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Post by Randall » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:36 pm

An almost impossible challenge set for me but......
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Re: Randall's favourite fawlty towers episodes....

Post by Randall » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:39 pm

12 the anniversary

Quite easy for me to pick a least favourite

Basil pretends to forget his anniversary in order to surprise cybil with a surprise party.
Unfortunately she takes the hump and leaves
When the guests arrive he pretends she is sick culminating in polly impersonating her.
It's good, but not on the level of the best ones
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Post by HalloweenJack » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:43 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:39 pm 12 the anniversary

Quite easy for me to pick a least favourite

Basil pretends to forget his anniversary in order to surprise cybil with a surprise party.
Unfortunately she takes the hump and leaves
When the guests arrive he pretends she is sick culminating in polly impersonating her.
It's good, but not on the level of the best ones
I agree with that word for word. It’s good but the other 11 are outstanding.
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Post by HalloweenJack » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:46 pm

Top 3 and this is hard.

1) Waldorf Salad - the bit where the Yank walks in the kitchen and sees Basil pretending to berate the Chef is one of the funniest scenes ever.

2) The psychiatric

3) The Kipper and the corpse
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Post by Randall » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:46 pm

Now the thinking has to start.
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Post by HalloweenJack » Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:51 pm

The episode where I feel the most sorry for Basil is Communication problems. You just so wanted him to keep his winnings 😂

John Cleese’s favourite episode was ‘Basil the rat’
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Post by Rogg » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:18 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:39 pm 12 the anniversary

Quite easy for me to pick a least favourite

Basil pretends to forget his anniversary in order to surprise cybil with a surprise party.
Unfortunately she takes the hump and leaves
When the guests arrive he pretends she is sick culminating in polly impersonating her.
It's good, but not on the level of the best ones
That is excruciating, that one. Basil, the suffering. All he has to do is tell their friends that he planned this surprise for Sybil and it's all gone wrong. His heart was in the right place.

All he has to do to free himself of this painful farce is tell them the truth. But he just can't, because... he's ill, I guess. Basil is not well.
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Post by Rogg » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:32 pm

How cruelly would I be mocked if I liken The Brittas Empire to Fawlty Towers? I know someone who is stressed to fuck by both and for the same reason (not me) =D
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Post by Randall » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:34 pm

I've never seen the Brittas empire
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Post by Rogg » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:45 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:34 pm I've never seen the Brittas empire
Series 1-5 I like a lot. It gets too silly after that. It has surprising darkness and, if you follow it closely, depth.

Its prolonged 'state of emergency' storylines remind me of Fawlty Towers.
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Post by Randall » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:47 pm

Rogg wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:45 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:34 pm I've never seen the Brittas empire
Series 1-5 I like a lot. It gets too silly after that. It has surprising darkness and, if you follow it closely, depth.

Its prolonged 'state of emergency' storylines remind me of Fawlty Towers.
Of that era I liked keeping up appearances, game on, bottom and Colin's sandwich.
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Post by Rogg » Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:26 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:47 pm
Rogg wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:45 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:34 pm I've never seen the Brittas empire
Series 1-5 I like a lot. It gets too silly after that. It has surprising darkness and, if you follow it closely, depth.

Its prolonged 'state of emergency' storylines remind me of Fawlty Towers.
Of that era I liked keeping up appearances, game on, bottom and Colin's sandwich.
I love KUA, a dependable bit of fun. I also own Bottom and the live shows. Never seen the other two...
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Post by tungsten tossers » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:37 pm

1.. the germans
2.. waldorf salad
3...the hotel inspectors

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Post by HalloweenJack » Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:27 pm

Aargh how can I forget the Hotel Inspectors 🤯
I’ll revise my list so that is number 1
2 Waldorf Salad
3 The Psychiatrist
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Post by Randall » Sun Sep 27, 2020 7:13 am

Rogg wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:26 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:47 pm
Rogg wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:45 pm
Randall wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:34 pm I've never seen the Brittas empire
Series 1-5 I like a lot. It gets too silly after that. It has surprising darkness and, if you follow it closely, depth.

Its prolonged 'state of emergency' storylines remind me of Fawlty Towers.
Of that era I liked keeping up appearances, game on, bottom and Colin's sandwich.
I love KUA, a dependable bit of fun. I also own Bottom and the live shows. Never seen the other two...
Game on had a young samantha Janus in
Colin's sandwich was mel smith
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Post by Randall » Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:47 am

11 the psychiatrist

It had some classic moments

Basil reaching for the light switch
Mrs Johnson being in the room
Mrs fawlty she go crazy

But I dont like it as much as the remaining ones.
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Post by Jimmi » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:54 pm

Randall wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:39 pm 12 the anniversary

Quite easy for me to pick a least favourite

Basil pretends to forget his anniversary in order to surprise cybil with a surprise party.
Unfortunately she takes the hump and leaves
When the guests arrive he pretends she is sick culminating in polly impersonating her.
It's good, but not on the level of the best ones
The guy who plays Roger (I think that's the characters name) steals every scene he's in.

Also hilarious when Sybil comes back and Basil tells everyone it is indeed "that woman who looks like Sybil" :lol:
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Post by Randall » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:56 pm

Jimmi wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:54 pm
Randall wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:47 am 11 the psychiatrist

It had some classic moments

Basil reaching for the light switch
Mrs Johnson being in the room
Mrs fawlty she go crazy

But I dont like it as much as the remaining ones.
The guy who plays Roger (I think that's the characters name) steals every scene he's in.

Also hilarious when Sybil comes back and Basil tells everyone it is indeed "that woman who looks like Sybil" :lol:
That's the anniversary
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Post by Jimmi » Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:58 pm

Randall wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:56 pm
Jimmi wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:54 pm
Randall wrote: Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:47 am 11 the psychiatrist

It had some classic moments

Basil reaching for the light switch
Mrs Johnson being in the room
Mrs fawlty she go crazy

But I dont like it as much as the remaining ones.
The guy who plays Roger (I think that's the characters name) steals every scene he's in.

Also hilarious when Sybil comes back and Basil tells everyone it is indeed "that woman who looks like Sybil" :lol:
That's the anniversary
That's what I said :lol:
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Post by M H » Sun Sep 27, 2020 3:51 pm

There's no difference between all, each was sheer class and couldn't be bettered
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