"Fix Me A Waldorf Salad"

"Fix Me A Waldorf Salad" | Fawlty Towers

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Basil tries to keep a guest happy with his persistent request for a Waldorf Salad.
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@kjetilhansen5363 3 жыл бұрын

If I'm ever in New York, I'll go to the Waldorf Hotel and order a Ritz Salad.

@johnbull9195 3 жыл бұрын

'I wanna Ritz Salad!'

@vanessalouise8988 3 жыл бұрын

Harry the American guest is wearing a donkey brown shirt with a beige suit.

@rolandmiller8036 3 жыл бұрын

Where's Waldorf?

@stevena3244 2 жыл бұрын

What is a Waldorf anyway? A walnut that's gone off?

@tomedy_official 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnbull9195 we run out of ritz to

@Cyrus-3D 4 жыл бұрын

"Oh terrific. We'll celebrate. We'll have an apple party. Everybody brings his own apple and stuffs it down somebodies throat" Cannot beat the madness of Basil Fawlty.

@bsmith1164 4 жыл бұрын

C TM Have been using that line for years! Genius writing

@Cyrus-3D 4 жыл бұрын

@@bsmith1164 it is definitely a line you can use anywhere

@monicanath4859 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@atomiccritter6492 3 жыл бұрын

anyone who has worked in catering/hospitality can empathise with that line...customers thinking they can have anything

@Cyrus-3D 2 жыл бұрын

@@atomiccritter6492 That is true. Shame they cut the line out where he goes on about a book, Hamilton says "How about a Waldorf Salad" Basil says "Was that 1? You're absolutely right, it was a shocker wasn't it?" Imagine if there was actually a book out with that title. I am surprised Prunella Scales kept a straight face.

@johnparton2209 Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen this 100s of times, still makes me laugh, one of the best scenes from the greatest comedy series of all time.

@Angela-kc5ui Жыл бұрын

Agree

@johnsmith-rs2vk Ай бұрын

QUE ?

@compsecure77 3 жыл бұрын

What is a Waldorf anyway, a walnut that's gone off, priceless

@tomwakley5719 3 жыл бұрын

"Well, I think we're just out of Waldorfs..."

@danatkins307 3 жыл бұрын

I drunkenly shouted Waldorf salad at a Fawlty Towers dinner experience. Basil ripped me to pieces 😂

@monicanath4859 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@atomiccritter6492 3 жыл бұрын

did you mention the war?

@inspectortanzi Жыл бұрын

@@atomiccritter6492 I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.

@anthonygioia888 Жыл бұрын

@@inspectortanzi l mentioned the war a second time but didn’t get away with it alright!!

@clintoruss153 9 ай бұрын

@@inspectortanziwill you stop mentioning the war,, well u started it, we did not start it, yes you did you invaded poland

4 жыл бұрын

the way cleese delivers the "now come on!!!" at 1:40 is so funny

@LastAvailableAlias 2 жыл бұрын

That killed me!

@TallSilentGuy Жыл бұрын

Even better was Sybil's reaction. _Now why's he talking to an empty kitchen?_

@slipperyjoker2659 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried a Ritz salad. No I don't think I've ever tried that. Don't think I ever will either.😂😂

@DeborahAnneMacGillivray 3 жыл бұрын

I cannot eat a Waldorf salad without thinking of this....

@johnbull9195 3 жыл бұрын

Every time I hear the Waldorf-Estoria mentioned this is immediately what I think of.

@mandymarshall9220 3 жыл бұрын

Same here!! 😂

@monicanath4859 3 жыл бұрын

I never heard of this until I watched this.

@hollywark2885 3 жыл бұрын

I prefer a Ritz salad myself

@marypettyfer4640 3 жыл бұрын

Same 🤣🤭😊

@stevebrazilio 11 ай бұрын

How Bruce Boa and John Cleese kept a straight face in this whole scene is amazing! I crack up every time I watch this... possibly the most amusing clip in history I've ever seen! Harry's wife looks like she's going to crack up at any time lol...

@niru9886 4 жыл бұрын

i'm sorry i think we are out of waldorf..gets me everytime!!

@MegaFlipper33 4 жыл бұрын

Priceless moment😀

@ysgol3 4 жыл бұрын

I agree completely, but it's 'Waldorfs'.

@ashleyhallows2566 2 жыл бұрын

1:34 "Do you know the god damn ingredients of a Waldorf salad ? it's celery , apples , walnuts , grapes and mayonnaise."

@Marcusx1980 2 жыл бұрын

Fun trivia. Bruce Boa and John Cleese were actually good friends.

@u.v.s.5583 2 жыл бұрын

Unlikely. The one swims in the morning and skis in the afternoon, the other is doing silly walks all day long.

@ZetaReticuli_ 10 ай бұрын

There's no celery, and the celery flies out the box the second he says that. 😆

@0532MOET 5 ай бұрын

I never even noticed that 😅 and I've seen this 25 times

@peggymitchell5452 3 ай бұрын

Its cheese....., No no cheese! haha

@peteeyg.66 3 жыл бұрын

"I think we're just outta Waldorf". Lololol. 😆

@annewilkinson9611 2 жыл бұрын

"What is a Waldorf anyway, a walnut that's gone off?" 😂😂

@EpicMetalTime 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite episodes. Basil is used to bullying his guests and be dominating towards them but in this episode he finally met his match in the american guest who wasn't gonna have any of Basil's bullshit and actually stand up for himself.

@martymart6143 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. When I first saw it I didn't like Basil getting his comeuppance but now I think it's so well written considering when it was made. Very true of how British put up with crap service but when asked confirm its acceptable (like the 2 ladies moaning about dinner but when asked say its very nice)

@Roger__Wilco 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair though the American guest doesn't even know what he wants - throws a tantrum and thrusts money at Basil for the kitchen to stay open because he wants a warm meal and then orders a salad!

@tonypap1 2 жыл бұрын

"Stand up for himself?" Mr Hamilton's a total arsehole himself and just "out-arsehole's" Basil pretty much, which is of course what leads to such hilarity. Brilliantly acted by the superb Bruce Boa.. ❤️️

@jackspring7709 2 жыл бұрын

I once saw that Canadian actor on a train in London and he could see I recognised him - I could picture him thinking "Oh, no. I hope that guy doesn't shout 'Waldorf Salad' at me".

@timothywait9457 Жыл бұрын

he was beaten up a bit in the hotel inspectors by a fussy man cold mr uchinson for choking him

@johnbull9195 4 жыл бұрын

This actor does a great job living up to the British stereotype of an American.

@joshuawaring4180 4 жыл бұрын

John Bull and, ironically, the actor’s Canadian.

@johnbull9195 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshuawaring4180 He can't be that bad then.

@takerdust 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshuawaring4180 his accent gives it away.

@bingola45 4 жыл бұрын

@@takerdust You don't often hear a loudmouth Canadian!

@jamesiowanathanoiy8040 3 жыл бұрын

Makes a change from the drunken cockney brit that you often find in American TV

@londonspowart2296 3 жыл бұрын

CELERY! APPLES! WALNUTS! GRAPES! (in a mayonnaise sauce)

@Marcusx1980 2 жыл бұрын

Right!! Now come on...!

@lusyhognaston3777 4 жыл бұрын

I am British and I saw a Waldorf salad in a supermarket and I had never heard of it and I try virtually anything so I brought it and ate it and I loved it, one of the best American inventions ever, I love it.

@ashleynee9020 3 жыл бұрын

Which is funny because as an American I had never heard of a Waldorf Salad. This episode is the sole reason I know about it.

@lusyhognaston3777 3 жыл бұрын

@@ashleynee9020 If you see one in a shop, try it, personally I find it delicious.

@timothywait9457 3 жыл бұрын

@@lusyhognaston3777 i like it but not the wolnuts

@atomiccritter6492 3 жыл бұрын

I hope it used Waldorfs

@TallSilentGuy Жыл бұрын

So fix me one now!

@arthurvasey 3 жыл бұрын

If I ran a hotel and John Cleese walked in, I might do him a Waldorf salad! Regular salad in an igloo of cheese - walled-off salad!

@stefanydower1350 3 жыл бұрын

"It's Celery, apples, walnuts, grapes - in Mayonnaise!

@vanessalouise8988 Жыл бұрын

The Fawlty Tower episode of the Waldorf 🥗 salad with the aggressive American guest Harry is so funny. 🤣

@BritinSchleswig 3 жыл бұрын

Had to watch this again to remember the ingredients :). Entranced also by the exquisite beauty of Scottish Actress Claire Nielson playing Mrs Hamilton.

@bobbyhanly3466 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@peterashford7855 3 жыл бұрын

probably the most priceless line in the whole 2 series of FT!!! only Cleese could do it like that

@tonypap1 Жыл бұрын

I tried my first ever Waldorf Salad whilst working in the U.S a few years ago purely because of this episode. It’s something that just shouldn’t work and the ingredients just sound like a disaster waiting to happen. But then I tasted it 🤩

@mindriot91_96 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was wondering how it tasted. As you said, the ingredients 'sound like a disaster waiting to happen'. Maybe I'll give it a try.

@lexster411 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Bruce. A true gent

@clintoruss153 9 ай бұрын

Whats also funny , is basil saying,, The chef recommends the grapefruit, hows it done, well its cut in half with a cherry in the middle

@daveduvergier3412 4 ай бұрын

This is exactly the sort of banal fare you would have got in a traditional English hotel of the era, it's right on the money :)

@clintoruss153 4 ай бұрын

@@daveduvergier3412 lol

@SJMJ91 2 жыл бұрын

This episode was Basil at his most delusional! 🤣

@lambo2655 Жыл бұрын

If only customers would stick to ordering what’s written on the menu lol.

@pvcfetishman6171 5 ай бұрын

now come on classic basil

@Longi1974 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Boa also played General Rieekan in The Empire Strikes back, the Rebel leader in the Hoth Base

@Treblaine 10 ай бұрын

When this episode aired in 1979 £20 was a very large amount of money, equivalent to almost $200 today.

@Levente20 10 ай бұрын

yea but the guy still acted like a total asshole

@gfs641 2 жыл бұрын

" i think we are out of Waldorf"

@joya7304 3 жыл бұрын

He’s a natural comedian brilliant !

@peregrinemccauley7819 3 жыл бұрын

That American fellow , played his role brilliantly . Goes to show , with good production , they can perform at top level too .

@gustavmarie 3 жыл бұрын

That's Canadian actor Bruce Boa, who also played the rebel general on Hoth at the start of Empire Strikes Back and the Marine Colonel in Full Metal Jacket.

@philipmclaughlin9636 11 ай бұрын

Yep I can't watch Metal Jacket without thinking of a waldorf salad lol

@eleanorhogan8643 3 жыл бұрын

Waldorf salads are the best American creation ever, I remember seeing one at a supermarket and buying it and it was delicious

@timothywait9457 3 жыл бұрын

Eleanor Hogan i like it but minus the wolnuts

@eleanorhogan8643 3 жыл бұрын

@@timothywait9457 Then that is not a waldorf salad, waldorf salads have walnuts in them.

@timothywait9457 3 жыл бұрын

@@eleanorhogan8643 ok i have my steak rare and not from a bottle but have a bottle of wine with it

@eleanorhogan8643 3 жыл бұрын

@@timothywait9457 Fine.

@stevena3244 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't compare to a Ritz salad: apples, grapefruit and potatoes in a mayonnaise sauce

@MrX-tx9lo 4 жыл бұрын

2 people who voted down didn’t get their Waldorf salad and the steaks were out of the bottle.

@SheldonAdama17 11 ай бұрын

If Basil had just let his wife handle it and shut up for the rest of the evening, he would have spared himself a lot of grief.

@0532MOET 5 ай бұрын

At the very least not started reading the note, it's usually the same theme, he tries to make everything appear perfect and because of that it backfires massively

@gbjames1664 8 күн бұрын

But then the story would have been non-existent.

@HaleiwaGirl808 3 ай бұрын

One of my favorite shows ever! Sitting here watching Star Wars and it reminded me of this guy being in Fawlty Towers 🤣

@Glenn1967ful Жыл бұрын

Bruce Boa was Canadian, but he played the part of an arrogant, condescending rich American very well. Also, how many hotels outside of London in 1979 would have heard of a Waldorf salad? Back then, anything not sounding British would have been unknown.

@roquefortfiles 3 жыл бұрын

The guy playing the cranky American should have won an Oscar.

@ThreeLions82 2 жыл бұрын

He was dick this was the only episode I didn't like.

@jcarlovitch Жыл бұрын

Emmy.

@roquefortfiles Жыл бұрын

@@jcarlovitch That too!!

@NoahSpurrier 3 ай бұрын

He was Canadian.

@roquefortfiles 3 ай бұрын

@@NoahSpurrier Really? He's got the flat American accent down

@sleepCircle 3 жыл бұрын

what's fascinating to me is that john cleese said that--when they were writing the episode--they were envisioning the american as the protagonist. from john cleese's point of view, the american is the NORMAL guy who has come into a bizarre hotel where you can't get anything done and nothing makes sense, and he is the only one who has the gumption to complain about it, whereas all the other guests are too hindered by their own british fear of 'being rude' to say anything about how insane basil is

@tomservo5347 3 жыл бұрын

Haha that's too funny. John and Texan-born Connie really hit it out of the park with their script writing. (For a Texan Connie did a pretty good accent.)

@tomservo5347 3 жыл бұрын

@Rowan Melton I was flabbergasted finding out she was American, and has a degree in psychiatry I believe. Very smart with looks to boot and she still looks good at nearly 80. As for accents, the shoe fits the same when English actors try pulling off a German accent, or funnier still an American one because they don't lay on their 'R's thick enough.

@tommyandrewd 3 жыл бұрын

It was basically the difference in American and British culture, though I doubt the American was ever meant to be portrayed as particularly likeable.

@atomiccritter6492 3 жыл бұрын

well customers coming into a hotel expecting to order something not on the menu is a little dick-ish and kind of normal I guess

@lifeofabronovich7792 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomservo5347 Connie was actually born in Indiana. But she's American nonetheless. I was honestly fooled though - I thought she was a Brit for a good while!

@edwinhesketh9720 3 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite FT episode of them all

@gst013 3 жыл бұрын

Basil has so much anxiety that watching him gives me anxiety 😅

@Iggywiggywoo 4 жыл бұрын

That's General Riekan from Star Wars!

@ejl1000 4 жыл бұрын

Princess... we have a visitor!

@peterburke1709 3 жыл бұрын

So this is where he went after the battle of hoth

@Iggywiggywoo 3 жыл бұрын

@@peterburke1709 this was one year before the battle of Hoth actually.

@inspectortanzi Жыл бұрын

On Hoth, only Imperial Probe Droid salads are available.

@user-wj5nc6gt3y 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant, how those guys kept a straight face throughout the filming.. too funny! Difficult to match this type and quality of comedy's now a days.. I was around 10 at that time, living in Holland, I still remember the episode!

@TallSilentGuy Жыл бұрын

Just imagine how much time and trouble Basil would have saved if he'd just said right from the get-go "We don't have all the ingredients to make a Waldorf Salad". 🤦‍♂

@bobt5778 3 жыл бұрын

Well I think we're just out of Waldorf!

@martymart6143 2 жыл бұрын

It only occurred to me recently thar this is the only Fawlty Towees episode which is shown in real time, no breaks in time etc and all takes place in the space of a few hours

@stagna1959 9 ай бұрын

20 pounds to keep kitchen open an hour and half was lot of money in 1979 , especially if we consider chef only demanded five for overtime. Mrs. Richard paid 7 pounds per night for her room , so it was almost equal to 3 day stay . No wonder Sybil was upset that Basil wanted to pocket it for himself. Probably wanted to bet on another horse race secretly so wife would not know.

@googleuser2609 6 ай бұрын

hehe :)

@MrX-tx9lo 4 жыл бұрын

Steaks...done rare not out of a bottle hahahaha We are all out of waldorfs hahahahaha

@pauldashwood2897 2 жыл бұрын

A wall 🤣🤣 great stuff .

@stephenchurch9563 9 ай бұрын

We have apples, o great we’ll have a apple party😅

@neilwilliams1518 2 жыл бұрын

bruce boa made this but cleese comic genius...the part with the book slating magnificent

@tommyandrewd 3 жыл бұрын

I’d always wondered that if Terry was around to cook if he had known what a Waldorf Salad was and how to make one

@Marcusx1980 2 жыл бұрын

Probably not

@jameslong3509 Жыл бұрын

He put mince beef in Paella (“The Anniversary”) so who knows. He came from Dorchester not The Dorchester. Though he could just about manage Dutch Veal (until Basil poisoned some) so hit and miss.

@LastAvailableAlias 2 жыл бұрын

Claire Nielson, who plays his wife here, is lovely

@jackfitzpatrick8173 2 жыл бұрын

Sliced hippopotamus...classic.

@MerkhVision Жыл бұрын

With suitcase sauce! Lol

@NilezII 4 ай бұрын

I notice in this episode that the couple loves everything that Sybil does, and hates everything that Basil does!

@colallison6152 4 жыл бұрын

Now come on!!. Hilarious.

@monicanath4859 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely brilliant! I never heard of this salad until I watched it.

@pagrant 4 жыл бұрын

a Ritz salad

@Craigevansagain 4 жыл бұрын

"I haven't tried that. Don't think I ever will."

@u.v.s.5583 4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried a Fawlty salad? Rat, rat poison, mayonnaise sauce.

@pagrant 4 жыл бұрын

@@u.v.s.5583 with a side dish of, mickey mouse shape chips

@stevena3244 2 жыл бұрын

Apples, grapefruit and potatoes in a mayonnaise sauce

@peterburke1709 4 жыл бұрын

I actually stayed at the walforf Astoria in New York back in 2003 during the blackout

@Sailorsega 4 жыл бұрын

Did you get to try their famous salad?

@peterburke1709 3 жыл бұрын

Nah

@bertvdlast 3 жыл бұрын

@@peterburke1709. They couldn’t make it in the dark?

@perjensen7751 2 жыл бұрын

Some waldorfsalats are made with celleryleaves in stead of celery and creme fraiche instead of only mayonaisse. That would probably make the american furiuois.

@pauliejay4161 3 жыл бұрын

I gotta say, I looove Waldorf salads!

@Chris-qo4rt 2 жыл бұрын

2:44 It's now a real thing because of this episode, and it was basically Basil bullshitting and making it up on the fly lmao

@DarknessIsThePath Жыл бұрын

What's a Waldorf anyway? A Walnut that's gone off?!

@HSimon1981 9 ай бұрын

now we got apples Terrific we'll celebrate we'll have an apple party Everybody pulls his own apple and stuffs it down somebody's throat

@marypettyfer4640 3 жыл бұрын

Love Fawlty Towers brilliant 👏

@compsecure77 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant absolutely positively.

@klaskristian1 2 жыл бұрын

Haha. Yes it is a great episode in a great tv series. As i am a chef i really likes this episode. If one knows food, the restaurant and service buisness, this episode gets much funnier!

@chrimorhen4585 2 жыл бұрын

Very funny I wouldn't stay at this hotel lol great acting.

@johnsmith-rs2vk Ай бұрын

Great stuff . Hilarious .

@AntarcticaTelevision 3 жыл бұрын

Basil may be annoying, but the American tourist here is pretty tetchy too.

@bobbybaratheon4647 11 ай бұрын

He pissed me off with his fucking Waldorf Salad 🤣🤣🤣

@ganados0 9 ай бұрын

Basil's problems stem from the fact he's never honest.

@paulboulter7823 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Boa,brilliant!

@vanessalouise8988 Жыл бұрын

Why didn't Basil write down the ingredients of the Waldorf salad 🥗 on a writing pad .🤣

@walmingtonhomeguard 2 жыл бұрын

Basil decides to make up his own salad to try and appease this guest. After finding out the Waldorf is a hotel he offers him a 'Ritz salad' which he tells him is a 'traditional old english thing' It's apples potatoes and grapefruit in mayonaisse!!! I'm surprised he didn't lap it up lol

@WillRock07 3 жыл бұрын

This is probably the only time I felt a little bad for Basil. Every other time you can argue he totally got everything coming to him and dished out as good as he got, but here, even though he tries to deceive the guy, The American comes off as a self entitled bully who is arguably much worse than Basil in a lot of ways. I would have liked to have seen Basil actually take his frustrations out on this guy to just see what happened, but he never does, instead throwing his frustrations out on the guests at the end of the episode hahaha.

@JH24821 Жыл бұрын

What you say is certainly true, but Basil also kept digging himself into a hole. The American guest was polite to Sybil, and if Basil just would have let it go everything could have been resolved amicably.

@Chris-qo4rt 10 ай бұрын

The american was douchy but i think Basil needed a taste of his own medicine. The bully finally gets bullied himself.

@mahlstadt 4 жыл бұрын

Someone saw my Ritz salad and asked if I was about to eat it or had just done so

@peterburke3944 Жыл бұрын

i reckon mr hamilton would of had manuel for breakfast if he hadnt left with polly and terry

@killerlifealbum 6 ай бұрын

Perfect comedy the best !

@kevinfred10001 3 жыл бұрын

Basil missed an opportunity to be sarcastic. When he brought the guests their screwdrivers he could have said' The vodka is out of a bottle, is that all right?'

@lewishadley6219 2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't ever sarcastic to those he perceived to be important or upper class

@TheLowerIntestine 2 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of a chef recommending the grapefruit lol

@u.v.s.5583 2 жыл бұрын

I have something even better for you. Albatross.

@gavinreid8937 6 ай бұрын

Basil stayed open in 1979 for £20 , well today with inflation that,d be about £95!

@alihamzaamalik840 2 ай бұрын

What’s a scene absalout classic 😂

@skeletor6287 4 жыл бұрын

If there is no wardorf salad on the menu then why ask for it?

@munimathbypeterfelton6251 4 жыл бұрын

Because some American tourists/customers in restaurants believe they are entitled to whatever they want whenever they want it simply because they flaunt their big wads of money.

@skeletor6287 4 жыл бұрын

Peter Felton that Logic is like going into a McDonald’s and asking for caviar.

@atomiccritter6492 3 жыл бұрын

@@munimathbypeterfelton6251 not just Americans...it happens over here in Britain and some customers really have swallowed the nonsense that the customer is king to the point of absurdity. I have worked in hospitality and you kind of get used to people and their strange off-menu type requests

@user-fd4sh3zl5z 5 ай бұрын

He’s actually Canadian actor

@DafneVallstrom 3 ай бұрын

Jag vill också ha en Waldorf-sallad!

@free..to..air.. 2 ай бұрын

A Savoy Salad is made entirely of cabbage

@jacknottingham9492 13 күн бұрын

“Now come on!!!”

@weerobot Ай бұрын

Classic Scene...

@jasoneaton9477 3 жыл бұрын

'" well u need to take your ass back to Waldorf fur dat salad"

@reggiebhorrorbaker1650 7 ай бұрын

My favourite

@philipmclaughlin9636 11 ай бұрын

I think were just out of Waldorfs.

@barsixful Жыл бұрын

Inspired comedy. I’m always thanking the universe I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. And how I feel sorry for the young ones today! iPhones, social media, and Pink….omg