{"id":3106,"date":"2011-05-17T14:54:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T13:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=3106"},"modified":"2011-05-17T14:54:51","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T13:54:51","slug":"greatest-episode-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/greatest-episode-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Greatest Episode Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">Greatest episode of all time\u200f<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Only Fools and Horses have been rated Britain\u2019s top comedy time, and time again, featuring in many polls; from Britain\u2019s best sitcom, to <strong>Britain&#8217;s most memorable Christmas TV moment, c<\/strong>apturing the opinions as well as hearts of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>With such a popular series, spanning countless hilarious episodes from its birth in 1981, to the final episode in 2003, you would have thought that a poll to determine what the greatest episode would have been from the greatest sitcom of all time. Now long over due, it is time to find out what us, the fans view as the greats Only Fools episode of all time really is.<\/p>\n<p>Now this isn\u2019t going to be easy for any fan, deciding which is the greatest episode of the sitcom voted number one in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain\u2019s Best Sitcom, with all 7 series and 13 Christmas specials being packed to the brim with laughs and unforgettable moments, whether they are comical or heart-rending\u00a0Wouldn&#8217;t\u00a0this be a real treat to establish what the greatest episode would be, and why? Further more, it would prove a fitting tribute to the late genius who brought us this immense show, John Sullivan, undoubtedly the best comedic writer of his time.<\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_3110\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greatest-episode.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3110\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3110\" title=\"greatest-episode\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greatest-episode-550x404.jpg\" alt=\"Greatest Episode Ever\" width=\"550\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greatest-episode-550x404.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greatest-episode-530x389.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/greatest-episode.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vote Now - Greatest Episode Ever<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To name but a few of the most brilliant moments from some of the most memorable episode we\u2019ve shared with the trotters, such as the blowing-up of the coach in Jolly Boys Outing, Del and Rodney dressed as Batman &amp; Robin, and the moment Del\u2019s \u2018this time next year, we\u2019ll be millionaires\u2019 phrase came to life. No doubt as your reading this, you\u2019ll be picturing these moments and many, so in the sprit of Del boy, come on you Plonkers, get your mouse\u2019s at the ready and let\u2019s show our real appreciation for this classic British sitcom by taking part in the poll for the greatest Only Fools episode of all time.<\/p>\n<p>He who dares wins!<\/p>\n<p><em>Ian Deeks<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>You have 3 votes &#8211; use them wisely&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>[poll id=&#8221;3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/greatest-episode-ever\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" src=\"\" class=\"alignright wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Greatest episode of all time\u200f Only Fools and Horses have been rated Britain\u2019s top comedy time, and time again, featuring in many polls; from Britain\u2019s best sitcom, to Britain&#8217;s most memorable Christmas TV moment, capturing the opinions as well as hearts of the nation. 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