Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers1975

Genre: Comedy
Fawlty Towers is a British television sitcom broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Just two series of six episodes were made. The show was created and written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, who also starred in the show and were married at the time o… more »



Basil Fawlty:
Shhh-shh-shh-shh-shh. You know nothing... about... the horse.

Manuel:
[parroting] I know "nothing... about... the horse."

Basil Fawlty:
Yes.

Manuel:
Ah. Which horse?

Basil Fawlty:
What?

Manuel:
Which horse I know nothing?

Basil Fawlty:
My horse, nitwit!

Manuel:
Your horse - Nitwit.

Basil Fawlty:
No-no-no. Dragonfly.

Manuel:
It won!

Basil Fawlty:
Yes, I know!

Manuel:
I know it won, too!

Basil Fawlty:
What?

Manuel:
I put money on for you. You give me money; I go to betting shop.

Basil Fawlty:
Yes, I know, I know, I know.

Manuel:
Then why you say I know nothing?

Basil Fawlty:
[desperately] Look, look, look, you know the horse?

Manuel:
Uh, Nitwit or Dragonfly?

Basil Fawlty:
Dragonfly! There isn't a horse called Nit... YOU'RE the Nitwit!

Manuel:
What is Witnit?

Basil Fawlty:
It doesn't matter. Look, it doesn't matter. Oh, I can spend the rest of my life having this conversation. Now, please, please, try to understand before one of us dies.

Manuel:
I try.

Basil Fawlty:
You're going to forget everything you know about Nitwit.

Manuel:
No, no. Dragonfly.

Basil Fawlty:
Dragonfly!

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