Del Boy never marries. He has had many girlfriends, a fact that is the subject of numerous sarcastic comments by Rodney. He finally meets his partner Raquel Turner (whom he calls his "significant other") in the 1988 special "Dates". Del's mother Joan dies on 12 March 1964, apparently after a long string of illnesses. His lazy father Reginald leaves three months later (on Del's 16th birthday), taking most of their money and even Del's birthday cake. This leaves the teenage Del as the family's sole breadwinner, looking after his grandfather and Rodney, his half-brother who was born around thirteen years after him
En el Cine (El Chavo del Ocho episode) En el Cine (El Chavo del Ocho episode) "En el Cine" (English: "At the Movies") is the first episode of the eight season of the Mexican sitcom "El Chavo del Ocho", which aired originally on Televisa on January 29, 1979. The episode was written and directed by creator Roberto Gomez Bolaños. In the episode, everyone in the vecindad goes to the movies, but they end up causing a commotion there. It is the first episode without Carlos Villagrán in the cast, as he left the series after the seventh season (1978-1979). Don Ramon is very worried as the night comes