Fawlty Towers: Complaining about the waiter

From the episode "Waldorf Salad" - We know Manuel isn't the best waiter, but when Mr and Mrs Arrad complain, Basil doesn't want to hear it.
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[@batmanrocks6727]

You were suppose to be complaining to him i can't stop laughing at that part

[@Ryanjoned163]

Me 2

[@menonjaya3784]

john cleese should be awarded Nobel Peace Prize for making us laugh so much

[@johnaugustine7422]

Manuel deserves to be a co-winner, don't you think?

[@purefoldnz3070]

his wife Polly wrote it

[@lachlanevans80]

John Cleese and Connie Booth created and wrote Fawlty Towers together.

[@francisconsole3892]

A perfect actor comedian.

[@chook1311]

So stupid to suggest the Nobel peace prize for this… I love John but even he would ridicule you for this ridiculous statement

[@debbiebeggs8350]

Best waiter ever

[@lindagodden8596]

Brilliantly written and preformed . Love it 😀

[@Simon0]

John cleese is brilliant

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Fun fact: the actor who played Manuel was actually German.

[@assoverteakettle]

John Cleese has said he is writing a reboot of Fawlty Towers but confessed it won't be as good as the original as he said, "that's the best I could do".

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

You mean a remake? Or do you mean it was all a computer operating system?

[@JacobDTulio]

In a real customer service situation, the more amiable way the husband made the complaint will almost always get you a better response than being abrupt and rude.

[@srldwg]

Thanks for a lesson from a comedy show...

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

It didn't seem to work for him, did it?

[@TheLowerIntestine]

Lol. Imagine that happened for real. The waiter making a dragonfly impersonation while pointing at your plate.

[@srldwg]

😂😂😂

[@batmanrocks6727]

Enjoy your meal seems kind of hard too do

[@blackdragoncyrus]

to

[@danielfietkau733]

I read "complaining about the water", which might have been as silly as this

[@TokyoJoe703]

Norman bowler legend. Mr Braithwaite from worzel

[@davidbatthews3811]

Norman Bowler? IMDB says Norman Bird? 🤔

[@vordman]

Norman Bowler was in Softly Softly. This is Norman Bird.

[@columkenn]

I recognise him from the sheep farmer in All Creatures Great and Small, George Benson

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson9932]

That's Norman Bird in this episode who was also in Worzel Gummidge !!!

[@toiletsinjapan9933]

You must be thinking of Michael Foot

[@HaydnG266]

0:25 I have to say, I've forever been confused about what the customer was requesting

[@TheLobsterCopter5000]

He was requesting to be brought the meal he actually ordered...

[@HaydnG266]

​@@TheLobsterCopter5000yes but when Manuel pointed at the plate and asked if he wanted to change, he said he didn't want to

[@TheLobsterCopter5000]

@@HaydnG266 He didn't want to change his order, he just wanted to receive what he ordered.

[@WilliamSmith-mx6ze]

@@HaydnG266 He ordered the cold meat salad, but was brought what looks like a hot meal, with meat and cooked vegetables. He didn't want to change his order, but did want the meal he ordered.

[@gunnareriksson9412]

Eat or not to eat ?

[@Rudepenaltyoffside]

Henpecked husband!

[@EmmaLindaEmmason-ng1dv]

⛅️ 🌥 🌦 ☁️ 🌧 🌨 ⛅️

[@sukhmaidickoff]

To this day I am still wondering what kind of "creature" there was in that salad 🙂

[@daneshfatemi9633]

Like

[@gungagalunga9040]

RIP cleese

[@wildman2012]

I don't think he's dead yet.

[@TokyoJoe703]

Gunga Galunga you really are a twat

[@Bustygirl-dz1wi]

He is not dead

[@gungagalunga9040]

@Mark Lynn Basil!

[@masterfarr8265]

@@wildman2012 he's resting

[@TitanicTARDIS]

At 0:18 there appears to be a hat stand and not much else in the kitchen...

[@Ryanjoned163]

Good eye sight I would have never seen that