Trigger (Only Fools and Horses) point of the silliest joke, such as in "Fatal Extraction", when Del jokes with Boycie, Mike, Denzil and Trigger, saying that women ask men something then correct them, and everyone says "Why ask" together, and Trigger waits until they're finished and says "Why ask?" very stupidly. In the pilot episode Rodney asked Del where Trigger got his nickname, thinking Trigger was an armed criminal (i.e. a trigger man). Del, however, replies that 'it's because he looks like a horse', this is a reference to the famous screen horse, Trigger of the 1950s and 1960s, as Del says to Trig later
Rodney Trotter Derek "Del Boy" Trotter. "Rodders", as he is affectionately known by his big brother, has stuck by Del through thick and thin. Rodney is not as streetwise as his brother. Del's comments whenever Rodney makes a mistake have become notable catchphrases throughout the series. They include "Plonker", "Wally", "Twonk", "Dipstick", "Tart". Rodney is the son of Joan Mavis Trotter, grandson of Grandad Trotter, and great nephew of Uncle Albert Trotter. He has a nephew named Damien, and a daughter named Joan Jr. Throughout the series, Rodney's assumed father was Reg Trotter, although his actual paternity was occasionally called into question,