Basil Fawlty

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John Cleese
John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England. He was born into a family of ...

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Season 2, Episode 01	Season 2, Episode 03
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Basil Fawlty Quotes

Season 1 / Episode 6: - The Germans

Basil Fawlty: [picking up the phone; his wife is at the other end of the line] Hello, Fawlty Towers.

Basil Fawlty: [annoyed] Oh, what is it now? Can't you leave me in peace?

02x01 - Communication Problems (a.k.a. Theft)

Season 2 / Episode 1: - Communication Problems (a.k.a. Theft)

Mrs. Richards: I asked for a room with a bath.
Basil Fawlty: [indicating] You've got a bath!
Mrs. Richards: I am not paying seven pounds, twenty pence per night, plus VAT, for a room without a bath.
Basil Fawlty: There is your bath!
Mrs. Richards: [looking at it] You call that a bath? That's not big enough to drown a mouse. It's disgraceful.
Basil Fawlty: I wish you were a mouse.
Mrs. Richards: What? And another thing. I asked for a room with a view.
Basil Fawlty: [going to window, indicating] That is Torquay, ma'am.
Mrs. Richards: That is not good enough.
Basil Fawlty: Well, may I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeasts swinging majestically...
Mrs. Richards: Don't be silly. I expect to be able to see the sea.
Basil Fawlty: You can see the sea. It's over there, between the land and the sky.
Mrs. Richards: I'd need a telescope to see that!
Basil Fawlty: Well, may I suggest that you move to a hotel closer to the sea... [sotto] or preferably in it?
Mrs. Richards: Now, listen to me. I am not satisfied, but I have decided to stay here. However, I shall expect a reduction.
Basil Fawlty: Why? Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?
Mrs. Richards: Because the room is cold, the bath is too small, the view is invisible, and the radio doesn't work.
Basil Fawlty: No, the radio works. [crossing over to it]
Mrs. Richards: What?
Basil Fawlty: See if I can't fix it, you scabby old bat! [he turns it on; it works fine - Manuel plugs his ears] I think we got something, there!
Mrs. Richards: [fiddling with hearing aid] What?
Basil Fawlty: Don't think me rude, but do you by chance have a hearing aid?
Mrs. Richards: Yes, I do have a hearing aid!
Basil Fawlty: Would you like me to get it mended?

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