Only Fools and Horses - S1E1 'Big Brother'

Jack Green

Only fools is the best!

Christopher Mackay

Oh I forgot S1 had that weird diff theme music! You will love this as it goes on, it is a bit of a slow start and probably hard to relate to, but as it evolves down the years it becomes increasingly hilarious and heartwarming in equal measure. Stick with it, and don't miss the Christmas specials, guaranteed laughs and good vibes :-)

kris1976melo

just remember it started slow... 1st season almost cancelled...it gets better and better

DarkBlondeWatch

To remember about only fools and horses it's more then just a comedy ☺

Sarah

Don't know if someone has said already but James Buckley did Rock and Chips, a series where he played a young Del Boy

Dawn

Im glad your liking it as yes its funny but it gets so much better in later seasons x

ryan rysdale

This show only gets better. Also, the theme tune changes into its much more well known tune.

Julian

Mammoth task, not to be confused with mammoth tusk, which are rare and valuable fossils.

Deano87

Well done can't wait for more there is loads u will love it like everyone else has sed enjoy

zStarr

First negative comment I’ve seen out of the hundreds lol congrats mate

Jovan

It wasn't in felling Newcastle?

Kenneth Swan

Still don't understand all the votes for this show except nostalgia. I watched it all growing up and I watched it all through again about 10 years ago. It's not that amazing.

Ducactus

The taller brother is called Dave

Col

We need some double headers of OFAH.

sjay

It's Harry and Marv in Home Alone.

Paul Godwin

That was the pilot show. Theme tune came later.

Simon GrosvenorPoker

I’m so glad you guys enjoyed this first episode. Quite often, these shorts of shows don’t do well with American audiences - I think the jokes don’t always land. This is my favourite TV show of all time. I can wait to watch it all over again with you two.

Gary

Jeremy renner more like.

Paul Cole

Well worth watching the Jeremy Clarkson driving around in / constantly rolling a Reliant Robin. When I grew up in the 80’s you’d see them everywhere. There’s a few OFAH replicas knocking about. There’s one in my home town, I drove past it parked up when I was with my ex about 12 years ago. Stopped and got her to take a photo of me next to it. When I saw the photo and realised how much I looked like Rodney, I decided to revamp my wardrobe. I’ll post the photo in one of the chats if I can find it 😅

Craig Cook

As much as I'd love to see you guys react to every single one of the 82 episodes (OFAH is my GOAT) - every episode pre-1991 is a standalone story each episode (after S7 they moved to 2-part specials) meaning if it's too much of a mammoth task, you could react to 2-3 episodes per series. That way you can still see the characters develop and grow and new people come in etc

Darren W

OFAH is amazing and will make cry and laugh at the same time. The first few series will feel dated but they were filmed around 45 years ago. You will honestly grow to absolutely love the characters.

Demceez

almost ten years your elder and even this show was before my time, respect bro

Demceez

yeah but no OFAH fan and inbetweeners fan can watch that with dignity

Gerard McCartan

I agree 💯

ElvisLee

I think that Fletcher, Blackadder, Rigsby and Victor Meldrew belong with those heavyweights too.

Smokeymasters

Maybe this needs its own chat channel!! Just so we can explain them all to Mike and Jess….. and explain….. don’t bother trying to work out what some of it means! Mange tout, mange tout.

Demceez

the dynamic of the character building in this show is perfection, it really is one of our nationally treasured shows. Im 35, it was a generation before me but id class this as my 3rd best show of all time 100%. Oh yeah and this isnt important but yeah the credit scene beginning and end theme song is wrong, not sure why

craig jeffery

You’ll love this show and all the characters.. trigger will have you in stitches laughing at the stuff he says. It’s funny you say Rodney reminds you of Neil from inbetweeners, as in a prequel series called Rock & Chips James Buckley (jay) plays a young Del Boy. For me this is the greatest British comedy ever

Charlie

It became a bit of a beloved family sitcom, but really Only Fools and Horses was quite dark, especially early on. The country in 1981 was in pretty rough shape and London wasn't the hypergentrified "global city" it is today but rather seedy and run down, and full of wideboys like Del Boy. Far from being all cuddly and feelgood like it became by the end, OFAH for its first six or seven series was about people struggling their way through life in Thatcher's Britain.

N

"Already catchy" - Don't get too attached to that title music, it's replaced soon 👀 And the apartment they're living in, is a council flat on a council estate. Government owned, low-rent housing. Still very common in the UK in 1981... I guess similar to "the projects"?

Jay Lo

I thought this. But then evenings are long 🤣🤣

Jovan

ignore those that reckon OFAH only gets good after series 3, although after 3 the show becomes AMAZING, it's still definitely worth watching, I can act the show word for word but it's still hilarious

Deano87

They all good my favourite comedy show 🤣

Alan Ridge

Can't wait for you to get into the Del Boy catch phrases. Plenty of other great characters to join the show, I'm already thinking of some now 😂

Peaches

Jay from the inbetweeners (James buckley) played del in the prequel of OFAH called rock and chips :) haven’t read the comments incase anyone else has pointed this out!

david mitchell

Get in💪

SomeBSName

Don't think they had the reliant robin in America. It was a very popular van at the time because it was classed as a bike due to having 3 wheels so had reduced tax. They're shit and easy to roll over but they were cheap and had about 2 moving parts so easy to fix. I imagine the prices are astronomical now.

Keatan Forrest

You guys are legends for doing this. I'm 26, OFAH will never get old.

Jovan

I'm just watching another rerun of OFAH and I'm just starting episode 7 of season 2, a touch of glass and we ALL know how good that one is 😉

George-Allan Stephen

Was so happy to see this this morning. I was at work with a bundle of mail in my hand and my phone with this reaction playing.

Sam Dilks

The very best comedy writing there’s ever been. All written by 1 man, John Sullivan. He’ll have to crying and dying with laugh from one minute to the next and as you pointed out it’s all very real with very relatable characters

Sam Dilks

Get ready for an absolute Hail Mary crash course in British/cockney slang and references. You thought clunge was a bit of an iconic catchphrase… 40 years later Brits still use terms like plonker, lovely jubbly, wally, dipstick, he who dares…

Pomerau

Crazy to do ALL episodes,just imo, if that's the case. I would /will watch it, especially for scenes with Trigger. Many / most other comedy series people seem to like I won't watch. (Inbetweeners though love Mitchell & Webb, Still Game (had never heard of it it but might have liked it, anything with R Gervais ugh, IT crowd though Ayoade is good etc etc) I came for Fawlty, panel shows and most stand ups and the best comedy sketch teams. I agree Taskmaster is awful. Thank God I'm not the only one. Best reactors ever.

SM

You probably worked this out but Grandad was trying to play Checkers (Draughts in UK)

Keith Pratt

Things like that change as the series progresses. There's a fair bit of retconning.

jamestoni

lot of cockney rhyming slang in this that will unfortunately go over their heads. this is undoubtedly the greatest sitcom in British history.

James

Saved me a comment.

Joseph Potter

Can’t wait for more of these, probably the best UK show of all time

Si

Re The Theme Music for anyone asking.... The theme tune in this episode is the original theme tune when series 1 was broadcast in 1981. It spanned the entire series. John Sullivan and others disliked it from the beginning so from series 2 onward we got the beloved 'Only Fools and Horses' and 'Hookie Street' we all know and love and which John Sullivan performed. Ever since, series 1 has had the John Sullivan versions dubbed on for repeats, videos, dvds etc. However, sometimes ep 1 and ep 7 are broadcast with the original theme for whatever reason. Normal service should be resumed next episode 😄

Jue H

I don’t think you understand how Business works my friend. But it does mean you have something to watch every week for over a year. ✌🏼

Carol

We have a channel in the UK that often introduces older shows with the statement "the following programme may contain outdated views and language". Early OFAH does a small amount, but people at that time did talk like that at the time (early 80s) and we shouldn't whitewash it. I think your reaction sums up why you are so popular with us in the UK - you get our humour so quickly. You'll not regret choosing this - as Jess says, it is full of heart. It gets even better as the show progresses. xxx

Keith Pratt

I hope they don't see you comment as you've given away some minor spoilers.

Cara

Mike asked about their age difference, Del had previously mentioned it when he was talking to Rodney. He said he was 13 when their Mom got pregnant with Rodney, and then Rodney was 6 when she died.

Paul08031977

I love how you describe it as the district of Pekham. I will have to tell people that I was born and brought up in the district of Tottenham!!

Col

Does anyone else think Mike looks a bit like Del? 😂😂

Chris Duggan

Best comedy show ever. John Sullivan (the writer) was an absolute genius. And thanks to watching this many times Del-boy has made me a fluent French speaker, Bonnet de douche!

David Cole

That is the original theme by Ronnie Hazelhurst. The more famous one started with series 2; most versions I've seen of series 1 dub the second theme over it so it's interesting that they're watching the original versions.

Russell Elliott

If you put up 1 ep a week of this you won’t finish until February 2027 maybe you should upload more than once a week haha

Dewhurst90

Why is the opening a different song ?

JUST be cool

This is the GOAT of uk comedy. You are gonna go on an incredible ride

makadeni123

This won a UK public poll in 2004 as the greatest sitcom ever. Won by a landslide. It's a national treasure. More popular and loved than the royal family. Gets better and better each series

BigUK Daz

you guys are in for a long journey with some of the best comedy you've ever seen. So many classic episodes to come.

Callum McDermid

And James Buckley plays Del-Boy in Rock & Chips... another inbetweeners link.

Tony Bremner

You have no idea what you're getting in to it's honestly something really special please stick with it the early seasons are more like 1 off stories but from series 4 it becomes more continuous in its stories, I'm so hyped for this great call guys well played

Alan Dennett

Brilliant

Jeffrey44

Thanks for the spoilers.

Steve G

I second this, it can become a nightmare. I do also remember the muppet himself having some issues too.

Allan Marshall

Only Fools and Horses has started, the first episode is just getting to know the characters, and from now on, the show takes off and getting funnier and funnier.

Nathan Daly

Keep a eye on the flat throughout the show, them being wheeler dealers a lot of things change

bdazzer85

Well that's my patreon membership secured for the next 2 years. Well Played Mike and Jess..... well played 😆

ElvisLee

Funny to hear you compare Rodney to Neil in The Inbetweeners, because Neil is actually wearing an Only Fools and Horses t-shirt in the second episode.

Tommy Ryan

OMG! It's OFAH!

Stephen Littlewood

OFAH friends ❤️

Fordy7169

Mike and Jess, time to start learning London Cockney and French for Del Boy's sayings.

Deano_Deano

Great reaction :) Others will probably know better than me, but please try to make sure you are watching unedited versions with the original music as the show progresses. I know King Boomer is aware of this if you need information on the best source material.

Fordy7169

Yes spot on summary of the dynamics between them all.

L M

Love how after the first scene you paused to sum up what you thought and was pretty much spot on. Your in for a real treat with this show it’s just gets better and better

Fordy7169

Mike and Jess, the intro and outro music changes and are sung by the writer John Sullivan. Trigger, the chap who sold Del (short for Derek) the briefcases, will continue to call Rodney, 'Dave' as he's not the brightest shall we say. The Trotters' 3-wheel van is a Reliant Regal. They are living in a council flat in the real South London district of Peckham.

Louise Miller

My gra diathermy had a reliant robin, every summer 5 of us would pile in and go camping, good memories

Mark Rudd

HOPE YOU SEE THIS COMMENT….So now I’m on my 3rd watch of this reaction today, I’d like to give you some insight and things to look out for. You’ll notice the flat always changes. Sofas, tables ,wall paper , carpets and props. This is intentional so you get that feeling of them wheeling and dealing (always selling what they own). You’ll probably notice things lying around that come in to later episodes sometimes. Del likes to act upper class because he wears suits and speaks a few French phrases (which you’ll notice he often says wrong or uses in the wrong manner). He often misunderstands English aswell 😆. The older episodes are incredible but only get better along the way. This is because the show was never expected to take off the way it did. The earlier rating were very low and the BBC decided to cut the program. Buttt, something that was meant to air on TV didn’t air. So OFAH got a chance to fill that slot instead. And the public were taken back by it and became invested in it. Then they had to make more episodes due to popular demand. The stories get better and muchhhh funnier. The budget gets bigger and some episodes get longer. They often talk about people that you never meet. And in later episodes those people start to get introduced. But don’t always take notice of the storyline from previous mentions. As it was difficult for them to write some characters in to the show as they mentioned them in the past as being dead or just a distance memory. And finally ? You will meet some new characters that you any think are the villain and someone you don’t take a liking to. But trust me, the more you see them, the more you demand for them. Making for some great episodes. The main cast start to settle in to their roles and that’s when you feel like they are a part of the family and you root for them. I like to compare a lot of things to the inbetweeners. At first you’re not sure who’s who and why they act the way they do. But soon enough you learn and grow with them and totally get it. Del will make you cry and laugh. Not a spoiler but, when the new main character finally appears (much later down the line) the show takes off and goes big! The laughs will have you awake for nights on end thinking about those situations 😆😆 anyway , so glad to see you laughing already and getting the comedy. Like king boomer says, one of the best shows he’s ever seen and over the last 6 years I’d say he’s watched everything and more

Julian

Yeh there’s quality dialogue throughout. I think it’s just because some of the early episodes have few characters involved, or just set in one location. It gives it a minimal low budget feel, but there’s still plenty to enjoy.

zStarr

Make had this wholesome glow and vibe about him that I haven’t seen with any other reaction so far with this

Julian

In the politest possible way, I would suggest that we don’t talk about spoilers.

AngieG

Roll on to the Uncle Albert episodes 😂. My all time favourite ones are Damien being born and the Batman and Robin one😂

Sibbo

you are in for a treat with this show. Can't wait for the opening theme music to change to what everyone in the UK recognises and knows what show has just come on. For info when the opening line to the theme tune comes on , the pony that they put in the pocket is slang for £25, if you hear a monkey mentioned, it is slang for £500. Every british family has a del boy in it or they know one.

Anglan

You talk in Still Game about how you love it because it has moments of real drama and sadness, this show has so many of those moments too. My favourite sitcom of all time.

Zr0w3n

I've seen plenty of this show for a person in their 20s and I can confidently say I never knew it had a different theme tune this early.

James Waters

This is often referred to by many brits as the greatest british sitcom ever and one of the greatest british tv shows ever in general. Not to over-hype cos the first season in particular is definitely the show finding its footing, and when it aired it didn't do very well at all in the ratings, however this is one of those rare tv shows where every season is better than the last, not including the specials which are all classics.

Russell Thomas

People say that this show takes a while to get going but these early episodes are some of my favourites. Barely a bad episode in the whole show.

Dango247

Great writing for this .. gets beter and beter as this sitcom progress . Been voted best ever uk comedy Like most people seen these 100 times or more never gets old . Love how much you two Appreciate uk humour.... . Carnt wait for this

Sam Dilks

Lol… I did not expect to hear the original theme music at the start. I bet there are many fans of OFAH who didn’t realise that little tune was in fact the original theme lol.

Nick Beer

The Reliant Robin three wheeler was very famous back in the day. It became a cult after OFAH.

Gem Lou

So loved in the UK is this show that in my early 20s (2000) I lived in the Canary Islands (for Mike and Jess- Spanish islands popular hoilday destination with us lot!) and worked next door to a Only Fools and Horses bar... covered in memorabilia and playing non stop OFAH... was never empty 🤣

Nick Beer

Stuart Biegala

Literally grew up with this show, it's been with us all the time so great to see yourselves and wider audiences in general getting to discover it

zStarr

Noooo that went by so fast lol no doubt this will become mikes favourite show I’m certain

Megatron

Time doesn't have to pass at the same rate in the show as in the real world.

Gem Lou

We used it in our sales training at work. Del on a PowerPoint... on what NOT to do !

Ash Jeffries

An amazing reaction and what a lovely surprise too! First, Jess, "OFAH!" is absolutely fine! We often shorten it in writing to this so why not make it a word? 😃 So glad you warmed to the show so quickly. The first series (7 episodes) are decent, but trust me, it's a show that improves and expands dramatically as it goes on. It really does pay to stick with it. Del (or Del Boy) is short for Derek. His age is never explicitly stated but in this first episode, he mentions that Rodney was born 13 years after him. If Rodney is 23..... you do the math(s)! 😃 Rodney ages very slowly though and not in real time. 😂 He's 23 here in 1981, and only 24 in 1985. Series 6 starts in 1989 and he says hes only 26! Not sure why the ageing is so delayed. In real life, David Jason who plays Del is 41, and Nick Lyndhurst who plays Rodney is only 20. Definitely a father-son gap! The theme tune actually wasn't ready in time so the one you hear here is a temporary one.... I *think* it's ready by episode 2 though! Remember that every episode of this show, 64 to include feature length specials and spread over 22 years (with gaps in production) was written by one person. Just one - the genius John Sullivan. Really looking forward to watching along with you guys ! 🙏😃

Ollie

Yeah, it was the original theme tune, was only used in the first series apparently

Julian

I’ll be enjoying both 😁

Dave

Great reaction!

Si

CHEESEBURGER!

Derek Morris

Dunno if already mentioned but they live in a high rise flat in Peckham, London (Nelson Mandela House). https://shorturl.at/NwDIV

James Welsh

whats going on with the theme tune? was this just the first season?

Jamie

I grew up with this and my dad and I still watch it from time-to-time. Great reactions :)

steven bell

pay attention to the living room :) its as much a character as the rest of them. (with him being a wheeler and dealer he would sell the seat from under you)

James Thorley

People are still referred to as "a bit of a Del Boy" when theyre a wheeler dealer in the UK.

zStarr

It’s funny to think OFAH was almost cancelled but then went on to be our favourite comedy oat

James Forrest

Superb guys, absolutely superb :) I loved that reaction, one of the best yet on the channel which is saying something considering how stellar the content on here is. I knew you guys would love this show, and I can't wait to see how you get on as we go further in. I particularly like how you both credited the writer (John Sullivan, a British comedy legend) for such wonderful character and world building in only 28 minutes. That's a gift that few writers have, but he nails it. You "know" these people almost immediately. It's a perfect opening.

Your Precious Prints

As people have said, the first series was hit and miss. There are a few episodes in it that were poor in comparison to the rest. However there were more episodes in Series 1 that did get the viewers wanting more and thank god for that. This series just goes from strength to strength. I first watched these on a Sunday night when it aired in 1981 with my Mum and Dad aged 9 and grew up on it. As a kid I used to love it because there was always a plot and a funny twist. Obviously as I got older I started to get the dialogue and understand the humour a lot more. To be fair I would like you to just jump into series two but at least by watching series 1 you will be able to get more info and general direction of the Characters. Thanks for watching these guys X

Daz Parker

OFAH, friends!

Jovan

WOW, Mike and Jess I've just had a look at your upcoming schedule AND it's brilliant, I'm SO, SO, SO GLAD you're doing OFAH, I've never seen Peepshow so I'm looking well forward to seeing that too.

mark

lovely jubbly

david s

Amazing so glad yous are watching this :) I new yous would be the best reaction couple to understand the dynamic and the emotion behind the jokes everything I expected from you guys reacting to a cultural classic.

Toby

Ofah never fails to cheer you up

Gary

The love the UK has for these charecters can not be understated, this show is not crude or rude it's about writing, charecters and great acting. It's about family and close friends, it's about life and reality. There's absolutely nothing in this show that offends me as nothing is spoken in this show that's hateful but I guarantee you will be watching edited cut version's as there's not many that own the true versions ( luckily I have the most uncut versions avaliable), for you I would recommend Itunes as they have the fullest digital versions as no edits to the music licence, I advise this because some episodes are missing as much as 2 minutes of footage and one episode well over 10 minutes later on due to the cheap BBC refusing to renew the music licenses and other poor editing decisions. There's millions of lines you won't understand and references but comedy is comedy and this is universal. Jess will probably get more than you Mike but hang in there and I'm sure she will help you out 😉.

Jack

I've been waiting for this for so long! Only Fools and Horses is one of my favourite shows ever. This needs to be at least an every other day upload.

Jimmy

Didn’t realise he was 21-years older in real life!

David Smith

This was the pilot. The next episode should have the familiar theme tune.

Paul08031977

That's what I had reservations about, which is why I never selected it in the poll.

Gary

It's the pilot original music.

SEAN

You made my day Mike and Jess as I wasn't expecting you to watch this for a few weeks! You will absolutely love Only Fools & Horses and it gets better as time goes by and is King Boomers favourite thing he watched and he has covered Inbetweeners,Friday Night Dinner basically endless programmes.

Paul08031977

As far as I'm aware - though it's been many many years since I've seen it - the intro changes to the one everybody knows in season two, I think anyway. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Jimmy

I worry it may be a bit too British and old-school for an American audience, not because you have to be super smart to get it but because there are a lot of references and old British terms even modern Brits struggle with. Hope you stick with it though because it’s hard not to love Delboy and Rodney.

Central Hub

Great reaction, good to see you both reacting to this. It gets even better every time especially the specials.

Static CentreHalf

The finale is as moving as the The Office Christmas specials. I'll be in a care home by the time you get to it mind you. And I'm 32.

Jay Lo

It was the pilot theme and it is reused in episode 3 cash and curry during a scene. John sullivans musical masterpiece should kick off episode 2 😁

White Dwarf

I've said it before, but my three favourite comedy characters ever are Basil Fawlty, David Brent, and Del Boy Trotter. It has been a pleasure seeing you fall in love with the first two, and it's a great feeling knowing you're about to embark on the greatest journey ever, and complete the Holy Trinity of British comedy.

Inter Malager

As others have said, I haven't ever heard that opening theme to the show in my entire life. Im assuming its a pilot theme? hopefully its back to the classic theme next episode because that was weird

David Spittlehouse

This is the pilot episode, the normal theme starts on the next episode.

Fandom Crusader

What the... that is NOT the OFAH theme... Where did you find this copy?!

Alec Vine

exactly. They were popular due to being cheap and i believe could be driven on a motorbike license, keeping costs down. (correct me if im wrong on that).

Andrew Roberts

So glad you both enjoyed it. It was great that the two of you instantly got the dynamic of the three leads straight off the bat. Season 1 is a bit of a hit and miss season for many, with some good standout episodes (and a couple of ropey ones) but it’s with season 2 that the show really hits its stride. What is also good about this show is that some of the staple characters that you will grow to love aren’t all introduced in the 1st series, so you have so many more characters to look forward to. Everyone loves Trigger, and as a character he just gets better and better with the way he views life. Comparing him to Neil from “The Inbetweeners” is a slight to Neil, as Trigger is way more gormless than Neil ever was! My favourite character in OFAH (outside of the three leads) is Boysie. If you think Del Boy is a bit of a wheeler dealer, then you’re gonna love Boysie. Can’t wait for your next reaction to the next episode!

Alexander Munro

Wait, I've never heard that intro music in my 46 years of life.

The Puzzler 99

Glad you enjoyed the 1st episode Mike & Jess. There’s a channel here in the UK that shows episodes of OFAH on a regular basis. I’m looking forward in watching the episodes again with the reactions from both of you.

Jay Lo

What a very happy suprise this morning. To see how much you enjoyed it was great. Although dont get attached to that theme tune 🤣 and people tried to say peep show was better

Derek Fleming

Words can’t describe how excited I am to see your reactions to this going forward. Some of the most moving scenes committed to film are in this show. And there’s also Trigger’s cousin Cyril #iykyk

Tim

The good thing is you seem already sold on the show and the dynamic between them, and it only gets better from here on out.

Andy O'Sullivan

That is the original theme tune, the famous tune got added later

Antony Green

The series/seasons ran for 22 years so you will see a change in styles and characters

Alec Vine

your point on the short and tall dynamic is bang on. Mario and Luigi, pinky and the brain, Wren and Stimpy lol!

Paul Archibald

Great reaction. I can’t wait to go on this journey with you.

Jupiter

The three wheeled van is a Reliant Robin! Very real, produced in the UK, and yes they do look very odd. Not very practical either imo, but they do have quite a massive cult following 😂😂 loads of people collect them, customise them and what not.

Gem Lou

Brilliant!

Smiffy

The series starts a little slow, but you will fall in love with all the characters eventually. Really glad you are doing this, and really looking forward to all the great shows coming up!

Captain Cardboard

Whilst I know all the famous parts that have permeated British culture, I have never seen a single episode. Looking forward to giving it a go!

Col

The show starts off a little bit slow because they are developing the characters and the style but stay with it because it gets progressively funnier and funnier as you go through each series. This is without doubt my favourite comedy program of all time and is consistently voted in polls as the best British comedy program ever. Sir David Jason who plays Del is a British TV legend. In his early career he worked with the late great Ronnie Barker in Shows such as Open All Hours and Porridge.

Kieran B

All written by one guy too - John Sullivan

Josip Buretić

Same here ❤️❤️ we have the same story and it is so great to see that we lived in Croatia/Germany and you and your lovely dad are from UK and this great show connected us with the same lovely story ❤️✌🏻😊

Paul

C’est Magnifique, Hooky Street…

Josip Buretić

Same here Louise my dad loves this show so much and I watched with him and then it was our favorite show ever...now that my dad is not longer with us ever time I watch this show I am right back at the good old days watching and smiling with my dad

Paul

Bain Marie…

Josip Buretić

Same here Simon I have so many great memories watching OFAH with my dad in Croatia and later when we moved to Germany when I was little bit older we have watched it again and now that my dad is unfortunately not longer with us 💔 this show will always be special to me

Sean Riley

Vocabulary Glossary Current Prime Minister: Margaret Thatcher (Conservatives/Tories), opposition are Labour Peckham, South London (where they live) Reliant Robin (their car) Council (local government) NHS (National Health Service) Comprehensive (schools) GCE (school qualifications) Money Slang: Dosh, Wonga, Lolly, Bread, Moolah, Wedge Potless, No Pot To Piss In, Brassic (lint) = Skint [no money] Brass = pence under 50p Nicker, Nugget, Squid, Quid = £1 Shrapnel = Loose Change Lady (Godiva) = Fiver [£5] Cock (and hen) = Ten, Tenner £10 Score = £20 Pony = £25 Bullseye = £50 Ton = £100 Monkey = £500 Grand = £1000 Flushed = Doing Well Monetary V.A.T = Value Added Tax Rock (and roll) Dole = Social Security Payments Nosh = Food Getting Drunk: Blathered, Blotto, Skinful, Pissed, 3 Sheets to the wind, Legless, Plastered, Hammered, Tanked, Paralytic, Trollied Derogatory: Plonker, Dipstick, Toe-rag, Gammon, Pillock, Plank, Twonk, Tart, Plum, Drip, Berk(shire hunt), Herbert, Numpty, Thick (stupid), Slow (stupid), Dense (stupid), Backwards (stupid) Police Names: Pigs, Peelers, Plods, Old Bill, Bobbies, Filth, Titheads. Flying Squad (specialised unit), Collar Felt (arrested), Nicked (arrested), Nick (police station), doing stir, porridge, at her majesty's pleasure (prison) Seeing a man about a dog (dodgy dealings) Dodgy, hot, shifty, back of a lorry = suspicious On your toes, leg it, scram, scarper = run away General Cockney Slang: On the game, Brasses, Tart = prostitute Slapper = Promiscuous Pukka = Good Cushty = Good Lamp = Punch Wrong 'Un, Nonce = Pervert Mutton (Jeff) = Deaf Boat (race) = Face Mince (pies) = Eyes Butcher's (hook) = Look Tom (tit) = Shit Spend a penny, Tom Riddle, Johnny Cash, slash, = Pissing Plates (of meat) = Feet Apples (and pears) = Stairs Barney (rubble) = Trouble Bubble (bath) = Laugh Whistle (and flute) = Suit Ruby (Murray) = Curry Brew, Rosie (Lee) = Tea Barnet (fair) = hair Syrup (of fig) = Wig Hampstead (Heath) = Teeth Gregory (Peck) = Neck Birds (nest) = Chest Battle (cruiser) = Boozer, Rub (a dub) Pub Trouble (and strife) = Wife Nut, Bonce, Loaf (of bread) = Head Snout, Rollies, Oily (rag) = cigarettes and/or tobacco [Obviously this is not comprehensive and I reserve the right, which I'll undoubtedly exercise, to add further to if and when I can think of more] Hope this helps

Josip Buretić

Trigger is the best 😁 and the running joke with calling Rodney "Dave" is hilarious 😂

Josip Buretić

Delboy french phrases are hilarious especially if you know a little bit French and you understand what he actually says 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Carl Houghton

They did, in this episode. 😂

Josip Buretić

Cannot wait to finish my breakfast with family and then chill with your reaction to my favorite sitcom ❤️...that was great reaction I loved that you are into it from the beginning. I love Grandad so much ❤️

John Rivenell

Bear with it . 1st series takes a while to warm up but from series 2 it takes off

Joe Gilbert

Oh sweet I'm glad you liked that.. this'll be fun..

Julian

A couple of things you’ll probably pick up on anyway. There’s a little bit of, let’s say, outdated language here and there. Delboy is convinced he can speak French. Some of the phrases are obvious nonsense, but bear in mind that in the uk most of us get taught a bit of French so we know the basics. I know in Florida you’re more likely exposed to Spanish than French.

Julian

There’s 13 years between the characters ages And 21 years between the actors ages Delboy = David Jason = currently 85 Rodney = Nicholas Lyndhurst = currently 64

Jack Veazey

unbeatable

Kieran B

It’s hard to overestimate what a British cultural institution this was, and still is

Julian

And Nicholas Lyndhurst, who plays Rodney, played his own dad!

Ian black

This show is consistently great. There are some absolutely beautifully written episodes that tug on the heart strings all while being very funny and clever. Can't wait till the theme tune changes to the proper one. Keep doing what you're doing we really appreciate you❤️

Jovan

It's a running joke, trigger (the one that looks like a horse) always calls Rodney by Dave, nobody knows why though, as I've said you think Neil is dumb, MEET TRIGGER

Taylor Thomas

Finally you’ve got on to watching the best British comedy off all time 👏 please watch every episode you won’t be disappointed and it gets funnier

David Spittlehouse

This was a joy, thank you guys. So pleased you enjoyed it, as others have said it just gets better and better. Grandad was my favourite character, some of the dead pan lines he delivers are classics. John Sullivan who wrote it all was a genius and its one of the greatest TV shows ever. So pleased you enjoyed it :)

South Coast Rich

Another running joke is that Trigger always calls Rodney "Dave". I think Trigger is more like Neil in The Inbetweeners rather than Rodney in terms of lack of intelligence , as Rodney , I would say is fairly intelligent imo and has some nous about him. Admittedly though he is tall and looks and sounds a bit gormless - lol. The actor who plays Rodney, (Nicholas Lyndhurst), is really well spoken/posh in real life. The same for the Uncle who comes to live with them in a later series. Buster Merry field was a retired bank manager when he was recruited for OFAH, and again, very well spoken. Talking of "posh", the actor who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers, (Andrew Sachs), was really well spoken in real life too. I'm rambling now, so I'll clear off now !! 😂😂😵‍💫

Jára Zimmerman

Brutal. 😅

Marc

Only Fools and Horses: A British Comedy Classic in the Making You're about to embark on one of the most iconic journeys in television history. Only Fools and Horses isn’t just a sitcom—it’s a rite of passage. As the episodes unfold, you’ll laugh, cry, and fall utterly in love with the unforgettable characters of Del Boy, Rodney, Grandad and the rest of the Peckham crew. The writing, courtesy of the genius John Sullivan, is masterful—layered, heartfelt and wickedly funny. The early episodes are just the beginning; once you’re in, you’ll be hooked for life. And yes—there's even an episode in the USA. This is truly British comedy at its finest. Luvvly jubbly.

Jovan

It's slow to start with but it's building the characters, it's like a fine wine, it gets better with age, you both thought Neil was dumb, WAIT TIL YOU MEET TRIGGER

ElvisLee

In a way, this comes full circle, because years after Only Fools and Horses finished, they did a series that was set in their younger days and the main character, Del Boy, was played by a certain Mr. James Buckley. Like many others, I've been dying for you to react to this one, and now I'm wishing my life away because I can't wait for you to get to the stand-out episodes.

South Coast Rich

OFAH was the kind of show where if I caught it I enjoyed it, but never enough to proactively seek it out. But now with your insightful, amusing and enthusiastic reactions, I intend going on the whole journey with you.T hanks to you, I'll probably now do the same on King Boomer's YouTube channel who reacted to every episode and special. Also, I enjoy Peep Show even more and I have watched every episode already but love you enjoying British stuff so I will be watching every episode of that that you react to too ! 👍👍x

Simon Westerman

What an amazing show this is. My favourite of all time. Your both gonna love it.

Louise Miller

This was my dads absolute favourite show, he must have watched it hundreds of times and he always laughed, never got tired of it.

Simon Crockford

Talking of the "storytelling of the room", watch out for the furniture constantly changing through time. The writer explained it was because Del would (and did) sell anything and everything if he needed to. Including their furniture. Little touches like that are what made this so special.

ElvisLee

Don't give anything away. If they read this, they'll now be expecting something to happen in series three and may even guess exactly what, rather than it being a complete surprise and getting the full impact. I saw it happen on another reaction channel where someone completely ruined One Foot In The Grave because they couldn't keep it shut.

Lauren Massey

Same, I can’t wait for them to hear the proper theme

Dave Roberts

it gets going by Series/Season 5

Mark Rudd

And sang by the creator of the show I believe. Because they couldn’t get chaz and Dave

Mark Rudd

Plus they’re front wheel drive are they not ?

Joshua

Wasn't expecting this so soon!

Michael Tong

There's a great running gag in the series that every episode, their furniture is different because they always sell it. Great show, you will love it .

Dan Nokes

Show just gets better and better

Johnnyenglish

That's a Reliant Regal van and not enough power to do a wheelie!

Lauren Massey

One of my favourite shows, It’s so nostalgic I used to watch this with my lovely dad on a Sunday afternoon 💜 You’re going to love this one, you’re going to need the tissues!

Reece Fowler

This intro is not the actual intro, I think it was just for S1. The actual intro is extremely iconic and miles better than this one.

Josh Read

Well said. Are you from Devizes, I went to school with a Mark Rudd.

Ominous

Just finished the Office finale and then this pops up. Made my morning. It gets way better and you’ll need those tissues again. The journey has started 👍

Julian

These morning uploads are doing wonders for my routine. Breakfast and a show. I like it.

Mark Rudd

You will see the characters evolve and settle in to their role. It does get absolutely amazing and like I’ve said and others say, you’ll laugh cry and love. Once you get familiar with who they are and what they’re about, you won’t wanna wait for the next episode. I’m still the same 30 years later 😆 so looking forward to this journey for you both. You are about to see some of the best British comedy ever and plot lines and stories are going to blow you away. You’ll be happy to know they do a episode in the USA 😎

Alec Vine

Yes! You will love it. The writing is fantastic and only gets better, you will become massively attached to the characters I'm sure.

Jason

Institution

Mark Rudd

I remember it really well. But totally forgot about it when it first started 😆

Mark Rudd

I’ll beat ya 😜

Jonathan Giles

One down. Many more great episodes to come. Exciting times ahead

TheHigh

I'm assuming you work for the "mirror" or some other form of "thing" like that...? only playin' if its what I'm thinking of afaik that's a rumor , a simple rumor with zero evidence to support it in any way what-so-ever. no records , nada. I'm no researcher or spy and could be wrong , but the last thing i would do is help by spreading the mere thought of stuff like this with no evidence :( just sayin... again , i don't know shit and could be wrong , but from the looks it it the same goes for any of them "news outlets" haha and if its just the one show comment , big deal.... peace

Matt Draper

Thanks guys I absolutely love only fools! Probably the best British sitcom ever!! Let's gooooo!!

Michael

I thought Mike added his own theme tune because of copyright lol

Michael Oliver

You nailed there characters after the five minutes 👏

Christian Rolfe

Definitely one that gets better and better , the humour Definitely impacts our conversations, well anybody that grew up on it anyway

Jeffrey44

Hello Josh. I know you from other reaction channels Do you worry that after The Office and Only Fools and Horses, these cats will be forever looking for that comedy high that they will never be able to achieve again?

Mark Rudd

Hope you both grow and fall in love with it as much as we did. Also, I hate to say this but you may not get really invested until season 3 😭 something happens and changes slightly and b my personal opinion it really starts to take off

Matt Harwood

I really hope you both stick with OFAH, I'm the biggest fan there is but even I sometimes struggle with the really early episodes..... honestly it just gets better and better! It's the classic UK sitcom......and wait until next week for the proper intro music!!

Josh Read

This was a great way to start the day 🙌 it gets better and better as it goes on. Expect laughter and tears 😢 OFAH friends

Amazing Futon

Draughts is checkers in the US

Martin Close

Del boys random wrong french phrases 🤣

Athan Immortal

Well, all my concerns about some of the comedy maybe being a bit of the time evaporated, I should have had more faith in Mike and Jess. They got it, and now I'm just looking forward to the long future we have with this series on the channel :)

Neil

You are in for such a ride, the writer John Sullivan was an absolute genius writer. You will grow to absolutely love the characters. I envy people who can watch this for the first time

Paul Archibald

My favourite show ever. Superb.

Jeffrey44

It doesn't really matter. Americans don't listen to theme tunes and these cats are no exception.

Russell Elliott

It’s a classic just watched my whole box set but I’m watching it again with you they definitely get better as they go to

Rachie

I do not remember that theme tune!

Hhh

Going to be really awkward when they're only part way through and the allegations about DJ finally come out.

StuntChicken 007

Don't over analyse the characters just watch ,enjoy and get to know them! You're in for a real treat with OFAH 🤣

Daniel

Hearing the originally intended theme rather than the one they ultimately used throw me for a moment

na plz

I honestly thought I'd skip OFAH having seen it loads and being team Peep Show but I'm sat here watching and loving it all over again - these reactions are like having a mate over and showing off something you're proud of and hoping they love it too.

Terrahawk

Pre-emptive like from me for this. Mange-tout my friends.

Neil M

Never like OFAH, see if your reactions can change that

Gem Lou

I promise you, you will fall in love with the characters on this show. Let it get going for a little while, get to know them, don't over think Del too much and it will be a wonderful journey. Most of us watching with you have seen these time after time and there's a real reason we watch again and again ☺️ oh and the theme tune does change.. thank god

Caldo Vespa

What the hell is that theme tune

Adam Theaker

Luvvly jubbly

Rob Jefferies

They do change the theme tune to it in season 2 and its a lot better then this original one they had

Athan Immortal

Nah nah nah nah... Na nananana

sa

7am kicking off the morning with a reaction

TheHigh

👍👍 hey a early OFAH start :) also Mike , can you just confirm that my message got back to you in direct? i was just wondering as it contained links and i don't know if patreon is cool with that , cheers 👍

AWR93

Only Fools and Horses journey with Mike & Jess is going to be amazing! You know it makes sense 😉

Rich

Lovely morning for it 😃