"The most extraordinary remake was with Bea Arthur. I remember at a party I met these chaps from Viacom, who said they were working on a new Fawlty Towers. My ears pricked up at the sound of cash registers and said, "That's wonderful, are you going to change anything?" They said, "Well we have changed one thing, we've written Basil out". And that's absolutely true, they took Basil and Sybil's lines and gave them all to Bea Arthur." - -- John Cleese, 2009
@@lunagoodhart5489 I feel like that's the issue here. I don't think it's a bad show (not great, but not bad), but compared to Fawlty Towers, it's a severe disappointment. If there were no association, I reckon it would've been fine.
I have just completed all 13 episodes of Amanda's by the Sea. This will be the 50th time in my life that I've seen each and every single episode of any TV Series, whether it's short-lived like Amanda's or long-running.
Have you checked out Snavely? This was tons better than that version of Fawlty Towers. Certain actors/actresses are always a little bit of that one type of character that they play best. Because Betty white and Harvey Korman were not allowed to be a little bit of the type of characters they play best the thing was a flop.
This is a remake of Fawly Towers. I was just watching a documentary about Fawlty Towers when they mentioned this show. So I had to look it up and see if it was any good.
I like this theme music of this show! I was also surprised of the negative comments myself. I rather watch this show than some of the shows they got now.
To be honest, for a failed remake of a British classic, this actually isn’t terrible. Bea Arthur doesn’t quite encompass the same chaotic anxiety that John Cleese had. Which is a shame, because that’s a lot of what made the original so great. But as a combination of Basil and Sybil, I think Bea Arthur definitely nailed something really great here.
@@WinstonTL Are you joking? This was based on Fawlty Towers. They obtained the rights. This is a good show on its own merits but a poor imitation of the British classic.
As a brit i find this episode very funny, dont know why everyone is so negative about it, bea arthur is really good in it, the weakest person is her sons wife
I believe the daughter-in-law is the dumb and fashion-obsessed one falling under the Blonde Bimbo trope. One of the few additionals that doesn't exist in the original Brit show.
All the best jokes come directly from Fawlty towers. I just watched that before this episode & a lot of dialogue is directly from there. I guess the Kermit the frog comment was good, but other thank that the new isn't good
Probably because Fawlty Towers was on PBS and most Americans were already familiar with the original and loved it. That’s why they didn’t like the copy version. Besides, many of the characters and situations don’t make sense in an American context.
I don't care about the criticisms in the comments I was not aware of this series till hearing Bea mention it 5 minutes ago during an interview she did I will watch absolutely anything with the glorious Bea so thank you, thank you, thank you for the upload!
I kind of wish they would have given this show more time and not canceled it so early, it could have really gotten better! But shortly after this she started the golden girls so I guess it worked out for the best ! 😁
I think this show got cancelled because people soon found out that this was a remake of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. So, people preferred to watch the original on PBS which was much much better.
Thank you so much for sharing. I actually watched this show when it came out on network TV. I loved it, thought it was HYSTERICAL, but it was only on for one season, I think.....🤔
I had heard of this sitcom, but I hadn't seen it before now. I'm actually surprised it didnt fare better in the ratings and last longer. The writing is sharp, the comedy is high brow, the acting is exquisite. I love Bea, but this character does seem to be a transition between maude and dorothy. Maude's presence and wit, dorothy's sarcastic delivery and exasperation. All in all, a fantastic find!
One of 3 attempts to amerincanise a superior British Comedy, Fawlty Towers. Americans will never learn that they cannot replicate british comedy unless the lower the IQ of the 'writers' or 'copycats', stick to your own dire, unfunny shit.
I've absolutely loved Bea Arthur since I was a little kid watching Maude. I've never seen or heard of this show though. So appreciative of you to upload this for true fans to enjoy 🙂
I can't understand the criticism. Yes this show does not feature John Cleese and it wasn't written by John Cleese and Connie Both (not directly at least, they were directly adapted from the original scripts by John Cleese and Connie Booth) but it stars Bea Arthur, one of the most talented and funniest actresses of all time. the performances from all the cast were great and the humour transferred easily to the US.
I never heard of this show back then , I only remember Watching Benji and The Fact of Life. The price is right. Pretty much those are the only tv shows I remember watching. I guess after all these years memories are paying its toll. 😥
Tony Rosato (as Aldo) really was "from Toronto". He was on "SCTV" for a couple of seasons. His final role was on an episode of the children's show, "Odd Squad"
The really funny thing is that Amanda’s ended its run with higher ratings than Cheers, Family Ties, and several other well know shows that were renewed for another season.
It was more so Bea Auther who got the show cancelled, she wanted a rest and went into retirement. Two years later she got the offer she couldn't refuse the Golden Girls and the main reason she chose to do it was the Golden Girls was amazing but it had four leading cast members so It meant the workload wouldn't just be all her.
LoL Amanda (Bea) hitting the guy in the head with the bread. Reminds me of when Dorothy (Bea) would ask Rose for a book or a magazine, when she said something stupid, and hit her in the head with it. LoL
I have never heard of this, but what a treat! It seems like they took a page from Faulty Towers with the Spanish porter getting slapped around by the owner.
Omg I never heard of this show! I LOVE BEA SO I AM SO HAPPY❤️❤️ I’m watching but so far Maude was my fav and that’s coming from a golden girls junkie!!! Lol
Actually, the script is excellent. It’s directly taken from the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. The original is truly hilarious but it doesn’t make sense in an American context.
Thanks for the Upload !! I Completely forgot That Bea was in this series !! Xd Bea even says the same lines as Jhon Does in Faulty Towers !! Xd Maybe this is why Bea didn't do The Golden Place in 1992-93.? XD
Thank you for up loading. I use to watch this show with my Mother. I forgot all about this! I agree w/ you- I would watch Bea in anything!!!- Thanks, again!!!
I loved Bea as Dorothy - the ensemble cast and writing made The Golden Girls one of the best sitcoms ever. However, watching Bea in Maude and then this, confirms that she was not a woman of great range - she basically played the same character in everything she did on TV.
Holy Sh*t!! I've NEVER even heard of this show. No one saw the grab from Fawlty Towers? Bea Arthur would definitely be a formidable opponent to Basil Fawlty.
This is like a copy of Fawlty Towers, right down to the layout and the bellhop. Even her holding up the signs is from Fawlty Towers. I bet at the end it’s going to say it’s based on Fawlty Towers. **Update** So I Googled it and it is absolutely based on the TV show Fawlty Towers.
This is just a rip-off remake of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Even the Hispanic busboy character has been copied from that show. The only difference is that in the original, Bea’s character is played by a man.
Bea Arthur was a force of nature. She was probably amongst a very small selection of American talent who could take droll British humour / material and Americanise it in a way that retained the essence of the source material while delivering it in a way that was as funny as it could be to an American audience. The best American interpretation.
This show is a much better remake of Fawlty Than the one Harvey Korman and Betty White did. At least the writers in this one didn’t try to steal all the gags snd jokes from fawlty towers. Nothing will ever beat Fawlty Towers
This is better than Golden Palace (the Golden Girl's redo after Bea left!). No wonder Bea left Golden Girls after season 7! She probably knew they were going to try a Fawlty Towers remake again!
Intersting comment! I feel like the Golden Girls started to jump the shark by season 6 and 7. They needed to get out of the house more and add in some new supporting characters.
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I never even heard of this show. And its with Bea Arthur! I feel like I've discovered treasure!
Me too!
This, this, 1000 times this
Bea Arthur Still Looks Like Maude And Even Has Maude’s Hair Style In This Show
Once you watch it you’ll realise it’s no treasure…
It was supposed to be a reworking of Fawlty Towers.
This is like an alternate reality where The Golden Palace featured Dorothy instead of Rose, Blanche and Sophia.
Yes, I was just thinking that myself
That's exactly what I was thinking
I wonder how funny the Golden Palace would have been if Bea was on there but not as Dorothy but Amanda 😂😂😂😂😂😂 HILARIOUS
It really is ! I’m absolutely mind blown lol
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Amanda's-by-the-Sea is a guilty pleasure...BEAutiful in it's own way.
"The most extraordinary remake was with Bea Arthur. I remember at a party I met these chaps from Viacom, who said they were working on a new Fawlty Towers. My ears pricked up at the sound of cash registers and said, "That's wonderful, are you going to change anything?" They said, "Well we have changed one thing, we've written Basil out". And that's absolutely true, they took Basil and Sybil's lines and gave them all to Bea Arthur." - -- John Cleese, 2009
Only Bea Arthur had the type of character to do it!! She was great in everything she did.
Bea was an extremely underestimated & underrated actress. I loved her in Maude.
I had absolutely no idea that this was a remake of Fawlty Towers.
@@lunagoodhart5489 I feel like that's the issue here. I don't think it's a bad show (not great, but not bad), but compared to Fawlty Towers, it's a severe disappointment. If there were no association, I reckon it would've been fine.
@@lunagoodhart5489 more dogs breakfast than remake
They even replicated the Fawlty Towers set. And Tony Rosato did his best to replicate Manuel.
Maude, Amanda and Dorothy are ALL the same character😂😂
I feel like that's just Bea's personality
tinaloveseddie Maude and Amanda yes, Dorothy was a bit more mellow
I think Dorothy is quite distinct from Maude.
Character actress
I disagree, Maude was more overt with her sexuality, while Dorothy was more sensible and level headed.
This is such a treat for fans of Beatrice Arthur. Thank you x 10.
Love it! .. It reminds me of Fawlty Towers. 🙂
It's an interesting time capsule. I didn't know that this even existed.
Me neither!
I happened on to this by accident but I thought it was pretty hilarious. Bea Arthur's specialty, slapstick comedy and one-liners.
How is it that Bea’s characters Maude, Dorothy & Amanda all have the same funny but sarcastic personality haha?
Thank you for uploading this Bea is fantastic in this, she was in everything she did. What a wonderful actress she was. We all still miss her
It's amazing to see Bea that looks like Dorothy but has more craziness and flamboyancy featured in Maude!
We miss you Bea, but see you here on the tube, so we don’t forget you.
God bless you and all the battles you fought for us.
I have just completed all 13 episodes of Amanda's by the Sea. This will be the 50th time in my life that I've seen each and every single episode of any TV Series, whether it's short-lived like Amanda's or long-running.
What's your score now?
OMG I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! ❤❤❤. I just discovered it today on Facebook. She's so much like Dorothy on the Golden Girls
So many great shows have been lost.
I never knew this show existed. I'm enjoying it.
Neither did i!
so much of the dialogue straight from a Fawlty Towers episode.
It's an American spinoff of Fawlty.
Wow thanks for uploading these. Like Faulty towers US version and Bea Arthur is the perfect cast.
3:59 "If I die before you, I am to be cremated ...and my ashes blown into your eyes."
AHAHAHAHahaahahhaaaa
LOL GANGSTA BEA
Coincidentally Bea Arthur died before Michael Constantine
The chefs' character reminds me of Mr. Kimble on "Green Acres".
It's no Fawlty Towers - but our British Brighton Belles was no Golden Girls. Thanks for uploading this though - I adore Bea Arthur.
This attempt is WAY better than the one John Laroquette was in about twenty years later. Still painful. But WAY better
It could have been if their scripts weren't word for word episodes from the GG w British accents.
Have you checked out Snavely? This was tons better than that version of Fawlty Towers. Certain actors/actresses are always a little bit of that one type of character that they play best. Because Betty white and Harvey Korman were not allowed to be a little bit of the type of characters they play best the thing was a flop.
Brighton Belles - I had thank-fully forgotten about that show. How unkind of you to remind my memory of it. Bad girl, Judy.
@@lovelybutterfly32 yes and I didn't much like it
OMG-this really is Maude’s Place! What a treat.
This is a remake of Fawly Towers. I was just watching a documentary about Fawlty Towers when they mentioned this show. So I had to look it up and see if it was any good.
This is the American version of Fawlty Towers, from the set all the way to the bellhop.
I like this theme music of this show! I was also surprised of the negative comments myself. I rather watch this show than some of the shows they got now.
you and me both
Try Fawlty Towers?
It's even worse 3 yrs later!
It was written by the same guy who did Mama's Family... and so undifferent that I guessed that before looking it up on IMDB.
It’s Fawlty Towers
This reminds of the classic TV series "Newhart"
To be honest, for a failed remake of a British classic, this actually isn’t terrible. Bea Arthur doesn’t quite encompass the same chaotic anxiety that John Cleese had. Which is a shame, because that’s a lot of what made the original so great. But as a combination of Basil and Sybil, I think Bea Arthur definitely nailed something really great here.
They sure knew sitcoms back then
Bea Arthur's comedic talent was Gigantic.
I'm glad you're enjoying these; thank you for your comments on each ep. I may have to watch these again, myself. :)
Thanks for these videos. Especially at a time like this when I'd rather fall asleep laughing instead of crying. Bless you
Even bad tv shows are making me nostalgic.
I can clearly see where the UK got ideas for Fawlty Towers with John Cleese.
Anthony Marabito this wasn’t bad
@@WinstonTL Are you joking? This was based on Fawlty Towers. They obtained the rights.
This is a good show on its own merits but a poor imitation of the British classic.
@@WinstonTL Its the other way round the US got this from the UK
Better than the lame stuff on today.
How have I never heard of this?!?!! 😮😮😮
For those who haven't guessed. This is the American version of Fawlty Towers. I love Bea Arthur, I think this does work.
As a brit i find this episode very funny, dont know why everyone is so negative about it, bea arthur is really good in it, the weakest person is her sons wife
I believe the daughter-in-law is the dumb and fashion-obsessed one falling under the Blonde Bimbo trope. One of the few additionals that doesn't exist in the original Brit show.
All the best jokes come directly from Fawlty towers. I just watched that before this episode & a lot of dialogue is directly from there. I guess the Kermit the frog comment was good, but other thank that the new isn't good
And the son's wife ended up marrying Stan on Golden Girls! It's Chrissy!
Faulty Towers is so good, it can't be topped. If you watch that first, this is cringy.
Probably because Fawlty Towers was on PBS and most Americans were already familiar with the original and loved it. That’s why they didn’t like the copy version. Besides, many of the characters and situations don’t make sense in an American context.
I don't care about the criticisms in the comments
I was not aware of this series till hearing Bea mention it 5 minutes ago during an interview she did
I will watch absolutely anything with the glorious Bea so thank you, thank you, thank you for the upload!
I kind of wish they would have given this show more time and not canceled it so early, it could have really gotten better! But shortly after this she started the golden girls so I guess it worked out for the best ! 😁
I think this show got cancelled because people soon found out that this was a remake of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. So, people preferred to watch the original on PBS which was much much better.
@@johnsarkissian5519 gawd, you reckon you said it enough times?
Thank you so much for sharing. I actually watched this show when it came out on network TV. I loved it, thought it was HYSTERICAL, but it was only on for one season, I think.....🤔
Thankyou so much for uploading this, treasures like this, especially with Bea Arthur...shouldn't be lost.
Never heard of this, so glad to come across it. I love Bea!
My thoughts exactly!
From a HUGE Bea Arthur fan from B'dos,W.Indies
I had heard of this sitcom, but I hadn't seen it before now. I'm actually surprised it didnt fare better in the ratings and last longer. The writing is sharp, the comedy is high brow, the acting is exquisite. I love Bea, but this character does seem to be a transition between maude and dorothy. Maude's presence and wit, dorothy's sarcastic delivery and exasperation. All in all, a fantastic find!
One of 3 attempts to amerincanise a superior British Comedy, Fawlty Towers.
Americans will never learn that they cannot replicate british comedy unless the lower the IQ of the 'writers' or 'copycats', stick to your own dire, unfunny shit.
Writing they ripped off faulty towers.... its easy to write when your a plajorist.
"sharp......highbrow.....equisite...."
Not really.
The good bits about this were the bits they ripped off from Fawlty Towers.
@@tmastersat If you're going to make accusations like that, the least you could do is spell "plagiarist" correctly.
It was supposed to be a loose remake of Fawlty Towers, did u know that?
I've absolutely loved Bea Arthur since I was a little kid watching Maude. I've never seen or heard of this show though. So appreciative of you to upload this for true fans to enjoy 🙂
I don’t think this is bad at all.
If it had worked Bea wouldn’t have been available for Golden Girls a year later.
LOVING THESE SO MUCH, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THEM!,,,
I never heard of this show, but watching this all I can think about is hearing Dorothy ( all we need are the rest of the Golden Girls!!) 😄🤗💖🕊️🌹
This is some of the funniest TV I've seen. 😂
I love her. I can't believe she was on judge Judy.
I love her too. She was misunderstood as aloof and cold but I see a sensitive and kind person.. Bea was a fantastic actress.
Wait............WTH????? How did I know nothing about this until now??? It wasn't like I was a little dumb kid, I was 28 in 1983!!!
I had no idea I needed this! I love Bea! I miss her 😢 😔
I am surprised this show wasn’t successful. I found this episode enthralling from start to finish. And Bea Arthur was just golden (pun intended)!
I can't understand the criticism. Yes this show does not feature John Cleese and it wasn't written by John Cleese and Connie Both (not directly at least, they were directly adapted from the original scripts by John Cleese and Connie Booth) but it stars Bea Arthur, one of the most talented and funniest actresses of all time. the performances from all the cast were great and the humour transferred easily to the US.
Bea Arthur carried the whole show. LOL!
That's why it's called Miranda's.
@@mckavitt13 It's called Amanda's.
Cos they gave Basil AND Sybil lines to Bea. Much the pity
And she hit it out of the park
The creators of Cheers wanted to do a show like this, before they thought of neighborhood bar idea.
I never heard of this show back then , I only remember Watching Benji and The Fact of Life. The price is right. Pretty much those are the only tv shows I remember watching. I guess after all these years memories are paying its toll. 😥
Tony Rosato (as Aldo) really was "from Toronto". He was on "SCTV" for a couple of seasons. His final role was on an episode of the children's show, "Odd Squad"
Excellent! It should have been a hit.
As a kid, I remember watching this show. Then I saw her on The Golden Girls right after.
Found out about this through Facebook group. ❤
This was much much funnier than Fawlty Towers. Then again I have just had a large section of my brain removed.
Channel 7 logo and Australian voiceover at the end. Some Aussie was very smart to videotape this for all of us!
The really funny thing is that Amanda’s ended its run with higher ratings than Cheers, Family Ties, and several other well know shows that were renewed for another season.
It was more so Bea Auther who got the show cancelled, she wanted a rest and went into retirement. Two years later she got the offer she couldn't refuse the Golden Girls and the main reason she chose to do it was the Golden Girls was amazing but it had four leading cast members so It meant the workload wouldn't just be all her.
They only had 6 episodes of Faulty Towers to take the jokes from. Not surprising, it didn't last long.
@@sharpvidtube Fawlty Towers had 12 episodes.
LoL Amanda (Bea) hitting the guy in the head with the bread. Reminds me of when Dorothy (Bea) would ask Rose for a book or a magazine, when she said something stupid, and hit her in the head with it. LoL
I have never heard of this, but what a treat! It seems like they took a page from Faulty Towers with the Spanish porter getting slapped around by the owner.
This is basically Dorothy in Fawlty Towers.
It was a take off on Fawlty Towers. The plot is taken directly from an episode of FT.
Remake yes
There is also a pilot episode of another FT rehash starring Betty White called Hotel Snevely. You can find it here on TH-cam.
@@shadegreen5351 You mean Snaveley, not Snevely. th-cam.com/video/cytl8l83O7k/w-d-xo.html ... with Harvey Korman too, from '78.
Omg I never heard of this show! I LOVE BEA SO I AM SO HAPPY❤️❤️ I’m watching but so far Maude was my fav and that’s coming from a golden girls junkie!!! Lol
I've never heard of this show. And I'm a huge Bea Arthur fan.
Thank you so much!!!! Love finding these gems!!!!!!!!
Bea Arthur was brilliant. She could be funny in anything regardless how bad the script was.This is a actress!
Actually, the script is excellent. It’s directly taken from the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. The original is truly hilarious but it doesn’t make sense in an American context.
@@johnsarkissian5519 we know.
I’ve just heard a Question on The Chase about Amanda’s, it’s good
Thanks for the Upload !! I Completely forgot That Bea was in this series !! Xd Bea even says the same lines as Jhon Does in Faulty Towers !! Xd Maybe this is why Bea didn't do The Golden Place in 1992-93.? XD
Just found this show I like it love bea Arthur.
Fair writing and Bea Arthur is always great. She could read the phone book and make it funny.
Never seen this sitcom!
Thank you!! I love Bea and wanted to see this. Maude is my favourite, she was absolute perfect and beautiful there.
I used to live in Monterey this show reminds me of those days.
Thank you for up loading. I use to watch this show with my Mother. I forgot all about this! I agree w/ you- I would watch Bea in anything!!!- Thanks, again!!!
I loved Bea as Dorothy - the ensemble cast and writing made The Golden Girls one of the best sitcoms ever. However, watching Bea in Maude and then this, confirms that she was not a woman of great range - she basically played the same character in everything she did on TV.
and 10 years later we got golden palace :p
Dorothy knew better than to follow the girls into that one.
The only reason she didn't wanna do a hotel sitcom again
Golden Palace was hilarious regardless
And Golden Palace's highest rated episode was when Bea made a guest appearance.
Hey ,that's the house in Highland park California.
I used to watch this. Was good 👍
Thanks for posting this!
Just finding this show now. Looks good. 👍
Holy Sh*t!! I've NEVER even heard of this show. No one saw the grab from Fawlty Towers? Bea Arthur would definitely be a formidable opponent to Basil Fawlty.
Oh WOW this is Fawlty Towers all over. I remember Mrs. Richards and her view LMAO . From the episode of FT called Communication Problems.
This is pretty funny! I'm laughing. I pray for Bea Arthur's beautiful soul
That is the woman from the TV show Maude
Just reading about Fred McCarren who played Marty who died way too young at 55 of colon cancer in 2006. 😔😔
This is like a copy of Fawlty Towers, right down to the layout and the bellhop. Even her holding up the signs is from Fawlty Towers. I bet at the end it’s going to say it’s based on Fawlty Towers.
**Update**
So I Googled it and it is absolutely based on the TV show Fawlty Towers.
Bea Arthur is always a joy to watch. Even in something as questionable as this!
Questionable?
This is just a rip-off remake of the British sitcom Fawlty Towers. Even the Hispanic busboy character has been copied from that show. The only difference is that in the original, Bea’s character is played by a man.
12:50 "Manager?"
"WHAT IS IT?!?!?!?!?!?" I'm howling, I'm absolutely DEAD!
Bea Arthur was a force of nature. She was probably amongst a very small selection of American talent who could take droll British humour / material and Americanise it in a way that retained the essence of the source material while delivering it in a way that was as funny as it could be to an American audience. The best American interpretation.
I always thought that Newhart was the best interpretation of Fawlty Towers without copying the material.
John Cleese = droll lol. In that one line you proved yourself funnier than all 13 episodes of Amand's combined
This show is a much better remake of Fawlty Than the one Harvey Korman and Betty White did. At least the writers in this one didn’t try to steal all the gags snd jokes from fawlty towers. Nothing will ever beat Fawlty Towers
If I'd never seen Fawlty Towers, I would think this was absolute genius. But I have, so it's not.
thank you so much!
i love her so much.
Basically, Maude buys a hotel.
"Maude's Place!"
😂
As much as a legend as Bea was and is this really does write itself I caught myself finishing their lines and I’ve never seen this before
Definitely not her lines. Idc what u say lol
Because it’s a copy of Fawlty Towers, that’s why.
This is better than Golden Palace (the Golden Girl's redo after Bea left!). No wonder Bea left Golden Girls after season 7! She probably knew they were going to try a Fawlty Towers remake again!
Intersting comment! I feel like the Golden Girls started to jump the shark by season 6 and 7. They needed to get out of the house more and add in some new supporting characters.
Wow, so two of the Golden Girls were stars in Fawlty Towers remakes.