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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 199175" data-attributes="member: 13">Other favourite Basil lines including as he recovers from concussion in hospital &quot;The Germans&quot;, as the nurse says he&#039;s getting the doctor, &quot;You need a plastic surgeon, dear, not a doctor!&quot;.One of many to Mrs Richards: &quot;No, the radio works, you don&#039;t! I&#039;ll see if I can fix it you scabby old bat!&quot; and downstairs in the office &quot;Is this a piece of your brain?&quot;His waspish comments to Mr Johnson in &quot;The Psychiatrist&quot; were brilliant.&nbsp; When Mr Johnson asks if there is anywhere nearby that serves French food: &quot;Yes, France, I believe, and the swim will certainly sharpen your appetite!&quot;Epic stuff, you could never tire of watching Fawlty Towers.But there is an important point to make, for all the debates which rage about which is the best comedy, in my mind it isn&#039;t really fair to compare Fawlty Towers and Only Fools and Horses as they are very different forms of comedy.&nbsp; Fawlty Towers is very much farce-based, whilst Only Fools as it developed became a more rounded show, tacking issues that conventional comedies never really dealt with (for instance it dealt with Grandad&#039;s death on-screen),I often think that the most direct shows in comparison to Fawlty Towers would be the like of Some Mothers Do &#039;Ave &#039;Em &amp; Open All Hours (both having elements of farce) because others like Porridge, One Foot In The Grave blended genuine comedy with more serious moments.In summary the brilliance of Fawlty Towers is best typified by the fact that it still makes millions of people laugh over 40 years later.&nbsp; The truly great comedy stands the test of time.Swami</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Swami, post: 199175, member: 13"] Other favourite Basil lines including as he recovers from concussion in hospital "The Germans", as the nurse says he's getting the doctor, "You need a plastic surgeon, dear, not a doctor!". One of many to Mrs Richards: "No, the radio works, you don't! I'll see if I can fix it you scabby old bat!" and downstairs in the office "Is this a piece of your brain?" His waspish comments to Mr Johnson in "The Psychiatrist" were brilliant. When Mr Johnson asks if there is anywhere nearby that serves French food: "Yes, France, I believe, and the swim will certainly sharpen your appetite!" Epic stuff, you could never tire of watching Fawlty Towers. But there is an important point to make, for all the debates which rage about which is the best comedy, in my mind it isn't really fair to compare Fawlty Towers and Only Fools and Horses as they are very different forms of comedy. Fawlty Towers is very much farce-based, whilst Only Fools as it developed became a more rounded show, tacking issues that conventional comedies never really dealt with (for instance it dealt with Grandad's death on-screen), I often think that the most direct shows in comparison to Fawlty Towers would be the like of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em & Open All Hours (both having elements of farce) because others like Porridge, One Foot In The Grave blended genuine comedy with more serious moments. In summary the brilliance of Fawlty Towers is best typified by the fact that it still makes millions of people laugh over 40 years later. The truly great comedy stands the test of time. Swami [/QUOTE]

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