The actors said in an interview that when they both turned away from the camera right after the chandelier smashed, they were trying their best not to laugh as the producer said they’d both be fired if they messed up the scene. Apparently they only had ONE take as they only had one chandelier 😂

The best show ever produced by the UK, it will never be beaten!

I have found great pleasure in watching a plethora of American sitcoms throughout the years, so it warms my heart to witness a young man from America appreciating our own sitcoms.

Our Mums absolute favourite sitcom. She passed away last July 😢. To honour her, we hired the Trotter van to lead her funeral procession to the Church ❤ Everyone Loved it ❤️

This show was watched by millions. Each week.

Joel, thanks for wearing an England shirt on St Georges Day, its appreciated.

Only Fools and Horses is the best show ever to come out of Britain, or anywhere else.

greatest comedy ever made. Complete genius. This programme meant, & means so much for most Brits.

Only fools & Horses a absolute classic , loved all of them 🤣🤣😂😂😁😁 That generation of comedy in the 70s and 80s which we don’t have any more absolutely fantastic very very British 🇬🇧🇬🇧. The good old days how we used to laugh as a family 🤣🤣🤣so much that it hurt in the stomach. When you laugh so much that it hurts in the stomach that is true comedy 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The look on your face when the chandelier fell was hilarious! Thanks for the laugh!😂😂

This was also inspired by a true story! The father of the writer John Sullivan did exactly this once

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That is 100% classic British humour!!!! I'll never forget that!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

"Brace yourself Rodders" 🤣🤣

One of the most iconic comedy moments from British TV. If a reel of iconic British TV moments doesn't have this on, then they're not iconic. Only Fools and Horses is also great for learning British slang as you've found out.

I don't care what anyone says. Batman Robin, Del falling through the bar, Triggers broom, blow up dolls...THIS is THE funniest OF&H sketch EVER!

I love how they go down the ladders as though they're carrying the chandelier

I have lost count of the number of times I've watched episodes of Only Fools and I never get fed up with them. Still make me laugh every time. Gold channel has episodes on all the time but especially at weekends when episodes just keep going round in a loop. They are timeless as good comedy should be.

Hey Joel not many reactors cover the ending scenes once the chandelier has fallen, I'm glad you did.

Right now brace yourself Rodney lol that line just cracks me up every time

0:56 “Do you want a jemmy?”😂 I am gonna explain this for young’uns and overseas viewers. A jemmy is oldster speak for a pry bar…officially it is used to open crates or lift floorboards, but also open doors or windows that are locked…a burglar’s tool. This is why ‘Del’ in the series has one..he is not a burglar, but he is not beyond some nefarious activity. This leads to the joke…conflating ‘jemmy’ with having a ‘jimmy’. In London cockney rhyming slang a “Jimmy Riddle” means Piddle…a pee. Now the grandad being old and hard of hearing, plus probably prone to frequent urination as oldsters are…thinks Del is saying ‘do you need to pee’. So his response is ‘No! I had one before we left’. The juxtaposition of conflated phrases is a cornerstone of Brit humour and inuendo. There! explained to death😂

I have the complete set and when I am feeling down I put them on all ways cheers me up

One of the most iconic British TV Shows! Have you watched keeping up appearances? It’s well worth a watch!

A classic moment from a classic show.. they do not write them like that anymore I watched all the series and quite honestly say I was in tears at times laughing..a fantastic series

Yes you can see it coming and I, like most Brits, it makes me howl every single time

British comedy at it's best! I love the episode when the paint the Chinese takeaway! 😮🤣😂🤣

Have you tried "Detectorists"? My favourite comedy of recent years. Gentle but very funny.

A truly classic scene in British comedy. Never gets old!

Absolutely GOLDEN TV. I grew up on Only Fools here in the UK and I still love it all these years later. Wonderful seeing you enjoying it from across the pond. Great reaction as always. Thanks!! Ben 🇬🇧🇺🇸

These chandeliers were the real deal, and the BBC was so worried something might go wrong they employed a larger than normal number of cameras as it was only one take. That one chandelier must have nearly blown the budget for that edition.

Hahah not sure which was funnier, chandelier falling or your reaction Joel🤣 It was the funniest series on British tv for me😉 Glow in the dark paint was brilliant also but every episode was Brilliantly wrote and acted! xx

Great show. I grew up on only fools and horses because my dad watches it all the time 😂

The look on your face when it fell! I'll be larfing all week 😂😂😂😂😂 best comedy reaction you've ever done, I'm howling 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

You should check the one where they are dressed as Batman and Robin xx

One of the best Only Fools episodes and moments. The fact we never really see the second chandelier only eluded to by the odd look up. It works because you subconsciously know something unexpected will happen, and subconsciously kind of know there is a second chandelier. Nicholas Lyndhurst who plays Rodney shoved his handkerchief in his mouth to stop himself from laughing. Everyone on set had to hold it together and basically not breath. Because they only had one chance, one take thats it. Because the fake glass chandelier costed more than a real chandelier. Imagine spending that much money just for a punch line. It was worth every penny.

At the time they made this schech it was the most expensive one in British TV history Nd probably still is

Please also watch the OF&H’s episode called “ Yuppy Love” series 6 episode 1. You’ll realise whey when Del Boy is in the club. You won’t be disappointed. Hysterical. Rob, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Grandad was such a great character; such a pity that Lennard Pearce died when he did

Simple though it is, probably one of the funniest sketches on British television. Most of the characters featured in this series bore incredible resemblances to people I knew in the South London area I grew up in during the 1950's/60's. It was almost a howl a minute.

My absolute favourite episode of Only Fools is 'Danger UXD'. The blow up dolls!😂😂😂

One of THE greatest ever comedy moments, from one of THE greatest ever comedy shows.

You know what's coming, but it still keeps you on tenterhooks right up to the crash. Then you can not believe what you have just witnessed. Laughter and shock in quick succession. 'Lovely jubbly'.

I work at a hardware store where we sell broom handles and room heads. 'Trigger's broom' is still referenced by customers and staff.

My favourite was the batman scene 😊

A classic scene. The full reaction on Patreon was great, as are all the Only Fools and Horses ones. Enjoyed the reaction to Phoenix Nights yesterday, although I haven't seen it in 20 years. Obviously, today is Inside Number 9, which is always the one I look forward to the most.

Thank you for reminding us of how we all looked the 1st time we saw this. It's fabulous.

Such a brilliant scene….you know it’s going to go wrong…that they will probably drop it, but seeing the other chandelier fall in the background is absolute comedy gold😂😂. I also love how grandad walks down the stairs looking all pleased with himself 😂😂😂

Great reaction to a great series.

lol, British comedy at it's best!

Watching that episode "live" gave me shivers / goosebumps as it was filmed at my old school, though parts were obviously on a set.

Only fools is an absolute classic and the writers were the very best in the business. So many great episodes heading your way... **EDIT** Writer (not writers)! as pointed out by @davidware9549 it was written by John Sullivan who sadly died 22 April 2011

Classic TV at its best🤣🤣🤣you should take a look at MR BEAN starring Rowan Atkinson so funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣

We British have seen this so many times it has lost a lot of its power to make us laugh, but back in the 80's when we first saw it we were laughing so hard we couldn't breathe. I thought I would die laughing. It's one of the classic moments of British comedy.

One of the best episodes, along with the leaning on the Bar.

At the time the fack chandler cose about £6,000 And had to look the same as the rear one that they were under.... So the hol epis costs more then the rest of the seson

The mixture of horror and humour on your face is priceless; just how us Brits reacted when we saw it for the first time!

Thats great, i have seen this so many times but this is the first time seeing the whole of the scene. Thanks jps

The times I’ve seen that sketch over the years, it still bursts my stomach with laughter. David Jason and his team one of the greatest TV sitcom actor teams.

The writer John Sullivans father would call him after each show was aired. They had a bit of a disagreement on the writing of this one since Johns dad said the real life event got people sacked so wasn't funny. But after seeing this, he called his son and said 'Yes...its funny'. BTW, the room where Grandad lifted the floorboards wasn't in the big house, it was apparently the upstairs room of one of the production team.

Classic!!

The ultimate classic 😂😂😂

Guarantee you'll love this show- by the time you get to season 6,7 and those specials it's an absolute classic

One of the all time great sitcoms. Look for the episode where Del falls through a bar, hilarious.

Not a boot, back of the van

Always loved their programmes. Xx

The genius of John Sullivan's writing was the way he kept you waiting for the thing to happen

Joel you looked horrified when the chandelier fell. 😂 This program was classic British humour and will never, ever be forgotten.

The inspiration for this episode may have come from a true story that I heard as a young boy in the 1960s from my dad, who was in the avionics industry working with all the major airlines and often told stories he had picked up when he visited the cockpit and talked to the flight crews on his trips - this was obviously decades before 9/11 when if you were in the industry you could send your business card up to the cockpit and often get an invitation to come up for a chat in return. This story comes from a BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation - the forerunner of today's British Airways) flight crew who were the first BOAC crew to stopover in Moscow during the early Cold War era. All western foreigners were put up in the same hotel in Moscow and they were convinced every room was bugged by the KGB, so they decided to search their rooms like James Bond to see if they could find the bugs. After a long time they couldn't find anything suspicious until one of the crew noticed a strange lump under the middle of the carpet. So they decided to quietly move some furniture aside and roll up the carpet to reveal a metal plate with a bolt in the middle of it. They thought this was really strange, but the flight engineer says he's got a tool that will fit that and starts unscrewing the bolt, despite the fact it had considerable tension on it they got it undone. Eventually the bolt comes free and they hear an enormous crash from the room below theirs. They look at each other and decide to quickly put the bolt back in the hole, roll the carpet back over the plate, and replace the furniture. When they went downstairs for some dinner in the restaurant they noticed a commotion opposite the reception and realised the ballroom was under their guest room and they had released one of the crystal chandeliers, shattering into a million pieces on the wooden ballroom floor. Half of all jokes are true and I know this story was a legend in the aviation industry for decades - I'm sure it must have come to the attention of the writers at some point.

Never gets old!

You have got to watch the episode with the inflatable dolls

the place where that was filmed is the school I went to. Clayesmore in Dorset.

My favourite comedy

Classic, classic comedy. Pure gold...

1968 i was an electrician working in a Grosvenor Square apartment London. standing on the top of 12 foot tall steps installing a 5 foot tall chandelier . The chandelier did not have all it's glass baubles fitted but was. hevery heavy . I also had to reach out over a valuable 200 year old oak table which could not be moved . The owner , a 70 year old lady , entered the room and said " i'm so pleased your hanging my Chandelier " it's very precious and worth £5000. ( At that time you could buy a RR for £1000 ) That is when my legs started to turn to jelly , fortunately i was just finishing the connections .. The Chandelier was saved , the Table was saved the steps were saved and i recovered from the shock 2 days later

One of the classic episodes.

This was based on a true story the wrighter herd the story in a pub and had to use it. If you whatch it again just before it falls you can see them snigering. Classic only fools..

I am surprised that a young man like you enjoys so much of our comedy. I love all the shows you listed. I was very into US comedy shows, Golden Girls, Fraser, Will and Grace, Roseanne and so many more,thank you 🎉

How have you only just watched this? This should be top of your list! Jolly boy’s outing episode is the most loved, watch that next JPS! Best British tv show of all time

This a masterpiece "Brace yourself Rodney "I know this word for word Only fools is the best sitcom/comedy drama in the UK😂Glad you're enjoying it .

An absolute classic.

Timeless and priceless!

This clip is still used today for training. Check and double check

Check out their Batman and Robin sketch!

Seen it loads of time .still laugh my head off 😂😂

Even after all these years and having seen it a dozen times, it still makes me laugh. Certain parts of that show were comedy genius.

Only Fools is something I’ve seen countless times, but still laugh every time. Absolute classic!

I remember watching this when it first came out - such a surprise and soooo funny!!! We couldn’t stop laughing for days! 😂😂😂

My favourite all time scene..often gets overlooked by the fall in the bar

I got brought up watching, this ,still watch, now my son watches it and we all have a good laugh together, Only Fools is a classic.

I was hysterically laughing when I first saw this. No other sitcom made me laugh so much.

Hahaha I cried I laughed so much the first time I watched it

I watched Only Fools and Horses when I was very young and I remember the catchphrases, Lovely jubbly and you plonker!😂 I also remember the episode when he fell down the stairs!

Only fools, steptoe&son and keeping up appearances are my fav sitcoms

Butterfly’s, dads army, Yes Minister, The Knowledge, Red Dwarf, Early Doors, The Good Life, Bread, Benny Hill(bit of it’s time), Sorry, Porridge, Open All Hours, Morecambe and Wise, Mike Basset, Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy, The Full Monty, To the Manor Born, Love Thy Neighbour, all the Carry On films and I could go on for days …………

I have watched this so many times and it always makes me laugh even when I know what’s going to happen….classic

The IT Crowd! More modern but is comfortably in the mix for greatest English sitcoms of all time! 😂😂😂 I will NEVER tire of people watching it for the first time!

Thanks for sharing this, it's been a long time since I watched it and it's still as funny as the first time .

The copy chandelier cost more than the original, so they could only afford one take.

Nicholas Lyndehurst who plays Rodney was talking in an interview about this scene. They had been told by their director that there was only one chance to do the shot and that they were going to hold the shot long enough for the credits to run over it… Both he and Jason were told that if they broke up then it would ruin the take, which would ruin the gag and the episode would be unusable and as the BBC had ordered 8 episodes they would only be able to deliver 7 and they would be fired. The shot happens, and Nicholas said that out of the corner of their eye they see the exact same director just standing in their eyeline with his hat in his mouth desperately trying not to roar with laughter. They finished the shot and apparently the air turned blue with the language coming from both Nicholas and Jason 😂 I *think* the interview was with Michael Parkinson if memory serves

In my 50s grow up on this comedy

Jolly Boys Outing - filmed in my town - worth a watch for a giggle