Only Fools and Horses by Coca-Cola, was in fact just purified tap water from Sidcup, mocking parallels were made with the "Only Fools and Horses" episode, "Mother Nature's Son", in which Del sells tap water as "Peckham Spring". In the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, the Trotters' yellow Reliant van appeared on stage, along with two characters dressed as Batman and Robin, a reference to the "Only Fools and Horses" episode "Heroes and Villains". Rose Tyler's Father Pete Tyler is referred to as "a bit of a Del Boy" in the "Doctor Who" episode "Father's Day". "Only Fools and Horses" was sold
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