Episode | Synopsis | Quote | % Correct |
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The Germans | After having his head hit by both a moose and a fire extinguisher, a concussed Basil tries desperately not to offend some guests from a particular country | "Don't mention the {war}, I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it alright" | 100%
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Communication Problems | Basil's already stressful existence is compounded by an utterly ferocious and very deaf guest | "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window: Sydney Opera House? The {Hanging Gardens} of Babylon?" | 95%
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Basil the Rat | The ultimate bane of a hotel owner's sanity is a health inspector. That and Manuel, in Basil's case. | "You have {rats} in Spain don't you or did Franco have them all shot?" | 83%
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Gourmet Night | In an attempt to schmooze the local nobility, Basil struggles to throw together some exquisite food after his Greek chef gets 'potted' | "If you don't like duck... then you're rather {stuck}" | 78%
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The Builders | Basil enlists a feckless builder to do some basic refurbishment, with inexplicably disastrous results | "If you're not over here in twenty minutes with my door I shall come over there and insert a large {garden gnome} in you. Good day" | 73%
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A Touch of Class | Basil's sycophancy towards the upper class is exploited by a con-man | "Racket? That's Brahms! Brahms' Third {Racket}!" | 73%
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Waldorf Salad | A belligerent American guest demands quality service | "Uh, I think we're just out of {Waldorfs}" | 68%
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The Anniversary | Basil's little nest of vipers storms off when he pretends to forget an important date | "It's perfectly Sybil, simple's not well. She's lost her throat and her {voice} hurts" | 58%
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The Wedding Party | Basil is caught between a lusty Frenchwoman and the scandalous activities of the guests | (Speaking about his wife's laughter) "Always reminds me of somebody machine-gunning a {seal}" | 55%
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The Hotel Inspector | Basil will go to any length to please the incredibly odd Mr Hutchinson in a case of mistaken identity | "It is not possible to reserve the BBC2 channel from the commencement of this {televisual feast} until the moment of the termination of its ending thereof, thank you so much" | 50%
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The Psychiatrist | Basil's desire to appear 'normal' causes him to act even stranger than usual in front of two experts | "Are you dining here tonight, here in this {unfashionable dump}?" | 18%
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The Kipper and the Corpse | One guest just had to die in his sleep the same night that plenty of other guests have complaints to make | "This is supposed to be a hotel, not the {Burma railway}!" | 10%
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