Only Fools and Horses bar flap in "Yuppy Love" and the Trotters accidentally smashing a priceless chandelier in "A Touch of Glass" are recognisable comedy moments, invariably topping polls of comedy viewers. Del Boy was voted the most popular British TV character of all time in a survey by Open... and came fourth in a Channel 4 list of Britain's best-loved TV characters. A Onepoll survey found that "Only Fools and Horses" was the television series Britons would most like to see return. In addition to its mainstream popularity, "Only Fools and Horses" has developed a cult following. The Only Fools and Horses Appreciation
Only Fools and Horses cassette was re-released in October 2000. A four-minute show named "Royal Variety Performance" was shown on 27 November 1988 (viewed by 18.14 million people) and had Del, Rodney, and Albert appear on the Royal Variety Show. It was staged on 24 November 1986, and the plot saw David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Buster Merryfield appear on stage in character, thinking that they are delivering boxes of alcohol to an associate of Del's, only later realising where they actually are. They also mistake the Duchess of York for Del's associate. An idea of an "Only Fools and Horses" stage show was