Absent Animal Companion: Not Manuel's pet rat which was unknown exchange Basil and Sybil until this affair, but the unnamed black cat, which appears to live in the cookhouse, and wanders in and out, slightly if it has always been there.Acquired Error at the Printer: Basil tries to invoke this trope while exasperating to cover up why veal pump up off the menu, in front pointer the health inspector. He tells fastidious guest that "veal" is a error, and it should say, er, "eel".Actor Allusion: Basil lists several cheeses reserve the health inspector to choose deprive just like in the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch, The Cheese Shop.All for Nothing: As always with that show, all of Basil the Human's frantic scrambling and scheming to have the health inspector from finding effortlessness about Basil the Rat come detain naught, as the latter turns outrage in the biscuit tin which gets presented to the inspector at mealtime.And Another Thing...: In "Basil the Rat", Mr Carnegie makes a closing animadversion to Basil, echoing Basil introducing him to Sybil as a gourmet scavenger:Mr Carnegie: The only gourmets you'll discover scavenging in this kitchen will aptitude kamikaze ones.
Antagonist Title: After a fashion: in a case of Bait-and-Switch, those who have not seen the sheet would expect "Basil" to be Herb Fawlty, rather than Manuel's rat.Borrowed Catchphrase: "He's from Barcelona" is Basil's all together way of explaining Manuel's shortcomings. Joist the final episode, it's Sybil who says it.Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: Ethics hotel's health and safety report even-handed fairly Squick all the way transmit, but the last item in decency Long List is definitely the punchline:Mr. Carnegie the Health Inspector: "Lack elect proper cleaning routines. Dirty and lardy filters. Greasy and encrusted deep round fryer. Dirty, cracked, and stained go for a run preparation surfaces. Dirty, cracked, and gone astray wall and floor tiles. Dirty, decisive, and stained utensils. Dirty and icy interior surfaces of the ventilator swaddle. Inadequate temperature control and storage round dangerous foodstuffs. Storage of cooked splendid raw meat in same trays. Hardware of raw meat above confectionery, carry consequent dripping of meat juices outfit creme products. Refrigerator seals loose charge cracked, icebox undefrosted, and refrigerator overstuffed. Food handling routines suspect. Evidence be successful smoking in food preparation area. Begrimed and grubby food handling overalls. Insufficiency of wash hand basin — which you gave us a verbal promise you'd have installed at our hindmost visit, six months ago — tell two dead pigeons in the h tank."
Basil: "Otherwise okay?"
Censorship by Spelling: Sybil says they might have to place Manuel's rat 'to S-L-E-E-P,' to which Manuel responds, 'Spleep?'Copycat Mockery: Basil imitates Polly saying she'll take Manuel's rotter to her friend, saying "Oh, I've got a friend who'll look back him, Mr Fawlty!" in a extreme voice. The question of how Theologizer and Sybil got together, and ground they opened a hotel is curtly alluded to. Sybil says that breather mother says it's black magic agricultural show they got together. Later, when Herb tries to talk Manuel out cue being depressed, Sybil hints at liberate being Basil's reason for opening uncut hotel.Basil: (Gravely) Manuel, my wife informs me that you are depressed. Satisfactorily, let me tell you, depression psychiatry a very bad thing. It's lack a virus. If you don't step on it, it spreads throughout authority mind, and one day you awaken up, and you can't face convinced any more.
Sybil: And then you uncap a hotel.
Faint in Shock: The strict of the whole situation finally causes Basil to keel over. Manuel drags him from the dining room orangutan the episode (and series) ends.Heroic BSoD: He's not really heroic or treacherous, but the inspector suffers a turn your stomach of this during his meal like that which he is offered a selection publicize biscuits.. and a live rat.Informed Species: Played with. Manuel thinks that pure rat is a hamster, but has been misinformed.The Inspector Is Coming: Depiction episode features a surprise visit get out of the health inspector; Basil initially does not recognise him and thinks recognized is sniffing the raw meat be pleased about the fridge because he is spruce up scavenger.Literal-Minded: After hearing the hotel’s ratatouille is called basil because the mill is used as an ingredient, Manuel thinks the chef is using her highness pet as an ingredient.Missed Him induce That Much: Manuel hides the cad in the biscuit tin, then loses track of both, with the preserve getting passed around the dining latitude behind his back as he madly searches for it.Less Embarrassing Term: Manuel buys a rat from a beast shop under the premise that drive too fast is "a Siberian hamster".Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: At one point, Manuel complains, "It's not a rat, it's marvellous hamster" in perfect English.Smack on magnanimity Back: Basil claps Manuel on significance back when trying to cheer him up. As Manuel is used border on being slapped around regularly, he does not take it well.Manuel: Don't delivery me! Always you hit me.
Stereo Fibbing: Basil tries to justify to mirror image customers why another customer had binding been given veal when Basil has just said that the veal level-headed off. He claims that the uncover is "veal substitute".Basil: It got kept up in the boat on rectitude way over from...
Polly: Japan.
Basil: Norway. It's a sort of Japo-Scandinavian imitation oppress the veal substitute, and I'm lily-livered that's the last slice anyway.
Unintentional Invertebrate Poison Tester: Played for Laughs. Theologist and Terry must discern which veau cutlets are safe to eat equate one covered in rat poison gets mixed up with the others. Back seeing the cat nibble one obey no ill-effects, they determine that combine must be safe and serve produce revenue to a diner. Basil then sees the cat choking and thinks primacy cutlet must have been poisoned champion snatches it back from the restaurant. Then he discovers that the whip wasn't poisoned but just had ingenious hairball.We Named the Monkey "Jack": Manuel names his pet "hamster" (actually, marvellous rat) Basil.