The Hotel Inspectors
- Episode aired Oct 10, 1975
- TV-PG
- 29m
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8.8/10
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Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.Basil Fawlty goes on the alert when he hears there are hotel inspectors in the area.
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- John Howard Davies(uncredited)
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- TriviaJohn Cleese has stated that Basil's line about the table tennis table not being "in absolutely mint condition, but it could certainly be used in an emergency", is his favorite line from any episode of Fawlty Towers.
- GoofsPeas are not an ingredient in Spanish Omelette.
- Quotes
Mr. Hutchinson: Now listen, there's a documentary on BBC2 this evening about "Squawking Bird", the leader of the Blackfoot Indians in the late 1860s. Now this starts at 8:45 and goes on for approximately three-quarters of an hour.
Basil Fawlty: I'm sorry, are you talking to me?
Mr. Hutchinson: Indeed I am. Yes, now, is it possible for me to reserve the BBC2 channel for the duration of this televisual feast?
Basil Fawlty: Why don't you talk properly?
- Crazy creditsThe previously displaced "L" and "W" of the Fawlty Towers sign are now missing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in This Week: Episode dated 18 January 2007 (2007)
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Classic Cleese.
After learning that a trio of hotel inspectors are doing the rounds in Torquay, neurotic hotel owner Basil (John Cleese) comes to believe that one of them is a guest at Fawlty Towers. At first he suspects pernickety and obnoxious guest Mr. Hutchinson (Bernard Cribbens) of being an inspector, and does his utmost to keep him happy, but when Sybil informs Basil that the man is just a spoon salesman, his attention turns to grouchy Mr. Walt (James Cossins).
Watching Basil fawn and squirm is absolutely hilarious, as is his inevitable meltdown, when the desperate hotel owner offers Mr. Walt cold hard cash to keep quiet. Nothing, however, beats the very ending, which sees Basil welcoming three new guests (the real hotel inspectors) having just given Hutchinson a well-deserved send-off with a couple of cream pies and a jug of milk. Cleese's reaction is priceless.
Watching Basil fawn and squirm is absolutely hilarious, as is his inevitable meltdown, when the desperate hotel owner offers Mr. Walt cold hard cash to keep quiet. Nothing, however, beats the very ending, which sees Basil welcoming three new guests (the real hotel inspectors) having just given Hutchinson a well-deserved send-off with a couple of cream pies and a jug of milk. Cleese's reaction is priceless.
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