The joke was made in the first episode of the show (Image: BBC)
Fans of the classic British sitcom have been discussing some of the show’s more obscure jokes on . One user asked for explanations of “jokes or storylines you didn’t get”, leading to a lively discussion.
One fan was particularly puzzled by a joke from the very first episode, where Del Boy refers to Trigger as ‘an executive hod carrier’.
The confused viewer wrote: “What the hell is he saying exactly? I get executive, that’s part of the joke, but what the hell is a ‘hod carrier’ assuming that’s what he even said.”
Fortunately, another fan was able to clarify: “A hod is a tool used on building sites to carry multiple bricks at once, it is typically slung over the shoulder.
“Del comments based on what Trig is wearing (rather than the clothes fitting in the case) that carrying a briefcase looks more suspicious than carrying a package.”
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Trigger made the joke in the show (Image: BBC)
Other fans also shared their own misunderstood jokes from the series, with one admitting they hadn’t initially understood the joke in the episode ‘Friday the 14th’, reports .
One user quipped: “‘There’s no heavy lifting involved’ – Albert in Frog’s Legacy. Presuming he was taking the mick out of Rodney’s very limited work experience?”
This led to a swift clarification from another OFAH enthusiast, who stated: “No, it’s a joke about Rodney talking about his work experience.”
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The show focused on the Trotter family (Image: BBC)
They elaborated on the running gag with Albert’s misunderstanding of “‘Curriculum vitae’, which Albert mistakes as a Latin name for a back injury or a part of your spine e.g. cervical vertebrae,” leaving the original commenter amused, who responded: “Oh is it? That’s rather clever!”
Another couldn’t resist probing into one of Del Boy’s wisecracks: “‘There was dad. He would’ve loved a job, except he suffered from a sticky mattress,” to which they admitted being “almost too afraid to ask what it meant”.
However, fellow users were there to shed some light, playfully assuring that it simply referred to him being “he lazy” and a joker meaning “wouldn’t get out of bed”.
It comes as several episodes of Only Fools and Horses have been hit by disclaimers warning of offensive or outdated language in the show, which ran from 1981-2003.
Fans were left fuming by the trigger warnings issued by ITVX, which has all seven series of the show, available to stream.
The sixth episode of series one, titled The Russians are Coming currently boasts a disclaimer that reads: “Contains some offensive racial language of the time.” The Yellow Peril from the second series and Who’s A Pretty Boy from the third carry the same warning.
The fourth series features two episodes with a warning, while an episode from the fifth series, The Miracle of Peckham, carries a warning for language that “may offend”.