Classic that spawned a whole career for him as creator of management consultant training aids after UK Hoteliers' assoc used it for "how not to do it" examples. Posted because I know there's lots of Pyhton & Cleese fans here :)
1 posted on
08/09/2006 8:11:10 AM PDT by
1066AD
To: 1066AD
Pyhton & Cleese Or is that Python and Cheese?
2 posted on
08/09/2006 8:16:54 AM PDT by
Tennessee_Bob
("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
To: 1066AD
Despite only running for 12 episodes, it regularly tops polls of favourite TV shows.Twelve episodes? TOTAL?
3 posted on
08/09/2006 8:16:59 AM PDT by
newgeezer
("Hezbollah" is wrong. Since they are the 'party of Allah', the accurate translation is "Hezb'Allah")
To: 1066AD
"how creator John Cleese based the character of Basil Fawlty on Donald Sinclair, a former owner of the Hotel Gleneagles."Funny, Donald Sinclair was the name of his character in Rat Race.
4 posted on
08/09/2006 8:17:45 AM PDT by
guitar4jesus
(Black, Conservative . . . and I vote!)
To: 1066AD
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A true classic. So funny. A great cast.
To: 1066AD; Ready4Freddy; leilani; Eurotwit
9 posted on
08/09/2006 8:19:45 AM PDT by
bwteim
To: 1066AD
Basil,to Sybil...."Sybil,do you remember when we were first...manacled together? We used to laugh quite a lot"
Sybil.....Yes,but not at the same time,Basil
To: 1066AD; Tax-chick
You just gotta love the Brits. Who else could get away with naming a poor baby girl Prunella?
13 posted on
08/09/2006 8:33:18 AM PDT by
Xenalyte
(who is having the best day ever!)
To: 1066AD
Prunella Scales is one of my favorite actresses. Always barely restrained at the edge.
15 posted on
08/09/2006 8:33:51 AM PDT by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: 1066AD
Can remember laughing hillariously night after night, great times back way back when..........
19 posted on
08/09/2006 8:38:05 AM PDT by
litehaus
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22 posted on
08/09/2006 8:57:42 AM PDT by
NonValueAdded
(Tom Gallagher, the anti-Crist [FL 2006 Governor race])
To: 1066AD
"Flay otters"
"Farty towels"
Just a couple of the marquee's I remember.
24 posted on
08/09/2006 9:02:20 AM PDT by
Mr. Jazzy
(God Bless the United States of America and all that defend her hard earned freedom!)
To: 1066AD
I hope she didn't drive over any mines, or anything like that.
32 posted on
08/09/2006 9:46:08 AM PDT by
dfwgator
To: 1066AD
“Fawlty Towers”! Loved that show, as did my late mother. “Fawlty Towers” still lives here on Public TV and BBC America as does “Keeping Up Appearances” and “Are You Being Served?”.
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Several classic American TV shows were based on earlier British shows: All In the Family, Three’s Company, The Office, and I think several others.
I also remember watching one of those John Cleese management/customer service training films serveral jobs ago.
34 posted on
08/10/2006 2:31:50 PM PDT by
Caramelgal
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