From the episode "Waldorf Salad" - Basil is slow to understand what the Hamiltons request for their drinks. If you have any favourite clips from the show, let us know and we'll upload them! All copyrights belong to the BBC.
One time, Andre the Giant was on an airplane. He asked the flight attendant for a screwdriver. She brought him the actual tool. He said "What would you have brought me if I asked for a Bloody Mary?"
Still, it seems silly to call something as simple as orange juice with vodka a screwdriver relying on the other to know. Same with Cuba libre. Its bloody cola with rum.
@@LetBBB6345789you could say that about any drink with a creative name. Malibu Bay Breeze, rusty nail, cosmopolitan... They're all vague as hell unless you know what they are. So is pizza or cheesecake or bagel. It's called learning what the things are and how to make them.
@@HHM706 basically it's a shot of Irish cream and whiskey dropped into a glass of Guinness. Idk about other parts of the world but "bomb" is a common term in the States we use to refer to dropping a shot of something in a glass of something else, and the name "Irish Car Bomb" is a reference to both this style of drink and The Troubles. I've never had the Irish Car Bomb myself though, I was just told about it by a friend.
There are other instances in the show where you can see stuff like this. And when Basi's being chased around by the doctor with the syringe you can even see one of the camera monitors in the office.
And drinking while driving, no seat belts. Smoking was even promoted by doctors. You could dispose your rubbish where ever you pleased, or just burn it. Companies had not to worry about how to dispose of dangerous waste, they just snuk it into products they sell. The times of freedom, likely gone forever.
- I understand. And you'll leave the drinks? Nothing to drink? - What do you mean, nothing to drink??? - Well, you can't drink the screwdrivers, can you? - What else would you suggest we'd do with them?
I think the british weather sounds better than cali weather tbh. The heat in cali is pretty brutal, especially during July and August. I dont mind a bit of overcast and rain one bit. If I was gonna live out west, I'd live in Arizona or Nevada, by the Mojave. It's mercilessly hot there during the summer but the desert is so beautiful that it's worth it.
My uncle retired and lived on Crete for six years. He said the constant blue skies and sun beating down actually became monotonous and boring after a while. He now lives in Northumberland and loves a bracing cold walk on the seafront.
If you compare weather to different countries the English weather isn't that bad. The narrative stems from negative English people. April is the only month it's bad, which we call "April showers". Though this year it's been ok for some reason! In my life of 38 years I have only experienced about two or three bad summers. There is "some truth" to the narrative but nowhere near as much as English people make out, which the rest of the world understandably believes.
@@karimkekhia4369 Totally! Canadian actor the late Bruce Boa gave an authentic performance as the stereotypical American (tourist) in this episode from beginning to end!
Probably the worst episode across the two series. It just seemed too limited, as though it was forced against a weak script. Unatmospheric and played as a nervy ensemble piece.
"Humour was much better in the past. *Everything* was much better in the past, before PC destroyed it all." Yes, I'm the dreary, depressing old fart who makes exactly the same point on every YT video of every programme that was on TV half a century ago, never once grasping that nobody ever gives the slightest toss for the one miserable, brainless opinion I have, that I go around YT applying to absolutely everything, and which everyone scrolls past as though it's just a blank, grey space on the screen. :)
No, I found your comment riveting! In fact reading it has changed my whole perspective on - well, on just about EVERYTHING, really! Have you ever thought of expanding your observation into a book?
Up until the early 80's the majority of tv was light hearted banter & humour, fast forward to nowadays, its mainly doom gloom being as vulgar as possible to gain a reaction followed by arguing, how i killed my children followed by grim reality & love island. In the 70's there were a fraction of the channels tjat you get today but far more comedy, most of which is Banned incase some faggot gets upset.
Point being Basil is an out of touch snob who really has no understanding, he is full of racial prejudice and fawning obsequiousness to the higher classes. He is an idiot...hence the name Faulty. He doesn't understand wine culture though he looks down upon those that look down upon wine culture. He has no idea what fine dining and a cultured palate is, but he will prostrate himself before those that have the money to enjoy such indulgences. Fawlty is faulty...an imbecile with aspirations to mix with people who enjoy the finer things in life whilst he himself is lacking in the knowledge that may afford him some appreciation. He want to be a part of that element of society that appreciates the finer aspects of food and culture, but he has no education and no idea how to achieve it.
