Fawlty Towers: Season 1 Episode 5, Gourmet Night
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Spoiler Free: Hilarious episode.
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When Basil walked Manuel around and showing him his wife before slapping him cracked me up. This may have been the first time that everything basils fault lol. Well, he definitely exacerbated things but he didn't start them. When he raised his hand to Polly and jumped back I cracked up. because she knew he was serious. This was a very funny episode I look forward to the next one.
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Thanks bud!
After Work Reactions
2020-12-04 05:50:50 +0000 UTCLoving this
Conor
2020-12-03 19:37:18 +0000 UTCThat's only half the story really, the fact was that the N word was used by some people of that generation as merely terms of reference and not really in the context of 'hate'. This is illustrated in the very next moment when Basil mentions Germans...and the Major really shows what 'hate' looks like. :)
Jason
2020-12-01 20:09:50 +0000 UTCVery true!
After Work Reactions
2020-12-01 05:47:27 +0000 UTCthe way he elbows that child for real, could never get away with that anymore.
Adam C Turek
2020-11-30 19:04:37 +0000 UTCI'll add to this, it's a very British comedy archetype of the man or woman who wants to climb the social ladder. In Dad's Army (about the same era, a little earlier maybe) Cpt. Mainwaring wanted so much to be looked upto as a middle-class person, while his 2nd in command was an effortlessly charming aristocrat. Ritchie from Bottom, same thing. Has pretentions of being an upper-class snob, despite the fact that he's complete dole-scum. Even down to the fact that he dresses in a shirt and tie and Eddie wears a suit. Rimmer in Red Dwarf has his dreams of joining the officer class. David Brent wants to join the celebrity class. In Steptoe and Son, Harold is a rag and bone man who wants to join the middle-class and appear as sophisticated with his father continually cutting him off at the knees. Blackadder - similar thing (no spoilers). Father Ted - Ted wants to be a respected, cosmopolitan priest. Mighty Boosh - Howard Moon wants to be a jazz musician, respected for his depth. In Keeping up Appearances, Hycinthe Bucket (pronounced Bouquet) is exactly the same thing. A snobby lady who wants to be seen as middle class and is undermined by her working class family. Rising Damp, same type of thing. I could go on. It's all about the pretention to join a group with a higher status and being cut down by either by friends, family or oneself. Or, completely unfairly if the money was just resting in your account. I'm trying to think of an American version of this. Jeff in Community would be a similar thing. Wanting his old life of being a successful lawyer. It isn't as common though. I think that's why so few series' translate into an American version successfully.
Ian Webster
2020-11-30 13:16:36 +0000 UTCAs mentioned before, the German episode has the Major say some very racist things. Hence why it has been removed from many sites. I don't think the context has been explained though, which is important. The whole episode deals with how stupid and backwards racism and bigotry is. The Major was basically a character that represented old school colonial British mentality of the time, and his language was meant as a harsh reminder of that. There's plenty of other moments that reflect bigotry and racism in the episode, which was John Cleese's intent. It isn't really a product of its time, rather a well meaning criticism of racist and bigoted mentality.
Jay
2020-11-30 05:54:22 +0000 UTCHe’s more than just the ITS guy 😭 Micheal bloody Palin
Ross Hardman
2020-11-30 03:17:35 +0000 UTCThe scene where Basil is whacking his car with the tree branch is iconic; it was remade (with John Cleese again too!) in a Specsavers (popular uk optician chain) advert on tv a few years back... well worth a watch either as a reaction or just in free time as it is only a minute or so long but funny to those who have seen this episode of fawlty towers 👍 also monty python had a longer running series on tv back in the 70s/80s I think called Monty Python’s Flying Circus... always full of goofy stuff like hide and seek Olympic’s and cheese shop sketch and the abuse clinic and the infamous ministry of silly walks etc; those that know will remember the “...............IT’S” guy who appeared before each episode on TV 🤣😆
Terry O'connor
2020-11-30 00:23:42 +0000 UTCThe episode is still showing on the official Brit box site,but that’s the UK one. I’m not sure if they block vpn access
grandtheftadmin
2020-11-30 00:15:41 +0000 UTCThis was the first episode I remember seeing of Fawlty Towers as a kid, and I remember it all pretty much line for line. It's still very, very funny. With regards to Basil kissing up to the guests, Basil is absolutely fixated with his status, and longs for the respect he thinks he'll get by being friends with the upper-middle class and aristocracy. Even now, in British society I think there's still a lot of importance placed on class and social standing. Basil is clearly terrified of these people and might not even like them very much, but is prepared to put himself through all of this just to gain their acceptance and be seen as one of them. The other way this obsession with status and respect manifests is by his complete inability to admit to having made a mistake, or to something being wrong. Basil is almost always the architect of his own downfall, and it invariably comes as a result of him trying to keep a secret or lying to someone, and chaos ensuing as he goes to extreme lengths to maintain that secret or lie and protect his reputation and ego. As you watch you'll notice that almost every episode follows this basic formula. I think John Cleese was influenced by French farce comedies, in which this narrative is common.
Charlie
2020-11-29 23:05:50 +0000 UTCHe's been given a heads up about the language used
Danny
2020-11-29 22:21:50 +0000 UTCI think youll be best watching the Dailymotion version of episode 6. The ones on YouTube are distorted or cropped to get past the copyright. Most Dailymotion ones are also messed up and had the picture flipped round. Here is a normal full uncut one for you to watch though that hasn't been butchered. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tnzc8
Danny
2020-11-29 22:12:33 +0000 UTCI’m not sure whether we should warn him about the next episode, but all I’ll say is just bear in mind, it was the 70s.
Daniel Davies
2020-11-29 22:05:35 +0000 UTCAlways been my fave episode from season 1.. it's when he reveals the trifle and rummages around in it and prunella scales (sybil) is trying not to laugh. 😂 fab reaction as ALWAYS!! The amphibious landing craft comment always has me shaking with laughter!!
Claire Prowse
2020-11-29 21:39:18 +0000 UTCThe next 2 episodes are the peak of TV comedy for me. Probably the 2 most famous episodes, and for good reason. Really looking forward to your reactions!
Kenetic
2020-11-29 21:09:23 +0000 UTCThis is the first episode where the letters on the sign in the intro are rearranged rather than just missing - that’s one to look out for in each episode Josh, not going to spoil what they all are
Kieran B
2020-11-29 21:02:48 +0000 UTC
