Author Topic: Fawlty Towers (Read 974 times)

CyranoAH · « **Reply #30 on:** January 09, 2005, 05:13:38 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm
Arrested Development is great. Luckily it won enough Emmys to keep it on the air.

"Emmys? We don't need no stinkin' emmys! 'Cos we got... MAGIC"

rpm · « **Reply #31 on:** January 09, 2005, 05:20:48 AM »

That and the Original Frozen Bananna Stand.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #32 on:** January 09, 2005, 05:51:30 AM »

I liked Allo Allo, anyone remember that one?

Nilsen · « **Reply #33 on:** January 09, 2005, 06:18:57 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
I liked Allo Allo, anyone remember that one?

i sure do... great show. They do reruns from time to time here

takeda · « **Reply #34 on:** January 09, 2005, 06:21:00 AM »

Vould you fancy a rride in mein little tank Grrun?

rpm · « **Reply #35 on:** January 09, 2005, 07:14:23 AM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
I liked Allo Allo, anyone remember that one?

Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once... oui.

I was lucky to grow up near Dallas. KERA was one of the very first to air british comedies on Sunday nights in the 70's. I remember the first time I saw Monty Python, I was hooked. Some of my favorites were Good Neighbors (The Good Life), Reginald Perrin, Fizz, Up Pompeii, Open All Hours, Are You Being Served and of course Benny Hill.

Furball · « **Reply #36 on:** January 09, 2005, 07:48:34 AM »

Suprised there has not been more mention of 'Red Dwarf', can imagine that would be popular with yanks too.

and 'Only Fools And Horses' you not had that aired over there?

Nilsen · « **Reply #37 on:** January 09, 2005, 08:03:36 AM »

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Originally posted by Furball
Suprised there has not been more mention of 'Red Dwarf', can imagine that would be popular with yanks too.

and 'Only Fools And Horses' you not had that aired over there?

I mentioned it miss! can i get a star in my book?

Stringer · « **Reply #38 on:** January 09, 2005, 08:09:11 AM »

Black Adder is my favorite.

"Coffee, Darling?"

CyranoAH · « **Reply #39 on:** January 09, 2005, 08:10:59 AM »

And Blackadder, of course

And The Young Ones

And Not the 9 O'clock news

And... plenty more

Daniel

Monk · « **Reply #40 on:** January 09, 2005, 08:16:47 AM »

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Originally posted by patrone
"I KNOW NOTHING"

Crabofix

Good stuff

patrone · « **Reply #41 on:** January 09, 2005, 08:39:36 AM »

"I have a cunning plan , it is more cunning than a fox who is proffesor Cunning at oxford university" Black adder

"I have a cunning plan that can get us out of this problem" Baldrick

Dune · « **Reply #42 on:** January 09, 2005, 10:05:06 AM »

I have a plan so cunning, you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel.

Replicant · « **Reply #43 on:** January 09, 2005, 10:14:32 AM »

I love Fawlty Towers. My favourite was where Basil was hitting his Austin 1300 with a tree branch!

Also the episode where Manuel's arm is on fire!!!

Another absolutely fantastic comedy series was Porridge. Unfortunately I don't think many people out of the UK saw this series, I found it more funny than Fawlty Towers.

Blackadder is a favourite too.

Queen: There's definitely been no sign of Edmund.
Percy: I fear not, Ma'am.
Queen: Why he vanished? Simply vanished...
Percy: Like an old oak table...
Queen: Vanished, Lord Percy, not varnished.
Percy: Forgive me, My Lady, but my Uncle Bertram's old oak table completely vanished.
'Twas on the night of the great Stepney fire. And on that same terrible night, his house and
all his other things completely vanished too. So did he, in fact. It was a most perplexing
mystery.
Queen: Lord Percy?
Percy: Yes?
Queen: It's up to you: either you can shut up, or you can have your head cut off.
Percy: (squints, thinks very long and hard about it) I'll shut up.

patrone · « **Reply #44 on:** January 09, 2005, 10:45:27 AM »

Baldrick, how did you manage to find a turnip that cost 400,000 pounds?

Well, I had to haggle...