@DeepthroatGhoul wrote:
SPOILER: Watching Series 5 makes you realise just how extra pointless everything in this episode was in the long run.

Also, here's what happened to Mrs. Harris after the events of this episode:

Upon exiting the Pottsfield Leisure Centre after getting fired, Mrs. Harris got hit by an ice-cream van twice (it reversed to hit her the second time), then bit by a rabid dog, was splashed with a cup of piddle thrown by a homeless person, got hit by another ice-cream van, received two text messages on her phone about being bankrupt and her husband divorcing her, got mildly electrocuted, was evicted from her house/apartment, had all her belongings repossessed, and finally was hit by a third ice-cream van.

That's my personal headcanon.

Massive Caddyshack hijinks ensue!

SPOILER: Watching Series 5 makes you realise just how extra pointless everything in this episode was in the long run.

Looking back, I sincerely believe that the early 2000s trilogy was made for a good reason. Anyone who’s not a real OFAH fan just takes the lazy way out and says, “Oh they should have left it at them as millionaires”, but there’s a real deep meaning here, and the final scene with Del and Rodney at the graveyard has helped me see it.

It's about the love of two brothers and their family, and it doesn't matter how much money they've got, as long as they're both healthy and happy. The last scene in the graveyard proved that, because the Trotters would easily give up £10 million to be a happy family and be all together.

The reason why Only Fools and Horses is the best comedy is because it's emotional. These are very true characters that make us laugh and cry. Bad comedies show no personality or love between the characters. This just goes to show you that John Sullivan, God rest his soul, preferred to write OFAH as a funny drama instead of a cheap sitcom.