Fawlty Towers’ Fire Drill scene is one of the most perfectly written scenes I’ve ever watched on TV.
Fawlty Towers’ Fire Drill scene is one of the most perfectly written scenes I’ve ever watched on TV.
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I’ve not heard of this show but that was really funny.
In the scene where Manuel attempts to put out a fire in the kitchen, firemen were on standby to put out the flames. However in the next shot where Manuel walks out to alert Basil of the fire, two chemicals were added to his arm, to create smoke. During rehearsal and filming these chemicals soaked into his clothing causing Andrew Sachs second degree chemical burns on his arm and back.
Fire alarms are so damn loud
John Cleese is a master of comedy
Every episode of fawlty towers has a classic moment in it, really is an incredibly clever and hilariously good show.
When the phone rings again and he just yells into it, I nearly pissed my pants.
I have a “Flay Otters” t-shirt. I was too chicken to get “Flowery Twats”. I wrote somewhere else yesterday that I quote Fawlty Towers way more than is socially acceptable.
‘Is this a piece of your brain?”
Loved that show, its a crying shame that there is only 12 episodes. Liked that they always mumbled up the letters of the sign outside. “Flowery Twats” =p
We used to watch 1 episode each friday during English class. It was my favourite moment of the week.
The genius of this is that you understand where he’s coming from. But he ends up turning it into a completely insane situation.
Still my favorite comedy series ever. Great subtle humor. Every time I rewatch the shows there’s something new. “Spleeeeap?”
“Germans” is still considered one of the best TV episodes of all time.
I didn’t laugh at all… is the whole series like this? I’ve heard it’s very funny
Boom mic at 2:10. Threw me off because it wasn’t fuzzy.
The dead body episode is my favourite.
Comedy gold. But I raise you https://youtu.be/gi_6SaqVQSw
The Germans is one of the best half hour of television comedy ever filmed.
I love the scene from earlier with Manuel and the moose head
[I speak English well, I learned it from a book](https://youtu.be/5035TY5RSpg)
The dead body episode is my favourite.
The overweight woman in this video played Jabba the Hutt’s fat dancer in *Return of the Jedi*.
Why only post half the scene?! It gets so much more funny!!
The longest and most perfect setup for a phone ring comedic reaction. Incredible.
My fav line ever, from ANY comedy show is from this show….
‘There is too much butter.. on. those. trays’
‘No No.. es… uno dos tres’
*edit* also… ‘is the room airy?’
‘well, there is air in it’
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At 2.12 you can see the mike boom and the top right
https://youtu.be/FlE47GckHRA?t=132
The best episode hands down is The Hotel Inspectors. Every line adds to the hilarity, and it builds and builds, not just a call back once or twice.
One of the funniest shows EVER!
Meh
I wish I was as easy to please as you. That was pretty awful and boring.
Great stuff, I wish I could see it locally and record it.
Surprise Graham Chapman in the background?
Always thought the blonde with red loves was a drag queen.
Churchill wasnt black
to really understand the importance of the show is to really understand the social attitudes at the time. I remember it started very quietly, by the end of first season it had a small fan base, at the time, video recorders were not the norm, but by the time it was repeated first time, it was being talked about at school. It highlighted Basils ripping into the Germans and his attacks on the Spanish waiters attitude is/was Cleese dig on the narrow minded bigots attitude to the changing face of British (right wing) and we (the British) are really laughing at ourselves – Stereotypes and underdogs so to speak. Besides that its very funny and painfully sad at the same time, you have to feel for Cybil, his staff and his guests. I think most Brits can relate to a raving madman running his own empire..
Black Adder with Rowan Atkinson is the peanut butter to my Fawlty Towers’ jam. Give it a shot if you enjoy FT.
Love this show. A lot of the scenes where Manuel gets hit in the head, he actually got hit in the head hard.
Every scene in Fawlty towers is perfectly written and acted. It’s a pure masterpiece.
Man you must watch a lot of really good tv to find this
I don’t know why we bother, we should let you all burn.
BASIL!