It’s not very often old episodes of Only Fools and Horses get discovered. In fact it was many years ago a fan on this site managed to track down the long lost 1984 educational episode “Licensed to Drill” shown in schools/colleges. Where Del, Rodney, and Grandad discuss oil drilling and fossil fuels.
With this in mind, Only Fools fan Paul Bazen has a small memory from the mid 1990s of an episode involving Rodney and a paintball scene.
He says, “Which episode do the guys all go paint-balling? The scene where Rodders appears to have not one hit, but then turns round and is covered in paintballs slays me every time, but can’t seem to find the episode!. It’s somewhat of a childhood memory, probably something in the early to mid 90’s? I don’t think the whole episode was based on the paintballing, but was some part of it.”
I must admit i have no memories of it. I wondered whether he was thinking of the episode A Royal Flush. The scene when Rodney goes clay pigeon shooting with a posh family and Del and Albert turn up maybe?
But Paul tells us, “No, definitely a paintball thing. I’m starting to think that perhaps I’ve mixed it up with another comedy shown around that time… but my memory is pretty vivid of Nicolas Lyndhurst being the usual lanky one in the line up at the end of a paintball game, seeing who won. Everyone had some paint on them, but Rodders being completely paint-free, then he turns around and his back is totally covered in paintball shots.”
So is this a missing episode or just another comedy starring Nicolas Lyndhurst?
This isn’t from only fools and horses – there was never an episode where Rodders goes paintballing.
This pic is obviously from another programme or possibly a kids TV advert
Argh, I don’t think I have seen the show! Something I probably missed while I was too busy playing video games as a kid – bummer!
I’m sure that is from an Episode of The Piglet Files, which ran 2 Series from 1990 to 1992.
Oops 3 Series lol
Yes i think that must be it Dave
According to a wiki site i found : The paintball version occurs during an MI5 training exercise in the spy comedy ”The Piglet Files”.
Hi,
It is definitely from the Piglet Files – a very underated comedy that can be picked up cheap on Amazon and well worth a watch if you love Nick.
I personally don’t think it’s a missing episode. I think there must have been another show with Nic that’s he’s getting mixed up with.