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Fawlty Towers is named the greatest British sitcom of all time
April 09, 2019, 09:56 AM
Pipe SmokerFawlty Towers is named the greatest British sitcom of all time
I loved Fawlty Towers!
“There were only 12 episodes – but every one was nigh-on perfect.
So much so that Fawlty Towers, the 1970s show that gave us the immortal lines ‘don’t mention the war’ and ‘he’s from Barcelona’, has been named the greatest British sitcom of all time.
The comedy, starring John Cleese and set in a seaside hotel in Torquay, pipped Father Ted and I’m Alan Partridge to be crowned the winner in a Radio Times showdown…”
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Serious about crackers. April 09, 2019, 10:12 AM
cslingerThat show was friggin hilarious.
John Cleese’s expressions were epic.
Take Care, Shoot Safe,
Chris
April 09, 2019, 06:57 PM
4859This show and Monty Python's Flying Circus are the best!!
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Always carry. Never tell.
April 09, 2019, 09:49 PM
sjtillAt my niece’s wedding there came up the ethnicity of the groom’s parents...German, they said.
My quick response “Don’t mention the waah” received a well-deserved round of laughter from all.
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April 10, 2019, 10:42 AM
ensigmaticWe loved
Fawlty Towers, but the Britcom
I found funniest was
Chef. Have never been able to find
Chef anywhere again. (Except on over-priced DVD.)
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"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher April 10, 2019, 11:40 AM
Ripley"Farty Towels"
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. April 10, 2019, 11:57 AM
tigereye313"There is too much butter on those trays."
"Que?"
"There is too much butter... On. Those. Trays."
"No no no senor, not on-those-trays, no sir. It's uno, dos, tres; uno, dos tres."
"No, no, no. Hay mucho burro allí."
"Que?"
Hay mucho burro allí!"
"Ah, mantequilla! Burro is hee-haw. Hee-haw hee-haw."
April 10, 2019, 12:01 PM
kz1000"Flowery Twats"
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"Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt"
"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
-Bomber Harris
April 10, 2019, 02:57 PM
Blackmore"Feck, arse, drink, girls."
I preferred Ted and company.
RIP Dermot Morgan & Frank Kelly
Harshest Dream, Reality
April 11, 2019, 08:37 PM
pbramlettI liked Fawlty Towers but also like Are you being Served.
Regards,
P.
April 12, 2019, 12:05 AM
newtoSig765quote:
Originally posted by Ripley:
"Farty Towels"
That was the best of the revised signs, by far(t)!
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
-- H L Mencken
I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is.
-- JALLEN 10/18/18
April 12, 2019, 01:08 PM
Pipe Smokerquote:
Originally posted by pbramlett:
I liked Fawlty Towers but also like Are you being Served.
I did too. One of the characters was a middle aged lady, Mrs Slocombe, who had a cat, which she referred to as a pussy. She uttered lines such as:
Last night there was a strange scratching at my door. The hair on my pussy stood straight up!
Serious about crackers. April 12, 2019, 03:43 PM
mataiI still like IT Crowd better but I'm a nerd.
April 12, 2019, 06:36 PM
FN in MTMuch lower key than Fawlty, Monty Python, etc. But I liked "The Last of the Summer Wine". Not super funny, but it was still very enjoyable.
IIRC it was Her Majesty the Queens favorite TV Series too.
"Monty Python was a bit like SNL not everything was gold, some of the skits were absolute stinkers. But there were so many great skits. I like Fawlty but I think Monty Python was better overall.
