UKCC14 - Quarter Final TWO: Fawlty Towers vs Only Fools & Horses

[Stumpy Tim]

I'm far more inclined to watch an episode of Only Fools when it comes on TV than I am to watch the amusing, yet largely overrated, Fawlty Towers.

This. It's a match-up for those who need their comedy spoon-fed IMO

 

[Cheshire Cat]

 

[Frutos]

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[The Modfather]

This is a toughie, but gone for OF&H just because of the shear number of funny episodes. Fawlty Towers got out after 2 stunning series (as did The Young Ones)

 

[RexCathedra]

Apples and oranges. Story arc-centric v. episodic.

An epic clash between the elephant and the whale.

 

[DumLum]

That's a big statement. Only Fools and Horses ISN'T funny? Wow. You've put the cat among the pigeons there. I agree that the scene with Del falling through the bar is hugely overplayed, overrated and not particularly amusing. However, there are HUNDREDS of other moments that are.

Plus, Only Fools and Horses has six funny characters: Del, Rodney, Granddad, Uncle Albert, Trigger and Boycie. Fawlty Towers only has three: Basil, Manuel and The Major.

Don't forget Mickey Pearce. He was in 20 episodes, eight more than Basil was in Fawlty Towers.

Loved them both growing up.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

should of been the final

like two undefeated world class boxers

both would piss all other the rest

 

[BN9 BHA]

No one can watch this without laughing, I don't believe it would be possible!......brace yourself Rodney, brace yourself.....

I was laughing before Grandad loosened the bolt, Del Boy talking to the butler is funny.
Absolute classic.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Don't forget Mickey Pearce. He was in 20 episodes, eight more than Basil was in Fawlty Towers.

Loved them both growing up.

Mickey Pearce became synonymous with your daft shifty mate in every group, makes me laugh just thinking about him!

 

[joeinbrighton]

Tough call because they have both produced so many memorable moments in British comedy. If having to choose one though I think I have to come down on the side of Fawlty Towers. There's just so much packed into 12 half-hour episodes and the writing and performances are so sharp. It's a masterpiece.

 

[Mellotron]

Voted not the greatest UK COMEDY of all time, but the Greatest TV SHOW OF ALL, by the British Film Institute...

Quite. This is a COMEDY competition. For pure comedy FT is comfortably better.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I think this is a good assessment. Fawlty Towers was supremely written and performed, but it was essentially just Basil and/or Manuel ****ing things up, albeit in a very, very funny way.

Only Fools and Horses has far more substance, hence it lasted a lot longer.

Sorry. Faulty towers ended because John Cleese and Connie booth decided to stop it despite pressure from the bbc. They knew is was close to perfection and didn't want to produce a version that might be seen as trading on the success of the first two series.

Ps oddly the two old ladies, miss tibbs and , appeared in only fools and horses on one occasion.

 

[Guinness Boy]

TOWERS.

But it was a close one.

 

[Albion_Dave]

Couldn't choose between these 2 greats so flipped a coin. OFAH was the choice of the Queens head.

 

[Pavilionaire]

It will be interesting to see if OFAH can sneak ahead here and what effect the casual weekend NSC user will have on this poll.

 

[Pavilionaire]

OFAH coming back. As Delboy might say "Nice and easy Trig, nice and easy, I think we're onto a winner here..."

 

[Mellotron]

Half a day to go. Has Fawlty done it?

 

[Bold Seagull]

10 mins left, will there be a late 'mantis shrimp' like flurry of votes for OFAH, or has the comedy behemoth FT completed it's rout!?

 

[Frutos]

They think it's all over....

 

[Badger]

Such a shame, I was hoping OF&H was going to sneak it over the weekend but it wasn't to be. I'm going to go outside and attack my car with a STICK in protest.