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Someone needs to tidy this up, pronto;

  • It's far too complimentary towards the show, it sounds like it's sucking up or was written by some rabid fanboys
  • Someone has tried to drop a Macromedia Flash file down the bottom of the page
  • There's a list of characters after the external links section.

I'd do it myself, but I've no idea what the show is about. 144.137.189.1

Sorted some anon additions but not looked into POV/NPOV yet. violet/riga (t) 12:07, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

What the heck is a "wide boy"? Seems there's a lot of jargon in here. Maury 12:47, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

It's an English expression, and an English page, so it should be fine. IT would be quite hard to explain to a non-national.--Crestville 20:42, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
I'm a native English person, and that phrase is completely lost on me. Perhaps it could be changed or explained? - Timsheridan 22:29, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
That would be pretty hard. It means what it means really. Though if someone can explain it, fair enough. Maybe give it a page.--Crestville 15:16, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
In Scotland a "wide-boy" is a boy/adolecant who is very cocky and arrogant. I don't know if you southerners use it in the same way.Jizz 17:45, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
Looks like there is already a description of the term here. The reference in the article is now linked to dispel any misunderstandings of the term. - Timsheridan 00:20, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Jizz is spot on. an exspansion of this expression is, "Giving it the large". Lion King 10:34, 29 December 2005 (UTC)PS Not all "Wide Boys" are "cheekie chapies" like "Del Boy" they're a little bit "Naughty" so you give them a "wide berth". Lion King

Wouldn't call it "far too complimentary" at all. It was a show very much loved in the UK and the article reflects that viewpoint. I doubt many who do know what the show was about would recognise the sucking up or rabid fanboy accusation. - 84.92.32.221 19:56, 6 December 2005 (UTC) DM

Jumped the shark the moment the Damian/The Omen theme joke appeared again in the 1993 Christmas Special 'Fatal Extraction'.

I think yer looking for www.jumptheshark.com. This 'aint it. And BTW your totally fucking wrong coz the '96 christmas special was it's peak. It jumped when it came back and Albert was dead and Damo was an annoying chav. --Crestville 01:13, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Crestville, shut up you tart! Peckham Spring was the last good episode (1992 Xmas Special 'Mother Nature's Son). The Trotters got rich at last, in a plausible, lovable rogue-type Thatcherite fashion (remember Coca-Cola and Dasani?) In my honest opinion it was the last episode that had the old, earthy charm before it sank into self-parody. 'Miami Twice' was a cliche-ridden abomination but the Damian/Omen gag in the 1993 Special 'Fatal Extraction' marks the exact point into terminal decline. And I never thought the Batman and Robin scene was THAT funny. Excellent entry, by the way.

Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, you talk shit for a living my lad--Crestville 23:47, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

The two of you clearly know nothing, or are simply devoid of any sense of humour. Have you seen the three most recent episodes? They're fuckin class. Except for Damien, all the jokes are original and hilarious.

Don't try and tall me I know nothing you Plonker. Original? My arse. They were ok, a bit of a let down. Don't be such a prick "you two clearly know nothing". Based on our opinions of a TV show? Piss off.--Crestville 23:47, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

That first entry is totally gay. The show is not suckin up and wrote by rabid fanboys. It was written by an excellent person. The show is absolutely brilliant. But i suppose you americans wouldnt understand, as you dont know nothing about the UK and only think of yourselves. I have every single episode on DVD, and there all class. My favourite one would have to be Miami Twice.By the way, it lies about Uncle Albert and Rodney in the last episode. Uncle Albert was dead, so fuck the person that put that in. It was Del Boy who confessed to Rodney about Freddie Robdul. Im gonna change the bit about Uncle Albert when hes dead.82.27.19.237 19:46, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

You do realise that the first entry on this page was talking about the article and not the show. Go get some glasses

CHRIS MOYLES didn't create the bootleg of the OFAH theme tune and the Eminem lyrics; it was created and emailed in by a listener as part of an unofficial 'competition' (ie there was no prize, it just became a short-lived feature on the afternoon show) which saw the same lyrics dubbed over a wide selection of music- 'The Entertainer', 'Dallas' theme tune, 'Come on Eileen', etc. More relevant here would be a mention of "Del Boy's Tune" by Ginja & Lee-O, which sampled the theme tune and was included on the double CD "Only Fools and Horses: The Album" ASIN: B00007FZFP 81.109.154.248 14:33, 5 July 2006 (UTC) Marx

"Wide Boy" removed. It is regional slang and is not widely understood.


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If you're interested in sitcoms you may wish to join my new Fawlty Towers-based wikiproject to maintain the standard, and create fabulous new articles based upon this milestone in British Comedy. If you are interested, and woud like to bcome a member, please enquire at the above link, or on my talk page for more information. Thanks Foxearth 02:54, 18 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Episodes

Recently, large descriptions of individual episodes have been appearing on the page. While much of this information is useful, it can make the article excessively long and bogged down with narrative. Any thoughts on transferring this information to separate esisode articles, a la The Simpsons and Fawlty Towers? SteveO 19:59, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Each episode does not need a synopsis. Just the episode title will do. IanUK 21:23, 24 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] GA comments

If only all television articles in Wikipedia were this good! It conforms to WP:WIAGA with the exception of only a couple points. The fair-use rationale is missing for The_Green_Green_Grass.jpg. Also in the first section, since Raquel, Cassandra, and Damien are first introduced there, you may want to put Wikilinks to the characters and actors at that point, but this is a minor issue. If it weren't for the fair-use rationale, I would have promoted it now, but I think that one is serious enough to wait until it's done, so I will put it on hold. Congratulations on an excellent article and I am glad this one is joining GA along with Yes Minister and Dad's Army. Now if only someone will work on the Blackadder article... RelHistBuff 11:16, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Actually, WP:WIAGA doesn't require a fair use rationale. It merely says that the images must be tagged (have a correct copyright tag). --kingboyk 11:39, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
I believe this is Wikipedia policy and is required for all articles whether FA, GA, or stub. Please see Fair use policy. Please correct me if I am wrong. RelHistBuff 12:13, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments. The image in question now has a fair use rationale. I've also replaced Image:Only_Fools_and_Horses_2.jpg with one which has a confirmed status and added an f.u.r. to that, too. I've linked the actor and character names in the opening section as suggested above, though Casssandra and Damien don't yet have their own articles. SteveO 19:13, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Berk

As good as OFAH is and much as I admire Sullivan, to suggest that the show popularised the word 'berk' smacks of hyberbole. The word is an abbreviation of "Berkshire Hunt" which is cockney rhyming slang for the C word. NOt only does it preceed the show by many years but was in very common use.

Fair point. I've removed it. In any case it's not a word associated with the show in the way that "plonker" and "dipstick" are. SteveO 09:30, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] redirect

currently "OFAH" redirects here, I do not know how to change a redirect, so I was wondering if OFAH could be redirected to this article, which is about a conservation organization and charity that uses this acronym. thanks

--Jadger 12:31, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

I've now turned OFAH into a disambiguation page. SteveO 16:43, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

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