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Funniest moments

posted 12 years ago by fletch37
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"The Wedding Party," when Basil is looking at Polly's drawings and answers the phone with, "Hello, Fawlty Titties." And how he concludes the call is priceless, considering he's talking to Audrey: "Well, keep your pecker up."

"The Anniversary", when Basil does an impromptu toast with his friends in the bar, and Roger toasts with, "Up yours, Basil." That was so unexpected!

"The Germans", when he's taking the order at the table: "So that's two eggs mayonnaise, a prawn Goebbels, a Herman Goehring, and four Colditz salads." Only John Cleese and Jack Nicholson could get away with a line like that.

"The Wedding Party" again, it's the morning after Manuel's birthday, he's severely hung over, and he proceeds to pass out on the dining room floor while serving a young couple their breakfast. Basil comes over trying to coax Manuel into the kitchen, and Manuel's repsonse is, "No no, please, I die here." Just priceless.

[–] Doom 12 years ago

Fawlty: "Me? You started it."

German guest: "We did not start it."

Fawlty: "Yes you did, you invaded Poland."

(that line still manages to get me to fall off whatever it is I'm sitting on at the time - couch, chair, whatever - he says that, I'm done.)

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Wait a minute... who am I here?

[–] contradad-1 12 years ago

"The Kipper and the Corpse" when Basil, Manuel and Polly try to hide the dead Mr. Lehman only to walk into a room where a guest is inflating a 'love doll'.

"Communication Problems" When the deaf lady cannot understand Manuel's accent.

[–] mackay254 12 years ago

Was it not "an Eva Prawn cocktail"?

The thrashing of the car is still the most hilarious, followed by "Duck's off!"

[–] k_tito_trinidad 11 years ago

Oh mr faulty you do look cheerful this morning

Well one of the guests has just died

Always has me in stitches

[–] torstenscholz87 11 years ago

Definitely my favourite scene: "The Psychiatrist", when he's standing on the ladder and accidentally looking in the psychiatrist's room. Funniest scene in comedy history.

[–] Iantjambo 11 years ago

Basil doing the German soldier march is pure comedy gold.

Basil realising Lord Melbery is a con man is another cracker.

[–] lubin-freddy 11 years ago

Basil killing the car.

Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul

[–] alekseifeik 11 years ago

Basils face when he hears that Sybil will be in a lot of pain.

The whole "You naught moose!" segment.

Basil's finger sticking out through the closet.

Theres just so many! Its so hard to pick!