Well, every episode still makes me laugh even though I've seen them all about 30 times each. But the one episode that ge
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mlhmovies — 11 years ago(June 20, 2014 04:39 AM)
Lines that make me laugh every single time (that have even made me giggle writing them down)
'Do you know something, you're getting my dander up you grotty little man! You're asking for a bunch of fives!' Posh guest in Basil the Rat
'What would you like Mr Hutchinson, a tea cosy for your pepper pot perhaps?' Basil in The Hotel Inspector
'And she's always on a about men following her, I don't know what she thinks they're going to do to her. Vomit on her Basil says' - Sybil in The Psychiatrist -
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mcgmcgmcg — 11 years ago(August 24, 2014 08:25 PM)
On the phone to O'Reilly.
"Yes, about the wall. Rather than drop them in a pile on the ground I was hoping you would cement them together in the traditional fashion. I mean, I've been waiting longer than Hadrian Hadrian! Oh, never mind."
No cash here!! Here, no cash!!! Cash, no!!!! Robbo? No Cash! -
richardbeirne — 11 years ago(September 06, 2014 06:21 PM)
Also on "The Builders"
When Basil is trying to instruct Manuel to "clean the windows" while they're away, Manuel doesn't understand so Basil ends up carrying him into the dining room and demonstrating it looks so ridiculous but it's still funny!! -
chester-copperpot-1 — 11 years ago(January 25, 2015 05:50 PM)
Physical comedy is always fun. John Cleese is rather tall, and Manual rather short statured. What's so funny with that scene is the ease with wich Basil just picks Manuel up and walks away with him, like Manuel was a life size paper stand.
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VermontMaid — 11 years ago(January 06, 2015 11:08 AM)
Favorite lines:
"You got a Mrs. Richards staying here?"
"Yes, you did. You invaded Poland."
"She go crazy. I tell her you climb on ladder to look at girl in room, and she go crazy."
"We have meat here in ze building."
Favorite scenes:
Basil rushes out to retrieve the plate of veal from the health inspector that he thinks is poisoned or something. He tells the guy it's not hot enough. The inspector says it's fine. Basil says it could be hotter as he picks it up, then drops it because it burns his hands. Then says "Well, not much!"
In the Germans, Manuel sets the kitchen on fire. Basil, only interested in appearances, locks Manuel in the burning room. Then, instead of just telling people to get out, he has them all gather around and gives them a long-winded explanation about how such a thing could happen there at the hotel. After all that, he winds up just screaming "Fire!" in their faces, and they all run for the door. -
richardbeirne — 11 years ago(January 17, 2015 07:03 PM)
Not so much a scene as such but rather the plot of half the episode "The Germans."
Sybil is in hospital for an operation but Basil shows hardly ANY consideration towards her at all.. From the first scene, when she asks him to get her bed jacket "Oh, I thought slavery had been abolished" to at least one occasion when Sybil rings the hotel and Basil says, "Oh what is it now, can't you leave me in peace?"
So, your wife is in hospital- normally you'd want to do anything for her and be pleased to hear from her, when she rings from her hospital bed. "Hi love, how're you feeling??" Not Basil!
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richardbeirne — 11 years ago(January 24, 2015 07:44 PM)
Another one that gets me is from Communication Problems.
Due to a misunderstanding with Manuel and her bad hearing, Mrs Richards is under the impression that Basil's name is actually C K Watt.
Later on in the episode, she's complaining about her room and says to Basil, "I'm talking to you, Watt" causing Basil to answer, confused and frustrated "What???" to which she answers (and this is ironic, considering) "Are you deaf I said I'm talking to you."
Again, later in this same episode Basil is on the phone at reception and Mrs Richards comes marching down the stairs and abruptly yells "Watt!" to which Basil says to her "I didn't say anything!"
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LeonardPine — 11 years ago(March 09, 2015 06:05 AM)
When Basil finds the two house bricks in the conman's briefcase. He holds one up to his ear and shakes it!
Also when Basil is so distraught after failing to catch the guest who he suspected of having a woman in their room, does this weird crouching hop with his arms over his head before keeling over, right in front of the two Welsh guests! As a kid i could not stop laughing for days after seeing that!
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deem_bastille — 10 years ago(November 30, 2015 04:40 PM)
IS THIS A PIECE OF YOUR BRAIN?
WANTED: LOVING HOME FOR ENORMOUS SAVAGE RODENT.
[ANSWERS TO THE NAME OF SYBIL]
THE GERMAN WALK.
YOU SNOBS!
ANY VALUABLES, SIR RICHARD, ANY BRICKS???
I was in London right before 9/11 and there was a spot of bother one day with a bomb threat. that night, we must have been the only americans in the country who laughed out loud when the news reporters said:
DON'T MENTION THE WAR!
Reading the paper can really be depressing. Mr. Dithers fired Dagwood again. -
shane-stuart — 9 years ago(November 24, 2016 08:02 AM)
The Kipper and the Corpse,
Shortly after they call the Dr up and find out Basil delivered the breakfast and didn't realised he was dead, following the "This is a hotel not the Burma railway" line and Sybil's Basil retort I always laugh at the next line
BASIL - Well, I mean, it does actually say "Hotel" outside. You know, perhaps I should be more specific: "Hotel for people who have a better than 50% chance of making it through the night."