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"Fawlty Towers" The Germans (1975)
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24 October 1975
(Season 1, Episode 6)
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Basil is left to run the hotel on his own while Sybil has an ingrown toenail removed. He quickly makes a mess of things...
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rating the episodes from 1-12, this one ranks number 4!
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Cast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | John Cleese | ... | Basil Fawlty |
 | Prunella Scales | ... | Sybil Fawlty |
| Andrew Sachs | ... | Manuel |
| Connie Booth | ... | Polly Shearman |
| Ballard Berkeley | ... | Major Gowen |
| Claire Davenport | ... | Mrs. Wilson |
| Gilly Flower | ... | Miss Abitha Tibbs |
| Renee Roberts | ... | Miss Ursula Gatsby |
| Brenda Cowling | ... | Sister |
| Louis Mahoney | ... | Doctor |
| John Lawrence | ... | Mr. Sharp |
| Iris Fry | ... | Mrs. Sharp |
| Willy Bowman | ... | German Guest |
| Nick Kane | ... | German Guest |
| Lisa Bergmayr | ... | German Guest |
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In the German dubbed version of the episode "The Germans", the dialog spoken by the German tourists was spoken in English.
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Crew or equipment visible: When Basil is trying to escape Dr. Finn, who comes to the hotel armed with a filled syringe, he runs through the hotel dining room; a video camera with monitor can be seen through the glass in the dining room door.
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German Guest:
However did they win?
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Referenced in "Temptation: Battle of the Network Shows: Heat 2 (#3.28)" (2007)
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This is the episode most people remember. And it is certainly one of the funniest in the series. Sybil is in the hospital for an operation, leaving Basil in charge of the hotel. Disaster strikes, of course, in the form of a moose's head falling on Basil. The next morning, the hotel is to conduct a routine fire drill, when an actual fire breaks out in the kitchen. Refusing to believe there is really a fire, Basil locks Manuel in the burning room. When he won't stop screaming and pounding on the door, Basil finally unlocks it and sees the blaze. After evacuating the guests for a second time, Basil goes for the fire extinguisher, which promptly explodes in his face. That lands him in the hospital with a concussion. Meanwhile, back at the hotel with Polly now at the helm, things are running very smoothly. That is until Basil unexpectedly shows up after bolting from the hospital. When he begins to interact with the German guests who have arrived, things really start to get funny, as he can't stop "mentioning the war." If you're looking for non-stop laughs, this episode certainly delivers!