Movie connections for
"Fawlty Towers" (1975)

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Version of

Snavely (1978) (TV)

Remade as

"Amanda's" (1983)
"Payne" (1999)

Referenced in

"The Goodies: Hype Pressure (#6.2)" (1976)
 -  "They've taken off Fawlty Towers"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pod People (#4.3)" (1991)
 -  Crow: (as Basil) Yes dear. I'm doing it dear.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Unearthly (#4.20)" (1991)
 -  Crow: (as Basil) Manuel!
An Ungentlemanly Act (1992) (TV)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Castle of Fu-Manchu (#4.23)" (1992)
 -  "Yes, dear I'm doing it dear!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (#5.24)" (1993)
 -  Crow: (as Basil) Yes, dear. I'm doing it, dear.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Brain That Wouldn't Die (#6.13)" (1993)
 -  Crow (impersonating John Cleese): "Well, thank you, God, thank you so bloody much."
Bottom Live: The Big Number 2 Tour (1995) (V)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Riding with Death (#9.14)" (1997)
 -  Crow: "I'm sorry, he's from Barcelona."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Bees (#10.5)" (1998)
 -  Mike: Lord Melbury!
The John Cleese Interview (1998) (V)
 -  Interview is about the series
Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999) (TV)
Guest House Paradiso (1999)
"The Human Face" (2001)
"The Office: Training (#1.4)" (2001)
 -  David mentions Basil Fawlty
"The Office: (#2.1)" (2002)
 -  David Brent imitates Basil Fawlty.
Shrek 2 (2004)
 -  When the King mentions his "Crusade wound", a direct reference to Basil Fawlty's constant mention of his "war wound." Both parts are played by John Cleese.
Red Dwarf: Dwarfing USA (2004) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
Red Dwarf: Heavy Science - Series V (2004) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
"Favouritism: Michael Portillo's Great British Losers (#1.4)" (2005)
 -  The show is discussed
"Comedy Connections: To the Manor Born (#4.5)" (2006)
 -  Referenced by name
What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
Vollidiot (2007)
 -  "Don't mention the war, Simon"
"Have I Got News for You: (#34.2)" (2007)
 -  Referenced by name
"Doctor Who: The Fires of Pompeii (#4.2)" (2008)
 -  The Doctor apologises for Donna's odd behaviour by using Basil Fawlty's catchphrase "don't mind her, she's from Barcelona"

Featured in

The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979) (TV)
"Zomergasten: (#3.2)" (1990)
 -  A fragment of this series is shown in this episode
"Zomergasten: (#5.1)" (1992)
 -  A fragment of this series is shown in this episode
"Seriously Funny: An Argument for Comedy" (1996)
Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)
 -  clips from this show are used in this special
"Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom" (1999)
The 100 Greatest TV Moments (1999) (TV)
Night of a Thousand Shows (2000) (TV)
Care (2000) (TV)
The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV)
The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (2004) (TV)
 -  Clips from this series were included.
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips from the series were included.
"Favouritism: Michael Portillo's Great British Losers (#1.4)" (2005)
 -  Clips are shown
Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005) (TV)
 -  clips

Spoofed in

In the Red (1998) (TV)
Goodness Gracious Me: Back Where They Came from (2001) (TV)

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