Only Fools and Horses - S5E6 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'

Jumbo's attitude is interesting here; it's commonly said that British people who move to Australia just spend all their time saying how awful Britain was, whereas native born Australians don't do that. So they were definitely parodying a certain kind of person.

they turned off eastenders there its the most watched show in the uk at times we had to borrow power from france and the board checked for its closing credits to ensure we had enough power kettles an cups of tea lol

He actually sounds more New Zealand than Australian

I've watched every episode of only fools at least 100 times - no exaggeration, but this episode makes me bubble every time cos it's so well acted and written. Still Game is the only other sitcom that has ever managed to do that.

I love you guys so much

Guys this show will make you laugh and cry simultaneously. It is very easy to say it gets better and better as time goes on. It is mad that this was meant to be the last episode.

You honestly have seen nothing yet . This is about to explode . You'll probably struggle with the next one . John Sullivan regretted that one . After that it's all systems go 🚀🚀🚀🎉

Guys, you have to check out OPEN ALL HOURS with Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Trust me, after that shows pilot i believe David Jason was doing that in-between ofah episodes. Check it out. You guys are awesome.

Syrup of fig = wig 👍🏻👍🏻

Series six is my personal favourite, maybe one of my favourite seasons of TV to be honest. Up there with Peep show 4. Crazy how this show never really loses a step, it goes from strength to strength. Don't make em like they used to.

Dont worry Mike, we got ya. We all have little mistakes in our past. ITs society that is screwed up. I Mean you cant get a job for years because of a little mistake when you were barely an adult. Yet countries have Presidents and Politicians and Business Leaders who should never be seeing the light of day. Go Figure?. You and Jess are the most genuine and beautiful people reacting anywhere on the net :)

Weakest episode of series 5. Series 3 is the best series of OFAH. As an italian living in England. I love OFAH.

Are you still planning on starting Gavin and Stacey?

These two are two of the most emotionally intelligent, empathetic and good people I have ever come across anywhere in the world.

I'm so glad that you two are enjoying the journey of Only fools and horses 👍I'm not saying because I'm a Brit...But it is one of the Best shows to ever grace this planet 🫶Love your reactions ❤️❤️

Don't miss the specials. Season 5 has 9 episode but some aren't episode of season 5 there specials depending on where you look so don't miss them

You guys are really getting to the great parts of this show. Season 6 is where it really gets amazing

A good and timely observation about the similarities to Still Game as the next episode follows a similar plot line to a Still Game episode you guys have already watched...Just on the next episode, its probably considered the most controversial OFAH episode ever made, not just by fans but by the writer, director and cast too and so I would personally prefer you guys to watch the Director's cut of the episode first and then go back and watch the original version at a later date if you wish. It's one that's maybe worth putting to a poll but I just don't think any other reactors that I've seen react to the next episode have gained anything out of watching the longer original version as its controversial for good reason 🤷‍♂️

love ya mike

The guy that played Jumbo Mills appeared in an earlier episode playing a completely different character. He's the guy that Del sells the clapped out car to in "Go West Young Man".

Proof that money is not everything and for info "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" was originally sung by Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm. Written by Cole Porter

Mike's speech actually got me. That was an incredible moment. All the best to you mate. Great reaction from both you guys as always too.

Who wants to be a millionaire- song from High Society. Frank Sinatra , Bing Crosby. Check it out.

Thank YOU both ❤️ You bring so much joy xxx

Ford Keenan of Still Game has mentioned 'Steptoe and Son' as favourite sitcom of his. This was a major influence on John Sullivan too so you can see parallels between the shows from that. 'Cheers' also was a favourite of both Still Game writers and you can see how that show influenced the bar scenes of both OFAH and Still Game.

I think they can be forgiven for not recognising Nick Stringer. It was 10 months ago that they watched "Go West Young Man".

Probably everybody’s least favourite episode next….Including John Sullivan the writer. Still has some good moments mind.

I wonder if they will be watching the original broadcast of Royal Flush next or the John Sullivan edit of Royal Flush. Personally I hope it is the latter.

Once you watch the full series and the heartfelt connections you get as a viewer to the characters the earlier episodes become so much more enjoyable.

To us Jumbo is clearly an Englishman doing an aussie accent. A lot of similarities though between Aussie and Cockney.

Beautiful moment Mike thank you 💕

I didn't expect that, what a good episode. Couldn't stop tearing up.

Del Boys character cuts such a vulnerable lonely figure beyond all the charisma and bravado. There's more depth to him than he lets on. He acts tough and resilent but beneath it all I'd say just as vulnerable as Rodney imo. He just steps up and leads because he has a duty to grandad/uncle Albert and Rodney. Poignant moments like these in the show really hit it home. Also when grandad died. Theres more to come to.

As I was watching Still Game I thought it could have been Ford and Gregs nod to OFAH, such is the emotional connection both shows have to every day life. Both of these shows were incredible.

If David Jason had decided that this would have been his last episode as Del Boy writer John Sullivan was planning to do an OFAH spin off called Hot Rod . The spin off would be centred around Rodney & Mickey Pearce.

Syrup of fig - Wig 😂

Fun fact... The actor playing Jumbo was in the show before, playing the Indian waiter in Cash and Curry, series 1 👍

Don’t forget guys that there are three ‘specials’ before you start the next series!

The song Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is from a musical, High Society and was sung by old blue eyes himself https://youtu.be/YG6UllZwj9c

This is why everyone kept telling you to stick with it, that it does get better. The show is not bad but the early seasons are very flat and trio centric so it constricts the plot and writing. Things improve as they introduce the nags head and side characters. It gets even better again when the episodes get longer as it gives John sullivan more time to let his writing flow. I'm glad you're seeing the show we all fell in love with and I'm sorry some fans impatience made the early seasons difficult for you to react to.

Enjoyed that. Thanks so much ❤️

This for me, with the specials and the last 2 series, is where the comedy and stories just elevate, longer episodes, great specials, you’re really going to see how they became national treasures! Enjoy!

High Society has some great songs: as others have pointed out, the one after which this episode was named, but this is my favourite. https://youtu.be/nq3r6kmpRFM

Still game is great but ofah was way before. But loving your connection now Mikey Mate Please enjoy the rest of ofah, my 'friend ' 😂😂 lotsa love ❤️

With a long running series like this or Still Game you have to develop the background characters to keep it going. That's one of the big differences between the UK and US versions of The Office. Creed, Kevin, Stanley, Meredith et. al. would have been bit parts in the UK version (like Keith).

it’s a song from high society with frank sinatra

did you notice jumbo mills was the same actor in 'go west young man'...

Who wants to be a millionaire was a very famous song from the film High Society starring Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm.

this was meant to be the last episode of the season as david jason was originally leaving the show. He later changed his mind and they swapped up the order of the episodes

So glad to see you acknowledge that the show has got better and better, although you haven't yet entered the "golden era". Next week's special A Royal Flush is easily my least favoutite episode of the entire show. It's very "off". I'll go into the precise reasons it's so poor at the time, suffice to say that writer John Sullivan himself wasn't happy with it either, and David Jason (Del) wasn't enamoured to boot. From the week after though, The Frog's Legacy, onwards, it's banger after banger. The show really starts to shine.

Mike ✊

“Who wants to be a millionaire” was a song from the film high society sung by frank sinatra and gene kelly. Fun fact. 1956

Is he the same bloke from the earlier episode, who they sold the car to?

That Jumbo Cummings, was the guy they sold the clapped out black car back in series one or two

This is the 2nd time the Actor who plays Jumbo has been on. In S1 E2 he played Skippy who bought the old Ford Cortina with no Brakes. The Millionaire song you referred to was in a Musical.

The song 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire was from the film High Society and was sung by Frank Sinatra. The movie starred Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly as well as Sinatra. That's what Del was singing and the origin of the gameshow title

We've seen the outro enough mate don't worry about it

The worst one in history next. Then pure TV gold after right through to the end. Just gotta through next week lol

Needed this. My ear split last night and I've had about 4 minutes of sleep 😂

Mike you’re not crazy for seeing the parallels with Still Game. I’m watch Still Game with you for the first time and the similarities have been obvious to me for a while.

The song Del mimes at the end "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" is from the film "High Society". Frank Sinatra sings it. Look it up on YouTube.

I fear for Mike watching the next episode 🫣 a rough watch for many including Sullivan himself!

This is another great example of the writing of John Sullivan, fantastic jokes juxtaposed with emotion.

Great reacton guys. I guess it's Del Boy's karma right there, as Rodney could of made it as a millionaire in his band (The Bunch Of Wolly's) in the it's only rock n roll episode.

The Roast of Jumbo Mills remains one of my favourite scenes in the entire OFAH series 😂😂😂

The ending was re-written due to David Jason originally leaving the show thinking it had had run its course and needing longer episodes. Sulliven showed David his plans and the rest is History. David changed his mind last minute as they got the go ahead for longer episodes and the script moving forward.

Del wouldn't have been selling Prestige Motors. He would have been selling dodgy motors bought from Boyce 😂. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Was a song written by Cole Porter in 1956 and performed by Frank Sinatra & Celeste Holm.

Season 6 is fantastic. Has some of the best episodes in the whole show.

Did you notice that Jumbo is the same actor who played the guy Del sold a dodgy car to in an earlier episode?

So glad that David Jason decided to stay in the end god this would have been a devastating episode if he had fully gone. I would not have seen the spin off lasting very long.

Why do you need to sit through the outro? It’s the same every episode 😃. Unless there’s some in-joke that I missed from the start. Will watch this shortly. I presume that you’ll be doing A Royal Flush (Christmas Special) next, followed by the other two Specials, before Season 6? Season 6 is where, in many peoples’ opinions, the show really hit its mark. Its extended run-time really allowed the stories to breathe.

You may remember the actor from a previous episode..Go West Young Man

You'll be very happy once each episode is 50 minutes 👌😂

The title is from a Cole Porter song from the 1950s in his musical High Society, which is where the game show gets the same name. You hear Del singing the song at the end of this episode.

This is so spooky, me hubby and fam are moving to Australia in a year and it was all we were talking about yesterday 😂

When you finally finish only fools, you need to look at "Rock and Chips". Its was a 3 episode prequel to Only Fools, showing Del boy as a teenager. It was actually really good, you meet a younger grandad and Del and Rodneys mum and dad.

Aw Mike big love to you, that was super touching and I’m so happy things are turning out right for you guys x

remember jumbo was in an earlier episode of ofah . where he bought that clapped out car from delboy with no brakes .at the end he rear ended boycies e-type jag when del was driving it.

Its an old song that also gave the gameshow its title.

Del’s quip that Rodney was more J. Arthur (than J.R.) was Cockney rhyming slang for having a w**k! J. Arthur Rank was the founder and head of The Rank Organisation in the UK, and in 1935 he bought an estate and a plot of land that eventually became the world famous Pinewood Studios (where films like Superman (1978) was made, along with the Bond films of the 60s, 70s and 80s). Rank began making films back in the 30s and distributed them through the UK Odeon cinema chain which he also owned. So the word “Rank” was used to rhyme with w**k so having a “J. Arthur” alluded to that manly procedure.

yikes, that one did not age well.

Albert's facial expressions are so funny.. he's like sunshine 🌞

No what he mothed after 'who wants to be a millionaire' (at the end) was 'i do'

The actor who plays jumbo mills was also the same Aussie guy Del Boy sold the clapped out car to in series 1 ep 2 Go west young man

I can't wait until you guys get up to The Jolly Boys Outing it's honestley in my opinion one of the greatest specials in the whole show. 🙂

Series 6 next week? I hope so!

Wow, Mike your an inspiration to us all, when you said about a mistake that you'd made at 18 and the worry you felt about how it could have impacted negatively on your future family opportunities, it hit hard. The reason you and Jess are loved and Number 1 by OFAH fans is because you are true and honest, straight from the heart reaction's. Ireland loves ya!

Guys the next 3 episodes are specials. The next one "A Royal Flush" has 2 versions, the original version and a highly edited version which cuts a lot of it out. The original version hits really hard so please try and get hold of that one!

So glad you liked it. Wishing you lots of love Mike and Jess and wonderful reactors and people. Xx ❣️

The rumour was that David Jason wanted to leave the show so John Sullivan wrote him out and they planned a spin off show called Hot Rod where Rodney would run the company with Mickey Pearce.. But David Jason changed his Mind and Sullivan managed to change the script..

the outro forget is forgiven ahha I and i know many here still love your reactions

Can't believe you guys didn't recognise the Aussi from series 1 whom bought the knackered car off of Del 😂

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1956 film High Society

🫡 I know everyone keeps saying it, but it still gets better and better from here on in.

I always used to get confused because they sell a car to an Australian guy played by the same actor in an earlier episode. I dont even think the actor is even Australian but he played an Australian and a guy who moved to Australia in the same TV show...

Lovely reaction guys, thank you

also just remember the actor nick who plays rodney does not have a criminal record. He just lost his son

Do you remember the old Mickey Flannigan joke about sitting with Americans making fun of people in the pub. "A man walks in with a bastard of a wig' we all turn round collectively' point and laugh" "get a load of the syrup".

also if you remeber back from series one, its the same actor he crashed into hhah

I think this episode was written as david aka del boy wanted to leave the show and there was plans of a spin off called hot rod. however he changed his mind and decided to stay

This was nearly the final episode. David Jason was considering leaving the series because he felt that both the series had run its course and he was becoming frustrated with the BBC’s constant pushback to allow them to have longer episodes. John Sullivan had even started plans to write a spin-off for Rodney and Mickey Pearce where they start their own business, but Jason changed his mind at the last minute, so the ending was re-written to Del choosing to stay.