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The British sitcom which ran for seven series on BBC also had countless one liners from David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, John Challis (Boyce), Roger Lloyd Pack (Trigger) and Grandad (Lennard Pearce) to name a few. But now fans of one “running gag” from the hit 90s show have realised it may have just been a big misunderstanding, even though they have been watching Only Fools and Horses all their lives. The comedy which is still popular with viewers today despite last airing in 2003 for a , has been gaining a lot of attention within the Only Fools and Horses community on the popular discussion forum Reddit (you won’t believe why).

What’s your favourite Grandad quote? One user admitted to a hilarious mistake, posting: "I just discovered something I thought was a running gag was simply me being too young." They added: "I'm 31, watched this show through my life and always thought the 'I've got two GCEs' was a joke, bragging about having the education qualifications but not being educated enough to correctly say GCSEs. I thought it was typical OFAH humour.



"Then I found out GCSEs used to be called GCEs and I felt a right bl***y idiot." In another discussion, someone was left confused over the audience's reaction to Rodney's academic “GCE” claims, sharing: "Anytime Rodney mentions he has two GCEs it gets a laugh from the audience. "I used to think it was because he was getting GCSEs wrong but turns out they were called GCEs back then.

So are they just laughing at his som.

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