Fawlty Towers: Sybil vs O'Reilly
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2017
- From the episode "The Builders" - Basil pretends Stubbs did some building work in the hotel when actually it was O'Reilly. He can't fool Sybil though.
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RIP David Kelly .. a great Irish actor.
I heard on an interview with John Cleese, that Prunella Scales is such a kind person. So it was hard for her to do the physical stunts. They had to instruct her, to beat harder several times. Then she demanded the umbrella to be padded. Which it’s quite clear it is, from this scene. - Great actress. 😁
I never knew that, that's cool to know about her.
In this scene she threw a metal coin box with convincing anger- if this is the case, she's a great fucking actor
@@gregoryborton6598no one gets on the wrong side of Sybil Fawlty.
She said she felt more sorry for Basil Fawlty than anything.
Shame they only made a few episodes. We're a kid at the time couldn't understand the humour.
But however age and sense of humour changes over time.
Absolutely hilarious to say the least.
Love the way O'Reilly managed to slip into the bar and pour himself a free Guinness while Basil was arguing with Sybill.
Brilliant!
O'Reilly was told to hide in the bar because Basil had seen Sybil driving into the hotel carpark. Sybil also noticed O'Reillys van parked in the carpark, which is why she didn't fall for Basils lies.
@@Deegee_1969 Basil: 'You automatically assume O'rielly, Why O'rielly?'
Sybil: 'His van's outside'
@@artmallory970 That's...
*Basil:* Sybil, You Never Cease To Amaze Me... I Mean, Just Because Of This, You Automatically Assume It Has To Be O'Riley... You Just Assume That I Had Been Lying All Along. Right? I Mean, Why O'Riley?
*Sybil:* Because His Van's Outside.
*Basil:* Well, He's Here Now - Of Course He's Here Now - He's Here To Clear Up This Mess That Your Stubbs Has Made... That's Why His Van's Outside...! ...On A Sunday. I Mean, That's What I Call Service.
😂😂😂😂If one is feeling depressed, just watch an episode of Fawlty Towers! 😂😂😂😂😂
@AmandaKonrad ...... 🎯 Exactly !!!!
I agree, never fails to cheer me up!
Always works for me😂
True enough, but I enjoy it just as much when I’m on top of the world.
"Oh don't smile." 🙈
🤣🤣🤣
Basil: oh don't smile...
@Lorenzo Escudero King *Sybil:* Why're You Smiling, Mr. O'Reilly?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
that is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny 🤣 😃😄😆😅😂
😊😊😊k
I love the way Basil keeps clutching his leg - almost as protection lol! "I am going to make you regret this for the rest of your life Basil" - classic line!
Sybil's reactions are for some reason so real.
Both my mother and grandmother had her temper ,oh boy!!!!
I would defo do the same
You think I'm joking don't you, oh don't smile 😂
Season 1, episode two: I do believe this is the first time in the series that we see what Sybil is capable of when roused, and why Basil is so deathly afraid of her.
My little nest of vipers.
O Reillys performance in this scene was absolutely brilliant. He was hilarious. I really wish we saw more of him.
O'Reilly's performance
You are Orilly men? You work, men.
Which one is man with beard?
@@petrossteadilious You Are A Hideous Orangutan
@@bencarolan1430 🤜
0:56 is the scariest face Sybil ever makes throughout the entire series, mainly because of what immediately follows it.
I think "you think I'm joking don't you?" is scarier 😂
The loud "BASIL!" too
@@debrucey2:33 Exactly what I was thinking!!
It’s so real and really funny. I still can’t stop laughing when Manuel did not know what a beard was as he was from Barcelona. “Hello men, you’re men you men with Orelly?”
A brilliant performance from David Kelly
David Kelly was great in this episode of fawlty towers as Mr O'Reilly and in the movie Charlie and the chocolate factory as grandpa Joe. Rest in peace.
I did not realise that he played Grandpa Joe in the original chocolate factory movie. Sadly David Kelly died in 2012 at 83.
@@Mummapuss226 Not the original movie. The remake. The original grandpa was Jack Albertson.
Love all the episodes .I think this one is my favourite.so funny .so clever .great acting .great lines.Cybil totally in control .Basil and Mr o Reilly at her mercy they got the umbrella treatment.hilarious .
I love the way the lovely kind Polly tries to help Basil, and when she's discovered Basil instantly tries to drop her in the shit.
@Red Boah Sutherland LOL.
They are married in real life..They have a soft corner after all
@@TheMotorman1981 *Were* married in real life. They divorced before series 2.
He's not dropping her in it he's pretending to believe he's been pranked once he knows Sybil is listening on the other end of the phone even though she already knows it's Polly
@@user-et6pj4db9s Hi, sorry I disagree, he knows Sybil's caught Polly ('She's in here with me Basil') and therefore, in the wild panic his fear of Sybil always creates, he tries, ludicrously and hilariously, somehow to get himself off the hook, and if that means dropping Polly in it, stuff her!
genuine authentic comedy 😅
I have to laugh at Sybills outfit even though she is the serious one. It balances out the comedy perfectly
A woman with spirit!
That last crack to Mr. O’Reiley’s behind was great.
Needed more episodes with O'Reilly, he outshined Basil and Sybil in this episode. His character role was brilliant, couldn't find another actor for that role in a million years. All men Irish named O'Reilly who are drunk play that roll well too. Oh, and that fact that's Basil friend irks Sybil more makes this funnier. Couldn't stop one second to gasp. This episode was well written. 👍👍
The whack up the backside at the end was perfect 😂
Picture the reversal of roles - the husband is yelling at the wife for a mistake, then proceeds to beat her up. Oh, the outcry...
The reason this type of comedy worked is because of the role reversal. It was taken for granted that "most men" would not "allow" their wives to be this physical in anger. The joke was not the beating, it was the man portrayed as fearing his wife's wrath, showing that he was not capable of "controlling" his wife.
@@hodgeelmwood8677 That does get reversed at times though like in the Psychiatrist he tells Sybil to watch as he exposes the guy with the girl in his room, though that gets undermined when the old mother comes out instead but also in the wedding anniversary he takes control and puts her in the cupboard after she comes home while he's busy bluffing their friends that she's sick. And she doesn't even protest she just lets him lead her and gets in the cupboard! And perhaps the most defiant moment is when he orders a room in his own hotel at her after having walked out on everyone a moment before. Usually these moments of assertion come once he's at the end of his tether and has mentally snapped but he isn't meek all the time
It certainly wouldn't get past the censors now, portraying Irish people as stupid. Certainly a show of its time. Ironically, I understand that Irish people found it as funny as we did!
True - now they would call it a documentary! 🤓😀🤓
Just what can be done with a smart script and brilliant actors.
@John Hedges As Long As You Pick The RIGHT Brilliant Actors/Actresses And Not Actors/Actresses At Random Who're The Wrong Pick, As In People Who Just Don't Match Wit' It All
She's in here with me Basil,🤣 at that point Basil is like oh God!😰🤣
Prunella Scales is a genius actress.
David Kelly should have won an Oscar for Waking Ned Devine.
"I'll be honest Mrs Fawlty, I like a woman with spirit!"
"Oh *do* you now?"
"I do!"
* Proceeds to be assaulted with an umbrella *
Thank you for that. I didn't see the scene.
@robertmoore2527 no 💩 sherlock, i missed it as well 😂
This is a parody of a woman who is nice and friencly to interact with normally, but you really REALLY don't want to get on the wrong side of.
@AdamLea ..... That's me .....
The look Sybil gives at 0:50 is terrifying, like a predator about to attack its prey
The way that Sybil shouts "BASIL!!!!!!". LMFAO!!!!!!
@Paul DON'T You Dare... Don't You DARE Give Me Anymore Of Those PATHETIC LIES!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@emonkazemphotography6129 Hey, Thanks For Your Reply, You Really Do Know How To Love Funny... Well, To Be Perfectly Honest, I Like Fans & Accounts Who're Both With Spirit
And the way he snaps to attention when she does.
It's even better at the closing scene of "The Kipper and the Corpse"...
I miss ny chat with him outside my driveway quite often and his wife the odd time , David Kelly { O'Reilly }
This actually hurt John Cleese and the O Reily actor because the special effects people put rolled up newspaper to pad out the metal prongs of the umbrella!! So when Prunella scales picked it up it was twice the weight! Lol
O'Reilly
@@robertmoore2527 yes, you’re right..O’Reilly...whose real name was David Kelly...a very fine actor..he was one of the main characters in “Strumpet City”..which had a brilliant cast of actors...it was a tv miniseries produced by Irish Broadcaster RTÉ...based on the novel of the same name, written by James Plunkett...it’s well worth a watch.
Another great scene from a classic series.
Even the name chosen for Kelly's character: "O'Reilly", is very apt as he is a big liar! A Very funny episode! As usual Basil gets a good beating from his wife for his crookedness! I have saved most of the episodes of Fawlty Towers and love to watch them occasionally! My favourite character remains our Man from Barcelona.
Sybil VS O'Reilly implies a fight, this was a straight up beatdown. O'Reilly never stood a chance
Oh, don’t smile.
The actor who played O'Reilly said that Sybil was meant to pretend to hit him with the umbrella! He then said she didn't pretend and those whacks really hurt!
He was making that up. She insisted the umbrella be padded so when she gave him a convincing whack, he wouldn't get injured.
I checked and the hits weren't straight and strong, they connect all right, but are only for show. You can see there's no real force behind them.
@@George Jacob Well Ms. Scales Just Went All Out In Order To Really Be Her Character
It cuts off before the best line: "I thought I might..."
Ikr XD Well I tort I mite
I bet this scene was very cathartic for her.
I love Sybil . No one messes with her. Lmao.
@DEE'S Playlists Not Even The Husband 'Imself
you can see why Basil is terrified of Sybill!!!! pmsl 🤣 🤣 🤣
We need Sybil to bash the politicians... lol
give us a smile.
That’s it!
D’AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Please, don't smile!HAHAHAHAAAAAHAHA!!!!!!
@@Jakegothicsnake I Have Seen More Intelligent Creatures Than You Lying On Their Backs At The Bottom Of Ponds. (I Have/I've) Seen Better Organised Creatures Than You Running 'Round Farm Yards With Their Heads Cut Off. Now Collect Your Things And Get Out! I Never Want To See You Or Any Of Your Men In My Hotel Again!
@@Jakegothicsnake O'Reilly, I Have Seen _More Intelligent_ Creatures Than You Lying On Their Backs At The Bottom Of Ponds... I've Seen _Better Organised_ Creatures Than You Running 'Round Farmyards With Their Heads Cut Off. Now, Collect Your Things & *Get Out* !
AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!
I Never Want To See You Or Any Of Your Men In My Hotel Again!
Pure brilliance.
“Oh god he was awful” 😂😂😂😂😂
"I was talking about you Mr O'Reilly".
@Skylar Abby Oh, God, Basil Is Awful Too When You Think About Hotel Managers And-Or Hotel Owners
@@bencarolan1111 he’s supposed to be
@@skylar1751 I'm Not That Stupid! I'm Just Pointing Out That Basil Should Be Treated In The Same Way As O'Reilly If Basil's Gonna Be Good For Just Trouble! Then, Imagine If We Could *Kindly* (Now, I'm Being Sarcastic) Ask Basil To Do What Sybil Asks O'Reilly To Do: Collect Your Things And Get Out Yourself, Basil!
@@Paul91- "Really, Dear? I Thought You Were Talking..." ✋💥
Sybil is beautiful when angry, you just feel how strong she is!
Match: Sybil vs O'Reilly
Outcome: Sybil 1 O'Reilly 0
@K-R J Or How 'Bout...
*Match:* Sybil Vs. O'Reilly & Basil
*Outcome:* Sybil: 1 Vs. O'Reilly & Basil: 0 Each
Grandpa Joe, Great Aunt Greta and King Harold
David Kelly (O'Reilly) also played the one armed washer upper, Albert Riddle in Robin's Nest, once made an advert for a washing up liquid called " Three hands".
You have to hand it to Sybil. She spouts some pretty sick burns!
Domestic violence!
Plus batterey.!
Remind me never to get on Sybil Fawlty’s bad side!
I´m a big fan of the pants that BAZILLL is wearing 🤣😂😅😆😁
I'm going to make you regret this for the res of your life Basil at 0:54
"ohhh, don't smile!" :D
@Limpet 7R Why're You Smiling, Mr. O'Riley?
Sybill dress reminds me the 70' !!!! The hat/tshirt neck/golfing pants !!!!
I get the impression Sybil wears the trousers in this relationship and Basil is scared of her/
Good comedy is born out of real life situations. The UK, especially in the 1970's & 80's had plenty handy Irish tradesmen, many unqualified, but able to do a fairish job at a reasonable price. They got on in life, by being able to take the criticism and use their Blarney to talk their way out of any awkward situations. In contrast their English counterpart would probably down tools and storm out in a huff, full of righteous indignation. As an Irish person I find this episode very funny, true to life and in no way offensive. The joke in this episode, for those that don't get it, is that Basil's ineptitude and penny pinching land him in trouble.......again. This is the running theme of both series of Fawlty Towers. It is a common comedic theme also used by Laurel & Hardy and many others. I assure you Ireland had many O'Reillys too.
People tend to notice those who stand out. Immigrants from Ireland largely came in two categories -- the highly qualified (doctors, accountants, lawyers, engineers, etc.) who moved to England because there was much more money to be made there, and the unqualified and uneducated (farm labourers, etc.) who moved to England because of high unemployment in Ireland and higher wages in England. For most English people, it was only the second type of Irishman that they encountered. Most of the first category were not easily recognisable as Irish, as they "Anglicised" their accents, or their accent from the start was little different from their English counterparts. Ordinary Irish people mostly stayed in Ireland.
I like a woman with spirit....
Brolly optional.
OH do you...
@@KatieJones-iq1qj I do I do!
@@cloudstrife1983 Oh good 🌂💥 CoMe On ThEn GiVe Us A sMiLe🌂💥🌂💥🌂💥🌂💥
@@KatieJones-iq1qj That's _Oh, Do You... _*_Is That What You Like_*_ ?_
I think mr O’ Reilly is a really sweet bloke, he’s just terrible at his job, lol
@@alexojideagu away and fuck yourself
@Olivia Yeah, I Think We Should Say The Same Thing About Basil: *TERRIBLE AT HIS JOB!*
He’d get on well with Mr. Prank and Sybil would get on well with Auntie Barbara from Bear Behaving Badly 😂
You've heard of the genius of the lamp, Mrs Fawlty?
@Cloud Strife Well, That's _Me_ !
They remind me of my Uncle and Aunt!
You are Orally men!
"You are a hideous orangutang."
I use the word cheap-ish all the time, guess where I got it from!
can't be more British than that.
Apparently the hit by the umbrella to Cleese's forearm was miscalculated and he got the full impact, and injured his arm. It was painful for days cleese has said..
Cleese
it hit his side, not the arm
@@Homer-je1pz I an interview years ago he said in the arm. It was painful for the rest of the day.
luckily he purchased an umbrella policy
This is the only episode that shows Sybil to be physically violent/abusive towards Basil.
Orally got what was coming to him. I always had a bit of a crush on Sybil, and especially after this scene.
Is that Manuel’s umbrella?
😂😂😂😂😂
No he doesn’t get his umbrella till The Wedding Party
Que?
Most likely, the budget was very miniscule on this show.
@@bipbipbopbop Si señor
cybil is hilarious…she soooo
doesn’t
hold
back and sorts it out!! hahaha. such a great actress as is all
the cast and writers. brilliant simply brilliant!!
Damn I really fancied Sybil. Esp when she was in her day out gear😄
Sybil kicked his ass 😂
No wonder David Kelly had only one arm when he appeared in "Robin's Nest". . .
Back when comedy was actually creative, intelligent & genuinely funny.
Goddamn this is the only scene, from the entire series, where I'm completely with Sybil on this one.
Oh don't smile don't smile lol
@Oraneg L!ghtn!ng Time Why're You Smiling, Mr. O'Reilly?
*Polly:* [Putting On An Attempted Impersonation Voice As A Part Of Basil's Attempted Desperate Distraction - In The Background, Sybil, The Intended Target Of The Distraction, Walks Into The Private Room She Is Pretending In] So You See, We Couldn't Possibly Manage It For At Least 3 Weeks... But If You Want It Done Straight Away, I Suggest You Try Someone Like Err... Oh, Err, What's His Name...? It's... Err...
*Sybil:* O'Reily?
*_Basil:_*_ [After He Says A Few Words In This Sentence, Sybil Snatches The Phone From Polly's Hand] Bravo, Polly, Well Done, Girl, But Listen, Where're You Speaking From?_
*Sybil:* She's In Here With Me, Basil.
*Polly:* This Isn't His Fault.
*Sybil:* Isn't It?
*Polly:* [At The Same Time Sybil Starts Closing The Door To Return To The Reception] Well, I Should've Told You...
*Basil:* [Still On The Phone] Is That Somebody There Trying To Pretend That They're From Mr. Stubbs' Company?! I Mean What Sort Of Game Do You Think You're Playing At?! I Mean Really... Really! [Hangs Up] Would You Believe What Some Of These People Would Do, Sybil?
*Sybil:* I Am Going To Make You Regret This For The Rest Of Your Life, Basil.
*Basil:* Fair Enough, I Suppose, But I Think Stubbs Is Partly To Blame...
*Sybil:* BASIL!!!!! [Her Husband Shuts Up In A Flash] Don't You _Dare_ ... Don't You _DARE_ Give Me Any More Of Those Pathetic Lies!
*Basil:* Oh, Right.
*Sybil:* What Do You Take Me For? [Begins Walking To The Reception Walls] Did You Really Think That I Would Believe That This Shambles Is The Work Of Professional Builders... I Mean, People Who Do It For A Living?
*Basil:* No, No, Not Really, No.
*Sybil:* Why Did I Trust You, Basil - Why Did I Let You Make The Arrangements? I Could've Seen What as Going To Happen... Why Did I Do It?!
*Basil:* [Reaches Out A Hand] Well, We All Make Mistakes, Dear...
✋💥
*Sybil:* [Walks Back To The Reception Desk] I'm Sick To Death Of You... You Never Learn, Do You? [Grabs The Money Box] You NEVER, EVER LEARN! [Throws The Box At Basil Who Moves Clear - The Wall Is Hit Instead]
Have you read instrumental?
"BASL!!!"
I have the same taste in women as Mr O'Reilly. "A women with spirit".
@HerrBönk .... Well, here i am !!!! ..... ( & by the way ... i can speak German too if needed )
There's a very rare editing slip-up here.
After Sybil says 'You think I'm joking don't you' with a terrifying smile at O'Reilly, O'Reilly beams back at her. But then there's a cut away which is too fast, so we don't see O'Reilly's face properly - a still photo exists sowing how hilarious his 'charming smile' is.
Therefore when Basil then says 'Oh don't smile', it's not immediately clear that he's referring to O'Reilly's disastrous smiley attempt to ingratiate himself with Sybil, and - which is the main point - it's a bit less funny as a result. (I realise Sybil then says 'Why are you smiling?' to O'Reilly, which does help clarify things, but O'Reilly's full smile, and the comedic contrast between it and the upcoming beating, is still lost!)
Come come Mrs Faulty...
i'M cOmInG
@Katie Jones *O'Riley:* Oh, Dear Me... What've I Done Now?
*Sybil:* [Points To A Different Problem] _That_ & _That_ .
*O'Riley:* Not To Worry, I'm Putting It Right.
*Sybil:* "Not To Worry"?
*O'Riley:* You've Heard Of The Genius Of The Lamp Ms. Fawlty? Well, That's _Me_ .
*Sybil:* You Think I'm Joking, Don't You?
BASIL! at 0:59
"I like a woman with spirit!" damn, buddy just saw the noose and decided to put his head right on in
Contractors can be very frustrating.
@John Sample The Same With Hotel Managers/Hotel Owners Who Fit The Description Of Incompetent & Trust-Unworthy (E.G., Him Fawlty)
The best episode of the Fawlty Towers. I watch it a few times a year particularly the beatings.
Kelly was a polished gentleman. He was interviewed on the Late Late show by Gay Byrne in the 1980s and spoke very correctly! I hope they never bring a rehash back, leave it the gem it was meant to be!
They are. Cleese and his daughter are bringing it back this year
"i'm going to make you regret this for the rest of your life basil!" it was actually kinda scary the way she said that! 😳
@Evan Gustafson Yeah, She's Starting To Mean Business BIG TIME!!! 😠😠😠🔥🔥🔥🧨🧨🧨
"i've seen more intelligent creatures then then you lying on there backs at the bottom of ponds, I've seen better organized creatures then you running around farmyards with there heads cut off!" 😂
*THAN you (sigh) *lying on THEIR backs (sigh) *better organized creatures THAN you (SIGH) * *with THEIR heads cut off (Dear God, give me strength!!)
@@DieFlabbergast They're have really bad grammar
He did not accuse nato of an incursion but eu has been such as Poland and hungry
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i wonder if o reilly did any work for victor meldrew for his sake i hope not lol especially where victors concerned
Certainly hits like a girl. Her words hurt more than that umbrella
“BASIL!” 01:00
@pianocrisante90 Crisante Don't You _Dare_ ... Don't You _DARE_ Give Me Any More Of Those Pathetic Lies!
@@bencarolan1430 Oh right
@@masterfarr8265 What Do You Take Me For? Did You Really That I Would Believe That This _Shambles_ Is The Work Of Professional Builders... I Mean, People Who Do It For A Living?
Sybil is so abusive! Lol