WE DON'T CLAIM THESE AMERICANS! Americans React To "Fawlty Towers - S2E3 - Waldorf Salad"
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The line I love best in this episode... "No, no. I won't have that. There's a place in Eastbourne". Got to love the Major.
The Major was not an original creation (crustydotty old military men were a staple in Ealing comedies and before that) but Major Gowan is nonetheless a genius distillation of that type and so well played by Ballard Berkeley.
A line myself and mates used to repeat all the time back in the day
This is an absolute dream for Brits.
If you'd have told me 20+ years ago I could watch American viewers reacting to this (my favourite episode) on screen - I would have never believed it!
The thing about the weather in the UK is that if you don't like it, just wait a minute !!
Don't take it to heart, Basil hates Everyone, and Fawlty Towers takes no prisoners.
I would totally work for Basil Fawlty, little to no money but at least he hates the customers as much as i do lol XD
Sybil is very good at her job and, when she’s actually present in the situation, she’s extremely capable. Love Basil’s line, “Hope you enjoy your new work here, helping to run a hotel”. If she didn’t leave everything to him, the hotel would be a great place to stay and Basil wouldn’t be so stressed…but that wouldn’t make for an absolutely first class comedy show 😬
She's more interested in gossiping. If not for Polly, the hotel wouldn't function at all.
@@RobertTaylor-gz2fu true, Polly is a workhorse but Sybil is very competent and is very good at sorting out the cock ups, which wouldn’t exist if she just pulled her weight in that first place.
When Hamilton complains that he can't get a drink after 3 pm he's talking about a law that was introduced in 1915 after the battle of Neuve Chappelle on the Western Front when British forces threw away a winning position by waiting too long for reinforcements. To hide his tactical ineptitude Sir John French blamed a lack of shells, which was attributed to workers in munitions factories spending all afternoon in the pub. From then on all public houses had to close by law between 2.30/3.00 and 5.30/6.00 depending on which local authority issued their licence. This was not repealed in England until 1988.
Still had War hours on Sunday in my pub in London in 1995. Couldn’t open til noon instead of 10AM and had to close st 3 PM opening up again at 5PM.
Mr “I’m not satisfied” is also Mr “Gin & orange, a lemon squash and a scotch a water PLEASE!!!” from the very first episode, wearing a hair piece obviously.
So it is.Never noticed that.
@@scottandrewbrass1931I also never noticed until I listened to the DVD commentary by John Cleese. He looks so different.
yeah I actually only noticed that now! lol. same guy
I think your right about Basil he doesn't know when to quit.
"Busting your arse" probably wasn't a widely known phrase in the 70s.
Your tv shows are probably the main reason we would pick up these phrases.
I think in the UK we tend to say "Give him a kick up the arse" rather than "bust his arse".
Most countries have topics of conversation that are regularly used to start a conversation. I used to visit Thailand and their ;conversation starter is food. They love to talk about what they have eaten. In England the conversation starter is typcially the weather because we live in a climate that changes frequently. You can even have days where you experience rain, sleet, snow, sun and wind etc... all in one single day.
Rain last night, bright this morning , then cloud then sunshine , back home and it rained, heavily.
@@highpath4776 The equivalent in Queensland is usually - "fuck it's hot"..."not wrong"
The actor playing the American (Andrew Bruce Boa) is Canadian but lived in the UK, been in lots of things including Star Wars, Octopussy (James Bond), Full Metal Jacket etc
Was waiting for you guys to get to this ep! We know you don't claim them but this type of American man definitely exists !
(Though I gather that the actor himself was actually Canadian..!)
Both my dad and i agree that this should've been the final episode of the show 'cause its Basil firing himself lol
I do love the smile on Basil's face when asking for a room. You can just tell he's already planning to be the worst kind of guest he's had to put up with demanding things the hotel doesn't do then complaining about them and its made his decade.
I can indeed confirm there is a McDonalds in Torquay as I can see it from my office😂
I bet there wasn't in the 1970s. A "Golden Egg" or "Wimpeys" maybe.
Between the land and the sky
@@charliegeorge9393 And herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plain.
Bruce Boa was one of a handful of Canadian actors in the UK who was used as the token American on British TV for around 30 years.
Isn't it weird how British actors can appear in American films, playing Americans, and you can think they are American until you see an interview with them years later and discover they're not, and yet in British shows they can't play American to save their lives, and even actual Americans come off somewhat inauthentic.
@@nac5901you are comparing very different eras.
Also, a British audience would possibly have trouble accepting someone they know is British, playing an American.
I mean, people still talk about Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins.
@@slayerrocks2 That's an American playing a Brit, I meant an American playing an American in a British show. There are a lot of British (and Australian, NZ, etc.) actors who regularly play Americans in American shows, and you'd never guess they weren't American (a great many Canadians, but I guess that doesn't count so much).
32:42 The irony is that in this episode Basil is wearing an American tie (the stripesgo from top-left to bottom-right). In Europe, the stripes on ties usually go from top-right to bottom-left.
Daniel will understand the significance of this a little more, but I was an Army brat, that went on to serve myself.
Dad did well and progressed through the ranks, getting promoted to Captain by the time I was about 7, so growing up, we would often be in the Officer's Mess. We were well looked after and some of the Army chefs were exceptional. It's an interesting environment in which to grow up.
When I went on to serve, likewise I was in the Officer's Mess, and having grown up in that environment was very familiar with that level of cuisine. I recall one occasion in an Officer's Mess at breakfast, where most items were buffet style, with some items made to order, like omelettes, when a female officer sent her omelette back TWICE, claiming that it wasn't cooked. She wasn't the most polite person, and played the 'role' of being an Officer a little too much, if you get my drift.
After having sent the second omelette back, the chef returned, plate in hand. 'Madam, this omelette is correctly cooked. It is 'baveuse'' (Baveuse is the french omelette, where the middle isn't solid, and is the correct way an omelette should be cooked).
'I don't like it that way' she replied.
'Well, if you would like it over cooked, then please order it that way in the future'
That was her told.
On another occasion, I was with my Platoon at a remote camp which was often very quiet, such that the makeshift Officer's Mess wasn't always open for meals, and so on this occasion, dispensation had been made for my Sgt and I to eat at the Sgts and Warrant Officer's Mess. For Officers to be invited to the Sgts Mess is considered an honour. It doesn't happen very often, and so we headed across the camp to the Sgts Mess for dinner. We were the only two dining that evening.
A starter was presented, which looked like pate and toast points. As were chatting, I took my first bite, and instantly recognised the taste and texture. It was the pate from a ration pack. I should point out at this stage that both my Sgt and I were Military Police, with about 15 years combined service, and we knew very well indeed, about how Messes were funded, the budgets that the Chefs had to manage, and that Rations shouldn't ever be appearing on a plate like this, because if this was 'surplus' rations from exercises, what was happening to the money that was allocated for the meals that we were paying for?
My Sgt laughed, thinking I was making a joke, until he took a bite, and the realisation hit him that I was spot on. Being that he was a Sgt and that we were in his domain, i.e. a Sgt's Mess, he wasn't impressed. 'I'm not having that', and with that he picked up the two plates and strode off towards the kitchen to confront the chef.
I didn't enquire what was said. I left that up to him to deal with as he saw fit, but we left and headed off to find an alternative arrangement for dinner, not easy as we were in the middle of the arse end of nowhere, but the small local town chip shop was able to provide us each with a bag of chips instead.
It took me 2h 40m to do a 1h 30m journey last night because of the bloody rain and flooded roads, and I haven't tired of the subject yet.
''So, two screwdrivers, and nothing to drink?''
Here is an occasion where both Basil and the guest are in the wrong - Basil for keeping the money and not keeping the chef on, and Hamilton for demanding food that isn't on the menu and as such is unlikely to be available.
I love Basil's veiled roast of Sybil "After a hard day's slaving under the hairdryer, she likes to unwind with a few aimless thrills!" It's one of my favourite lines actually...
The 20-pound bribe was pretty hefty. That was in 1975, which today would be about 115 pounds.
You would be lucky to get a McDonalds in the West Country in this era, the first one opened in Woolwich in '74. It would have taken 5 years for the news to travel to the West Country, let alone a building!
"I'll just get a Wimpy on the way home" would probably be more apt.
You guys are awesome for reacting to these shows.
The New Zealand band crowded house wrote a song about our weather in the uk called ‘ four seasons in one day’….enough said 🤨
There’s a reason we call Melbourne “just like England” here in Oz! Take your umbrella and your beach towel as well as your coat🤣
In 1975 I was 8 years old and I remember my brother and sister and mum and dad and myself watching every episode together and we would all be crying with laughter. We are English and were all used to genius comedy but today most entertainment is ( especially) ( comedy) lame because of shitty political correctness and we British love taking the piss.
Yep we are obsessed with the weather over here. I have a theory it’s because it’s all over the shop. Weather patterns don’t necessarily correlate with the seasons. This year it was a freezing springtime followed by a crazy hot and humid May, two drab, tepid and damp June and July, August changeable followed by a crazy hot and humid two weeks in September.
June was glorious wall to wall sunshine. It broke records.
I gather Paris Hilton had clouds removed from sky, for her birthday 🎂 party? Is this true?
Not in South Wales!@@Paul-tp9vf
The American guy played General Rieekan in The Empire Strikes Back. Also played parts in Full Metal Jacket and Octopussy.
The British Weather is indeed an obsession, but it also takes visitors by suprise too. Thise who are used to a continental climate are sometimes amazed by how quickly and regularly it changes. Being a relatively small Island with the Atlantic on one side and the North Sea on the other, we have one of the most changeable climates in the world. Much like our landscape. People coming from outside are often gobsmacked by how you can drive a hundred miles in the UK and go through two or three completely different landscapes during that time.
I live in Vancouver Washington USA, a temperate rainforest. It rains often here, but I sometimes see the weather in southern England and think it is worse than here. One autumn/winter we had over 40 days of rain and clouds, no blue skies at all.
I enjoy Waldorf salad. It’s one of those dishes that need to be eaten within a day or two.
Vancouver, WA receives over 50% more rain than London.
@@RobertTaylor-gz2fu possibly Vancouver gets heavier rain on fewer days.
@@jontasticVancouver, WA receives rain on about 50 more days per year. London has rain on 112 days per year - the perception that it's a rainy city is false.
Well I never knew there was anotther Vancouver so relatively close. Learn something new every day!
@@belperite the one in the USA was established well before our bigger Canadian sister. Your Vancouver is a much bigger more interesting beautiful place.
One thing I love about this episode is that Basil just keeps digging himself deeper. Even when he's pulled out of the hole, he jumps back in.
Like you said, he just doesn't know when to quit.
I think you'll find that's 'Kick His Arse'.
They may be other variants. Well, lots of them, actually.
yep, that's what came to my mind too.
Give him a welly up the jacksy.
I feel your pain Daniel. I go to pretty much any restaurant, I'm looking down the menu and instead of the names of the dishes I just see... Heartburn, Indigestion, Diarrhea, Constipation etc.
In that case I usually just go for the constipation option, with chips... It's the least worst option. 🤣
Wah wah.
I have hiatal hernia and had my gallbladder out, so there are a million things im not supposed to eat, and I do it anyway, sometimes with consequences. But before i knew i had gallstones, it was so much worse, because the pain after eating certain foods was unbearable and would last for hours, it felt like something was inflating my stomach and chest.
Hope you're doing good Spencer. You guys are great. You've been a regular channel since I found you through Inbetweeners. Theres so many shows I want ya to watch.
the man who says, "there are two lambs here," was in the first episode. he's the man who continually orders "a gin and orange, a lemon squash, and a scotch and water." he's got a hairpiece on or you'd know it's the same dude
Basil Fawlty was based on a real hotel owner whose hotel John Cleese stayed at.
He was staying with The Monty python team The hotel owner told Terry Gillian off for not using his knife and fork correctly
@@davidpearson243 The hotel was the Gleneagles whch Basil refers to in the Gourmet Evening episode when he tells the old ladies where to go for their 'din dins'
@@dopiaza2006 one of them had lost a briefcase and ask at reception if they had found it The case was over the garden wall thrown there as might have been a bomb !!!!
We have been known to have all four seasons in one day in terms of weather over here. Wind, rain, hailstones, thunder and lightning, followed ten minutes later by bright sunshine!
Had that exact combination today in the northwest, minus the lightning lol.
Boys, I live in Torquay, (genuinely) and we have very Muslim weather - it's always either Sunni or Shiite.
Brilliant comedy, it doesn't come much better than this, timeless, still laughing after all these year's 😂😂😂
I reckon the average over 50s Brit knows the ingredients in a Waldorf Salad better than the average American!
Why would a Brit know that over an American?
It’s an American creation.
@@iainprendergast8311 You clearly don't appreciate the impact Fawlty Towers had on an entire generation of Brits
As for the closest UK equivalent of "bust one's ass", Father Ted did that to Bishop Brennan.
I have never in my life had all the ingredients for a waldorf salad, and now I want one.
Don't mate. I had one last year at a wedding. Horrible.
@@ianbennett1491
That's sad... I love a good Waldorf Salad; Celery, walnuts and grapes are such a great combination. The important part is the dressing! If that isn't good enough, or too much is added, it can spoil the whole dish.
I sent a cobb salad back that had egg pieces in it and they brought another one... but it was the same salad... you could see that someone used their fingers to dig out most of the egg. Ugh
O´boy, this isn't about claiming anybody, this is COMEDY!
I, like a lot of people, have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) so the weather really affects my mood. The sun makes me disproportionally happy while the rain makes me miserable. Also, a Waldorf salad sounds pretty crap 😂
SAD is caused by a greater proportion of dark to light not the weather. It affects me. Either you are not affected by it or you mistakenly assume it is caused by the worse winter weather. Good or bad weather can affect mood but it is not true SAD.
@@michaelcaffery5038 You’re right, it’s the amount of sunlight
I mean the number of day/night hours not the strength of the light.
@@michaelcaffery5038 Sorry, I meant amount in terms of hours of the day 🙂
The weather in the uk can change very quickly, being an island about 150 mile wide in the Atlantic you can’t depend on the weather it can snow, be sunny and windy in the same day…. Be -3 in the morning and + 15 an later.
My favourite (I'm Canadian, we spell like Brits) boss move is one I was too gutless and clever to say. I was working at the front desk at a hotel and I hadn't deserved a badge with my own first name on it.
There was a really obnoxious customer who was giving me a hard time because she correctly assumed that she could get away with it. At one point, she pointed at my temporary badge and in a singsongy sarcastic voice called me "Trainee".
What I should have said was "Congratulations, you can read!" Then I should have taken all the cash out of the till, marched on out of there, kept a third of it for myself and distributed it to the homeless winos.
Alas, I lacked the courage. Several months later I got fired from that job anyway, thanks to my favourite stripper.
I think the equivalent of 'bust his ass' here would be give him a 'kick up the arse.' 🤣 i.e. get him doing his job properly.
The main problem you would find at this point in time. There was no McDonalds. In the uk. Lol 😂
First one in the UK opened in 1974. This episode was 1979.
Wimpey branches were everywhere though.
There was one about 30 miles away at the time
@@gibsonms Even now. 2023 my closest McD is 18 miles away lol
I didn't see a McDonald's till the 90s
@@stickytapenrust6869 I remember Wimpy. Mind you i think i was only in one twice
Don't worry, I spotted your version of the Hotel Sign..."Reasins"
In the UK to ‘bust YOUR ass’ generally means to work hard/graft/focus
All my American friends go on about the weather more than us Brits! 🤣
Actually, Bruce Boa, the guy that plays Harry Hamilton is Canadian. 7/10/30 - 4/17/2004 💞😿 yeah.....I liked him.
Working Retail must be even worst than I imagine, if you find yourself identifying with Basil Fawlty…
Fawlty Towers can't be that bad a place to stay, cos the guy with the wife that didn't like the prawns, is the 'Gin & Orange, a Scotch & Water and a Lemon Squash' guy from A Touch Of Class - and by the look of it, he's remarried. 😂
Bruce Boa, the Canadian bloke who plays the American guest is brilliant in every cameo he's had.
You may also recognise him from Empire Strikes Back ("You're a good fighter, Solo - I hate to lose you.") and Octopussy ("Sure, where else would a bomb be?").
A huge shame he died as he'd have decorated a load more films and shows for years ahead.
As another point of interest, the chap at the end who goes "This is the worst hotel we've ever stayed in." was also in the first episode - the guy who has to keep repeating his bar drink order to Basil but keeps getting ignored.
£20 was quite a lot of money back then, probably about $180 today. I would have kept the kitchen open.
I think he felt Terry was taking advantage of him demanding two hours pay for half an hours work because of something he wasn't actually doing. Still should have kept the kitchen open though I agree.
'Bust his ass' over here is 'kick his arse'
We'd say 'kick your arse', we never, ever say 'ass' unless we're being humorous or talking about the donkey-like quadraped.
If we use 'bust' it would be more like 'i'm gonna bust you up' but it's not a word we'd use very much in that context.
Similarly we wouldn't say something is 'busted' we'd just say it's broken :)
We would say “bosted” for “broken” in Stoke-On-Trent.
When I was in high school in the early 80s, we had a class trip to London. We went to a club one night and I asked for a screwdriver. They had never heard of it. I may be a New Yorker but Waldorf Salad is disgusting.
Finally! Yes, mimosas are much better than screwdrivers. Somebody said it.
I agree with Daniel. it would take a lot for me to send anything back, like if it was cremated or undercooked ect. My sister on the other hand, mortified going out for dinner with her. There is ALWAYS something wrong, she has unreasonable standards.
My tendency is to overlook minor things but if somethings wrong I'll raise it simply because I feel its constructive criticism. For example I recently had lunch and they forgot to serve my drink, which I mentioned when paying because I've know people who'd demand the entire meal be free over that sort of thing.
Can't help feeling a bit sorry for Basil😅
The guy playing Mr Hamilton also played Gen Rieekan in The Empire Strikes Back.
British notes are on a different level to American notes, Now that is Mickey Mouse money, every note looks the same.
When you realize the "American" in this episode is actually a British actor. Mot only that, but he played the rebel general Han Solo told that he had to leave on Hoth in the Empire Strikes Back!
I'm just glad they managed to escape from Hoth, and Han Luke Chewbacca and Leia got away
The guy playing the boorish American was actually a Canadian😊
17:40 It's because in one day you can start the morning with sun/hot, then cold and windy followed by rain, more sun and then snow.
I only noticed recently the American actor, Bruce Boa.. also played General Rieekan in SW, The Empire Strikes Back 🤓
A small part in Full Metal Jacket. Colonel in born to kill / peace badge scene.
N Full metal jacket
He's Canadian, not American...
Here in N. Ireland we'd say we'll ' knock your pan in'
We say in UK "i'll kick his arse" so thats the equivelent
Instead of 'Bust his ass' we probably would say "fuck him up" or "kick the shit out of" lol
I was distracted the whole video because of your middle copyright ‘reasins’ 😂😂😂
In UK English 'Kick someone's arse' would be to beat someone up.
'Busting your ass' would mean breaking your donkey, because that's what 'ass' means....
I hate the fact that we talk about the weather all the time, but I even do it all the time.
That "American" is actually Canadian. He's from Calgary and was in Empire Strikes Back
Three left. We have 'Basil the rat' and 'The kipper and the corpse''. I can't think of the other.
I don’t recall ever hearing “bust your ass” in the US. We always say “kick”
We didn't have McD's in the UK until the mid-70's and the first was in London, so it was still unlikely there'd be one near this place. We didn't get one in my city until about '87 or '88.
The British equivalent of "Bust his ass" would be, "Kick his arse".
That american dude was great as that fish thing in star wars but was brilliant in this
Our weather is all over the place currently, can't decide if it wants rain buckets or be sunny.
Agreed, Basil Fawlty speaks for all retail workers, me included. This is the one episode where he has actually made an attempt to keep a customer satisfied when all they're doing is making his life hell. I often wonder if working for 15 yrs at that hotel broke him to the extent of just hating everyone that walks in lol
Talking about the weather here in Scotland we had our summer last Thursday
Never had a screwdriver, just vodka and orange. 👵😂🇬🇧
I'm from torquay and fawlty towers really has got it right with some of the hotels here still today lol
Funny thing is us Brits don't complain about the bad weather as much as people think.
We complain about the rare nice weather, more. We're not used to the heat and most of us don't have Aircon..
Celery apples walnuts grapes in the mayonnaise sauce!!😂😂😂😂😂
Or sliced hippopotamus in suitcase sauce 🤣🤣🤣
You might say "I'll come down on you like a ton of bricks", there's no obvious equivalent for "bust your ass", maybe "give you a kick up the bum" is closest.
Yes. It's always the bloody weather. We've had the wettest, most miserable summer on record. Then had 2 nice days in September. People immediately started complaining that it was too fricken warm. AAARRRHHHHH!!!
"pornographic muzak" is a classic one I'd never noticed until now.
The cafeteria at my work once offered a Waldorf salad. I tried because of this episode. It wasn't very well done though. Mostly it was a lot of apple in mayonnaise sauce, too much lettuce. Very disappointing balance of ingredients. I could see how it could be nice if done properly though.
I forgot work canteens. First one was when I was at college, dining was an experience with a table cleaner going round every five minutes shouting "All Trays Back To the Clearing Table". Tended to go at work to the union run canteens - lived on beans on toast mainly. Worked at one place where there was the Directors restaurant "table / silver service" would sometimes get invited their if entertaining special visitors, though the plebs queue up one was very nice and if you stuck to the set timings would meet up with the secretaries from the typing pool
In the 60's & 70's kids would say: Duff you up. Set about you...give you a smack
As others have said, a strange episode….it would have worked fine with an American demanding good service and having Basil screw up the cooking…..but to have the guest obnoxiously demanding a dish that wasn’t even on the menu and being shocked that they didn’t have the ingredients for it (because why would they?), was an odd choice.
Yep, a set menu like that often doesn't have ingredients for other things as they cost money. So Basil really could have just said the chef could make a waldorf salad if they had the ingreidents but they don't because its not on the menu and asked if they'd have a green salad instead. Still I think he was on the verge of breaking after 15 years of dealing with customers like that.
You don't like the weather in the UK? Wait 5 minutes. Thanks for uploading, guys.
I had to look up mimosa. In the UK we have Bucks Fuzz which I think is similar - champagne and orange juice, and yeah if you have that on a Sunday morning you're doing nothing useful until Monday.
Benny Hill considered funnier than Monty Python by two TV stations--WOR and WLVI.
"Kick your arse" would be the equivalent. "Arse" was considered too raunchy a word in the US to the word "ass" was used as a euphemism.
The American is actually Canadian actor Bruce Boa.
You should be happy to claim this American character. He was the main Rebel General on the Hoth base in The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars).
I was wondering if someone was going to mention that
He was a general in full metal jacket
He didn’t understand the word “ass” because they say “arse” in England. That’s why he said “oh you mean that “
British equivalent of 'Bust your ass' is 'kick your ass' 👍