Connie was and is a criminally underrated talent in comedy. Not ONLY her brilliant performance as Polly, but never forget she was the cowriter with John. That places her in the absolute top tier of sitcom writers. Literally no one better at it.
@@mja91352 You used the same superlative to criticize someone else's superlative. You stooped to their level, how deliciously ironic. Thanks for brightening my day.
@@terrygoldsmith335her wittiest line is when Basil backed the horse “Dragonfly”. Basil was miming the name of the horse to Polly and he mimed the “fly” part of the word by pointing to his “flies” on his trousers. Polly immediately says “small?”.😂😂 I often wondered who thought of that line…John or Connie!
Seeing it back and learned a thing or two about acting over the years... stunning performances! That scene where they were talking to one person but looking at another... magical! Timing, inflection, mood, suggestiveness... it's all there in one fast fluent run which feels so natural... I was utterly confused myself!
Not only is Connie beautiful but her comedic timing was brilliant, it’s a shame that Fawlty Towers didn’t have the kind of run that Only Fools had, I suppose there’s only so much that a hotel comedy can offer but in my opinion this was John Cleese’s best work ever.
@@bloodgrss Yea I do recall him saying something along those lines plus he was getting divorced from her which certainly made things difficult but still, running out of material is a poor excuse considering they could have kept doing what they were doing and it amounts to him saying he wasn't creative enough to keep it up. I expect it was much more complicated than just blaming the situation the show was based on. I don't buy that excuse, it didn't stop anyone else,there were a ton of shows that ran for a long time and if anyone could keep coming up with stuff it would be John Cleese. Nah it probably had more to do with his and Connie's divorce and 8t just being bad timing.
@@dickJohnsonpeter Piffle. Running sitcoms beyond their sell-by date has NEVER worked. Yeah...there were "a ton of shows that run for a long time"....and they were CRAP.
@@CarmellaMulroy Cleese always looked older than he actually was on this show. It may surprise you to learn that Connie is only 2 years younger than he is. Both of them were in their mid 30's in Fawlty Towers.
@@silverkitty2503 She isn't underrated, because that would make her rating less than she actually is / was. I think you meant to say, under appreciated
Yes Bernhard. I agree. What seems to be neglected in his abominable behaviour in the Germans episode was that he's previously been battered on the head by a Moose's head. He was taken to hospital, where in his concussed state he decided to escape. No way his rants could be reasoned and credible. I hope German people will laugh at him, and ignore his rantings. Great comedy.
I hope Polly got to run the hotel at some point in the lore. She could do it so much better than Fawlty and not get as stressed out as he did. In fact, she’s practically the only reason it worked in the first place.
John has been married 4 times causing him tons of grief, money and legal fees -- how much less stressful physically, emotionally and financially would his life had been if he stayed married to Connie? Seeing Connie recently she has aged gracefully, bright, funny, talented, still so compelling and attractive. I bet it has crossed John's mind from time to time.
It has in the past, tho' his latest wife, and he, are very happy together. And he and Connie, and her current husband, still go all to dinner occasionally. Nice to know they remained friends; the second series was actually done AFTER they had been divorced! His third wife was his real nemesis...
@@PhilJonesIII old comment but I have to respond. Cleese was financially rinsed by several of his ex wives but NOT Connie Booth. She neither sought nor received a big financial settlement and they remain good friends to this day.
@@gerardmackay8909 Thanks for the correction. I had always understood Connie Booth to have been his Nemesis in that respect. Nice to know I share something with Cleese. Ex-wives have cost me two houses.
She is, but this line of her is a mistake. She wasn't around to hear the line from Mrs. Richards that she won't use her hearing aid, cause it runs the batteries out... But nonetheless I simply love Fawlty Towers. I got both series on DVD and must have seen them the 5th time now... in english of course, although I am german... "don't mention the war!" :-D
I often pause the video at the 0:46 mark and consider the two main raisins ...... sorry, REASONS why I used to look forward to watching Fawlty Towers back in the mid 1970s.
She was great in this, occasionally Cleese went over the top. Very strange costumes though, did any staff in hotels in the 70s actually have maids dressed like that ?
You have to admit,for an american actor she had a pretty dead-on british accent,😜. But she was still beauty personified nevertheless during that era of british television
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Connie was and is a criminally underrated talent in comedy. Not ONLY her brilliant performance as Polly, but never forget she was the cowriter with John. That places her in the absolute top tier of sitcom writers. Literally no one better at it.
Agreed
"Literally no one better": Literally one of the stupidest comments ever posted.
@@mja91352 You used the same superlative to criticize someone else's superlative. You stooped to their level, how deliciously ironic. Thanks for brightening my day.
Considering she she Co-wrote it but some of her lines are really 💩 crap.
@@terrygoldsmith335her wittiest line is when Basil backed the horse “Dragonfly”. Basil was miming the name of the horse to Polly and he mimed the “fly” part of the word by pointing to his “flies” on his trousers. Polly immediately says “small?”.😂😂 I often wondered who thought of that line…John or Connie!
I love Polly so much. Sweet, smart, beautiful, not afraid to stand up for herself. Lovely girl.
Connie, brilliant acting and she wrote it too. Never got the recognition she deserved.
What a lovely woman, still to this day making the world a better place. Cheers!
YES!
Seeing it back and learned a thing or two about acting over the years... stunning performances! That scene where they were talking to one person but looking at another... magical! Timing, inflection, mood, suggestiveness... it's all there in one fast fluent run which feels so natural... I was utterly confused myself!
And, Theo, done in front of a live crowd with only 4 1/2 days of rehearsal! Brilliant...
@@bloodgrss WOW. 😲
We knew Connie was American, but her performances made her one of us. So observational about British humour, and she carried it out wonderfully.
Don't understand that comment
Look up the term Nationalist for a start. Then please go away
@@777petew wtf
@@minechef9628 I think the moose hit him on the head.
Canadian actually.
Not only is Connie beautiful but her comedic timing was brilliant, it’s a shame that Fawlty Towers didn’t have the kind of run that Only Fools had, I suppose there’s only so much that a hotel comedy can offer but in my opinion this was John Cleese’s best work ever.
That was what they thought; new ideas were beginning to get thin; they had said it all...
@@bloodgrss Yea I do recall him saying something along those lines plus he was getting divorced from her which certainly made things difficult but still, running out of material is a poor excuse considering they could have kept doing what they were doing and it amounts to him saying he wasn't creative enough to keep it up. I expect it was much more complicated than just blaming the situation the show was based on. I don't buy that excuse, it didn't stop anyone else,there were a ton of shows that ran for a long time and if anyone could keep coming up with stuff it would be John Cleese. Nah it probably had more to do with his and Connie's divorce and 8t just being bad timing.
@@dickJohnsonpeter Piffle. Running sitcoms beyond their sell-by date has NEVER worked.
Yeah...there were "a ton of shows that run for a long time"....and they were CRAP.
i think the marriage broke up too.. ??
@@patagualianmostly7437 like citizen khan. Ran for way too long. I couldn't stand watching it anymore. 1 series was enough.
"Oh spiffing, absolutely spiffing!" Had me in tears🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a show! Timeless. All the characters were magnificent. Connie Booth was first woman I ever had a crush on!
EH4CB ♥ 🎉 Me2 😁
Always fancied her 👌🥰🇬🇧😍
Yes everyone does /did
What a great actress and a great show!.
I simply loved Polly( Connie Booth).
The two of them were genius together!
YES!
2:33 "you see how these misunderstandings occur". Absolute comedy perfection.
1:23. Basil pointing at Sybil to describe the word Dragon!
Polly/Connie Booth....was a stunning beauty.
let us not forget that John & Connie wrote this masterpiece together.....
Because she looks so much younger than him
yes
@@CarmellaMulroy Cleese always looked older than he actually was on this show. It may surprise you to learn that Connie is only 2 years younger than he is. Both of them were in their mid 30's in Fawlty Towers.
Very underrated woman , besides her beauty she is very talented writer and comedy character
yes
@@silverkitty2503 She isn't underrated, because that would make her rating less than she actually is / was. I think you meant to say, under appreciated
Even after all these years, Fawlty Towers still causes a LOL!
Polly was my favourite in the show
The writing and the cast of this show was absolutely ... spiffing (and I am German!).
Do the funny walk!!😋
Don't mention the war !
Yes Bernhard. I agree. What seems to be neglected in his abominable behaviour in the Germans episode was that he's previously been battered on the head by a Moose's head. He was taken to hospital, where in his concussed state he decided to escape. No way his rants could be reasoned and credible. I hope German people will laugh at him, and ignore his rantings. Great comedy.
Herman Goering provided the urban play area of my youth. I am eternally thankful for the butterflies which congregated on the buddleia during summer
YES
Polly I had the "hots" for way back when. I almost forgot about her and there she is!
I hope Polly got to run the hotel at some point in the lore. She could do it so much better than Fawlty and not get as stressed out as he did. In fact, she’s practically the only reason it worked in the first place.
She did most of the times.
Connie is perfect 10.
Connie Booth... such an adorable woman.....
John has been married 4 times causing him tons of grief, money and legal fees -- how much less stressful physically, emotionally and financially would his life had been if he stayed married to Connie? Seeing Connie recently she has aged gracefully, bright, funny, talented, still so compelling and attractive. I bet it has crossed John's mind from time to time.
It has in the past, tho' his latest wife, and he, are very happy together. And he and Connie, and her current husband, still go all to dinner occasionally. Nice to know they remained friends; the second series was actually done AFTER they had been divorced! His third wife was his real nemesis...
Great spirit coming the lady 🎉
I had the pleasure of serving JC . in a theatre Restaurant in the 70 's . Mr. Cleese , are you eating before the show ? YES ; soup & ANYTHING !
I wish they could rewrite this again it was
One of the best programs on TV ❤️❤️❤️❤️💯😘
She's a stunner.
With those looks, that brain (huge hand in the writing), and even could act, I never understood why she didn't contribute more to the genre...
Divorcing her husband was much more lucrative.
Not everyone wants a life in front of the camera or even fame
Well she did. Just look at this clip. She contributed a lot. A comic genius.
@@PhilJonesIII old comment but I have to respond. Cleese was financially rinsed by several of his ex wives but NOT Connie Booth. She neither sought nor received a big financial settlement and they remain good friends to this day.
@@gerardmackay8909 Thanks for the correction. I had always understood Connie Booth to have been his Nemesis in that respect.
Nice to know I share something with Cleese. Ex-wives have cost me two houses.
Thanks for everything ❤😂🎉 #TalkingToPolly
I want to see you in reception with your hat and coat: Polly - 'will it fit you'? Classic
Crazy beautiful.
Polly is terrific!!!!!
The "Dragonfly" was my favorite bit of hers.
The incorrect guess of "flying tart" when Basil flapped his arms and pointed at Sybil. 🤣
I just found this show, thru Roku channels,
Bloody hiilarious, good show.
"They're being ironed..." 🤣🤣
My favourite line of all time in Fawlty Towers. "They home!" My second favourite : "Basil!" When Manuel goes into the shed looking for the rat.
“Is this a piece of your brain?”
@@fluentpiffle Yes; you might know, they almost cut that! Andrew Sachs (Manuel) convinced them to leave it in!
Polly yelling at Manuel, "You Dago dodo!" ranks among the all-time gems of political incorrectness.
What a brilliant find.. Thank you 👍😊😂
0:45 are the 2 best parts
Immediately afterwards Basil answers the phone and says "Hello, Fawlty Titties"
The most beautiful woman i've ever seen in my life. ((Well, at least in the top 100)
A piece of 'eye candy' always added to the show😊
John Cleese was brilliant in this series .Bravo .
"He's _pickled..._ the onions, and he's _smashed..._ the eggs _in his cups_ ... *_UNDER THE TAAABLE..."_*
😂😂😂
Didn't God give you eyes?
Yes, but I don't use them cuz it wears out the batteries.
She's so beautiful!
She is, but this line of her is a mistake. She wasn't around to hear the line from Mrs. Richards that she won't use her hearing aid, cause it runs the batteries out... But nonetheless I simply love Fawlty Towers. I got both series on DVD and must have seen them the 5th time now... in english of course, although I am german... "don't mention the war!" :-D
@@hajosalz1621 Hi....Yes....But hey! Maybe the staff repeated the story of the batteries & hearing aid behind the scenes...as hotel staff do!
@@hajosalz1621 the word gets around without actually having to witness it yourself...
Polly was gorgeous, and just about the only sane person in the hotel!
That's one of the reasons the series worked. Most of the characters were a bit exaggerated but Polly was fairly normal.
Spiffing absolutely spiffing Hahahaha.
"I'll ruin you. You'll never waitress in Torquay again!"
Classic comedy , never to be repeated 🎭
When Polly said small when Basil pointed to his fly 😂😂
Polly had a nice upper shelf!
I recently just new she was American 😭 I’m slow but her character is funny af😂
0:51 😍😍😍
Connie was married to John Cleese when the show was on the air.
Well, for the first season.
And they have one daughter and two grandchildren
Beautiful and funny, Jackie was a lucky fellow
I often pause the video at the 0:46 mark and consider the two main raisins ...... sorry, REASONS why I used to look forward to watching Fawlty Towers back in the mid 1970s.
I worked in a hotel when I was in college, and I can tell you I was definitely like Polly.
Always fancied Polly.
Connie Booth remains a crush! How lovely!!
5:10 Nice comeback!
6:53 is how my job in IT feels like.
Top Drawer old boy, top drawer!
🚬👓...
She s great ,and don't forget her right hook ask Mrs tibbs 😝
Connie and john they where magic love the whole series and the actors actresses that perform on show
Surely Connie's best bits were in Romance With A Double Bass.
I love her!!
beautiful woman I love an American that can pull off a British accent such a talented actress
Canadian
@@johnfellows2867 Nope, born in Indianapolis, met Cleese while living in New York.
God she was lovely!
Always had a crush on Connie Booth, 'Polly'
Don’t make them like this no more
And why is that so?
Because so many people would complain & whine.... Just looking for offence.
@@patagualianmostly7437 Yes, all the Daily Mail readers would be up in arms over the episode with Mrs Richards.
Watching the re runs as a boy, I had a crush on Polly.
When Connie left acting, she became a psychotherapist.
Working and married to lease, yes, I see!!
Basil moves so fast... has he a ferrari under his jacket.... Just Wonderful anyways...
Oh!!! I love her. US citizen to a former US alum, just like Terry Gilliam, St. Paul, MN, for Monty Python.
I mostly think my country is screwed up.
Everyone fancied Polly, Caz Sybil was a dragon.
Flying Tart!
The whole scene is priceless.
"Small", was my fave guess :)
Connie Booth was so beautiful, and a brilliant co-writer.
that should've been on the sign in the intro
Pause the video at 5:02🤣🤣
At 45 seconds! POW👍😘
Polly!!! What Have You Done To My Hotel?!!!!
No doubt about it! She had staying power!
after 6:24 minutes in i believe he says "one down, 16 to go !" ?
Two dead, 24 to go 😉
0:51. Put those things away!
No. Are you mad?
Bullets
That's saying a mouthful
What a babe,smashing headlamps
Romance with a Double Bass.....yum
Done done done
Polly 💚
0:45 👀
5:04 Reminds me of my Ex mother in law . German and sour as . .
👏 so funny xox
I wasnt the biggest fan of Fawlty Towers...but John Cleese's comic genius..Prunella Scales..and Connie Booth took it as far as they could.
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She was great in this, occasionally Cleese went over the top. Very strange costumes though, did any staff in hotels in the 70s actually have maids dressed like that ?
Oh yes!
Yes-the smaller ones...
7:09 Oh boy...
I tell u she is my 70s wife if I was born back then 🤣
Brilliant actor
yes
They don't make em like that noooooo more!
You have to admit,for an american actor she had a pretty dead-on british accent,😜. But she was still beauty personified nevertheless during that era of british television
She’s a hottie.
Polly...oh,................