Christmas
Trees (from the special: The
Funny Side Of Christmas) [NB. This special is not available commercially]
Transmitted:
27.12.1982
Duration: 8 minutes
Viewing Figures: 7.2 million
Despite
knocking the price down to a mere six quid, Del
Boy canÂ’t shift his telescopic
Christmas trees (lights, bangles, beads and baubles inclusive).
He only has 149 more to sell to make a tidy profit.
Stuck
for a solution the Trotters decamp to SidÂ’s
burger van. DelÂ’s conscience seems to get the better
of him, and he tells Rodney
and Grandad what
a shame it is that the market traders canÂ’t afford to
donate a tree to the local church this year. Especially the
little orphans.
Left
to guard the trees, Rodney steals away to the church.
The
Vicar quickly debunks DelÂ’s story, and Rodders realises
the tale was a scam to get an endorsement from The Church
of England.
The
phrase ‘lovely jubberly’
may originate from a childhood frozen orange drink that
John Sullivan
and Richard Funnel once reminisced over, called ‘Jubberlies’.
The slogan for these was ‘Lovely Jubberly’.
Vicar:
I have become dismayed, even shocked by the attitude
of youth - but today you walked into this church and
offered us this tree simply because you care. You
have rekindled my faith in the human race. It's not
nicked is it?
Left
to guard the trees, Rodney steals away to the church. 
