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"Go West Young Man" is the second episode of the first series of the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. It was first screened on 15 September 1981. [1] This was the lowest rated episode of the entire series, with only 6.1 million viewers. In the episode, Del sells a faulty car to an Australian man.
Go West Young Man. Del and Rodney are once again hunting for bargains. And after stopping off at Boycie's car lot they spy a Mark II Cortina that's being used as a part-exchange for a Vanden Plas. Del knocks the asking price down to £25, so long as he houses Boycie's E type jag for a week - Del hop...
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Rodney is feeling down in the dumps, since his friend Mickey Pearce had moved in on his latest girlfriend, "Monica of the Fat Thighs". But Del Boy on the other hand is more upbeat as he lays down his latest idea of where the future of Trotters Independent Traders lies to Rodney and Grandad. He suggests they participate in the second-hand car trade....
Story arc
1. This episode marks the first mention of Rodney's dream of women in uniforms, a dream that would come true twenty years later in "If They Could See Us Now". Del is disturbed to discover the uniform definitely includes that of a woman PC. 2. The scene where the Trotter Brothers talk to Nicki and Michelle about Rodney playing tennis in Miami foreshadows "Miami Twice" ten years later, when Rodney and Del go to Miami. 3. This was the first episode to feature Del's famous catchphrase: "This time...
Miscellaneous trivia
1. Nick Stringer, who played the Australian man in this episode, would also appear in another episode of Only Fools and Horses five years later as Del's old friend and business partner Jumbo Mills in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". 2. In the second nightclub with Nicki and Michelle, "Ain't No Stoppin' (Disco Mix 81)" by Enigma is heard playing in the club.
Mar 14, 2003 · Go West Young Man. Transmitted: 15.9.1981. Duration: 30 minutes. Viewing Figures: 6.1 million. Del and Rodney are once again hunting for bargains. And after stopping off at Boycie's car lot...
Only Fools and Horses—and consequently John Sullivan—is credited with the popularisation in Britain of several words and phrases used by Del Boy, particularly "Plonker", [240] meaning a fool or an idiot, and two expressions of delight or approval: "Cushty" (from the Roma word for "good") [240] and "Lovely jubbly".
"Go West Young Man" was the second episode of the first series of Only Fools And Horses, airing on the 15th September 1981 with a viewing figure of 6.1 million. Derek "Del Boy" Trotter and Rodney Trotter go for a night Up West.
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Oct 12, 2024 · Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom which aired on BBC One for seven seasons, nineteen Christmas specials, and six special editions, from 1981 until 2003. It also had a spin-off series called The Green Green Grass, and a prequel trilogy called Rock & Chips.
