First and only episode I ever saw, and I quite liked it.

One of the funniest half hours on television. I first saw this when I was young, and laughed so hard it hurt. Some 20 years later, I still laugh just thinking about it.
I heard that a toy company makes a replica of Basil's car, complete with a tiny figure brandishing a tree branch! Has anyone seen or heard of this?

Here ya go, Craig:

http://www.ragbone.com/shop/catalogue/corgi/tvfilm/fawltytowers.html

Thanks, JD! I should have known Corgi would be behind it!

This is a classic show.

Good to see you here as well Craig.

Oh, hi, Douglas, and thanks! I wish I could post here a little more frequently, but I haven't seen Fawlty Towers for years, and it turns out I've actually missed some episodes.
I'll lurk around here from time to time (posting if I remember something relevant) until I get the series on DVD.

Wasn't John Cleese married to Connie Booth during this show's production? If so, are they still married?
I always miss the runs of this series that PBS does from time to time. I watched this in first run in the U.S. in the '70's. I heard that Cleese created this series to poke fun at hotels, as he was very irritated with British hotels and their personnel. (Doesn't Cleese have a book or video out called "How To Irritate People"?

No, they divorced years ago. I think he's had another couple of wives since then, both also Americans. I think.

Basil Fawlty was based on the manager of a hotel where the Pythons stayed while on a location shoot.

Andre is the same guy that played Andre in the Pink Panther series (maybe he's the same character?).