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* SignatureScene: The climax with concussed Basil encountering the German guests, above all his "silly walk" impression of Adolf Hitler. This is not just the signature scene for this episode, but arguably for Fawlty Towers as a whole.
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* SignatureScene: The climax with concussed Basil encountering the German guests, above all his "silly walk" impression of Adolf Hitler. This is not just the signature scene for this episode, but arguably one for Fawlty Towers as a whole.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The Sister is played by Creator/BrendaCowling, who would later be best known for playing Mrs. Lipton in ''Series/YouRangMLord''.
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Removal of malformed wicks from GCPTR cleanup
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One of the best scenes in the whole series is where Manuel sets fire to the kitchen [[HilarityEnsues during a fire drill]]. The real building (for exteriors, anyway) burned down in 1991.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: One of the best scenes in the whole series is where Manuel sets fire to the kitchen [[HilarityEnsues during a fire drill]]. The real building (for exteriors, anyway) burned down in 1991.
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* AluminiumChristmasTrees: At the time, cutting an ingrown toenail really '''was''' a major surgical procedure requiring a stay in hospital.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Basil keeps talking about how "we're all in this together now," as England had just joined the European Common Market.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Basil keeps talking about how "we're all in this together now," as England the UK had just joined the European Common Market.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Basil keeps talking about how "we're all in this together now," as England had just joined the European Common Market.
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* SignatureScene: The climax with concussed Basil encountering the German guests, above all his "silly walk" impression of Adolf Hitler. This is not just the signature scene for this episode, but arguably for Fawlty Towers as a whole.
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* InternetBackdraft: For reruns at least, it appears that the infamous racism has been removed, killing the joke and also removing an opportunity to poke fun at actual racists, which led to complaints on the internet and in the media (on grounds of humour and not racism).
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* ValuesDissonance: The Major's conversation with Basil about explaining the difference between "wogs" and "niggers" to his ex-girlfriend. These slurs are seen as far more inappropriate than they were when the show first aired and would probably never fly on any modern show. Indeed, by 2013, the BBC started censoring the scene on re-airs, causing some InternetBackdraft from purists. They're uncensored on the DVD and on Creator/{{Netflix}} though, fortunately. Even in-universe the fact he's so matter-of-fact about it is the entire joke.
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* ValuesDissonance: The Major's conversation with Basil about explaining the difference between "wogs" and "niggers" to his ex-girlfriend. These slurs are seen as far more inappropriate than they were when the show first aired and would probably never fly on any modern show. Indeed, by 2013, the BBC started censoring the scene on re-airs, causing some InternetBackdraft backlash from purists. They're uncensored on the DVD and on Creator/{{Netflix}} though, fortunately. Even in-universe the fact he's so matter-of-fact about it is the entire joke.
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--> I took her to see India at the Oval... and the strange thing was that throughout the morning she kept referring to the Indians as 'niggers'! No, no, ''no'', I said. ''Niggers'' are the ''West'' Indians. ''These'' people are '''WOGS!'''
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--> I took her to see India at the Oval... and the strange thing was that throughout the morning she kept referring to the Indians as 'niggers'! No, no, ''no'', I said. ''Niggers'' are the ''West'' Indians. ''These'' people are '''WOGS!''' No, no, no, no, she said, all cricketeers are niggers!
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* MemeticMutation: "Don't mention the war!"
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: The Major's cheerfully casual racism ''really'' shouldn't be funny, but... yeah.
--> I took her to see India at the Oval... and the strange thing was that throughout the morning she kept referring to the Indians as 'niggers'! No, no, ''no'', I said. ''Niggers'' are the ''West'' Indians. ''These'' people are '''WOGS!'''
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One of the best scenes in the whole series is where Manuel sets fire to the kitchen [[HilarityEnsues during a fire drill]]. The real building (for exteriors, anyway) burned down in 1991.
* InternetBackdraft: For reruns at least, it appears that the infamous racism has been removed, killing the joke and also removing an opportunity to poke fun at actual racists, which led to complaints on the internet and in the media (on grounds of humour and not racism).
* MisaimedFandom: The climax and indeed most of the show is actually making fun of racist attitudes. Hasn't stopped the former from being popular among people with those views, which alarms Creator/JohnCleese.
* ValuesDissonance: The Major's conversation with Basil about explaining the difference between "wogs" and "niggers" to his ex-girlfriend. These slurs are seen as far more inappropriate than they were when the show first aired and would probably never fly on any modern show. Indeed, by 2013, the BBC started censoring the scene on re-airs, causing some InternetBackdraft from purists. They're uncensored on the DVD and on Creator/{{Netflix}} though, fortunately. Even in-universe the fact he's so matter-of-fact about it is the entire joke.
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--> I took her to see India at the Oval... and the strange thing was that throughout the morning she kept referring to the Indians as 'niggers'! No, no, ''no'', I said. ''Niggers'' are the ''West'' Indians. ''These'' people are '''WOGS!'''
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: One of the best scenes in the whole series is where Manuel sets fire to the kitchen [[HilarityEnsues during a fire drill]]. The real building (for exteriors, anyway) burned down in 1991.
* InternetBackdraft: For reruns at least, it appears that the infamous racism has been removed, killing the joke and also removing an opportunity to poke fun at actual racists, which led to complaints on the internet and in the media (on grounds of humour and not racism).
* MisaimedFandom: The climax and indeed most of the show is actually making fun of racist attitudes. Hasn't stopped the former from being popular among people with those views, which alarms Creator/JohnCleese.
* ValuesDissonance: The Major's conversation with Basil about explaining the difference between "wogs" and "niggers" to his ex-girlfriend. These slurs are seen as far more inappropriate than they were when the show first aired and would probably never fly on any modern show. Indeed, by 2013, the BBC started censoring the scene on re-airs, causing some InternetBackdraft from purists. They're uncensored on the DVD and on Creator/{{Netflix}} though, fortunately. Even in-universe the fact he's so matter-of-fact about it is the entire joke.
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