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<p dir="auto"><strong>MrOstrich</strong> — <em>12 years ago(September 05, 2013 04:55 AM)</em></p>
<p dir="auto">the Major has always been my favourite character in FT and there are so many good scenes with him.<br />
For me:<br />
The Kipper and the Corpse when he sees Fawlty and Manuel carrying the corpse after seeing them earlier and he says "another one Fawlty?".  Like how many people can possibly have died during the night?<br />
And the same episode when he's told he died in his sleep: "well you're off your guard you see"<br />
anyone care to post theirs?<br />
Cambridge man you know. His uncle Bertie and I used to break wind for our college.</p>
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<p dir="auto">how about when the psychiatrist comes to stay with his pediatrician wife<br />
old ladies:  has he come for the major???<br />
Oh God.  Fortune<br />
vomits<br />
on my eiderdown once more.</p>
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<p dir="auto">While Basil is smashing a pie into the face, and Manuel is pouring milk into the "spoon salesman's" briefcase, The Major, apparantly oblivious to all the commotion, nonchalantly asking: "Papers arrived Fawlty"?</p>
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<p dir="auto">Definitely the part from The Germans when he's talking about taking that woman to see India  at The Oval!<br />
Also, I just noticed it but if you watch that scene when Basil's arguing about the fire drill with the guests, and then Manuel comes out of the kitchen and Basil steps around the counter to remonstrate with him, you can see the Major trying very hard not to laugh.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I forget the episode but I always liked the bit when someone throws a drink at Basil and it goes all over the Major and he casually brushes it off.</p>
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<p dir="auto">My favorite has to be his chat with Basil about women and his experience of them.  Highlights:<br />
Basil:  Women!<br />
Major:  I knew one once.  I must have been rather keen on her because I took her to see India. . . at the Oval. . .she went to the bathroom to, uhmm, to powder her hands or something. . .<br />
Major:  I love women, hate Germans!<br />
Basil:  What about German women?<br />
Major:  Good card players!!!<br />
Also love the exchange with Manuel, Basil, and the moose: "I can speak English very well.  I learned it from a book."</p>
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<p dir="auto">From "Basil the Rat".<br />
Major:  Oh, so YOU'RE the rat inspector!<br />
I mean starling inspector.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Suspect only those in Commonwealth countries will get this one.<br />
Major talking about a girl he met decades earlier.<br />
Major "I must have been keen on her because I took her to see INDIA!"<br />
Basil (interested) "Really!?"<br />
Major: "Yes.. At the Oval".<br />
No cash here!! Here, no cash!!! Cash, no!!!! Robbo? No Cash!</p>
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<p dir="auto">"I saw it Fawlty, VERMIN!!!"<br />
"We don't have any Germans staying this week, Major."</p>
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<p dir="auto">I loved the bit in Basil the Rat when he is talking about seeing the rat but Basil thinks he talking about Germans.<br />
The Major -"He was sitting there, on the table, eating the nuts if you please!"<br />
Basil (To himself) "He's really gone this time"</p>
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<p dir="auto">His reaction to the moose head talking. XD I really like the Major, he's so hilarious and adorable! ^_^</p>
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<p dir="auto">My favorite also.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Mr. Hamilton: What I'm suggesting is that this place is the the crummiest, shoddiest, worst-run hotel in the whole of Western Europe.<br />
The Major: No! No, I won't have that! There's a place in Eastbourne.<br />
I love his momentary loyalty to Basil</p>
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<p dir="auto">The bit where Basil knees/grabs the Major in the goolies to shut him up about the rat.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Major enters reading "Daily Telegraph" : "Strikes, strikes, strikes. Why do we bother, Fawlty"<br />
Fawlty: "I didn't know you did, Major".</p>
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<p dir="auto">Major: She's a fine woman, Mrs. Fawlty.<br />
Basil: No I wouldn't say that Major.<br />
Major: No, nor would I.<br />
"The cold never bothered me anyway."</p>
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<p dir="auto">When basil is trying to convince him that he gave him the money from the horse race<br />
Basil "Please please think please"<br />
Major "What were we talking about again"<br />
It's so painful watching basil trying to make him remember</p>
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<p dir="auto">Yes, and before that, when he asked Basil if it was Japanese, LOL, a Japanese moose. And when Basil said "Canadian, I think" the Major says "I didn't think Canadians were as clever as that". And I'm Canadian, LOL.</p>
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<p dir="auto">When the moose head fell on Manuel and Basil, completely obscuring Manuel, and Manuel moaned "ohh, hhe(Basil) hhit me on the hhead!" and the major retorts while wagging his finger at the moose head: "no, YOU hit HIM(Basil), you naughty moose!"</p>
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<p dir="auto">Yeah good one Doom<br />
For some reason the bit where Bernard Cribbins gets knocked out and then Fawlty goes "bit of cheese" and the Major goes "yes please" always has me in stitches.  Even as I'm typing it I'm laughing!<br />
Cambridge man you know. His uncle Bertie and I used to break wind for our college.</p>
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