Favorite "Fawlty Towers" episode?

[terrya]

Of all of the gems of that show, for me my favorite was "Waldorf Salad". Everything clicked perfectly in that episode.

[Little Wing]

1. If that's the one with the roast duck, then "Waldorf Salad" is my favorite too

:-)

[asthmaticeog]

2. Those Americans sure are bastards!

I love that episode too, but the one with the Germans and the multiple Basil head injuries? Amazing, definitely my fave.

[Orsino]

3. The Germans

"Don't mention the war!"

"Ve didn't start it."

"Yes, you did! You invaded Poland!"

I liked the series, but no other episode comes close to those moments.

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. Jinx!!

Wow, we posted the same thing in the same minute.

Cool!

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. The Germans!

"We didn't start it!"

"You bloody well did, you invaded Poland!"

[Midlodemocrat]

6. I love that one. But I think my favorite is the one with Mr.O'Reilly.

and the ending with Basil and the garden gnome. Hilarious!

:rofl:

[mainegreen]

7. The germans?

DONT MENTION THE WAR!

[slj0101]

17. "We did NOT start it!"

"Yes you did, you invaded Poland!"

:rofl:

[mainegreen]

18. That line is the definition of comedic gold!

I still laugh heartily every time I hear it.

[silvermachine]

8. Dragonfly!

The one where Basil bets on the horse (Dragonfly) and has to give up the money to repay the hard of hearing (among other things) woman for the broken vase.

[trackfan]

9. I like the one with the dead guest, because it's the only episode Basil "wins".

[MorningGlow]

10. A tie for me

The Germans, and the food inspector/lost rat.

"Basil!...Basil!...He gone!"

Just saw the rat ep a couple of weeks ago and laughed as hard as I did the first time I saw it, years and years ago.

[SacredCow]

11. Has to be "Gourmet Night"

The thrashing of the car was priceless, as was the Greek chef in love with Manuel...



"I should have never hired a Frenchman"

"He's Greek, Mr. Fawlty"

"Well, that's worse- They invented it"

[Nickster]

12. OMG! YES! The car thrashing was the greatest! n/t

[pokerfan]

14. That's probably my favorite scene

Basil: Come on, start, will you!? Start, you vicious bastard!! Come on! Oh my God! I'm warning you — if you don't start… (screams with rage) I'll count to three. (he presses the starter, without success) One…two…three…!!Right! That's it! (he jumps out of the car and addresses it) You've tried it on just once too often! Right! Well, don't say I haven't warned you! I've laid it on the line to you time and time again! Right! Well…this is it! I'm going to give you a damn good thrashing! (he rushes off and comes back with a large branch; he beats the car without mercy)

[cloudbase]

13. I don't recall the name of the episode,

but I really loved the one where Manuel had the pet rat named Basil.

[pokerfan]

15. I believe that was episode #12: Basil The Rat

:)

[Courtesy Flush]

19. It wasn't a rat.

It was a STARLING!

[slj0101]

16. That's like choosing your favorite child...

I'd say it's a toss up between "The Germans" and "Hotel Inspectors."

[Esra Star]

20. You really can't split them. A scene that always cracks me up to

the max is when Basil finally understands that Lord
somebody is actually a con man.
When he clinks those two bricks together. Priceless.
Even at that stage he is contemplating that the housebricks
might be something more valuable.
Cleese put so much into this show, it's no wonder he had
emotional dufficulties for a while.
I think he's out of the woods now though.

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. I'm tempted to say 'The Wedding Party'

because in it we get to see Polly first without a bra (and it was apparently rather chilly in Torquay that evening) and then without a shirt.

But I've narrowed it down to three: "Gourmet Night," "The Germans" and "The Kipper and the Corpse," the latter for its absolutely marvelous French farce quality.

I like "Waldorf Salad" least of the 12, because Mr. Hamilton is such an asshole. (Though it has the classic line, "Everything's bottoms, isn't it?") Ditto with "Communication Problems" and Mrs. Richards.

[CBHagman]

22. Definitely the Germans.

The sight of John Cleese goose-stepping across the dining room is among the best things ever broadcast. :rofl: