Tuesday 9 January 2007

Astroturf

Following on from the Only Fools And Horses poll, it occurs to me that probably no other sitcom has produced as many memorable moments as this one has. Being a 64 episode series helps but there is no doubting the fantastic writing , acting and script originality. There are simply too many great gags and situations to recall without an enormous amount of thought.

This clip is short but a real 'plonker' moment from Rodney. He is out with Del in a nightclub on the pull. In order to secure the telephone numbers of two girls, Nicky and Michelle, Del spins the yarn that Hot Rod is an international tennis player ; in fact so good he has beaten Jimmy Connors in Miami !! It is taken from the 1981 episode Go West Young Man. In fairness to Rodney, he is not listening to the conversation when he is asked a question....................

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