Well, the noises it made when it pulls away suggest that it's not an automatic. But I guess that could always have been overdubbed at some point!
John Cleese is a comic genius. I love the bit on that episode, when he finds out that the guy is a con man, and goes completely nuts! Other favourite episodes of mine are "The Germans", "Basil the Rat", and "Gourmet Night". When Basil starts "Goose Stepping" in "The Germans" it has me in stitches every time. It reminds me of "The Ministry of Silly Walks" from Monty Python! :laugh: :laugh: