christmaspikachu With so many episodes, you can't go wrong. Since I was a kid, Only Fools and Horses has been my go-to sitcom. The characters are original and the show has brought out the best that they have to offer.I highly recommend this for people who like a good ol' belly laugh!

Termingamer2-JD Only Fools is regarded as the changer of UK sitcoms. Previously, before this series, sitcoms were mainly set around middle-class families. John Sullivan decided to change this for his show (originally called 'Big Brother' which is the name of the first episode), which features a working-class family with two market traders, Del and Rodney Trotter. Although the reaction from the pubic at the time was poor - 8.9 million viewers on average for the first series, in 1996 the last episode reached to 24.3 million viewers, a record for UK television, making it also the most watched sitcom in the country. This was truly deserved. Sullivan writes beautifully, and his actors are true professionals. Due to these creations we now remember most of the main cast by their roles in Only Fools - and even the minor characters are remembered due to being part of this show. The greatest episode for me - and many others, it seems - is probably The Jolly Boys' Outing (Christmas 1989). OFAH's humour is sometimes lacking, especially with the random insults and such - but in general happens to be a masterclass, with a meaning of its own. You could be crying at one minute, and then laughing in the next. Overall an excellent comedy which somehow has been bashed by Americans, because they don't know what comedy is.Today, OFAH would have never made it - and in general comedy is nowhere near like it was, now we think explicit sex 'humour' is funny.

HeidiELove For 15 years, Brothers Derek 'Del boy' and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' have entertained us both with Del's extreme optimism and scams and, quite simply, Rodney's facial expressions upon hearing those scams. Throughout the years, Grandad died and the equally funny Uncle Albert came to live with them, the brothers married and Del Boy had a son, Damien.Well, British Comedy Drama again nails it and this show is adored by the majority of the human race. I followed and grew up with Del boy and Rodney and even got the ole tape sets for Christmas. It's a show you can watch over and over. It is genius in nature, the comic timing is surreal and what can I say about the best finale I have ever seen on British TV. Up there with Jeeves and Wooster. It is outstanding humor.

flemmilu The most amazing, most catching Series that has ever flickered across the screen.Being a sitcom, the term Dramedy would be more accurate. The writer John Sullivan had the unique gift to totally control his audience's feelings. He, more than any other was able to make you laugh and weep the next second or even do both at the same time.Set in Peckham, London in the 80's the series follows the lives of the Trotter family, more accurately Derrick 'Del Boy' Trotter (Sir David Jason), his brother Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), their Granddad (Lennard Pearce) and their uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield). They are defined by their ongoing struggle to make a living and bickering amongst themselves, but most of all by their incredibly deep love for one another. Often as not they get each other into trouble but they will always be there for each other and help each other out. While Del Boy is the "wheelin' and dealing" older brother, young Rodney is struggling to come to terms with his life. Having lost their mother and being deserted by their father at a young age, it was up to Del Boy to raise Rodney and provide for the family, always sticking to his motto "He who dares - wins". While his plans fail as often as they work they somehow always manage to get on by what they have.We find them joking about a time after a possible nuclear war and laughing, and the next thing we know, granddad is telling the brothers off by reminding them that he was there during the war and that "(they) were promised homes fit for heroes. (They) got heroes, fit for homes." Likewise we grieve with them as they bury their Granddad and then cannot help laughing when the hat they threw in the grave, believing it to be Granddads, turns out to be the vicar's.In 2006 ITV rated Sir David Jason as "the Greatest Star", not least of all because of his ingenious portrayal of Del Boy.The show has in its day won 6 BAFTAs, 7 British Comedy Awards, Several National Television Awards and Royal Television Society Awards, earning it an overall of no less than 25 awards overall.While these numbers strongly speak for themselves, it must be noted, that the 1996 episode "Time on our Hands" was watched by more than a third of the British population.It may also be noted that we know many of the less regular cast members including Roger Lloyd Pack and Jim Broadbent from films like the Harry Potter series.It is then, summing up, safe to say that no other TV show in history had as big a cultural impact nor is as much appreciated it the country of its origin, nor has any other series touched as many hearts.