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The Worst Episodes of Only Fools and Horses

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The Worst Episodes of Only Fools and Horses

The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods...

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  1. 7.5/10(715 votes)

    #1 - A Slow Bus to Chingford

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    S1:E5

    Del has a dream: The Trotter corporate skyscraper, rising majestically against the Peckham skyline. It's time for the latest moneymaking scam, Trotter's Ethnic Tours. But, why are there no takers?

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  2. 7.6/10(949 votes)

    #2 - Big Brother

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    S1:E1

    Del's confident at last he's on to a winner with Trigger's consignment of Old English vinyl briefcases. How can his brother Rodney even think of abandoning the high-flying world of trading for a real job?

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  3. 7.6/10(744 votes)

    #3 - The Second Time Around

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    S1:E4

    Del's rekindled passion with old flame Pauline and it looks like wedding bells are in the air again. Rodney's not so thrilled after what happened to her first two husbands...

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  4. 7.7/10(751 votes)

    #4 - The Russians Are Coming

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    S1:E6

    The threat of nuclear war looms over Peckham. What will become of the Nag's Head if the Russians attack? One things guaranteed: the Trotters will be sitting pretty in their DIY shelter...

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  5. 7.7/10(576 votes)

    #5 - Video Nasty

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    S5:E5

    Rodney gets a grant from the local college to make a film, but first he must come up with a viable screenplay. Del gets him a secondhand typewriter, and also suggests a storyline of 'A Rhino Loose in the City'. To make matters worse, the director, Mickey Pearce, fed up with waiting for Rodney to write the story, starts making porn films, only for Rodney to end up starring in one.

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  6. 7.8/10(612 votes)

    #6 - Yesterday Never Comes

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    S3:E4

    Del Boy falls for posh tart Miranda when she comes to view a 'Queen Anne' cabinet, but Miranda is more interested in the painting that the boys' Gran lifted from her art dealer employer.

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  8. 7.8/10(566 votes)

    #7 - Watching the Girls Go By

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    S4:E6

    Del sets Rodney up with a date, but when she gets to the do at the Nag's Head she makes Rodney wish he hadn't.

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  9. 7.9/10(791 votes)

    #8 - Cash and Curry

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    S1:E3

    Del's swooping in on the deal of a lifetime - it could keep them in Pilau rice forever. All he has to do is get hold of a poxy statue. Trouble is, he hasn't reckoned on a touch of gang warfare.

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  10. 7.9/10(651 votes)

    #9 - No Greater Love....

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    S2:E4

    Rodney's got himself a bird at last! Unfortunately, she's no spring chicken and her jailbird husband is about to be released...

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  11. 7.9/10(659 votes)

    #10 - It Never Rains....

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    S2:E6

    The Trotter family holiday is underway when Grandad runs into a bit of trouble with the Spanish police.

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    Director:Ray Butt
  12. 7.9/10(605 votes)

    #11 - Wanted

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    S3:E6

    Rodney is on the run after he is accused of being the 'Peckham Pouncer' - but where is that fragrant smell, wafting through the ventilation ducts of Nelson Mandela House, coming from?

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  13. 7.9/10(642 votes)

    #12 - It's Only Rock and Roll

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    S4:E4

    Rodney is the drumless drummer in Mental Micky's band, 'A Bunch Of Wallies'. Del Boy takes on the job of manager, getting them an abortive St. Paddy's night gig at The Shamrock Club.

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  14. 8.0/10(689 votes)

    #13 - The Long Legs of the Law

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    S2:E1

    Streuth! Rodder's besmirching the good reputation of the Trotter family by dating a policewoman...

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    Director:Ray Butt
  15. 8.0/10(656 votes)

    #14 - Ashes to Ashes

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    Del's busy selling Trig's gran's genuine antique urns. Trouble is, one of them is Trig's Grandad's last resting place!

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    Director:Ray Butt
  16. 8.0/10(644 votes)

    #15 - Homesick

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    S3:E1

    Del Boy uses Rodney's election as chairman of the local tenants' association to plot a move to ground-floor accommodation.

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  17. 8.0/10(577 votes)

    #16 - The Miracle of Peckham

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    S5:E2

    Del Boy gets religion when the Madonna at the local church is seen to shed tears. But why does she only cry when it's raining, and where did that lead in Del's garage come from?

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  18. 8.0/10(594 votes)

    #17 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

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    S5:E6

    Del Boy gets the chance to make a new start (and to become a millionaire) in Australia - fronting Jumbo Mills's used car business.

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  19. 8.0/10(540 votes)

    #18 - The Chance of a Lunchtime

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    S7:E2

    Raquel has an audition for a play, and Del has volunteered to help her rehearse. Rodney and Cassandra meet for supper, each thinking that the other made the first move. Things seem to be going well before Rodney gets tangled up with Trudy. Del tells Albert and Rodney that he sees two people when he looks at Raquel. Either Raquel's pregnant or Del's drunk!

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  20. 8.1/10(831 votes)

    #19 - Go West Young Man

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    S1:E2

    Rodney’s depressed. His mate Mickey Pearce has moved in on his bird – Monica of the fat thighs – and life isn’t exactly a social whirl. Del has the solution – they’ll all be millionaires in a year – cue his smooth friend Boycie and a very dodgy deal…

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  21. 8.1/10(609 votes)

    #20 - From Prussia with Love

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    When a German damsel turns up in the Nag's Head, she's definitely in distress - and nine months pregnant at that. Rodney's all beer and sympathy, but Del's got an idea - could this be the answer to Boycie and Marlene's dreams of a child and a golden opportunity to make a few bob along the way?

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  22. 8.2/10(631 votes)

    #21 - Happy Returns

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    S4:E1

    Rodney's in love with Debbie from the newsagents. Could this mean the end of his dirty magazine fetish? Trouble is she's only 19, and 19 1/2 years ago Del was pretty friendly with her mum...

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  23. 8.2/10(598 votes)

    #22 - Hole in One

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    The Trotters are potless, so Uncle Albert comes to the rescue by having an 'accident' with the open cellar door of the Nag's Head.

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  24. 8.2/10(571 votes)

    #23 - As One Door Closes

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    S4:E7

    When Del Boy's hooky 'louvry' door deal, financed with Denzil's redundancy money, falls through, the boys attempt to repay him by catching a rare butterfly.

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  25. 8.2/10(642 votes)

    #24 - Sickness & Wealth

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    S6:E5

    While excruciating stomach cramps and a constant diet of health salts might drive some people to visit the doctor, not our Del! Oh no, he's only suffering from that scourge of all yuppies, PMA - Positive Mental Attitude! So it's going to require some nifty plotting by Rodney and Uncle Albert to get Del to visit the dreaded 'D' word!

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  26. 8.2/10(555 votes)

    #25 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Uncle

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    S7:E5

    After a night at the Nag's Head, Uncle Albert comes home beaten up and tells tales of two, three or was it four muggers. But something isn't right and he runs away from home. Finally Del Boy and Rodney realise where to find him.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Slow Bus to Chingford" is the worst rated episode of "Only Fools and Horses". It scored 7.5/10 based on 715 votes. Directed by Martin Shardlow and written by John Sullivan, it aired on 10/6/1981. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Big Brother".