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Top 5 Greatest Only Fools Episode<\/h2>\n
This has to be an impossible article to write. I’m even prepared to say that there may well be other articles to follow from you fans. But to decide on my top 5 Only Fools and Horses episode is one of the many things every fan must try sometime in there life.<\/div>\n
So how do i start? Well ive put together a few main headings that i will take into account before bringing my verdict<\/div>\n

The Episodes Plot<\/h3>\n
Well there are elements of Fools and Horses that work for me and those episodes that arent quite as good. Maybe there are an episode that connects a series for example “Rodney Come Home” seems to link events rather than stand out as a memorable episode. So its fair to say that some episodes were never written to be a classic in the first place. So the story or plot has a big impact on whether the episode.<\/div>\n

The Characters<\/h3>\n
I love the characters included Dels mates, So this alone gives a lot of extra marks to episodes such as the “Jolly Boys Outing” and “Chain Gang”. Its not just the main characters, but having Trig, Boycie and Denzil along in the episode really adds a dimension. Every time i watch it i just wish i could join them down the Nags Head.<\/div>\n
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The Laughter<\/h3>\n
The episode needs to make me laugh. After all it is a sitcom. Only Fools has two types of comedy. The outwrite obvious, eg Tony Angelino with his Cwying – its funny the firstime and still provides a chuckle. But then there is the subtle ones that years later you suddenly get. Like the time when Del has become a millionaire in “Time on our Hands” , he kindly offers to leave his carpet behind in the flat, so subtle, it took my brother to point it out to me.<\/div>\n

The Twist<\/h3>\n
John Sullivan knows how to write Comedy, Drama and add a twist or two. Who can forget the brilliance of “Strained Relations” when they throw the vicars hat into Grandads grave, or the clever plot in “Tea for Three” where the rivalry takes a bitter twist.<\/div>\n

The Brotherly Love or Hate<\/h3>\n
As with all episodes, Del and Rodney show immense love for each other. Illustrated well in several episodes. Del is selfish and yet still shows his love to Rodney. Del is the first to worry about Rodney and the first to insult him. He really did take care of him, well on his own terms. No fifty fifty split was ever quite fair. Either way there rivalry also\u00a0emphasized\u00a0there love. Many episodes embrace both sides.<\/div>\n

The Episode Length<\/h3>\n
I love the episodes with Grandad. Paricularly the “Ashes to Ashes” episode. Unfortunately they would of benefited from the 50 minutes or even longer specials that came in the Uncle Albert era. Even so it must be said that later episodes had an advantage in this area.<\/div>\n

The Attention to Detail<\/h3>\n
As has been seen in recent times, The attention to detail comes out in John Sullivans scripts as was shown in Rock and Chips. These details and tie-ups have been peppered in each episode for years. For example we see Slater in a few episodes. On each occassion we catchup with how things have progressed. Certainly “The Frogs Lecacy” was the daddy of attention to detail. This episode was central to several other episodes write up to the last “Sleepless in Peckham”.<\/div>\n
So there you have it my fellow fans.<\/div>\n

Episodes that just missed out my top 5<\/strong><\/h3>\n
It was really tough, but<\/div>\n
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