Fawlty Towers (TV Series)
The Anniversary (1979)
John Cleese: Basil Fawlty
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Quotes
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Manuel : [helping Basil improvise an excuse for his wife's absence at their anniversary party] Is surprise party?
Basil Fawlty : Yes!
Manuel : She no here.
Basil Fawlty : Right.
Manuel : That is surprise!
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Basil Fawlty : I'll ruin you... you'll never waitress in Torquay again!
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Roger : Did you hear that? I said "Syb ill."
Basil Fawlty : Yes?
Roger : Wha', chu got it?
Basil Fawlty : No, no, no, I'm fine.
Roger : [explaining] No, no, no. Well, I call her... I call her "Syb," right? So "Syb - ill." "Bas - well."
Manuel : "MAN - well!"
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Sybil Fawlty : You don't have to worry about Polly forgetting anything important, Basil.
Basil Fawlty : Don't I?
Sybil Fawlty : No, you don't.
Basil Fawlty : Oh, good. How splendid.
Sybil Fawlty : No, SHE doesn't forget things.
Basil Fawlty : Doesn't she?
Sybil Fawlty : Well, can you remember the last time she did?
Basil Fawlty : No, I can't, but then my memory isn't very good.
Sybil Fawlty : You can say that again.
Basil Fawlty : Can I, dear? Oh, thank you.
Basil Fawlty : [clears throat] I've forgotten what it was.
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Basil Fawlty : Look, it's... look it's... it's perfectly Sybil. Simple's not well. She's lost her throat and her voice hurts.
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Basil Fawlty : Do I detect the smell of burning martyr?
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Basil Fawlty : She's fine. She's absolutely fine. Well, I mean, she's feeling dreadful, but she'll live. That's what counts in the long run, doesn't it?
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Basil Fawlty : I'll just, uh, pop upstairs and ask her to stop dying, and then you can all come up and identify her.
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Virginia : Is it serious?
Basil Fawlty : Well, it might be.
Alice : Oh, dear!
Basil Fawlty : I mean, not completely serious, but slightly serious.
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Basil Fawlty : Let's let her have a bit of a fume.
Polly Sherman : Wouldn't it be simpler to boil her in oil?
Basil Fawlty : Yes, but not as economical.
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Basil Fawlty : Don't hit our friends. I know you're not feeling 100%, but control yourself.
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Polly Sherman : Nice paper, Basil.
Basil Fawlty : Oh, thank you, Alice. Yes, we got it to go with the carpet.
Roger : To go with it?
Basil Fawlty : That's right, Roger.
Roger : Yeah, well, one of them will have to go. My money's on the carpet.
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Sybil Fawlty : [after establishing that it is April 17] Does that stir any memories in you, Basil?
Basil Fawlty : Memories?
[Basil gasps]
Basil Fawlty : Agincourt?
Sybil Fawlty : What?
Basil Fawlty : Anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt?
[Sybil slaps Basil]
Basil Fawlty : Trafalgar? Crécy? Poitiers? Yom Kippur?