December 11, 2024, 1:48 am

Vale Andrew Sachs – Was Manuel the Greatest Sitcom Character Of All Time?

Sad news as the passing of Andrew Sachs on Friday, the man who played Manuel on Fawlty Towers. Que? Unfortunately the news is true, as he died aged 86 after suffering dementia.

Of course he had a long career in all forms of acting, but it was his stellar work as the bumbling waiter from Barcelona that he will be best remembered for. And loved for here at The Gurgler.

And it’s not a bad thing to be remembered for if it is your only mainstream thing.

Manuel is in our opinion the greatest Sitcom TV character of all time.

A lot nay disagree, but some would have them in their top 10. An achievement in itself coming from a show that had just 12 episodes. 6 per season in 1975 and 1979.

Some in the US thought so, as Andrew Sachs turned down a reported $US10 Million deal to reprise his role as Manuel in a US Sitcom spinoff in the 1990’s. A good move as most comedies remade in the US miss the mark.

But was Manuel the greatest Sitcom character of all time? We say yes but others may argue. But here’s a list of other great Sitcom characters according to us.

 

OTHER CANDIDATES FOR BEST SITCOM CHARACTERS

KRAMER from SEINFELD

NUDGE from HEY DAD

RANDY MARSH from SOUTH PARK

DAVID BRENT from THE OFFICE

BLAKEY from ON THE BUSES

FRANK BARONE from EVERYBOY LOVES RAYMOND

ARNOLD from DIFF’RENT STROKES

AL BUNDY from MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

 

Our vote is still for Andrew Sachs and Manuel. But you can vote below if you feel the need. Arguments can be made for others on our list and many more. As far as we are concerned there’s only one. Too many fond memories of childhood (and adulthood) of watching Fawlty Towers and repeating some of the great lines.

So, we pay tribute to Andrew Sachs for his long career, and especially for his sterling work as Manuel.

 

TOP FOUR MANUEL MOMENTS

As selected by us – here’s our favourite pieces of Manuel from Fawlty Towers. We’ll let Andrew Sachs do the talking.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkl5PvDnqZM

 

VOTE FOR BEST SITCOM CHARACTER FROM OUR LIST

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