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FOLrocks1 · 06-26-2002, 10:50 PM

LOL. This show is funny. It sucks that they only had 12 episodes. (I've seen them all) Britcoms don't make very many episodes for as long as they run, do they?

wren · 06-29-2002, 06:57 PM

I have seen all 13 episodes...many times!!! I do love this show and I agree with you, there should have been more. Basil was hysterically funny!

17Mar59 · 06-29-2002, 09:21 PM

Yeah,John Cleese was at his best as Basil Fawlty.
One of my fave eps. is the German episode when they get a
bunch of German tourists.

JethroSimpson · 06-30-2002, 07:24 AM

I think it's one of the best sitcoms ever made, I've got the DVD Boxset of it.
They didn't make any more episodes because I don't think they wanted a good show to turn bad.
My favourite episode is the one with the rat loose.

Ziggy · 07-08-2002, 02:52 AM

I totally ADORE this show! I have every episode on tape and have seen them over and over. My favorite one is "The Kipper and the Corpse"

but I love them all. The only thing is, in 2 months I'm going to England and I'm kinda afraid the hotels I booked might actually be like this LOL!

JethroSimpson · 07-08-2002, 06:44 PM

Don't worry, they're not like that- I think! LOL
Although Fawlty Towers was based on a real hotel and real Basil Fawlty!

Marvo301 · 07-11-2002, 12:51 AM

This is a very funny show! My favorite character is Manuel. The harder he tries to be understood the harder he is to understand!

Fonz327 · 07-12-2002, 02:03 AM

LOL!

excellent show, if Cleese wasnt playing Basil, the show would not be near as funny.

sarageme · 07-20-2002, 04:04 AM

I love the show!!! thank goodness for BBCA or i would never see any good shows!!

Sara Micelli · 07-20-2002, 01:24 PM

I love this show. My favorite episode is The Germans.

Central Perk · 07-28-2002, 10:56 AM

I think this show is really great and love the idea behind it all Basil is really funny..

Cheersaddict123 · 07-30-2002, 04:43 PM

This show was HILARIOUS, I have to admit, I have never laughed so hard since, two nights ago when I watched Cheers. Lol I am so arrogant I know, what can I say. It's a gift.

But yeah I found it very funny, and the writing was very well done.

FOLrocks1 · 08-06-2002, 05:20 PM

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Originally posted by Cheersaddict123

But yeah I found it very funny, and the writing was very well done.

Weren't most/all of the episodes written by John Cleese and Connie Booth

JethroSimpson · 08-08-2002, 09:15 AM

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Originally posted by FOLrocks1

Weren't most/all of the episodes written by John Cleese and Connie Booth

Yes, they all were. The first season it was all the male lines were mostly written by Cleese and all female lines mostly by Booth and at the time the 2 were I think either dating or married.
By the second season they had split up and they both still had to write together, and they combined their ideas.

britt britt · 08-21-2002, 10:16 PM

I have never seen this show BUT i'm going to see a few eps on dvd, i saw them at blockbuster so im going to rent them, John Cleese is the best!!

06-26-2002, 10:50 PM	#1
FOLrocks1 My favorite ladies! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 09, 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,103	Anybody seen/like Fawlty Towers? LOL. This show is funny. It sucks that they only had 12 episodes. (I've seen them all) Britcoms don't make very many episodes for as long as they run, do they?
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06-29-2002, 06:57 PM	#2
wren The Lady Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 232	I have seen all 13 episodes...many times!!! I do love this show and I agree with you, there should have been more. Basil was hysterically funny!
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06-30-2002, 07:24 AM	#4
JethroSimpson Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 01, 2001 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,080	I think it's one of the best sitcoms ever made, I've got the DVD Boxset of it. They didn't make any more episodes because I don't think they wanted a good show to turn bad. My favourite episode is the one with the rat loose.
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07-12-2002, 02:03 AM	#8
Fonz327 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 12, 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 30	LOL! excellent show, if Cleese wasnt playing Basil, the show would not be near as funny.
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07-20-2002, 04:04 AM	#9
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06-29-2002, 09:21 PM	#3
17Mar59 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 03, 2002 Location: washington state Posts: 475	Yeah,John Cleese was at his best as Basil Fawlty. One of my fave eps. is the German episode when they get a bunch of German tourists.

07-08-2002, 02:52 AM	#5
Ziggy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 21, 2002 Posts: 147	I totally ADORE this show! I have every episode on tape and have seen them over and over. My favorite one is "The Kipper and the Corpse" but I love them all. The only thing is, in 2 months I'm going to England and I'm kinda afraid the hotels I booked might actually be like this LOL!

07-08-2002, 06:44 PM	#6
JethroSimpson Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 01, 2001 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,080	Don't worry, they're not like that- I think! LOL Although Fawlty Towers was based on a real hotel and real Basil Fawlty!

07-11-2002, 12:51 AM	#7
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,453	This is a very funny show! My favorite character is Manuel. The harder he tries to be understood the harder he is to understand!

07-20-2002, 01:24 PM	#10
Sara Micelli Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,122	I love this show. My favorite episode is The Germans.
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07-28-2002, 10:56 AM	#11
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07-30-2002, 04:43 PM	#12
Cheersaddict123 is it that obvious? Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 21, 2002 Location: The place for T.v. hits Posts: 55	This show was HILARIOUS, I have to admit, I have never laughed so hard since, two nights ago when I watched Cheers. Lol I am so arrogant I know, what can I say. It's a gift. But yeah I found it very funny, and the writing was very well done.
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08-21-2002, 10:16 PM	#15
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