Fawlty Towers: Duck surprise

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  • čas přidán 18. 05. 2018
  • From the episode "Gourmet Night" - After their new chef passes out drunk, Basil has to get dinner for his guests elsewhere.
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Komentáře • 98

  • @Sebastian_George
    @Sebastian_George Před 11 měsíci +25

    When Basil imitates the duck simultaneously as he running to the guests at the restaurant is the best part. 😂🦆

  • @00Kuja00
    @00Kuja00 Před 4 lety +105

    Mrs Hall's optimism is the best. She tries so hard to make it a pleasent evening. ^^*

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 Před 2 lety +3

      She has got *some* patience/optimism! I would have just walked out, nothing to do with duck, but to do with him giving me a menu, taking it away and then giving me a load of clear BS about the chef changing the menu when instead he was well-and-truly pickled. *Not giving Basil my money!*

    • @christianc.9216
      @christianc.9216 Před 2 lety +8

      @@SuperTed19021 You must be a very sad person, I'm so sorry for you!

    • @ElvarMasson
      @ElvarMasson Před rokem +2

      ​@@SuperTed19021 You may not understand, but this is comedy

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 Před měsícem

      @@christianc.9216 🤣😉See, I'm not *that* so, am I?

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 Před měsícem

      @@ElvarMasson *IKT!* Just putting myself in Colonel Hall's shoes if I was in reality him. PS: "Fawlty Towers" is one of my *favourite* comedies, along with "Steptoe and Son". How I *do* wish they at least back then made a Christmas special of this.

  • @nathanielvashaw2328
    @nathanielvashaw2328 Před 4 lety +83

    Everything that happened in this episode ends up in a hilarious disaster, but this part is definitely one of the funniest parts I have ever seen

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 Před 2 lety +4

      The entire site is based in that premise

    • @nthgth
      @nthgth Před rokem +3

      I like how for once, none of it is Basil's fault and Sybil is in his corner because he's not trying to lie to her

    • @JohnChandlerEdmonton
      @JohnChandlerEdmonton Před rokem +1

      “Duck surprise”…. Gets me every time.

    • @pavelsarneki354
      @pavelsarneki354 Před rokem +1

      Even better when he assaults the faulty (Fawlty)car. 😅. 🤓😎✌🏻

    • @johnjoyce341
      @johnjoyce341 Před rokem +1

      When he faints and gets into a terrible muddle over introducing Mr and Mrs Twitchin very funny too.The duck impersonation very funny as well.

  • @martinvandam9087
    @martinvandam9087 Před 4 lety +132

    If you don’t like duck you’re rather stuck 😂😂🤣

  • @zakmartin
    @zakmartin Před 2 lety +39

    Henry Kissinger was a grey-haired politician when that was recorded in 1975.
    And he still is.

  • @peterbrown6434
    @peterbrown6434 Před 3 lety +24

    Genius is the word,brilliant timeless comedy!

  • @TheRacerG
    @TheRacerG Před rokem +24

    Sybil sounds like Marge Simpson when she repeatedly says "WHY!" 😂

    • @JamesP44
      @JamesP44 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Funny that she even looks like her with the hair lol.

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 Před měsícem

      @@JamesP44 If *only* she dyed her hair blue, eh?

  • @wordsmith52
    @wordsmith52 Před 4 lety +48

    0:50 "No. its not a dream, we're stuck with it...." Anyone working to important deadlines will know about this...

    • @benross5170
      @benross5170 Před 4 lety

      wordsmith52 0:57

    • @wordsmith52
      @wordsmith52 Před 4 lety

      @@benross5170 yes, but you need the earlier bit to get the whole context...

    • @felixcuthbert2719
      @felixcuthbert2719 Před 3 lety +1

      sybil fawlty, the ultimate indication that Basil is not dreaming.

  • @Stephen-gk3ds
    @Stephen-gk3ds Před 6 lety +42

    I love the duck sounds!

    • @u.v.s.5583
      @u.v.s.5583 Před 4 lety +7

      Well, thats four ducks, is it?

  • @lordsidious83
    @lordsidious83 Před 2 lety +9

    First episode of fawlty i ever seen. Still one of the best

  • @russoswerve7856
    @russoswerve7856 Před 2 lety +23

    This episode Basil turned every unfortunate scenario into a total disaster

    • @theevilascotcompany9255
      @theevilascotcompany9255 Před rokem

      John Cleese was a pioneer of the "high status character brought crashing down to Earth" comedy trope, whether here or in Monty Python. Previously, you'd just have a bunch of unfortunate things happen to a sap, and that would be funny, but Cleese's characters were among the first to contribute to their own victimization through their pomposity and/or reactionary behavior.

  • @drsprof6295
    @drsprof6295 Před 10 měsíci +6

    if you dont like duck, you're stuck 😆

  • @anniechrisbendy6000
    @anniechrisbendy6000 Před rokem +5

    Timeless 💥 world class 💥 unsurpassed 💥
    BBC back then simply the best in the world for comedy .....growing up with those 70,s shows shaped our sense of humour. Into a self defecating bunch of connoissirs 🇬🇧✌

  • @jesusbermudez6775
    @jesusbermudez6775 Před 6 měsíci +3

    Basil's body language is excellent

  • @teletubetodd
    @teletubetodd Před 4 lety +12

    This is just ducky! It's my favorite scene in "Fawlty Towers" next to "Basil the Rat"! Thanks for posting!

  • @channelkerr
    @channelkerr Před 2 lety +18

    I'll have the duck surprise 🦆

  • @Robochop-vz3qm
    @Robochop-vz3qm Před 2 měsíci

    I love it when he says we're nearly ready to order, then gives one little twitch as the camera cuts away.
    Killin me...🤣🤣

  • @anverreyken6114
    @anverreyken6114 Před rokem +7

    👍😂 ik heb al met elke aflevering moeten lachen

  • @KATTALNUVA3
    @KATTALNUVA3 Před 18 dny +1

    It’s a shame Basil never met that generation’s Lord Blackadder. That would’ve been a hilarious crossover.

  • @duncanmelville9269
    @duncanmelville9269 Před 5 lety +47

    Well now we know what would happen if
    Donald Duck ran a hotel.

    • @alexojideagu
      @alexojideagu Před 4 lety +13

      Funny that's what the American says about Basil in the Waldorf Salad episode.

    • @masterfarr8265
      @masterfarr8265 Před 3 lety +5

      And you are the British tourist board's answer to Donald Duck

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 Před 2 lety +1

      What the American guest said in "Wardorf Salad". The thing is here Colonel Hall or his wife and others *just didn't* seem to have the same audacity to call him out on it. PS: If Donald did run an hotel, wouldn't his three nephews just be running around causing mindless troublesome mayhem? As Basil doesn't have that worry.

    • @christianc.9216
      @christianc.9216 Před 2 lety +4

      @@SuperTed19021 Stop commenting on Fawlty Towers vids, please.

    • @ClaudiaGonzalezKinkyFloyd
      @ClaudiaGonzalezKinkyFloyd Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@@christianc.9216he is plenty of time 😂

  • @crs2385
    @crs2385 Před rokem +6

    I love duck. Call me unstuck Mr. Faulty 🦆🍽 😋

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 Před měsícem

      Should have said that in the script here. 🙌

  • @stefannystrom1551
    @stefannystrom1551 Před 4 lety +8

    1:14 What an elegance

  • @darrylwynwilliams1760
    @darrylwynwilliams1760 Před rokem +4

    Comedy genuis .
    Just brilliant 😄 😃

  • @mab4670
    @mab4670 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Fawlty Towers is the funniest comedy ever made!

  • @stevejelly3161
    @stevejelly3161 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Best comedy ever 🙂

  • @42lookc
    @42lookc Před 10 měsíci +1

    "No, it's not a dream We're stuck with it. Right:... "

  • @buggulugs
    @buggulugs Před rokem

    "Duck surprise"... Ya gotta love that!

  • @presntnow
    @presntnow Před 5 měsíci +1

    Mr Twitchen!
    😂

  • @TheLoneWolf-iz8ou
    @TheLoneWolf-iz8ou Před 2 měsíci

    ‘Am yes done of course the three extremely different ways’

  • @ashleyhallows2566
    @ashleyhallows2566 Před 2 lety +5

    John Cleese is the cheese

  • @lambo2655
    @lambo2655 Před rokem +7

    Been so long since I watched a full FT episode, is this the one where Basil’s car breaks down and he’s beating it with a tree twig lol.

  • @yousefbhoyroo6960
    @yousefbhoyroo6960 Před 4 lety +4

    Duck surprise

  • @belowaveagej0e780
    @belowaveagej0e780 Před 3 měsíci

    Perhaps it’s a dream
    💥💥💥
    No, we’re stuck with it

  • @u.v.s.5583
    @u.v.s.5583 Před 4 lety +2

    Four ducks, please!

  • @tompurnell4545
    @tompurnell4545 Před 2 lety +1

    Duck with Osters Dressing

  • @ihathtelekinesis
    @ihathtelekinesis Před rokem +3

    If only he’d just said that the chef had suddenly been taken ill.

    • @carlodonn8983
      @carlodonn8983 Před rokem +4

      Basil always makes the situation a million times worse by liying and not telling the truth . The anniversary episode is a perfect example of this lol

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 Před měsícem

      @@carlodonn8983 Who's more stupid, Basil or Mrs. Hall? Admire that lady's optimism, but *come on, luv.*

  • @EmmaLindaEmmason-ng1dv
    @EmmaLindaEmmason-ng1dv Před rokem +1

    🎉

  • @marvinthemaniac7698
    @marvinthemaniac7698 Před 10 měsíci

    2:18 was both funny and scary!

  • @deano8403
    @deano8403 Před 10 měsíci

    Il have my Duck Crispy, Served with Pancakes, Spring Onions and Hoisin Sauce.

  • @JohnTaylorMusicClips53

    Watching this after eating duck, but with bones still in

  • @felixcuthbert2719
    @felixcuthbert2719 Před 3 lety +2

    Well I may have aspergers, but even I'm not as stupid as miss Fawlty. I know perfectly well what a duck is without someone illustrating it.

    • @sammunro5883
      @sammunro5883 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I have aspergers and we are not stupid

  • @iamajoaker6051
    @iamajoaker6051 Před rokem +1

    What does Colonol Hall say he’s going to order? A tornado? What is that?

    • @GaelicCelt1990
      @GaelicCelt1990 Před rokem +3

      Tournedos. It’s a small round steak. That confused me too.

    • @SuperTed19021
      @SuperTed19021 Před měsícem

      I myself have *no clue!* Have to look that one up. Must be ultra posh and expensive anyway.

  • @TheMotorman1981
    @TheMotorman1981 Před 2 lety +4

    Whose in for trifle😂😂

  • @EmmaLindaEmmason-ng1dv
    @EmmaLindaEmmason-ng1dv Před rokem +1

    ????????

  • @lawrencehaguehague8356

    manwell(ADRIAN)

  • @peterbrown6224
    @peterbrown6224 Před rokem

    Note that the typewriter is German.

  • @LetBBB6345789
    @LetBBB6345789 Před rokem +2

    I love the show and Cleese but sometimes his irratic shouting gets really annoying

  • @paulgrieve7031
    @paulgrieve7031 Před rokem

    And yet they still go on, when we all know how to cook!!!!
    Duck with lies or more lies!!! Just different prices!!!

  • @voiceguy3635
    @voiceguy3635 Před 2 lety

    Duck!
    They say that at any McDonald's in the ghetto these days.

  • @Rikard_A
    @Rikard_A Před měsícem

    John Chleese is over the top and often looses the comedic effect.