Жыл бұрын

Yep, many customers are liars, on the make, rude, full of entitlement. Occasionally you get some nice ones.

@timdehoog5584

Жыл бұрын

@@alfredroyal3473 I work for a Dutch touroperator who sell package holidays with flight and hotel. What we see in this clip of Fawlty Towers I have seen in reality. People who are going to Turkey and complain that the food is not the same as at home... bruh wtf do you expect when you travel to a different country.

@alfredroyal3473

Жыл бұрын

@@timdehoog5584 They are an utter embarrassment, truly they are.

@Ryowhosakazaki

Жыл бұрын

Just then, yesterday a kid wanted to have spaghetti in a fish restaurant and yet very rude to their parents. Me and the service man (who just help these customers) had a talk of what to do with kids these days. Give a free toy like a happy meal or just do it as they say. Some spoiled brats if you ask me.

@popev3887

Жыл бұрын

You are so correct Tim de Hoog!🤣😂Anyone who says "People are mostly good" have never worked in customer service.

Mother: "He's rather highly strung." Basil: "Yes, yes he should be."

@thomasninan4813

6 жыл бұрын

Kimberly Tyrcha tie him up in piano wire

@donaldbadowski6048

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when I heard that, an old Monty Python sketch came to mind. John plays that nice man, Mr. Hilter, who says no one at all will be strung up with piano wire.

@midnightmover2329

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah Yeah,we all fuckin heard

@iandodd14

5 жыл бұрын

One of the best lines ever!

@Kelly14UK

5 жыл бұрын

Quoted this gem to my Mum a couple of days ago when she said she preferred Only Fools and The Two Ronnies to Fawlty Towers.

I am currently working as a teacher, and this video illustrates an educational problem: very often incompetent parents try and present their child's rudeness as intelligence.

@mizofan

6 жыл бұрын

yes, well, usually you can see why kids have problems when you meet the parents

@Rick-zw7zv

6 жыл бұрын

more like a sign of assertiveness

@ArmyJames

6 жыл бұрын

Rick God you’re dumb.

@jasonhurd4379

6 жыл бұрын

More like a sign of asshole-ishness

@rowlandlardner

5 жыл бұрын

I thought this was only limited to rich Nigerians.

The mother does a great job in that role. She is so convincing. Mothers like that really exist! And the boy also does well.

@chrisholland7367

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we're seeing alot of those mothers now wrapping their off spring up in cotton wool and the children becoming entitled, weak and unable to cope with the mildest problems life may throw at them.

@adamlea6339

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisholland7367 Many people regress to that when they retire.

@stratman9449

3 жыл бұрын

they existed 50 years ago, and they do now......it#s called "semidetached middleclass syndrome".....

@TonyEnglandUK

2 жыл бұрын

She has the creepiest eyes 0:12

@eddieingalls534

2 жыл бұрын

I did some guest lecturing at a school in London and one kid decided to throw all the tables on the floor, call all adults the 'c' word and spit at the staff who restrained him. By chance, his mother came in as I was leaving, asked where he was and I explained the above, that he was removed so I could give my speech. She said; 'Oh, he can be such a lovable rogue I know'. As I was not a teacher it was perhaps easier for me to say ' how you can add 'lovable' to that is beyond me. You think the staff deserves that?' I heard she filed a complaint against me.

That "accidental" shove of the kid was masterfully acted

@ashscot50

4 жыл бұрын

It's all about the timing, John Cleese was a master.

@martymart6143

4 жыл бұрын

I also like the "yes he should be" in reply to the "he's rather highly strung" comment

@markdouglas9182

3 жыл бұрын

even the kids sad father enjoyed that.. "What a nice man!"

@almostfm

2 жыл бұрын

But not nearly hard enough. The kid didn't end up with a concussion.

@willyoueatmypussyplease3549

2 жыл бұрын

That was the best bit 😂

"These eggs look like you laid them", "Well at least it's fresh puke." Gets me every time.😄

The boy is played by Tony Page, who was actually 15 when this was shot. Two years later he joined the Royal Navy. He eventually became a chef and runs his own catering business.

@mistofoles

6 жыл бұрын

How do you know all this ??

@rekonener2362

6 жыл бұрын

Does his menu contain salad crème and English shaped chips.

@MrDodgedollar

6 жыл бұрын

Well Tony Page is fossilised into eternal Fame ..🤣 How fantastic he became a Chef

@bartholomulesphensvil2284

5 жыл бұрын

And the fries were never the wrong shape in the Navy anymore

@Loincourt

5 жыл бұрын

+Bartholomule Sphensvil: I'm assuming he made them into "amphibious landing craft" shape.

I’ve been in the restaurant industry for 11 years now and I can relate more than ever to Basil

@Mr.tou100

3 жыл бұрын

Henrys HowTos look at my name Lol

@dbnj2305

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but in real life you don't treat customer like this

@TheMightsparrow

3 жыл бұрын

Henry😳😱 ..... I hope you don't treat YOUR customers like this down under but I know exactly what you mean 😂 Big fan & subscriber 👍

@jsmithmultimediatech

3 жыл бұрын

@@dbnj2305 Donald Sinclair certainly did and is who Basil's based on haha, was the hotelier of the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay which has since been demolished lol

@dbnj2305

3 жыл бұрын

@@jsmithmultimediatech ok thanks

He's highly strung! "Yes, he should be." Gold!

@mikewalsh5825

2 жыл бұрын

that's such a terrific throw-away line, you almost have to watch the scene a few times to get all the jokes.

@glenmorgan4597

Ай бұрын

​@@mikewalsh5825poke in the eye shape

@cityman2312

Ай бұрын

100th like!

@bjornalm9950

22 күн бұрын

Just noticed❤

"Shut up! Leave him alone!" That kid's entire background story in just five words 😁

@burnleyfan11965

4 жыл бұрын

Lets not forget this is a comedy. basil is used to giving out rude remarks to his guests.The boy reverses it and Basil doesnt like the receiving end one bit. Same as the one with the lady with the hearing aid

@felixcuthbert2719

9 ай бұрын

You know, It has always been my professional opinion that that boy is a complete congenital brat.

@clintoruss153

6 ай бұрын

Those are the kind of fathers who commit familicide

Whack! "Oh, sorry, sorry!" Father: - "Nice man."

@jamesiyer4937

5 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing lol

@carolkewley7410

5 жыл бұрын

Who hasn't done this at work?

@Olivia-zg8qs

4 жыл бұрын

The dad loved that basil got the better of his wife and son

@Amethyst_Friend

4 жыл бұрын

@@Olivia-zg8qs No, the dad was barely aware of what was happening . How else does' nice man' make any sense?

@chazzaustinnn

Ай бұрын

Imagine getting away with that today 😂😂😂

The boy really played the role brilliantly.

When I was a child I loved Fawlty Towers, but it wasn't until I got a job as a waiter that I truly understood it. People are SUCH twats 🤣

@jigrodrigues

2 жыл бұрын

Very hard to deal with people

@davesy6969

2 жыл бұрын

You're not from Barcelona are you?

@arthurvasey

2 жыл бұрын

Flowery twats!

@mrbass1310

2 жыл бұрын

Yes many humans do not know how to dine in at a restaurant.

@Imlaor25

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you think Basil is a rude asshole until you actually work in the service sectir. Then you find him relatable.

RIP Tony Page, I was his neighbour and he sadly passed away 6 months ago, was an amazing man, he showed me some paintings and he was amazing. Many many great stories to tell.

@mitchellolson2667

3 жыл бұрын

Was his coffin "amphibious landing craft shaped?"

@vicreadies

3 жыл бұрын

Cleese finally nailed the little bratlet it seems.

@mitchellolson2667

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Henry Kissinger dropped by the funeral?

@stratman9449

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchellolson2667 no...it was a crinkley cut chip shape.....his final wish......:-)

@mitchellolson2667

3 жыл бұрын

@@stratman9449 Personally I'd go for "poke in the eye" shape. Haha

Being a waitor for 20 yrs plus, I've made a pact with my self. The last day I'll ever work in this industry, I'll do a medley of Mr. Fawlty... 🤘😶🤘

@alangreig4261

6 жыл бұрын

Henrik Elseth you and me both

@flipper2392

5 жыл бұрын

Henrik, If you ever get the chance visit The Lobster Pot in Burtonport Co Donegal.and see a perfect Fawlty impersonation. When asked if everything was ok we merely said not really, which is why we didn't finish them, I thought we were going to be thrown out! "How dare you come in here and complain about food that I have cooked" The man was apoplectic with rage.

@palimpsestransparent

5 жыл бұрын

You've been working as a waiter for 20 years yet you cannot spell waiter?

@Jungleland33

5 жыл бұрын

I have dealt with the public for about 30 years in my job. My considered opinion is that the public are a shower of cunts.

@jokkemursula8731

5 жыл бұрын

@@palimpsestransparent There is this thing called a typo...

this was & still is one of the greatest comedy shows ever.

@johnparton2209

Жыл бұрын

Not one of the greatest THE GREATEST

The kid is rude, but I can see where he's coming from. Seriously, Amphibious Landing Craft-shaped chips are the best ones.

@pagrant

6 жыл бұрын

yes

@scottallison2296

6 жыл бұрын

The elbow is beautiful

@synthonaplinth5980

6 жыл бұрын

With or without eels?

@DEC19775

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Powell the kid should be rude to people like basil

@lachlanjones3397

5 жыл бұрын

icoodnot agreemor

I love how Basil launches into a brilliant, sneeringly condescending tirade at the end!

@BenBanjo87

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed! And a justifiable one too!

@dartskipper3170

16 күн бұрын

Exactly what the real hotelier that Basil is based on used to do to his guests. I knew people who stayed at the Gleneagles hotel in Torquay because they enjoyed the in house entertainment. 😂

Guy smiling at the end saying "Nice man" wholeheartedly 😂😂😂

Watching Cleese as Basil Fawlty is therapy for my soul. Thank you, John.

I'm surprised Disney haven't claimed the video because Mickey Mouse is spoken about!

@mal_752

2 жыл бұрын

They will, now that you've drawn their attention to it 👀😁👏🙄

@TnseWlms

2 жыл бұрын

The disgruntled American guest referred to British currency as "Mickey Mouse money"

@stephentrout7879

2 жыл бұрын

@@TnseWlms At time of writing, it was 8$ to the pound, makes no sense.

@adonaiyah2196

2 жыл бұрын

True

@kevanbodsworth9868

Жыл бұрын

@Disney Investigations Private police !!! All in the dystopia books ,,,,

The only one you can sympathise with is the father. Dealing with a brat, and a brat enabling wife.

@lavamatstudios

6 жыл бұрын

He's rather dimwitted. Though I suppose it's hard to blame someone for that.

@Baribrotzer

5 жыл бұрын

You can sympathise with Fawlty, too. Yes, he's a lousy human being, but that kid is enough to infuriate Gandhi.

@chrish12345

5 жыл бұрын

is that racist?

@Baribrotzer

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrish12345 I didn't think it was - I was using Gandhi as an example of a saintly human being, with the associated patience of a saint.

@chrish12345

5 жыл бұрын

ok

Love how the mother describes her son as "very clever, rather highly strung" before Basil delivers a killer comeback - "yes, he should be." 😂

@felixcuthbert2719

9 ай бұрын

A man can dream, can't he?

@clintoruss153

8 ай бұрын

​@felixcuthbert2719 I now only got this joke, after 4 plus decades, basil means the kid should be strung up. 😂😂😂 Fawlty towers is still giving after almost half a century

Love how Basil is trying to be helpful and suddenly goes screw this and goes all in with the sarcasm.

“These eggs looked like you laid them”

@billydeeuk

4 жыл бұрын

I love that line

@shreevari

3 жыл бұрын

Best of the sketch

@39dawud

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@MultiEvil85

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

He's very highly strung. Yes, he should be. I love that line.

Highly strung. Yes, he should be.

@ranban282

6 жыл бұрын

Not my favourite episode, but must have seen it at least 5 times. The first time I noticed this bit :)

@danw1374

6 жыл бұрын

JakeandElwoodBlues Ever since I first watched this all those year's ago it's been my instinctive response when somebody mentions a colleague is "highly strung" ;-)

@ArtVandelay99

6 жыл бұрын

Can anyone explain that pun for us non-native English speakers? Thanks! :)

@amylucas9269

5 жыл бұрын

longtalker the pun being you string him up high, basically hang him high

@stephenroney6490

5 жыл бұрын

@@ArtVandelay99 Highly strung means highly emotional. In his case the boy critisizes everything, maybe for attention. When Basil answers the Mothers, "He's highly strung" with, "He should be" reveals that in Basil's mind the boy should be hung.

Love it when Basel gets on a roll. Cleese elevated comic acting to remarkable heights. The brilliant attentively worded scripts added to the genius

This series is the gift which keeps on giving. I never tire of it. I'll sometimes have Fawlty Towers on TV as a surrogate person in the house when I'm home by myself.

I always found it so funny how Basil gives the boy a forearm and then says, "Oh sorry!" as if it was an accident.

"Well at least its fresh puke" lmao :D

@Mark-ix4zt

5 жыл бұрын

I still wonder how Basil hasn't murdered that kid yet🤣😂🤣

@pauldoherty5091

4 жыл бұрын

Well you never know when Henry Kissinger might turn up

The forearm smash at the end was perfect

Monty Python was famous for surrealistic humor. The rest of the comedy world struggled for decades to catch up. The Beauty of Fawlty Towers is how realistic it is.

This is Gordon Ramsay when he was a kid XD

@dawnc.3711

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ArmyJames

4 жыл бұрын

“God you’re dumb.” lol

@amagiordi2615

4 жыл бұрын

Donkey

@barnijones1

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@BadWebDiver

4 жыл бұрын

@inside outside upside downside Who's GM????

I watched this as a child with my dad and I couldn't stopped laughing I'm 30 now and it still gets me 😂

“Mickey Mouse shape, Smartie shape, amfibious landing craft shape...poke in the eye shape?”😂😂😂

@TnseWlms

4 жыл бұрын

Better than an American kid who won't eat anything but canned Chef Boyardee pasta shaped like the latest cartoon characters.

@MrDHWong1989

3 жыл бұрын

"God you're dumb!"

@porflepopnecker4376

3 жыл бұрын

@@TnseWlms Hardly better at all. And not all that "smartie" of you to say it is.

@jsmithmultimediatech

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrDHWong1989 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@TnseWlms

2 жыл бұрын

How about shaped like an earthquake or a tax audit?

it's funny how people are getting mad like this is a reality show and that's how that kid really is. on the contrary, superb acting son

@Isleofskye

6 жыл бұрын

Well I am still mad over 40 years later. Rude Boy..:(

@anarchistatheist1917

6 жыл бұрын

This is weird that Tony Page's only acting credit is this, as master heath (the spoiled brat).

@lavamatstudios

6 жыл бұрын

That's why the show is so brilliant. You can't help but get horribly frustrated watching these characters do their thing.

@weasel818

6 жыл бұрын

Anarchist Atheist Trivia from the Daily Mail Sept 2015: Tony Page, 55, played an obnoxious child guest who told Basil his food was 'pigs' garbage'. Tony went on to work in catering. ''I was at stage school and Fawlty Towers was my first speaking part. I was 15 - but only looked 12 - and got paid £90, not bad considering I got £66 a week when I enlisted in the Navy two years later. I wore a tank top from M&S, but I didn't get to keep it. 'The biggest shock was meeting Manuel: I wasn't expecting a posh guy, I thought he really was Spanish. 'John was supposed to cuff me round the head, but my reflexes were so fast, every time he went to hit me, I ducked. 'In the end he had to knock me with his elbow so I wasn't expecting it. I sometimes get Fawlty Towers out and watch it to cheer myself up.''

@humbugmixer

5 жыл бұрын

@@lavamatstudios Im sure he appeared in Ripping Yarns 'Tomkinson Schooldays'. I might be wrong though

Love how older people always say “When I was young, we used to treat grown ups with respect” The reality is that no matter what the era some kids are extremely rude,

@fenhen

4 жыл бұрын

Rabbi Shekelberg Oh sorry, I thought it was a documentary! How did you figure it out? Was it the laugh track?

@greasylimpet5357

4 жыл бұрын

That's true, but at one time, they got a slap on the ear for doing it, and if they had any sense, they didn't do it again.

@anomous2307

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but if the dad smacked that kid no one would have bat an eye. Like all things, some parents took it to far. My principle could have spanked me if he so chose. He had a big paddle in his office. I never got in that much trouble and it was banned before I left for high school.

@BadWebDiver

4 жыл бұрын

So true! Every generation always had individual personalities. It takes all types to make a world.

@masterknife8423

3 жыл бұрын

@@greasylimpet5357 Yeah well violence doesn't discipline kids

As someone who works in retail, I can seriously relate to Basil here.

Basil's 'fawlts' are many, but often you really do side with him, considering some of the guests he has to put up with. This spoilt brat is but one example.

@BadWebDiver

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Basil is a brilliantly written character. Full of quirky idiosyncrasies to make him entertaining, but with just enough humanity to keep him sympathetic as the lead character.

@mapesdhs597

4 жыл бұрын

The ultumate fault of course though being bad parenting (the kid wasn't born a brat). Looking back on this, here we have the origins of the fashionably cucked husband so beloved of Hollywood and the media today.

@theaviator1152

4 жыл бұрын

Sort of similar to Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm. It’s a mix of superego “he shouldn’t do that, that’s not nice” ego “well what else can you do in that situation” and id “of course that’s what you do, the other person deserved it”.

@mapesdhs597

4 жыл бұрын

@Dennis Moore It reminds me of the way some in the UK assumed that people in France would not like the comedy series, "'allo 'allo!", but in reality many there found it funny because it so well parodied aspects of events that occured during the war, eg. the way an ordinary person suddenly found themselves in a position of authority within the Resistance and act all high & mighty, just as the Captain Manwering character did in, "Dad's Army", even though such people are often well meaning. "'allo 'allo!" parodied all sides, that's why it was so good. I recall John Cleese saying how amazed he was when visiting Germany one time to encounter a crowd of German Fawlty Towers fans at the airport, many of them cheering as he approached with, "Don't mention ze war!". kzread.info/dash/bejne/aayisMqzl8a9hM4.html Like you say, relating such things with humour, as people often do in order to cope with serious events, is the skill of the writers.

@laustinspeiss

3 жыл бұрын

The is far more ‘reality’ TV than most of the crap on telly today!

Some of FAWLTY TOWERS' best moments were when Basil had to deal with a customer who was *an even bigger a-hole* than himself -- including this brat. Best sitcom of all time!

"These eggs look like you laid them." That started Basils slow burn.😂

The joys of serving the general public

@Isleofskye

6 жыл бұрын

Tru Say Mi Bredrin. Zeen Man..

@harveyhalloway

6 жыл бұрын

Kill 'em all.

@swerastamann

5 жыл бұрын

no riff raff

@mizofan

5 жыл бұрын

97.325% of the general public are bastards

@icecranberry2148

5 жыл бұрын

mizofan I always try to be nice to waiters. I understand it is a hard job and putting my frustrations on them (unless if they screw my order but that rarely happens and if it isn't something I am allergic to I usually let it slide) wouldn't help.

Basil Fawlty probably the greatest British Comedy Character Ever

@BadWebDiver

4 жыл бұрын

Most people agree with you.

@heynow7363

4 жыл бұрын

Well, after Benny...

@TnseWlms

4 жыл бұрын

TV Guide did a ranking of the top 100 TV show episodes in history. The Fawlty Towers episode with the Germans (Don't mention the war) was number 12, and the only non-American show to get in the top 100.

@blokewithalongshadow2761

4 жыл бұрын

@@TnseWlms hold on, so you telling me only fools and horses never been mentioned? That just takes the biscuits. Piss take of the highest order.

@UncleBoratagain

4 жыл бұрын

TnseWlms Wouldn’t sorry, no one does irony any more

One of my favorite episodes of one of my favorite shows. John Cleese is truly a comedic genius.

Because this is comedy, it is easy to underestimate how good Cleese is throughout the entire series. For my money, he is a brilliant actor. You can practically hear him ticking like a bomb as one calamity after another piles on in almost every episode.

@number1genoa

3 жыл бұрын

Don't mention tne war !

@dermotosullivan3065

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, there is an amazing intensity to his acting.

@danielcharlton585

2 жыл бұрын

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@gasgiant7122

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy their was, I think only 12 episodes!

@gasgiant7122

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielcharlton585 the best one was 'flowery twats'🤣😂🤣

One of my favourite faulty towers scenes. Such a rare show which is still just as good now. So rare to make a show where pretty much every line is quotable

Our local Iceland store started selling amphibious landing craft shaped chips a few years ago but I have to say that they weren't the best. After a word with the manager, they now stock box girder bridge shaped chips which are absolutely delicious.

@jamieshannon9809

4 жыл бұрын

And as we know Box Girder Bridge Shaped Chips stack much better in a box, so you probably get more chips per box & therefore more value for money.

@philipocallaghan9415

2 жыл бұрын

HA HA HA!!!!!

The kid reminds me of Joffrey. Brilliant actors they both are

Very well done scene. The whole series was excellent. I like the bit at the end when Basil elbows the boy in the head as he leaves the table. Apparently, Basil's character was based on a real hotelier he had encountered.

@mikewalsh5825

Жыл бұрын

Donald Sinclair, he owned Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay

Classic scene from a classic series. They just don't make them like this anymore.

@christrickett3291

6 жыл бұрын

Perhaps just as well.

@tjs2014

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Trickett In this "I'm offended" day in age this type of show would get so much controversy.

@SuperTed19021

5 жыл бұрын

No, they don't. This was back when TV companies gave writers more freedom. That wouldn't happen now.

@markscouler2534

4 жыл бұрын

Dont mention the war lol

@AlohaBlade

4 жыл бұрын

There are but few moments of excellence in this world...

I met John Cleese when he was making Clockwise, very nice bloke, got his autograph too.

@carolkewley7410

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! And Clockwise was a brilliant film.

@utsawin09

5 жыл бұрын

Would you like a medal?

@JohnDoe-ji8dq

5 жыл бұрын

@@utsawin09 'ere meddle with this !.

@bobwallacejnr6852

5 жыл бұрын

So what? Who else gives a shit like??

@louisericketts6738

4 жыл бұрын

He was brilliant in that too. The character was a less angry Basil.

The mother plays her part brilliantly!

@tooleyheadbang4239

9 ай бұрын

I knew she wasn't Claire Neilson. How do these rumours start?

I just love the way the Major is just chilling in the background just minding his own business

The "what a dump" is executed perfectly

@Gorboduc

3 жыл бұрын

Bette Davis, Liz Taylor, and this kid are tied for first.

@planetX15

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gorboduc Tony Page

I like how Basil is actually standing up for Manuel in this scene.

I have the boxset of this series.. Classic, timeless and a true example of great British comedy as far as I'm concerned.. Ballard Berkeley as the Major. One of my favourite characters. Major: "six o'clock old boy" "I think I'll have a fruit juice" as he walked down stairs from his room into the bar.. Bless his memory.. Him and John Cleese were rabid cricket fans.. Major "Hampshire won again" Basil "did it".. priceless..

"I said salad cream stupid" - I love how much that irritates Basil haha

@who9387

4 жыл бұрын

Jez - As a salad cream lover it infuriates me when I ask for it only to be told "we have mayonnaise" - it's really a pisspoor substitute. It does has a foreign name so it must be superior.

@who9387

4 жыл бұрын

@Kitten Lyric No, I suppose you're not in UK, it's what we put on salad, a bit like mayonaisse only 100 times better

@sim100

3 жыл бұрын

@@who9387 Ditto I often use the phrase “I said salad cream, stupid” in a Tony Page whine...

Some of the best comedy ever written

“The wrong shape” you’ll be the wrong shape in a minute

@scriptKiddieOG

5 жыл бұрын

"Sonny!"

@edlawn5481

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could get Amphibious Landing Craft Shaped Chips

This was the era of excellent British humour. Including Monty Python, today very few people understand it. Hence the comments below. A bygone era.

@metalvideos1961

4 жыл бұрын

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙩𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙣. 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡. 𝙊𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙢. 𝘼𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩

@MJN_SEIFER

4 жыл бұрын

Monty Python is the only one that would realistically be hard to follow, as it is supposed to be weird, but you'd soon pick up on it. I highly doubt Fawlty Towers would be hard to understand, as the whole idea of it (like most comedies) is timeless, and I haven't seen much people not understanding it in the comments yet either.

When I was small, if I behaved like that I would have left the restaurant in a real hurry, through the window.

@liamwright2510

2 жыл бұрын

Yes my dad would have chucked me out the window for speaking to the waiter like that 😂😂

One of the best scenes from one of the best shows ever!

When this kid was born the midwife held him up and slapped his mother. Great series.

@Jtmissile

4 жыл бұрын

Fools and Horses much? 😂

Poke in the eye shape 😂😂😂

Watched this episode on DVD last night. About rolled off the couch laughing.

Always one of my all-time favorite scenes!

The guy playing the father was also Mr Perkins in classic kids' show "RENTAGHOST".

@Salena905

4 жыл бұрын

@ Mistofoles oh my God ,I remember watching Rentaghost , loved it .😁

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave the hotel immediately. We have a zero tolerance policy regarding rudeness and harassment towards staff." 2020 solution to 1970s problem.

@scrimpy7692

4 жыл бұрын

You say that like it's a bad thing

@RKroese

4 жыл бұрын

@@scrimpy7692 You hear intonation through typing, do you?

Gordon Ramsey in the making complaning about the food, eggs

@danw1374

6 жыл бұрын

With the profanity edited out lol

@anarchistatheist1917

6 жыл бұрын

If Gordon Ramsay was the chef instead of Kurt. We would hear him yell "we have no fucking salad cream you fucking donkey".

@Misteryowl

6 жыл бұрын

What?

@anarchistatheist1917

6 жыл бұрын

Mister Yowl Gordon Ramsay usually swears and one of his famous rants is calling someone a fucking donkey.

@christopherbereznak5076

5 жыл бұрын

@@anarchistatheist1917.

How many million times can we like this, please? Bloody brilliant. Merci, merci.

I saw a documentary about Fawlty Towers and John Cleese said that a remake was gonna be made in the USA. He spoke one of the people involved who said there would be a slight change. “Oh, how interesting! What change?” “We left out Basil......”

One of the best comedy series ever. So sad it was only 12 episodes, wished to have seen so many more.

@gymnasiast90

2 ай бұрын

Part of what makes it good is not stringing it out, I would say. A good series stops at its peak and leaves you wanting more.

Comedy genius.!!!!! “Amphibious landing craft shape”😂😂😂😂😂

Amphibius landing craft shape ? These eggs look like you laid em ! Some of the funniest lines EVER, Brilliant.

brilliant this was the way it was for years Tom Cooper Harry Worth Dick Emery and i had many a good laugh after a days work from these wounderful actors and actress , well done to you all ,,thank you for all the great laughs we had when life was more simple

@simonmoore2380

5 жыл бұрын

John Noonan You mean in the days before everyone gawped at computer screens and used the internet, like you’re doing now? I wouldn’t worry - you can still be fairly simple.

@darthmetallus1977

5 жыл бұрын

@@simonmoore2380 Putting words in his mouth mate. 👌😅

"He's highly strung" ... "yes, he should be" is the quote of the century.

"well, at least it's fresh Puke"....lmao brilliant Basil

I had the pleasure of ordering "two soups" the other week. My guest and I were killing ourselves with laughter which totally confused the twenty something waitress. Childish I know , but it made us laugh.

So funny… love the accidental on purpose elbow bump he gives the kid at the end!

Why oh why only 12 episodes, pure comedy genius ❤

@soniavadnjal7553

6 ай бұрын

The Brits (unlike the Americans) did not extend the successful tv shows indefinitely. AbFab was another short series. However Midsomer is still on after 20 years + (23 seasons).

I miss these comedy series, they were unique.

@goodday3695

4 жыл бұрын

Hans van Gelder hey there how are you doing? Will be glad to get to know more about each other and exchange some photos...hope to hear from you soon...

This is a classic love Fawlty Towers

"Very highly strung!" "Yes, yes he should be." Lmao

The actor playing the spoilt brat is superb-what a dream part for him!

"Shut up! Leave him alone!" Am I the only one that finds this hilarious?

@BadWebDiver

4 жыл бұрын

It defined the character and the relationship in one line! Excellent writing!

@SuperTed19021

2 жыл бұрын

It is obvious the husband is henpecked/bullied by his wife.

@charliezz6746

2 жыл бұрын

@@SuperTed19021 I think hes more of a step father and the mothers just using him for his money I never thought he was the actual dad.

@liamwright2510

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly that man should just go to get some milk, his son and wife are both arseholes 😂😂

@MultiEvil85

Жыл бұрын

@@charliezz6746 Could be.

This is undoubtedly one of the most memorably funny scenes from any of the Fawlty Towers episodes. Whatever else this boy does in his life many people will only remember him for his appearance as this spoilt brat!.

100% me as a waiter. That sly passive-aggressive backtalk when your customer is particularly dickish. They somehow still tip :P

We all know kids like this. My former neighbor’s son was exactly like this. Basil’s monologue is comedic gold.

"Mickey Mouse shape!? Smartie shape? Amphibious landingcraft shape?...... Poke in the eye shape!?" HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA

Gourmet Night was definitely one of best episodes!

“These eggs🍳 looked like you laid them!” 😂

When the boy said "I said salad cream stupid " and then the look on Basil's face tells me he wanted to kick the shit out of the kid is priceless

Brat: "That stuff's puke!" Basil: "Well, at least it's fresh puke!" Me: ...and the award for "In hindsight, this was an absolutely brilliantly written show that should have lasted longer" goes to...

‘These eggs look like you laid them!’ 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭

@florianmathaess1803

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Timeless Classic Series

the kid laughs trys not to laugh at 1:15 lol im 16 and love the old shows.

Kid: "I'd like some bread and some salad cream." Fawlty: "To eat ??" Credit to the young actor playing the spoilt brat part so well to make this scene so good.

Brilliant comedy from the past that will always live on.

There’s something refreshing about cheeky children, they’re the ultimate truth tellers, no holding back.