Fawlty Towers/Characters

Basil Fawlty

British Stuffiness
The Chew Toy
Deadpan Snarker
Henpecked Husband
Jerkass
- Jerkass Woobie: He's a rude, self-centered elitist who abuses his employees both verbally and physically... and yet the people he's forced to deal with are so stupid, obnoxious, and demanding that it's impossible not to feel at least a little sorry for him.
Lean and Mean: His wife calls him an "an ageing, brilliantined stick insect".
Motor Mouth: Has a tendency for fast-paced rants when he's upset.
No Accounting for Taste: He and Sybil actively hate each other.
Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist

Annoying Laugh
Catch Phrase: "Oh, I knooow!"
Hair-Trigger Temper
Jerkass: Nowhere near the same level of Jerkassery as Basil, but that's not saying much.
Tsundere: Nice to guests, hostile to her husband (and Irish builders).

Butt Monkey: To an extent. Basil does slap him around a lot, but the way Manuel is treated seems quite tame in comparison to what Basil himself goes through.
Catch Phrase: "Que?"
Funny Foreigner
Phrase Catcher: "He's from Barcelona."
You No Take Candle: Much of the humour in his character comes from his poor understanding of English.

Cloudcuckoolander
Flanderization: He wasn't as much of a ditz in his first appearance as he was in the rest of the series.
Racist Grandma: A non-grandparental example.