If Nicholas Lyndhurst or David Jason had laughed when the chandelier fell, they would have lost the episode (they could only have one take and it cost them £6,000).
Del: Can you manage, Grandad? Grandad: Yeah, I think so, Del. Del: Mind your hernia! Del: That's not bad, you know? Del: I reckon we done well there. Grandad: Waste of money if you ask me, come all this way an'all. Del: What'd you mean a waste of money? Del: They're beautiful Del: Not only are they exquisite ornaments, guaranteed to brighten any sideboard, they are also a revolving musical box! Rodney: They are china cats that play "How Much Is That Doggy In The Window." Del: What d'you want for £1.25, Okla-bleedin-homa?! Rodney: Don't you think it's a bit sick? A cat playing a song about a dog. Del: No, it means there unique. Grandad: It means there was a balls-up at the factory and they put the wrong chimes in.
Del: When a North Korean came to live in London, he thought that Battersea dog's home was a takeway.
Grandad: Alright Del Boy? Del: Alright? What do you mean alright? Look at it! Grandad: Did you drop it Del? Rodney:Drop it? How could we drop it? We weren't even holding it! We were working on that one! Grandad: Well, I wish you'd have said something. I was working on this one.
The chandelier incident actually happened to John Sullivan's (the writer) father in the 1930's - he always said it wasn't funny but after the episode aired he admitted it was.
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