Only Fools and Horses Society, established in 1993, has a membership of around 7,000, publishes a quarterly newsletter, "Hookie Street", and organises annual conventions of fans, usually attended by cast members. The Society has also organised an "Only Fools and Horses" museum, containing props from the series, including Del's camel-hair coat and the Trotters' Ford Capri. It was named one of the top 20 cult television programmes of all-time by TV critic Jeff Evans. Evans spoke of: "Only Fools and Horses" – and consequently John Sullivan – is credited with the popularisation in Britain of several words and phrases used by Del Boy, particularly
Only Fools and Horses genuine, though very obscure, saying, "only fools and horses work for a living", which had its origins in 19th-century American vaudeville. "Only Fools and Horses" had also been the title of an episode of "Citizen Smith", and Sullivan liked the expression and thought it was suited to the new sitcom. He also thought longer titles would attract attention. He was first overruled on the grounds that the audience would not understand the title, but he eventually got his way. Filming of the first series began in May 1981, and the first episode, "Big Brother", was transmitted on BBC One at