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favourite Major moment

posted 11 years ago by MrOstrich
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the Major has always been my favourite character in FT and there are so many good scenes with him.

For me:
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?

And the same episode when he's told he died in his sleep: "well you're off your guard you see"

anyone care to post theirs?

Cambridge man you know. His uncle Bertie and I used to break wind for our college.

[–] Skutter-2 10 years ago

I loved the bit in Basil the Rat when he is talking about seeing the rat but Basil thinks he talking about Germans.

The Major -"He was sitting there, on the table, eating the nuts if you please!"

Basil (To himself) "He's really gone this time..."

[–] richardbeirne 10 years ago

"I saw it Fawlty, VERMIN!!!"

"We don't have any Germans staying this week, Major."

[–] mcgmcgmcg 10 years ago

Suspect only those in Commonwealth countries will get this one.
Major talking about a girl he met decades earlier....

Major "I must have been keen on her because I took her to see INDIA!"

Basil (interested) "Really!?"

Major: "Yes.............. At the Oval".

No cash here!! Here, no cash!!! Cash, no!!!! Robbo? No Cash!

[–] HellaciousWonTon 10 years ago

From "Basil the Rat".

Major: Oh, so YOU'RE the rat inspector!

I mean starling inspector.

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[–] VermontMaid 10 years ago

My favorite has to be his chat with Basil about women and his experience of them. Highlights:

Basil: Women!
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. . .

Major: I love women, hate Germans!
Basil: What about German women?
Major: Good card players!!!

Also love the exchange with Manuel, Basil, and the moose: "I can speak English very well. I learned it from a book."

[–] ElBastardos 9 years ago

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.

[–] dogstar-12 9 years ago

Definitely the part from The Germans when he's talking about taking that woman to see India ... at The Oval!

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.

[–] maydom04 8 years ago

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"?