Do yourself a favor. Brew a cuppa. Find the episode on streaming or DVD. Watch the first ten minutes. You’ll be hooked.
Notice the fashion. Del’s open shirt and medallion. Rodney’s oversized glasses. It’s like a museum of terrible 80s style. It’s gloriously dated.
You’ll understand why this show ran for over two decades. It started with a silly watch and a yellow van. It ended with a fortune in chandeliers and a place in TV history.
So, here’s to the first episode. The one that almost didn’t happen. The one that introduced us to three lovable idiots. The one that proved, against all odds, that only fools and horses could make us laugh until we cried.
Now, go watch it. And don’t tell me you’re busy. You’ve got time for a lovely jubbly story, haven’t you?
