Fawlty Towers - Wrongly Shaped Chips
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- čas přidán 7. 05. 2011
- My favorite scene from the "Gourmet Night" episode of Fawlty Towers. Brilliant performance by Tony Page, who plays the snotty little kid. Elizabeth Benson, who plays the doting mother, would later return in another role in the episode "The Kippers And The Corpse"
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I always thought that Basil Fawlty was a rude jerk... but after working for 7 years in Customer Service I know he is right on so many levels. 😂
Yep, many customers are liars, on the make, rude, full of entitlement. Occasionally you get some nice ones.
@@alfredroyal3473 I work for a Dutch touroperator who sell package holidays with flight and hotel. What we see in this clip of Fawlty Towers I have seen in reality. People who are going to Turkey and complain that the food is not the same as at home... bruh wtf do you expect when you travel to a different country.
@@timdehoog5584 They are an utter embarrassment, truly they are.
Just then, yesterday a kid wanted to have spaghetti in a fish restaurant and yet very rude to their parents. Me and the service man (who just help these customers) had a talk of what to do with kids these days. Give a free toy like a happy meal or just do it as they say. Some spoiled brats if you ask me.
You are so correct Tim de Hoog!🤣😂Anyone who says "People are mostly good" have never worked in customer service.
Mother: "He's rather highly strung."
Basil: "Yes, yes he should be."
Kimberly Tyrcha tie him up in piano wire
Yeah, when I heard that, an old Monty Python sketch came to mind. John plays that nice man, Mr. Hilter, who says no one at all will be strung up with piano wire.
Yeah Yeah,we all fuckin heard
One of the best lines ever!
Quoted this gem to my Mum a couple of days ago when she said she preferred Only Fools and The Two Ronnies to Fawlty Towers.
The mother does a great job in that role. She is so convincing. Mothers like that really exist! And the boy also does well.
Unfortunately we're seeing alot of those mothers now wrapping their off spring up in cotton wool and the children becoming entitled, weak and unable to cope with the mildest problems life may throw at them.
@@chrisholland7367 Many people regress to that when they retire.
they existed 50 years ago, and they do now......it#s called "semidetached middleclass syndrome".....
She has the creepiest eyes 0:12
I did some guest lecturing at a school in London and one kid decided to throw all the tables on the floor, call all adults the 'c' word and spit at the staff who restrained him.
By chance, his mother came in as I was leaving, asked where he was and I explained the above, that he was removed so I could give my speech. She said;
'Oh, he can be such a lovable rogue I know'.
As I was not a teacher it was perhaps easier for me to say ' how you can add 'lovable' to that is beyond me. You think the staff deserves that?'
I heard she filed a complaint against me.
I am currently working as a teacher, and this video illustrates an educational problem: very often incompetent parents try and present their child's rudeness as intelligence.
yes, well, usually you can see why kids have problems when you meet the parents
more like a sign of assertiveness
Rick God you’re dumb.
More like a sign of asshole-ishness
I thought this was only limited to rich Nigerians.
That "accidental" shove of the kid was masterfully acted
It's all about the timing, John Cleese was a master.
I also like the "yes he should be" in reply to the "he's rather highly strung" comment
even the kids sad father enjoyed that.. "What a nice man!"
But not nearly hard enough. The kid didn't end up with a concussion.
That was the best bit 😂
He's highly strung! "Yes, he should be." Gold!
that's such a terrific throw-away line, you almost have to watch the scene a few times to get all the jokes.
@@mikewalsh5825poke in the eye shape
The boy is played by Tony Page, who was actually 15 when this was shot. Two years later he joined the Royal Navy. He eventually became a chef and runs his own catering business.
How do you know all this ??
Does his menu contain salad crème and English shaped chips.
Well Tony Page is fossilised into eternal Fame ..🤣 How fantastic he became a Chef
And the fries were never the wrong shape in the Navy anymore
+Bartholomule Sphensvil: I'm assuming he made them into "amphibious landing craft" shape.
"Shut up! Leave him alone!"
That kid's entire background story in just five words 😁
Lets not forget this is a comedy. basil is used to giving out rude remarks to his guests.The boy reverses it and Basil doesnt like the receiving end one bit. Same as the one with the lady with the hearing aid
You know, It has always been my professional opinion that that boy is a complete congenital brat.
Those are the kind of fathers who commit familicide
"These eggs look like you laid them", "Well at least it's fresh puke." Gets me every time.😄
I’ve been in the restaurant industry for 11 years now and I can relate more than ever to Basil
Henrys HowTos look at my name Lol
Yes but in real life you don't treat customer like this
Henry😳😱 ..... I hope you don't treat YOUR customers like this down under but I know exactly what you mean 😂
Big fan & subscriber 👍
@@dbnj2305 Donald Sinclair certainly did and is who Basil's based on haha, was the hotelier of the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay which has since been demolished lol
@@jsmithmultimediatech ok thanks
this was & still is one of the greatest comedy shows ever.
Not one of the greatest THE GREATEST
It will always be great and remain a classic
When I was a child I loved Fawlty Towers, but it wasn't until I got a job as a waiter that I truly understood it. People are SUCH twats 🤣
Very hard to deal with people
You're not from Barcelona are you?
Flowery twats!
Yes many humans do not know how to dine in at a restaurant.
Yes, you think Basil is a rude asshole until you actually work in the service sectir. Then you find him relatable.
The kid is rude, but I can see where he's coming from. Seriously, Amphibious Landing Craft-shaped chips are the best ones.
yes
The elbow is beautiful
With or without eels?
Adam Powell the kid should be rude to people like basil
icoodnot agreemor
Guy smiling at the end saying "Nice man" wholeheartedly 😂😂😂
Whack! "Oh, sorry, sorry!"
Father: - "Nice man."
Was thinking the same thing lol
Who hasn't done this at work?
The dad loved that basil got the better of his wife and son
@@Olivia-zg8qs No, the dad was barely aware of what was happening . How else does' nice man' make any sense?
Imagine getting away with that today 😂😂😂
I'm surprised Disney haven't claimed the video because Mickey Mouse is spoken about!
They will, now that you've drawn their attention to it 👀😁👏🙄
The disgruntled American guest referred to British currency as "Mickey Mouse money"
@@TnseWlms At time of writing, it was 8$ to the pound, makes no sense.
True
@Disney Investigations Private police !!! All in the dystopia books ,,,,
The boy really played the role brilliantly.
Being a waitor for 20 yrs plus, I've made a pact with my self.
The last day I'll ever work in this industry, I'll do a medley of Mr. Fawlty...
🤘😶🤘
Henrik Elseth you and me both
Henrik, If you ever get the chance visit The Lobster Pot in Burtonport Co Donegal.and see a perfect Fawlty impersonation.
When asked if everything was ok we merely said not really, which is why we didn't finish them, I thought we were going to be thrown out!
"How dare you come in here and complain about food that I have cooked" The man was apoplectic with rage.
You've been working as a waiter for 20 years yet you cannot spell waiter?
I have dealt with the public for about 30 years in my job.
My considered opinion is that the public are a shower of cunts.
@@palimpsestransparent There is this thing called a typo...
RIP Tony Page, I was his neighbour and he sadly passed away 6 months ago, was an amazing man, he showed me some paintings and he was amazing. Many many great stories to tell.
Was his coffin "amphibious landing craft shaped?"
Cleese finally nailed the little bratlet it seems.
I wonder if Henry Kissinger dropped by the funeral?
@@mitchellolson2667 no...it was a crinkley cut chip shape.....his final wish......:-)
@@stratman9449 Personally I'd go for "poke in the eye" shape. Haha
Watching Cleese as Basil Fawlty is therapy for my soul. Thank you, John.
Love how the mother describes her son as "very clever, rather highly strung" before Basil delivers a killer comeback - "yes, he should be." 😂
A man can dream, can't he?
@felixcuthbert2719 I now only got this joke, after 4 plus decades, basil means the kid should be strung up. 😂😂😂 Fawlty towers is still giving after almost half a century
The only one you can sympathise with is the father. Dealing with a brat, and a brat enabling wife.
He's rather dimwitted. Though I suppose it's hard to blame someone for that.
You can sympathise with Fawlty, too. Yes, he's a lousy human being, but that kid is enough to infuriate Gandhi.
is that racist?
@@chrish12345 I didn't think it was - I was using Gandhi as an example of a saintly human being, with the associated patience of a saint.
ok
Highly strung.
Yes, he should be.
Not my favourite episode, but must have seen it at least 5 times. The first time I noticed this bit :)
JakeandElwoodBlues Ever since I first watched this all those year's ago it's been my instinctive response when somebody mentions a colleague is "highly strung" ;-)
Can anyone explain that pun for us non-native English speakers? Thanks! :)
longtalker the pun being you string him up high, basically hang him high
@@ArtVandelay99 Highly strung means highly emotional. In his case the boy critisizes everything, maybe for attention. When Basil answers the Mothers, "He's highly strung" with, "He should be" reveals that in Basil's mind the boy should be hung.
“These eggs looked like you laid them”
I love that line
Best of the sketch
🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I watched this as a child with my dad and I couldn't stopped laughing I'm 30 now and it still gets me 😂
I love how Basil launches into a brilliant, sneeringly condescending tirade at the end!
Indeed! And a justifiable one too!
Love it when Basel gets on a roll. Cleese elevated comic acting to remarkable heights. The brilliant attentively worded scripts added to the genius
Love how Basil is trying to be helpful and suddenly goes screw this and goes all in with the sarcasm.
This is Gordon Ramsay when he was a kid XD
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“God you’re dumb.” lol
Donkey
😂
@inside outside upside downside Who's GM????
The kid reminds me of Joffrey. Brilliant actors they both are
Some of FAWLTY TOWERS' best moments were when Basil had to deal with a customer who was *an even bigger a-hole* than himself -- including this brat.
Best sitcom of all time!
Monty Python was famous for surrealistic humor. The rest of the comedy world struggled for decades to catch up. The Beauty of Fawlty Towers is how realistic it is.
He's very highly strung.
Yes, he should be.
I love that line.
I always found it so funny how Basil gives the boy a forearm and then says, "Oh sorry!" as if it was an accident.
Basil Fawlty probably the greatest British Comedy Character Ever
Most people agree with you.
Well, after Benny...
TV Guide did a ranking of the top 100 TV show episodes in history. The Fawlty Towers episode with the Germans (Don't mention the war) was number 12, and the only non-American show to get in the top 100.
@@TnseWlms hold on, so you telling me only fools and horses never been mentioned? That just takes the biscuits. Piss take of the highest order.
TnseWlms Wouldn’t sorry, no one does irony any more
Love how older people always say “When I was young, we used to treat grown ups with respect”
The reality is that no matter what the era some kids are extremely rude,
Rabbi Shekelberg Oh sorry, I thought it was a documentary! How did you figure it out? Was it the laugh track?
That's true, but at one time, they got a slap on the ear for doing it, and if they had any sense, they didn't do it again.
Yeah but if the dad smacked that kid no one would have bat an eye. Like all things, some parents took it to far. My principle could have spanked me if he so chose. He had a big paddle in his office. I never got in that much trouble and it was banned before I left for high school.
So true! Every generation always had individual personalities. It takes all types to make a world.
@@greasylimpet5357 Yeah well violence doesn't discipline kids
The forearm smash at the end was perfect
The mother plays her part brilliantly!
I knew she wasn't Claire Neilson. How do these rumours start?
This series is the gift which keeps on giving. I never tire of it. I'll sometimes have Fawlty Towers on TV as a surrogate person in the house when I'm home by myself.
"These eggs look like you laid them." That started Basils slow burn.😂
"Well at least its fresh puke" lmao :D
I still wonder how Basil hasn't murdered that kid yet🤣😂🤣
Well you never know when Henry Kissinger might turn up
“Mickey Mouse shape, Smartie shape, amfibious landing craft shape...poke in the eye shape?”😂😂😂
Better than an American kid who won't eat anything but canned Chef Boyardee pasta shaped like the latest cartoon characters.
"God you're dumb!"
@@TnseWlms Hardly better at all. And not all that "smartie" of you to say it is.
@@MrDHWong1989 🤣🤣🤣🤣
How about shaped like an earthquake or a tax audit?
The joys of serving the general public
Tru Say Mi Bredrin. Zeen Man..
Kill 'em all.
no riff raff
97.325% of the general public are bastards
mizofan I always try to be nice to waiters. I understand it is a hard job and putting my frustrations on them (unless if they screw my order but that rarely happens and if it isn't something I am allergic to I usually let it slide) wouldn't help.
As someone who works in retail, I can seriously relate to Basil here.
Basil's 'fawlts' are many, but often you really do side with him, considering some of the guests he has to put up with. This spoilt brat is but one example.
Yeah, Basil is a brilliantly written character. Full of quirky idiosyncrasies to make him entertaining, but with just enough humanity to keep him sympathetic as the lead character.
The ultumate fault of course though being bad parenting (the kid wasn't born a brat). Looking back on this, here we have the origins of the fashionably cucked husband so beloved of Hollywood and the media today.
Sort of similar to Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm. It’s a mix of superego “he shouldn’t do that, that’s not nice” ego “well what else can you do in that situation” and id “of course that’s what you do, the other person deserved it”.
@Dennis Moore It reminds me of the way some in the UK assumed that people in France would not like the comedy series, "'allo 'allo!", but in reality many there found it funny because it so well parodied aspects of events that occured during the war, eg. the way an ordinary person suddenly found themselves in a position of authority within the Resistance and act all high & mighty, just as the Captain Manwering character did in, "Dad's Army", even though such people are often well meaning. "'allo 'allo!" parodied all sides, that's why it was so good.
I recall John Cleese saying how amazed he was when visiting Germany one time to encounter a crowd of German Fawlty Towers fans at the airport, many of them cheering as he approached with, "Don't mention ze war!".
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Like you say, relating such things with humour, as people often do in order to cope with serious events, is the skill of the writers.
The is far more ‘reality’ TV than most of the crap on telly today!
One of my favorite episodes of one of my favorite shows. John Cleese is truly a comedic genius.
Because this is comedy, it is easy to underestimate how good Cleese is throughout the entire series. For my money, he is a brilliant actor. You can practically hear him ticking like a bomb as one calamity after another piles on in almost every episode.
Don't mention tne war !
Yes, there is an amazing intensity to his acting.
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Crazy their was, I think only 12 episodes!
@@danielcharlton585 the best one was 'flowery twats'🤣😂🤣
it's funny how people are getting mad like this is a reality show and that's how that kid really is. on the contrary, superb acting son
Well I am still mad over 40 years later.
Rude Boy..:(
This is weird that Tony Page's only acting credit is this, as master heath (the spoiled brat).
That's why the show is so brilliant. You can't help but get horribly frustrated watching these characters do their thing.
Anarchist Atheist Trivia from the Daily Mail Sept 2015:
Tony Page, 55, played an obnoxious child guest who told Basil his food was 'pigs' garbage'. Tony went on to work in catering.
''I was at stage school and Fawlty Towers was my first speaking part. I was 15 - but only looked 12 - and got paid £90, not bad considering I got £66 a week when I enlisted in the Navy two years later. I wore a tank top from M&S, but I didn't get to keep it.
'The biggest shock was meeting Manuel: I wasn't expecting a posh guy, I thought he really was Spanish.
'John was supposed to cuff me round the head, but my reflexes were so fast, every time he went to hit me, I ducked.
'In the end he had to knock me with his elbow so I wasn't expecting it. I sometimes get Fawlty Towers out and watch it to cheer myself up.''
@@lavamatstudios Im sure he appeared in Ripping Yarns 'Tomkinson Schooldays'. I might be wrong though
The "what a dump" is executed perfectly
Bette Davis, Liz Taylor, and this kid are tied for first.
@@Gorboduc Tony Page
I just love the way the Major is just chilling in the background just minding his own business
Our local Iceland store started selling amphibious landing craft shaped chips a few years ago but I have to say that they weren't the best. After a word with the manager, they now stock box girder bridge shaped chips which are absolutely delicious.
And as we know Box Girder Bridge Shaped Chips stack much better in a box, so you probably get more chips per box & therefore more value for money.
HA HA HA!!!!!
Classic scene from a classic series. They just don't make them like this anymore.
Perhaps just as well.
Chris Trickett In this "I'm offended" day in age this type of show would get so much controversy.
No, they don't. This was back when TV companies gave writers more freedom. That wouldn't happen now.
Dont mention the war lol
There are but few moments of excellence in this world...
Why oh why only 12 episodes, pure comedy genius ❤
The Brits (unlike the Americans) did not extend the successful tv shows indefinitely. AbFab was another short series. However Midsomer is still on after 20 years + (23 seasons).
Some of the best comedy ever written
Timeless Classic Series
Amphibius landing craft shape ? These eggs look like you laid em ! Some of the funniest lines EVER, Brilliant.
“The wrong shape” you’ll be the wrong shape in a minute
"Sonny!"
I wish I could get Amphibious Landing Craft Shaped Chips
One of the best scenes from one of the best shows ever!
Very well done scene. The whole series was excellent. I like the bit at the end when Basil elbows the boy in the head as he leaves the table. Apparently, Basil's character was based on a real hotelier he had encountered.
Donald Sinclair, he owned Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay
I like how Basil is actually standing up for Manuel in this scene.
One of my favourite faulty towers scenes. Such a rare show which is still just as good now. So rare to make a show where pretty much every line is quotable
One of the best comedy series ever. So sad it was only 12 episodes, wished to have seen so many more.
Part of what makes it good is not stringing it out, I would say. A good series stops at its peak and leaves you wanting more.
I have the boxset of this series.. Classic, timeless and a true example of great British comedy as far as I'm concerned.. Ballard Berkeley as the Major. One of my favourite characters. Major: "six o'clock old boy" "I think I'll have a fruit juice" as he walked down stairs from his room into the bar.. Bless his memory.. Him and John Cleese were rabid cricket fans.. Major "Hampshire won again" Basil "did it".. priceless..
I miss these comedy series, they were unique.
Hans van Gelder hey there how are you doing? Will be glad to get to know more about each other and exchange some photos...hope to hear from you soon...
I met John Cleese when he was making Clockwise, very nice bloke, got his autograph too.
Nice! And Clockwise was a brilliant film.
Would you like a medal?
@@utsawin09 'ere meddle with this !.
So what? Who else gives a shit like??
He was brilliant in that too. The character was a less angry Basil.
This is a classic love Fawlty Towers
How many million times can we like this, please? Bloody brilliant. Merci, merci.
This kid is a compressed Gordon Ramsay.
Comedy genius.!!!!!
“Amphibious landing craft shape”😂😂😂😂😂
When this kid was born the midwife held him up and slapped his mother. Great series.
Fools and Horses much? 😂
Priceless humour, never get sick of it.
👍
Plot twist, the man actually disliked Basil at first, but became very fond if him when he elbowed his knobhead son on the head.
Liam Wright he knows his wife his sons mum is silly
When I was small, if I behaved like that I would have left the restaurant in a real hurry,
through the window.
Yes my dad would have chucked me out the window for speaking to the waiter like that 😂😂
"I said salad cream stupid" - I love how much that irritates Basil haha
Jez - As a salad cream lover it infuriates me when I ask for it only to be told "we have mayonnaise" - it's really a pisspoor substitute. It does has a foreign name so it must be superior.
@Kitten Lyric No, I suppose you're not in UK, it's what we put on salad, a bit like mayonaisse only 100 times better
@@who9387 Ditto I often use the phrase “I said salad cream, stupid” in a Tony Page whine...
"He's highly strung" ... "yes, he should be" is the quote of the century.
Brilliant comedy from the past that will always live on.
"I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave the hotel immediately. We have a zero tolerance policy regarding rudeness and harassment towards staff." 2020 solution to 1970s problem.
You say that like it's a bad thing
@@scrimpy7692 You hear intonation through typing, do you?
brilliant this was the way it was for years Tom Cooper Harry Worth Dick Emery and i had many a good laugh after a days work from these wounderful actors and actress , well done to you all ,,thank you for all the great laughs we had when life was more simple
John Noonan You mean in the days before everyone gawped at computer screens and used the internet, like you’re doing now? I wouldn’t worry - you can still be fairly simple.
@@simonmoore2380 Putting words in his mouth mate. 👌😅
This was the era of excellent British humour. Including Monty Python, today very few people understand it. Hence the comments below. A bygone era.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙩𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙣. 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡. 𝙊𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙢. 𝘼𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩
Monty Python is the only one that would realistically be hard to follow, as it is supposed to be weird, but you'd soon pick up on it. I highly doubt Fawlty Towers would be hard to understand, as the whole idea of it (like most comedies) is timeless, and I haven't seen much people not understanding it in the comments yet either.
Gourmet Night was definitely one of best episodes!
So funny… love the accidental on purpose elbow bump he gives the kid at the end!
"well, at least it's fresh Puke"....lmao brilliant Basil
Best comedy in history of the earth 🌏
Poke in the eye shape 😂😂😂
the kid laughs trys not to laugh at 1:15 lol
im 16 and love the old shows.
Comedy at its finest
I had the pleasure of ordering "two soups" the other week.
My guest and I were killing ourselves with laughter which totally confused the twenty something waitress.
Childish I know , but it made us laugh.
The actor playing the spoilt brat is superb-what a dream part for him!
Always one of my all-time favorite scenes!
The guy playing the father was also Mr Perkins in classic kids' show "RENTAGHOST".
@ Mistofoles oh my God ,I remember watching Rentaghost , loved it .😁
My favourite bit is the "nice man" comment at the end!
"These eggs look like you laid them" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
We all know kids like this. My former neighbor’s son was exactly like this.
Basil’s monologue is comedic gold.
A lot of times Basil Fawlty is a marvellous asshole, but then there's moments like this where his frustration is totally warranted.
Gordon Ramsey in the making complaning about the food, eggs
With the profanity edited out lol
If Gordon Ramsay was the chef instead of Kurt. We would hear him yell "we have no fucking salad cream you fucking donkey".
What?
Mister Yowl Gordon Ramsay usually swears and one of his famous rants is calling someone a fucking donkey.
@@anarchistatheist1917.
Watched this episode on DVD last night. About rolled off the couch laughing.
This is undoubtedly one of the most memorably funny scenes from any of the Fawlty Towers episodes. Whatever else this boy does in his life many people will only remember him for his appearance as this spoilt brat!.
"Shut up! Leave him alone!" Am I the only one that finds this hilarious?
It defined the character and the relationship in one line! Excellent writing!
It is obvious the husband is henpecked/bullied by his wife.
@@SuperTed19021 I think hes more of a step father and the mothers just using him for his money I never thought he was the actual dad.
Honestly that man should just go to get some milk, his son and wife are both arseholes 😂😂
@@charliezz6746 Could be.
There’s something refreshing about cheeky children, they’re the ultimate truth tellers, no holding back.
That physical assault at the end was gold!