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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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!
So funny though! -
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!"
Absolute classics! -
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!
Was it a millionaire who said "Imagine no possessions"? -
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." -
richardbeirne — 9 years ago(January 05, 2017 07:30 PM)
In "The Germans" when Sybil is in hospital and rings every half hour to remind Basil to do stuff around the hotel.. In one scene we see him hanging the moose's head, Polly answers the phone and says, "Oh hello, Mrs Fawlty" to which Basil screams, "I'm doing it now, I'm doing it tell her I'm doing it now!"
I've not seen the episode recently but just thinking about it gives me a laugh!