Fawlty Towers: Reserving a table for dinner

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  • From the episode "Waldorf Salad" - Mr Hamilton gives Basil £20 to keep the chef there, but he'd rather pocket it himself.
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  • @TDKiller415
    @TDKiller415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    "Is the war still on??"
    Classic line 🤣🤣 Right up there with "Don't mention the war."

    • @chrisbutlerart
      @chrisbutlerart ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I mentioned it once, but i think I got away with it!

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chrisbutlerart *You invaded Poland!*

  • @johnmc3862
    @johnmc3862 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    ‘Toasted sandwich’ was a good offer. 😂😂😂

  • @martm216
    @martm216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    'Shall we go to bed now? Would that make it easier for you?'

  • @finalgirl9474
    @finalgirl9474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    Pretty funny how the American demands a hot meal then goes on to order a Waldorf salad.

    • @horse-yu1tl
      @horse-yu1tl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He's a typical rich asshole American who goes abroad and makes the rest of us look bad. Its a shame Basil didnt knock his teeth out when he got up in his face

    • @chriswatson7965
      @chriswatson7965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      he ordered steaks as well

    • @andrewjoyce9038
      @andrewjoyce9038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Sci-Fi Admirer he's Canadian

    • @poopnach
      @poopnach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Sci-Fi Admirer "played an American in Star Wars."
      Caught the abridged showing, did you?

    • @Marcusx1980
      @Marcusx1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Sci-Fi Admirer bruce boa is canadian. He and John cleese were good friends.

  • @marquonuk
    @marquonuk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Even after all these years and watching every episode of FT multiple times, whenever one of these clips ends I'm disappointed it doesn't carry on to the end. :-)

  • @sacred1827
    @sacred1827 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Love the way Basil is offended by Terry's dishonesty when he probably only wanted to give him a fraction of his little back-hander

  • @TheCloneX2
    @TheCloneX2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Loved reading Bruce Boa's story, a canadian actor that married a British woman and moved to UK, had a good career playing the token American in many British shows and movies filmed there, which inspired alot of other American actors to branch out to other markets when they couldnt find work in US shows instead of becomming waiters or bar staff, which was the usual avenue for jobless actors at the time.

    • @garyturner5739
      @garyturner5739 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was in movie Oman with Greory Peck.

    • @jamsheadaziz3999
      @jamsheadaziz3999 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@garyturner5739And not forgetting as General Rieekan in the empire strikes back.

    • @kevhead1525
      @kevhead1525 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Kubrick used him too. Loved using fellow expatriates.

  • @sveinsigurdgismarvik4445
    @sveinsigurdgismarvik4445 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Best humor made, still after 45-50 years.😊

  • @dinsy512
    @dinsy512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    "It's a sort o' karate, init!" :-)))))

  • @jamesadcock5235
    @jamesadcock5235 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He gave him a fiver 😂

  • @shouhuoyuan
    @shouhuoyuan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    1:05 „We want something hot.“ And afterwards he orders a Waldorf salad.

    • @TDKiller415
      @TDKiller415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He ordered two rare steaks afterwards. The waldorf salad was a starter.

    • @yottwr6108
      @yottwr6108 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TDKiller415 Rare steaks, hardly piping hot are they!

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@yottwr6108compared to cold unheated food like a ham and cheese sandwich (or a salad) it sure is

  • @Iggywiggywoo
    @Iggywiggywoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Basil should've just told Mr and Mrs Hamilton that the kitchen was closing and not agreed to keep it running after 9pm.

    • @bnevillewood
      @bnevillewood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Iggywiggywoo 3000 yeah but he wanted that £20

    • @Treblaine
      @Treblaine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He's too proud to admit that he's not running a fancy big city hotel but just a small regional hotel so can't just say "we don't serve after 9pm as we almost never have any guests wanting to eat after 9pm"

    • @rayrowley4013
      @rayrowley4013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@bnevillewood You mean that mickey mouse money

    • @tyqwdybijo
      @tyqwdybijo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Treblaine spot on. such a difficult character (Echoes of myself sometimes)

    • @Treblaine
      @Treblaine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@tyqwdybijo Basil is such a great character because the writers found someone who is inside all of us. He is that demon who we all have on our shoulder manifest as an entire character depicted in this classic show.

  • @cakes1431
    @cakes1431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    i love this episode and this clip.
    it starts by showing the yank as a loud, intolerant, ignorant, bossy arse that thinks he can get his own way by throwing money around.
    and switches to Basil being the fool because he gets excited by the prospect of grabbing some extra cash for nothing, being a lair, trying to cover his tracks and failing and having no patience for anything or the ability to see what hes done wrong or admit it

    • @Glenn1967ful
      @Glenn1967ful ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I actually feel sorry for Fawlty in this one, even if he is his usual rude, snobbish and inept self. Hamilton is a loud American who loves belittling England, sees faults in everything and comes across as totally unpleasant.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Glenn1967ful In other words a typical Yank

    • @erik878
      @erik878 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Glenn1967ful hes not snobbish he is trying to keep some dignity. The guests all puff themselves up so he does the same. I have to be rude when im a waiter to hold my own against ruder customers

    • @humankinglobetard3000
      @humankinglobetard3000 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SamuelBlack84 🥱 Another bigoted moron who thinks he’s superior to others just for being born in a country.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@humankinglobetard3000 Actually, I have a very low opinion of everyone regardless of country of origin

  • @RB-xj5zv
    @RB-xj5zv 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    A great show.

  • @monkeyintensity1
    @monkeyintensity1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was at a sports bar once in western Australia watching a rugby league game . The game was close and had 5 minutes to go and it was only about 8pm. But the manager came over and turned the tv off and booted me out as they wanted to close for the night ! My team lost anyway...

    • @pagrant
      @pagrant ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember being in Greece with my parents and sister and it was only 7.30pm , the owner said only chips were available as he wanted to go home early.

  • @gary1705
    @gary1705 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This was my all time favourite episode 👍

  • @ginigang
    @ginigang 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Brilliant acting by the Americanactor.

  • @clairebehan1436
    @clairebehan1436 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Terry was a some stylish man

  • @ralbha8135
    @ralbha8135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    £20 in 1979 is worth nearly £100 in 2019, (£96.20)

    • @GG-hi5if
      @GG-hi5if 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @inside outside upside downside www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator

    • @ralbha8135
      @ralbha8135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @inside outside upside downside Go to GOOGLE type in "value of £20 in 1979 worth now"

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And yet he claimed that he couldn't afford to pay Terry two hours' overtime!

  • @lordsidious83
    @lordsidious83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    In fairness the american was being a total tool from the word go. 9 is a reasonable time for any chef to finish, especially in a small hotel thats not much bigger then a b and b. Its like tough luck pal, people have homes to go to.

    • @simonh6371
      @simonh6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@pumpkinhill4570 It's on the other side of the Atlantic. The tides going out now so if you jump in the water you should be able to swim there, it's sure to sharpen your appetite.

    • @terrythekittieful
      @terrythekittieful ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@simonh6371 'Say hello to the 'Titanic' on the way over'

    • @johnmc3862
      @johnmc3862 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You do realise it’s a comedy, written by Cleese. 😂

    • @hansmatthia32
      @hansmatthia32 ปีที่แล้ว

      Correct but

    • @lordsidious83
      @lordsidious83 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@johnmc3862 of course. Not the point tho 😅

  • @andrewworrall4302
    @andrewworrall4302 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the good old days

  • @Infidelio
    @Infidelio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    There is a point (or several) in every Fawlty Towers episode where I cringe and wish Basil would make a different decision so that the disaster would be averted. In this episode, that point is when Basil puts the £20 into his wallet with no intention of giving it to the chef.

    • @sashaking1111
      @sashaking1111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Classic farce

    • @stephenhosking7384
      @stephenhosking7384 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, I see that and think "Don't do it, Basil", and then later in this episode I'm thinking "Just give Terry the £20, admitting you've been trying to squeeze him, and save us the disaster".

    • @garyturner5739
      @garyturner5739 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Though he pays for his hubris every time in the comedy.

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly - he claims that he 'can't afford' to pay Terry two hours' overtime when he's just been given £20, which might have been a week's wages back then!

    • @leefran71
      @leefran71 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Inkyminkyzizwoz£126 in todays money using an inflation calculator

  • @ryancharlton4748
    @ryancharlton4748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Go and have fun with a fin 😂😂😂 cracks me up

  • @Sjmby95
    @Sjmby95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This clip is fantastic

  • @worcsfan
    @worcsfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The very underrated Bruce Boa. RIP.

  • @marvinthemaniac7698
    @marvinthemaniac7698 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Even in America, not very many hotels have 24-hour food service. If you check into a hotel after the kitchen closes for the night, you're better off ordering take-out.

    • @stagna1959
      @stagna1959 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But this was small family run hotel and chef was still there finishing his working day. 20 pounds was lot of money, chef would do it for 5 pounds, but Basil wanted all 20 for himself.

    • @marvinthemaniac7698
      @marvinthemaniac7698 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @stagna1959 True, but that didn't mean the Hamilton's could have just ordered dinner from a take-out menu instead of bribing the chef to keep working longer than he needed to.

  • @alexojideagu
    @alexojideagu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I never thought about the fact before that Basil lied to Terry saying he can't afford 2 hours overtime. He was literally just given £20 which was 4 times that. All the had to do was ignore the karate lie and pay Terry the 1.5 hours overtime and still keep £15.

    • @alper8917
      @alper8917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's not about the money

    • @alexojideagu
      @alexojideagu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why did Basil say he can't afford 2 hours overtime when he was given £20? That was before Terry Lied. £20 was a lot of money back then.

    • @RealityCheck6T9
      @RealityCheck6T9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      So Basil lied and then got angry with Terry for lying. Sounds about right.

    • @KatieJones-iq1qj
      @KatieJones-iq1qj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RealityCheck6T9 Ikr He's such a snake 😂

    • @mulhamtaibani8157
      @mulhamtaibani8157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alexojideagu yes, Basil was greedy 😆

  • @melanijahobor9499
    @melanijahobor9499 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Najbolja komedija koju sam gledala poseban mi je Manuel i Vasil ma svi su super

  • @biancamonzo8117
    @biancamonzo8117 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I've always wondered why it made any difference to Basil whether it was a girl or a karate class, what did he care? He needed Terry that night so he should have just let him stay and do the damn cooking, oh my god 🙄 🤣 😂

    • @thefonzkiss
      @thefonzkiss ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because a major part of the character is that he is obsessed with sex and the fact that he isn’t getting any. Cleese talks about it often when discussing the character. See The Wedding Party and The Psychiatrist episodes.

    • @biancamonzo8117
      @biancamonzo8117 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thefonzkiss Yes true, but wouldn't he be jealous of Terry and try to deprive him of his night out with the lady, rather than encourage it and let him go? He was jealous of Polly and the wedding party because he thought they were all getting it on together (LOL).

    • @sashaking1115
      @sashaking1115 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well Basil was no doubt jealous that Terry, Polly and Manuel were all going out to have fun without him

    • @biancamonzo8117
      @biancamonzo8117 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@sashaking1115 It's hard to figure out what was motivating Basil, Terry was only meant to stay back half an hour and would have got good pay, so he could have stayed and done the cooking (it was only for one couple), got paid and still had time to go on his date. There was really no need for Basil to become irate and tell him to leave. If Basil was jealous of Polly, Manuel and Terry partying together then that would have been even more reason to keep Terry at the hotel for a bit longer?

    • @sashaking1115
      @sashaking1115 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@biancamonzo8117 yeah that’s true

  • @newshound2521
    @newshound2521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    It's 2020 and you would be hard pressed getting a meal after 9 at my local.

    • @nkt1
      @nkt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you plonked £89 on the bar I'm sure they'd oblige.

    • @chessman88
      @chessman88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nkt1 *20

    • @nkt1
      @nkt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@chessman88 £20 in 1979 is the equivalent of £89 today.

    • @chessman88
      @chessman88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nkt1 aah you accounted for inflation, nice!:)

  • @voxac30withstrat
    @voxac30withstrat 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    They portrayed Americans exactly. I've seen yanks in action while overseas and man oh man can they be superior, arrogant and obnoxious. Saw one guy yelling at a receptionist in a hotel in Paris once complaining that there was too much noise in Paris after they went to bed at 9pm. The receptionist pretended not to understand english but we knew that they spoke it quite well and they were very friendly to us when they heard us trying to speak french. They were very happy to have Australians in their hotel but did not like rude Americans.
    Always pays to remember the Golden Rule "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

  • @faithfulforever6331
    @faithfulforever6331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Who has a karate class at 9 pm?

    • @ethandalton6480
      @ethandalton6480 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Terry, clearly.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He was seeing a woman

    • @2Fast4Mellow
      @2Fast4Mellow 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Actually my girlfriend had a few self defense classes at 9.30pm.

  • @christopherbusby1726
    @christopherbusby1726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Bruce Boa was well cast here.

  • @Taffer-bx7uc
    @Taffer-bx7uc ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember the first time I went to England with my dad and when we converted our dollars to pounds I whispered to my dad "how many Mickey Mouse bucks did you get?"

  • @Beast-xd3bz
    @Beast-xd3bz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mickey Mouse money - 🤣

  • @peterburke1709
    @peterburke1709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So this where general rieekan went after the battle of hoth lol

  • @JessyParkesRTT
    @JessyParkesRTT หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mr and Mrs Hamilton 😂

  • @MrSimonsonLifts
    @MrSimonsonLifts 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That’s the type of man who’s never been in a physical altercation in his life.

  • @johnerwin9024
    @johnerwin9024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Excellent. Basil tries to cook dinner ♨️😆

  • @patton9696
    @patton9696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The actress that played the man's wife is stunning.

    • @jcarlovitch
      @jcarlovitch ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clair Nelson.

    • @terrythekittieful
      @terrythekittieful ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She turned up in a few 60's shows like 'The Saint'. Yes, one handsome woman indeed.

    • @Martin_Adams184
      @Martin_Adams184 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jcarlovitch Claire Nielson

  • @florenna
    @florenna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Only time Finland is mentioned in Fawlty Towers, or any other British comedies most likely ;D

    • @mizofan
      @mizofan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I learned a few words and phrases of Finnish and adopted a sort of Northern Lights accent for the wide-eyed little Welsh kids when I was Father Christmas for several years

    • @DS-od1kb
      @DS-od1kb ปีที่แล้ว

      Not forgetting the Monty Python song.

  • @angusog5227
    @angusog5227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    It's General Rieekan , from the Empire strikes back....

    • @Jafmanz
      @Jafmanz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes it is!

    • @chrisholland7367
      @chrisholland7367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This actor was also in " Full Metal Jacket "

    • @peterburke1709
      @peterburke1709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I actually assisted someone like mr Hamilton at the terminal I work in once he actually did tip me 20 quid like Hamilton did with basil

    • @Kristian-vb5dk
      @Kristian-vb5dk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, Bruce Boa was a very natural in authoritarian roles. While I believe this episode is why Stanley Kubrick cast him as a colonel in Full Metal Jacket, Bruce Boa played a senior officer in at least 9 movies.

  • @JessyParkesRTT
    @JessyParkesRTT หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s a sort of karate 😂😂

    • @boogiesmell5181
      @boogiesmell5181 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That he sees any similarities makes me feel sorry for the "Finnish floozy". Makes me wonder what he's into 😳
      If that was said in a modern sitcom it would be so cringey, the character would be an instant douche. Also, calling a random young woman a floozy for no reason wouldn't be done anymore. The 80's was a very different time with casual sexism and subtle racism everywhere. Glad we're not there anymore. Just thinking out loud here with this footnote.
      Still, this was a funny show in its time, and I still enjoy it but makes me reflect a little bit sometimes.

  • @lewdogzombies
    @lewdogzombies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    He calls it Mickey Mouse money yet British Pounds is worth more than the US dollar

    • @BeatleMark85
      @BeatleMark85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maybe now but not back in the 70s when this was set.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He comes to the UK then whines about it. Nobody forced him to come here

    • @artmallory970
      @artmallory970 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SamuelBlack84 'Mericans very seldom leave the US & when they do, it's usually to 'Anglo-sphere' countries.
      They think Africa is a country & Europeans speak 'European'

    • @jreadfbnfgncn5010
      @jreadfbnfgncn5010 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SamuelBlack84 you realize it's an actor playing a character, right?

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jreadfbnfgncn5010 I'm fully aware of that

  • @Iggywiggywoo
    @Iggywiggywoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This Finnish floozy your karate teacher is she?

  • @garyproffitt5941
    @garyproffitt5941 ปีที่แล้ว

    The hot soup of the day, Oxtail soup but unfortunately I had a cold, second thoughts I had a degree, third thoughts I had a stroke and remember futuristic ideas😉
    But with one and famous John Cleese🤣👍

  • @catherinemothersill4703
    @catherinemothersill4703 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Waldorf salad 😅

  • @Simon0
    @Simon0 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I need a Waldorf sallaaaaaaaaaaaad where can I find it

  • @garyturner5739
    @garyturner5739 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have some fun with the Fin.

  • @BlessedWarrior
    @BlessedWarrior 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Isnt that the dude from Full Metal Jacket?? 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @austinraftery4666
      @austinraftery4666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, General Sphincter

    • @planetX15
      @planetX15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Austin Raftery Not Poge Colonel?

    • @Iggywiggywoo
      @Iggywiggywoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's also General Riekan from Star Wars.

    • @johnkennethwiseman682
      @johnkennethwiseman682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tom from the omen, he was in octopussy too

    • @swaldron5558
      @swaldron5558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man not...”dude!”

  • @chrismith251
    @chrismith251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Mickey mouse money? The pound has always been stronger than the dollar.

    • @pumpkinhill4570
      @pumpkinhill4570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not to Americans.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pumpkinhill4570 Their opinion doesn't matter

  • @HHM706
    @HHM706 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It was bloody ridiculous that the pubs didn’t open between 2pm and 5.30pm, it was a consequence of the War, the First World War🤦🤣

    • @peterbrown6224
      @peterbrown6224 ปีที่แล้ว

      It wasn't worth their while.
      Australia/NZ had 6pm closing until the end of the 60s, thanks to the Great War.

  • @benjaminclasper9355
    @benjaminclasper9355 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone know where or what happened to Brian hall the actor who played terry the cheeky waiter?

    • @JacobDTulio
      @JacobDTulio ปีที่แล้ว

      The chef? The actor died of cancer many years ago.

    • @ivantheterrible2594
      @ivantheterrible2594 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JacobDTulio The yank was spot on with the chef having something terminal.

  • @johnmanning5568
    @johnmanning5568 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Go and have some fun with a Fin! 😂

  • @stagna1959
    @stagna1959 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watched the episode again. In the end Basil was the winner. He checked in his own hotel, ordered breakfast in bed , chef had to cook it and Polly had to bring it to him . And of course he kept the money he got from American

  • @kylewong4349
    @kylewong4349 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's almost like Mr. Hamilton is Basil's equal in a sense, only he's on the other side of the fence. He's just as rude and just as unreasonably demanding. So much so, that he's the only hotel guest who's had the nerve to stand up to Basil. So Basil's almost met his match with Mr. Hamilton, though on his part, he could've managed him in a much more patient and calm manner.

  • @janeoxley4829
    @janeoxley4829 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mickey Mouse money what a cheek.

  • @voiceguy3635
    @voiceguy3635 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The guy looks like Paul Lynde.

  • @jilahansford
    @jilahansford 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep it. Stick it. Jeffery

  • @A-R-17
    @A-R-17 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m always torn whether I like Mr Hamilton or not whenever I watch this episode 🤔

  • @arserobinson7118
    @arserobinson7118 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    £20 in 1970s must have been loads.

  • @shaunmcallister8266
    @shaunmcallister8266 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We drove 5 hours to get here and said its from London? Check it out lol

    • @edwinreid8355
      @edwinreid8355 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Surely there must've been loads of hotels in London they could've checked into at 4 in the afternoon? Lol

  • @benjaminclasper9355
    @benjaminclasper9355 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know that he was a television actor and he appeared in softy softly task force and break in the sun made by the bbc in 1981.

    • @terrythekittieful
      @terrythekittieful ปีที่แล้ว

      And an episode of 'Tales of the Unexpected' called 'The Verger' with Richard Briers. Highly recommended. His character in that was quite pleasant.

  • @richardwilliams473
    @richardwilliams473 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This episode should have called The Ugly American vs Basil Fawlty

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth ปีที่แล้ว

      Well that's not fair, it was the 70s, lots of people were ugly then. It was in style lol
      Remember the patron with the hearing aid from another episode? And the "why don't you speak properly" guy?

  • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
    @Inkyminkyzizwoz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "I'd pay you two hours' overtime if I could afford it."
    You've just been given 20 quid, which would probably have been a week's wages for some people then - I think you can afford it!

  • @Keepingitrespectfulmostly.
    @Keepingitrespectfulmostly. หลายเดือนก่อน

    Portrayed as an American's wife is a Mrs Robinson stunner. Response to video only.

  • @lawrencehaguehague8356
    @lawrencehaguehague8356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    go and have a bit of fun with a fin

  • @Klown84
    @Klown84 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He sounds more Canadian imo

  • @seanjosephhayes
    @seanjosephhayes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Vintage Americans - “I want it. I should get it no matter what.” Throw money at the problem. I can just buy whatever I want no matter when or where and no matter who it affects.

    • @pumpkinhill4570
      @pumpkinhill4570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's still true, at least in America. Everything is for sale to the highest bidder.

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've been to America and trust me they are all arrogant, irritating, loud-mouthed pricks

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@pumpkinhill4570so it's a good strategy then

    • @DrCrabfingers
      @DrCrabfingers 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nothing has changed. Americans think might is right and the yankee $ buys you the world. In many ways they are right...but I love seeing them proved wrong.

  • @JessyParkesRTT
    @JessyParkesRTT หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sporaki this way please of course you meant Basil but he was never supposed to be there anyway so here we are

  • @henridelagardere264
    @henridelagardere264 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The lady in white, Claire Nielson; the lady in red, Connie Booth; very appealing ladies.

  • @HailAnts
    @HailAnts ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As an American, what I love most about this episode is that it shows you how stuffy and cripplingly polite the British really are, that _Fawlty Towers_ didn't exaggerate that too much just because it was a TV show.
    Mr Hamilton isn't a villain at all, he just does not accept, believe, or put up with Basil's nonsense for even a second.
    He always knows Basil is lying about everything and mostly puts up with it as long as he gets what he wants.
    But as he starts to not get what he wants he just challenges Fawlty right to his face. When Basil tries to give him that long line of bullshit excuses, Hamilton just looks him right in the face and says, _"What a bunch of crap!"_
    Basil is completely taken aback and dumbfounded both by his vulgarity and his perceptiveness.
    And I'm guessing that British bank notes in the 70s were colorful, hence an American calling it "Mickey Mouse money".

    • @Lytton333
      @Lytton333 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh, don't worry, under the in fluence of your yank 'culture' the British have now learnt to shed their crippling politeness and embrace crass vulgarity and Mickey Mouse.

    • @acefire6422
      @acefire6422 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      British bank notes are colourful to this day. £5 is blue, £10 kind of orange, £20 is kind of purple and a £50 is reddish. Also, they are all different sizes, the bigger the value, the bigger the note. In my experience, American dollars are all green and all the same size, which makes them harder to differentiate quickly. It’s pretty much academic though as the UK is virtually a cashless society now.

    • @reefrunnerart
      @reefrunnerart 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Basil might be full of bullshit excuses, but Hamilton is still a pretty entitled prick...

  • @davemustaki134
    @davemustaki134 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You cant get a drink after 3?

    • @Tomtown007
      @Tomtown007 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      old british rules about pubs opening hours, not in force anymore

    • @davemustaki134
      @davemustaki134 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Tomtown007 so what's the new rules?

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@davemustaki134Essentially, pubs can choose their own hours

    • @davemustaki134
      @davemustaki134 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Inkyminkyzizwoz as operating hours?

    • @Inkyminkyzizwoz
      @Inkyminkyzizwoz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davemustaki134 Their licences say what times they're allowed to be open between, so they can open at any time within those hours

  • @vincentmcgarry6684
    @vincentmcgarry6684 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    fell

  • @Xylarxcode
    @Xylarxcode ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What kind of dumb question is 'Why does your chef stop working at 9?'
    Because that's when Basil stops paying him? Why else? The hell kind of answer are you looking for here?
    Also: 'Are you telling me you can't stay open a few minutes longer so we can eat properly?' I wish Basil would have said something like, 'That does seem to be the conclusion this entire conversation has been leading to, yes. You must be one of the sharper Americans.'

    • @mindriot91_96
      @mindriot91_96 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, you Brits are surely an intelligent bunch. LOL :))))) Add to that the terrible food and weather. I see why you chaps are always drinking and looking to fight.

  • @mizb.9170
    @mizb.9170 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pushy but head isn’t he

  • @justmadeit2
    @justmadeit2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Brash Americans! Show a little respect for Mr Fawlty, I mean come on !!! ;)

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol the character was written specifically to be annoying and impatient.
      Just like the hearing aid lady, at least as brash but not American at all

    • @justmadeit2
      @justmadeit2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nthgth I know 😀

  • @garyturner5739
    @garyturner5739 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those yanks would of had that chief cooking up food see hours of morning. That's Brexiters won't us to be the 51st State of USA.

  • @Jamiejbates
    @Jamiejbates 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mickey mouse money. The dollar is the most boring currency in the world. It looks like green monopoly money.

  • @TERRYBIGGENDEN
    @TERRYBIGGENDEN 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He is the only character I ever disliked in this fabulous series-the epitomeof what was once know as the 'ugly American'. He even makes fin of the money..A real ares. :-( But the antics round the Waldorf salad are hilarious.

    • @johnmanning5568
      @johnmanning5568 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No, the chef’s girlfriend was a Fin!

  • @wordsmith52
    @wordsmith52 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Parts of Europe are still like this - never open when you need them, no idea of customer service, no manners, useless vfm...

    • @mikeykm1993
      @mikeykm1993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Then don’t go to Europe - simples!

    • @wordsmith52
      @wordsmith52 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mikeykm1993 wish it was so "simples"...

    • @DinarAndFriends
      @DinarAndFriends 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Um...most hotels which serve food have fixed hours.

    • @wordsmith52
      @wordsmith52 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DinarAndFriends exactly: terrible!

    • @DinarAndFriends
      @DinarAndFriends 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wordsmith52 It's not that they are 'terrible', it's that they have obvious constraints.

  • @ottavva
    @ottavva 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:29 ... do what? ... she's supposed to be an American, yet sounds so much British

    • @Jtmissile
      @Jtmissile 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Her character is British

    • @mulhamtaibani8157
      @mulhamtaibani8157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do❤️ British accent and British people with all my heart♥️

    • @ottavva
      @ottavva 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jtmissile
      isn't she also supposed to be an American by being his wife ??

    • @Jtmissile
      @Jtmissile 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ottavva
      Nope. You would've thought so, but later in the episode, Sybil notices her accent and she confirms she's British

    • @ottavva
      @ottavva 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Jtmissile
      I stand corrected, I only saw the short clip, from which one would logically presume that a spouse of an American would be an American herself
      no big deal anyway
      BE WELL

  • @dabedwards
    @dabedwards 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hmmmm....quite a lot of humour seems predicated on the audiences' out-of-date prejudices, and selective impressions.
    (1) My experience of American resort hotels was that people queued up for a buffet at around 6 pm, and it was pretty well all done by 9.00 pm. I once went down to a waiter service dining room in Honolulu at 8.00 pm, and was told that the kitchen "should be still open".
    (2) "He's from Barcelona" is a very funny catchphrase used to explain Manuel's antics, as if to say that he is from a rather primitive part of the world. My first experience of Barcelona, with its well run Metro and clean streets, made London look like a grubby dump!

    • @robin231176
      @robin231176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Out-of-date? Possibly because it was first shown in the 1970s 😜😜

    • @dabedwards
      @dabedwards 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robin231176 Indeed, that is true!

    • @yingyang1008
      @yingyang1008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Relax bro, it's a comedy

    • @cathalhughes5996
      @cathalhughes5996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The show aired in 1975 back then spain was either still in fascist rule or just coming out the otherside. I'm sure alot of the more modern stuff came in the past 20 years with tourism fueling it.

    • @googleuser2609
      @googleuser2609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dabedwards this is comedy, don't take it so seriously.

  • @breebw
    @breebw ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol, I can see how the US slaughtered millions in the south asian bombing campaigns. If this guy is typical yank assertive, we can see how US war hawks would not think twice.
    This episode is metaphorical Mai Lai massacre, just in a hotel, lol

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth ปีที่แล้ว

      Also how they saved Europe's ass from wholesale conquer and devastation that one time.
      But yeah, being impatient and annoying when hungry after hours of travel is _directly_ related to all that. No one except an American - no, _every_ American - would possibly exhibit that.

    • @terrythekittieful
      @terrythekittieful ปีที่แล้ว

      But in the end they (the U.S.) got their asses kicked and were sent home with their tails between their legs.

    • @shehryar_
      @shehryar_ ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nthgth yes, it was totally the US which saved Europe's ass and not the USSR which had effectively crippled the German army by the time the Yanks turned up to take credit for the victory.

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shehryar_ I guess we're only considering the eastern front then

  • @tyqwdybijo
    @tyqwdybijo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    he ought to have fired the chef. he needs a chef committed and pleased and that will go the extra mile to serve customers.

    • @KatieJones-iq1qj
      @KatieJones-iq1qj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How can Basil fire someone for that when he doesn't even do it himself? When he's rude to the customers and bullies them? He pocketed that cash (£20 was alot in those days) with no intention of giving to the chef and instead tries to cheat him out of his money. How can he expect his employees to treat anyone with respect when all they have to look up to is him?

    • @sashaking1111
      @sashaking1111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Terry is very committed so he deserves some nights off!!!!

    • @nkt1
      @nkt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No doubt Terry works split shifts, preparing the breakfasts, going home and coming back for the dinner service. No wonder he doesn't want to stay on.

    • @paacer
      @paacer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol, do some people realise this is a comedy written By Basil and and the maid Polly .

    • @DaGleese
      @DaGleese ปีที่แล้ว

      That would hurt Basil more than it would Terry, though. If I was working Terry's job I'd even consider quitting the job just to have fun with a Fin anyway. Chef work in small establishments like that is relatively easy to find (bear in mind this is set in Torquay, which is end to end hotels). On the contrary, Chefs willing to do the awkward hours for most likely relatively low pay are hard to find.

  • @telecomgear
    @telecomgear ปีที่แล้ว

    My least favorite episode. "Ugly American " episode, I call it.

  • @Rockercaruthonyoutube
    @Rockercaruthonyoutube 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As Jeremy Clarkson found out. No. You can.t get a decent meal in Britain after 9pm.

  • @darrenpicone3214
    @darrenpicone3214 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Americans for you