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red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
Sat Dec 20, 2014, 08:43 PM Dec 2014

Your favorite episode of Fawlty Towers? (POLL)


9 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
A Touch Of Class
0 (0%)
The Builders
1 (11%)
The Wedding Party
0 (0%)
The Hotel Inspectors
2 (22%)
Gourmet Night
0 (0%)
The Germans
3 (33%)
The Psychiatrist
0 (0%)
Waldorf Salad
1 (11%)
Basil The Rat
2 (22%)
The Kipper And The Corpse
0 (0%)
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Your favorite episode of Fawlty Towers? (POLL) (Original Post) red dog 1 Dec 2014 OP
Many to choose from but "The Germans" is the best. Kaleva Dec 2014 #1
GERMAN: "Will you please stop talking about the war?" red dog 1 Dec 2014 #3
When you said "prawn", I thought you said "war". WinkyDink Dec 2014 #8
CLEESE;.."Who's this then?" red dog 1 Dec 2014 #10
Other Ron Obvious Dec 2014 #2
I liked The Anniversary too red dog 1 Dec 2014 #4
I voted for The Builders but Communication Problems where he bets on the horse CBGLuthier Dec 2014 #5
loved them all - couldn't pick a favorite TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #6
None of the above.......... Capt.Rocky300 Dec 2014 #7
I picked the hotel inspectors, ballabosh Dec 2014 #9

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
3. GERMAN: "Will you please stop talking about the war?"
Mon Dec 22, 2014, 07:36 PM
Dec 2014

JOHN CLEESE: "Well, you started it!"

GERMAN:.."No we didn't"

CLEESE:.."Yes you did, you invaded Poland"

 

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)
8. When you said "prawn", I thought you said "war".
Tue Dec 23, 2014, 11:42 AM
Dec 2014

Fawlty Towers - The Germans

Young German guest: May we have two eggs mayonnaises, please?

Basil: Certainly! Why not, why not indeed? We are all friends now, eh?

Elder German guest: A prawn cocktail.

Basil: All in the Market together, old differences forgotten, and no need at all to mention the war … SORRY! Sorry. What was it again?

Elder German: A prawn cocktail.

Basil: Oh, prawn! That was it! When you said "prawn", I thought you said "war". Oh! Oh, the war! Oh, yes, completely slipped my mind! Yes, I'd forgotten all about it. Hitler, Himmler, and all that lot… Oh, yes, completely forgotten it, just like that. Sorry. What was it again?

Elder German: A prawn cocktail!

Basil: Oh, yes, Eva Prawn. Yes, of course. And Goebbels too, he's another one I can hardly remember at all.

Young German: Und ein pickled herring!

Basil: Hermann Goering, yes, yes, and, uh, von Ribbentrop, that was another one.

Elder German: And four cold meat salads, please.

Basil: Certainly. Well, I'll just get your hors d'oeuvres… hors d'oeuvres vich must be obeyed at all times vithout qvestion! Sorry! Sorry!

Polly: Mr Fawlty, will you please call your wife immediately?

Basil: Sybil? Sybi— She's in the hospital, you silly girl!

Polly: Yes, call her there!

Basil: I can't! I've got too much to do. Listen, don't mention the war! I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it alright.

Basil: So! It's all forgotten now, and let's hear no more about it. So, that's two egg mayonnaise, a prawn Goebbels, a Hermann Goering, and four Colditz salads.

Basil: Now, wait a minute. Well, I got a bit confused here. Sorry! I got a bit confused, 'cause everyone keeps mention the war. So, could you— what's the matter?

Elder German: It's all right.

Basil: Is there something wrong?

Elder German: Will you stop talking about the war?!

Basil: ME?! You started it!

Elder German: We did not start it!

Basil: Yes you did — you invaded Poland!

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
10. CLEESE;.."Who's this then?"
Tue Dec 23, 2014, 05:09 PM
Dec 2014

Last edited Tue Dec 23, 2014, 05:43 PM - Edit history (1)

and he does an impression of Hitler, then he says "Wait, I'll do the silly walk"
and he continues his impression of Hitler, now as a Nazi soldier doing "the silly walk" out of the dining room and back in again.

GERMAN: "Please stop it!"

CLEESE: "What's the matter you stupid kraut?"..."You people have absolutely no sense of humor!"

(All from memory, so I may be a little off)

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
2. Other
Sun Dec 21, 2014, 02:58 AM
Dec 2014

The Anniversary is probably my favourite, but it's been a while since I've seen any of them.

ETA: I just looked up the rated episode listings on IMDB and I see that that one is listed last... Still how many series can rate an 8.5 for the least favourite episode?

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
5. I voted for The Builders but Communication Problems where he bets on the horse
Mon Dec 22, 2014, 08:53 PM
Dec 2014

is a tie.

They are all great.Truly, truly great.

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