Only Fools and Horses Quotes
June: You had a kid brother. Rodney! How is he?
Del Boy: He's alright. He's just reached that awkward age, you know. He's a bit like a trifle.
June: What do you mean? All mixed up?
Del Boy: No, he's thick and fruity.
Del Boy: He's alright. He's just reached that awkward age, you know. He's a bit like a trifle.
June: What do you mean? All mixed up?
Del Boy: No, he's thick and fruity.
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Mental Mickey: We like looking like this. We're Marxist, Trotskyite anarchists.
Rodney: Yeah!
Del Boy: Why do you want to be superstars then?
Mental Mickey: Because we want to be rich Marxist, Trotskyite anarchists.
Rodney: Yeah!
Del Boy: Why do you want to be superstars then?
Mental Mickey: Because we want to be rich Marxist, Trotskyite anarchists.
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Mr Chin: Have you decided what colour the walls will be?
Del Boy: Oh yes of course you don't think I'd leave something that important to the last minute, do you? (to Rodney) Hurry up and open that tin.
Rodney: (struggling to open a tin of paint) I'm trying.
Del Boy: I thought... and you can shoot me down in flames if you like Mr Chin, but what I thought the colour these walls should be...
Mr Chin: Blue.
Del Boy: What?
Mr Chin: I like blue.
Del Boy: Oh blue. Je suis frontiers. That is exactly what I thought. I thought why don't we paint these walls a nice subtle shade of blue.
Mr Chin: What shade of blue?
Rodney: Yellow.
Del Boy: And then I changed my mind. I thought not blue. I thought we should paint them gold.
Rodney: That's yellow.
Del Boy: This is GOLD, Rodney. Are you illiterate or something? You see I remembered the name of your beautiful restaurant. Gold for the Golden Lotus.
Del Boy: Oh yes of course you don't think I'd leave something that important to the last minute, do you? (to Rodney) Hurry up and open that tin.
Rodney: (struggling to open a tin of paint) I'm trying.
Del Boy: I thought... and you can shoot me down in flames if you like Mr Chin, but what I thought the colour these walls should be...
Mr Chin: Blue.
Del Boy: What?
Mr Chin: I like blue.
Del Boy: Oh blue. Je suis frontiers. That is exactly what I thought. I thought why don't we paint these walls a nice subtle shade of blue.
Mr Chin: What shade of blue?
Rodney: Yellow.
Del Boy: And then I changed my mind. I thought not blue. I thought we should paint them gold.
Rodney: That's yellow.
Del Boy: This is GOLD, Rodney. Are you illiterate or something? You see I remembered the name of your beautiful restaurant. Gold for the Golden Lotus.
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Del Boy: Don't let him go! That's not gonna please Mr Chin, ain't it?
Rodney: Was it his pet?
Del Boy: No, but number 39 is off the menu.
Rodney: Was it his pet?
Del Boy: No, but number 39 is off the menu.
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Rodney: What have you been up to, Del?
Del Boy: Oh, bits and pieces.
Rodney: Where have you been?
Del Boy: Here and back.
Rodney: So what have you been doing?
Del Boy: This and that.
Rodney: As long as I know.
Grandad: I thought you'd winkle it out of him in the end.
Del Boy: Oh, bits and pieces.
Rodney: Where have you been?
Del Boy: Here and back.
Rodney: So what have you been doing?
Del Boy: This and that.
Rodney: As long as I know.
Grandad: I thought you'd winkle it out of him in the end.
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Rodney: You swore to me it wasn't nicked. Bankrupt stock you said.
Del Boy: British Rail, same thing init?
Del Boy: British Rail, same thing init?
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Grandad: (Rodney is angry after finding out the paint used for the kitchen was hooky) Tunnels?
Del Boy: What?
Rodney: No, he said that!
Grandad: Trigger said the paint was used for painting signs in tunnels, well how can you see a sign in a tunnel, it's pitch black innit?
Trigger: Nah it's alright, this is luminous.
Del Boy: See Grandad, it's luminous, which means you can see in the... LUMINOUS?!
Del Boy: What?
Rodney: No, he said that!
Grandad: Trigger said the paint was used for painting signs in tunnels, well how can you see a sign in a tunnel, it's pitch black innit?
Trigger: Nah it's alright, this is luminous.
Del Boy: See Grandad, it's luminous, which means you can see in the... LUMINOUS?!
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Grandad: (on the telephone) Oh, hello Mr. Chin. No Del's gone out. I'm not sure... Where have you gone to, Del?
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Mr. Chin: Don't you "Hello Mr. Chin" me! What have you done to my walls?!
Del Boy: Glowing are they? Tell them not to be frightened, cos this is new energy saving paint we're using. It's designed to cut down on the electricity bills. Yeah. Yes. Yes, I understand. I'll be round to see you first thing in the morning. (puts the receiver down)
Rodney: Does he want his money back?
Del Boy: No he wants you to go round tomorrow and do out his living room in it!
Del Boy: Glowing are they? Tell them not to be frightened, cos this is new energy saving paint we're using. It's designed to cut down on the electricity bills. Yeah. Yes. Yes, I understand. I'll be round to see you first thing in the morning. (puts the receiver down)
Rodney: Does he want his money back?
Del Boy: No he wants you to go round tomorrow and do out his living room in it!
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Rodney: You were gunrunning in the middle of a civil war?
Grandad: Well, that's the best time to do it. Supply and demand.
Rodney: You dirty, old mercenary.
Grandad: We didn't do it purely for financial gain. Oh no, we both felt a deep commitment to a political cause.
Del Boy: Which side were selling to?
Grandad: Whichever side had the most money, really.
Grandad: Well, that's the best time to do it. Supply and demand.
Rodney: You dirty, old mercenary.
Grandad: We didn't do it purely for financial gain. Oh no, we both felt a deep commitment to a political cause.
Del Boy: Which side were selling to?
Grandad: Whichever side had the most money, really.
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Grandad: (in the cell, recounting his earlier experience with the Spanish authorities) ...they took Nobby away; tortured him... all through the night, you could hear his screams!
Rodney: Woke you up at one point I bet!
Grandad: (shaking his head) The last thing on my mind was sleep, but no matter how hard they tried, Nobby wouldn't say a word... and then it were my turn...
Rodney: (briefly concerned) What... they tortured you?
Grandad: No... but they would have done if I hadn't told them everything I knew!
Rodney: Woke you up at one point I bet!
Grandad: (shaking his head) The last thing on my mind was sleep, but no matter how hard they tried, Nobby wouldn't say a word... and then it were my turn...
Rodney: (briefly concerned) What... they tortured you?
Grandad: No... but they would have done if I hadn't told them everything I knew!
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Del Boy: Can you manage, Grandad?
Grandad: Yeah, I think so, Del.
Del Boy: Mind your hernia! That's not bad, you know? I reckon we done well there.
Grandad: Waste of money if you ask me, come all this way and all.
Del Boy: What do you mean a waste of money? They're beautiful! 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 Boy: What do you want for £1.25, "Okla-bleeding-homa"?!
Rodney: Don't you think it's a bit sick? A cat playing a song about a dog.
Del Boy: No, it means they're unique.
Grandad: It means there was a balls-up at the factory and they put the wrong chimes in.
Grandad: Yeah, I think so, Del.
Del Boy: Mind your hernia! That's not bad, you know? I reckon we done well there.
Grandad: Waste of money if you ask me, come all this way and all.
Del Boy: What do you mean a waste of money? They're beautiful! 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 Boy: What do you want for £1.25, "Okla-bleeding-homa"?!
Rodney: Don't you think it's a bit sick? A cat playing a song about a dog.
Del Boy: No, it means they're unique.
Grandad: It means there was a balls-up at the factory and they put the wrong chimes in.
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Del Boy: When a North Korean came to live in London, he thought that Battersea dog's home was a takeway.
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Del Boy: Here Grandad. You want a jemmy?
Grandad: Nah. Had one before we left Del.
Grandad: Nah. Had one before we left Del.
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Del Boy: Grandad! How you getting on?
Grandad: All right Del Boy. I found it Del.
Del Boy: There you are, he's found the nut. Told you we could trust him.
Grandad: I'm starting to undo it.
Del Boy & Rodney: (rushing under the chandelier whith the tarpaulin)NOOOO!!!
Del Boy: You silly old duffer, we ain't up the ladders yet!
Rodney: Grandad, don't you touch nothing 'til we tell you!
Del Boy: Right up we go Rodders. Anything you want?
Rodney: Yeah, I wanna go home.
Del Boy: All right Grandad, we're ready. You can start undoing it now.
Grandad: (unscrewing the bolt) It's coming Del Boy. One more turn Del.
Del Boy: Right, now brace yourself Rodney, brace yourself.
Grandad: All right Del Boy. I found it Del.
Del Boy: There you are, he's found the nut. Told you we could trust him.
Grandad: I'm starting to undo it.
Del Boy & Rodney: (rushing under the chandelier whith the tarpaulin)NOOOO!!!
Del Boy: You silly old duffer, we ain't up the ladders yet!
Rodney: Grandad, don't you touch nothing 'til we tell you!
Del Boy: Right up we go Rodders. Anything you want?
Rodney: Yeah, I wanna go home.
Del Boy: All right Grandad, we're ready. You can start undoing it now.
Grandad: (unscrewing the bolt) It's coming Del Boy. One more turn Del.
Del Boy: Right, now brace yourself Rodney, brace yourself.
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Del Boy: (calmy, to Rodney) Grandad was undoing the other chandelier.
Rodney: How can you tell?
Rodney: How can you tell?
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Grandad: Alright, Del Boy.
Del Boy: Alright? Look at it!
Grandad: Did you drop it, Del?
Rodney: How could we drop it?! We wasn't even holding it! We was working on that one.
Grandad: Well I wish you'd said something, 'cos I was working on this one. Is it very valuable Del?
Del Boy: (smiling) Nah not really. (angry) It was bleeding PRICELESS when it was hanging up there though!
Del Boy: Alright? Look at it!
Grandad: Did you drop it, Del?
Rodney: How could we drop it?! We wasn't even holding it! We was working on that one.
Grandad: Well I wish you'd said something, 'cos I was working on this one. Is it very valuable Del?
Del Boy: (smiling) Nah not really. (angry) It was bleeding PRICELESS when it was hanging up there though!
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Vicar: I have become dismayed, even shocked by the attitude of youth - but today you walked into this church and offered us this tree simply because you care. You have rekindled my faith in the human race. It's not nicked is it?
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Del Boy: (commenting on the chicken he's been eating at the Nag's Head) Tough? Tough? It's the toughest chicken I've ever known. It's asked me for a fight in the car park twice!
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Del Boy: Well, why don't you tell them what happened to poor Rita Alldridge then?
Rodney: Yes! Good idea! What happened to Rita Alldridge then?
Del Boy: Last Friday night she was indecently assaulted over by the adventure playground.
Rodney: No! Did she report it?
Del Boy: Yeah, I saw her this morning, she'd just been down the police station.
Rodney: Right. There you are, you see; that's exactly the sort of thing... Hang on a minute, if this happened on Friday night, how come it's taken her 'til Wednesday to report it?
Del Boy: Because she didn't know she'd been indecently assaulted until this morning when the bloke's cheque bounced.
Rodney: Yes! Good idea! What happened to Rita Alldridge then?
Del Boy: Last Friday night she was indecently assaulted over by the adventure playground.
Rodney: No! Did she report it?
Del Boy: Yeah, I saw her this morning, she'd just been down the police station.
Rodney: Right. There you are, you see; that's exactly the sort of thing... Hang on a minute, if this happened on Friday night, how come it's taken her 'til Wednesday to report it?
Del Boy: Because she didn't know she'd been indecently assaulted until this morning when the bloke's cheque bounced.
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Rodney: She's very intelligent actually. We got on really well.
Del Boy: Yeah, they do say opposites attract, don't they?
Del Boy: Yeah, they do say opposites attract, don't they?
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Dr. Becker: Don't worry, he's got legs like Nijinsky.
Del Boy: (puzzled) Nijinsky is a racehorse.
Rodney: No, Del, he means Nijinsky the Russian ballet dancer.
Dr. Becker: No I don't!
Del Boy: (puzzled) Nijinsky is a racehorse.
Rodney: No, Del, he means Nijinsky the Russian ballet dancer.
Dr. Becker: No I don't!
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Grandad: (bedbound) Del Boy, I'd like to be cremated.
Del Boy: Well you'll have to wait till the morning, 'cuz they'll be closed now!
Del Boy: Well you'll have to wait till the morning, 'cuz they'll be closed now!
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Rodney: I am 24 years old, I have two GSEs, thirteen years of schooling and three terms at an adult education centre behind me, right? And with all that, what have I become? I am a lookout.
Del Boy: No, Rodney, you're wrong. You're not just a lookout, you're a bad lookout!
Del Boy: No, Rodney, you're wrong. You're not just a lookout, you're a bad lookout!
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Mickey Pearce: What are these things?
Del Boy: Those? They are lawnmower engines.
Rodney: Lawnmower engines?
Del Boy: Listen, they're not ordinary lawnmower engines.
Rodney: (interested) No?
Del Boy: No, they're broken lawnmower engines.
Del Boy: Those? They are lawnmower engines.
Rodney: Lawnmower engines?
Del Boy: Listen, they're not ordinary lawnmower engines.
Rodney: (interested) No?
Del Boy: No, they're broken lawnmower engines.
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Del Boy: Well, I've gotta admire yer bottle Rodders - I must admit. You've been in the business five minutes and already you've opened up a Spanish branch. You've cornered the World market on broken lawnmower engines - what's your partner doing now, is he buying second-hand pedalos?
Rodney: No, no, no, nothing like that, no, we're - we're going into the self-catering holiday trade.
Del Boy: Cor, what on 200 nicker?
Rodney: Yeah well, we're starting in a small way.
Grandad: What you got, a Wendy House?
Rodney: No, no, no, nothing like that, no, we're - we're going into the self-catering holiday trade.
Del Boy: Cor, what on 200 nicker?
Rodney: Yeah well, we're starting in a small way.
Grandad: What you got, a Wendy House?
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Del Boy: When we see the gamekeeper, when we get down there, we pay him 25 quid.
Rodney: What? And he gives us a fishing permit?
Del Boy: No, he shows us the hole in the fence.
Rodney: I knew it.
Del Boy: It's called business.
Rodney: It's called stealing!
Grandad: No it ain't, Rodney.
Del Boy: Listen to your grandad.
Grandad: It's called poaching.
Rodney: What? And he gives us a fishing permit?
Del Boy: No, he shows us the hole in the fence.
Rodney: I knew it.
Del Boy: It's called business.
Rodney: It's called stealing!
Grandad: No it ain't, Rodney.
Del Boy: Listen to your grandad.
Grandad: It's called poaching.
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Policeman: They called him the Axe Murderer. He murdered a group of local fisherman. (Del and Rodney look at each other nervously) Oh well. Have a nice weekend.
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Del Boy: It's blowing a ruddy typhoid out there!
Rodney: It's a typhoon...
Del Boy: Hmm? Oh, good idea Rodney, stick the kettle on. We'll have a nice cup of tea.
Rodney: It's a typhoon...
Del Boy: Hmm? Oh, good idea Rodney, stick the kettle on. We'll have a nice cup of tea.
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