I don't think there's been a bigger plonker on TV since Hurley.
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Like Icarus, he's just proved himself to be a massive, massive plonker.
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With all due respect, if you think they should even consider that, then I think you&aposre a plonker.
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"Of course it makes me look like a right plonker, but it&aposs not what I mean when I&aposm winding up a friend, trying to sort of, pull his leg a bit," he told BBC&aposs Victoria Live.
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From that moment the mistrust took root. I was enthused by Hitler's speeches. I volunteered for the SS. Plonker! Now I'm stuck with it, and take my turn as a camp guard.
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Simone Ubaldi from Beat Music reviewed the song, saying: "Unashamed Desire is a big old plonker of a piano tune with some dark muttering in the verse and arch wailing in the chorus" and that is a "Nice, big sound". Adrian Erdedi reviewed the song, simply saying: "Unashamed Desire is AMAZING".
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"Rodders", as he is affectionately known by his big brother, has stuck by Del through thick and thin. Rodney is not as streetwise as his brother. Del's comments whenever Rodney makes a mistake, including "Plonker", "Wally", "Twonk", "Dipstick" and "Tart", became notable catchphrases throughout the series. It is revealed in numerous episodes such as "Big Brother", "The Long Legs of the Law", and "A Royal Flush" that Rodney is embarrassed about Del's antics, including lying to girls they want to date.
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The only running phrase Rodney uses is the word "cosmic" to describe something good or impressive, either in a sentence or exclamation form. More often than not, he uses this expression sarcastically, such as when being caught in a downpour without a raincoat that fits ("Yuppy Love"), or upon hearing a set of wardrobe doors acquired by Del were stolen ("As One Door Closes"). However, he frequently calls Del a "git" in the same way as Del would call him a "plonker", " wally" or "dipstick".
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Rodney and Sandra enter, and Del suddenly realises that Rodney has given her one of Trigger's watches. He gets it off her after "accidentally" spilling some gin over it, but says that they cannot give her another glass of gin, since they have run out, only for Rodney – without thinking – to reveal the three cases of it hastily hidden behind the curtains by Del. All an exasperated Del can do is shudder and bemoan what a plonker his brother is. Back outside Sandra's flat, she and Rodney say goodnight.
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The Only Fools and Horses Reliant Regal appeared in cartoon form in a short Discovery Channel advert. The cartoon man was driving a sports car and after a short drive it turned into the Supervan with the announcer saying "What a plonker", albeit quietly, as a reference to Del Boy's famous saying. In the 2016 Microsoft racing game Forza Horizon 3 which is set in Australia, the 1972 Reliant Supervan III was added to the vehicle roster. The car was again featured in Forza Horizon 4, this time set in England.
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He was projected as an eligible bachelor of the station, with a catchphrase "Young, Free and Single" and a jingle "Wooh! Gary Davies". Davies own show rarely changed until it was rebranded in 1991 as Let's Do Lunch, with new features, including Spin & Win (a variation on Willy on the Plonker, with a cryptic clue replacing the frenetic piano work) and the Classic Track, which was the one time of the week Radio 1 played a piece of classical music. Previous feature The Sloppy Bit (a dedication followed by love song) was unchanged but renamed Lots of Love.
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The next day, at The Nag's Head, Rodney tells Del he liquidated the partnership with Mickey, and proudly tells him that he has sold the lawnmower engines to Towser. Unfortunately, it becomes apparent that Del's plan has not quite worked out, and that Towser only paid Rodney £165 and kept the remaining £35 for himself. Worse still, Rodney has invested all the proceeds in buying another set of lawnmower engines from Alfie Flowers which are, unknown to Rodney, the same ones Towser had just given back to him. He thus asks Del if he can borrow some money, and Del angrily bemoans what a 42 carat plonker his brother is.
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The vicar tells Alice that for Christmas she is most looking forward to seeing Jurassic Park and The Queen's Christmas Message (Elizabeth II in this instance); the former is also mentioned by Hugo who feels sorry for people who are lonely and watch it as entertainment over Christmas. Alice tells the vicar that Only Fools and Horses is more entertaining than the story of Jesus' birth as the latter lacks comedy, adding "that Rodney, what a plonker". Jim tells the vicar a knock- knock joke where the punchline is Doctor Who. During the sprout eating contest Hugo introduces the vicar and his father in the style of John Anderson on Gladiators.
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Shuttleworth has fronted several radio and television series, usually supported by other characters, also voiced by Fellows, including agent / manager, Ken Worthington ("TV's Mr. Clarinet Man"), who came last on the TV talent show New Faces in 1973, as well as John's wife Mary Shuttleworth, their two teenage children Darren and Karen, and Mary's friend Joan Chitty. Other characters included Janet Le Row (formerly Rowbotham), who shares John's agent - John came up with the idea for a name change, which has brought Janet relative success; a fellow singer-songwriter; Plonker, a friend of Darren; Maxime, a friend of Karen; and Peter Cornelius, a salesman, and friend of Ken, who is always keen to sell his products.
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In 1984, Davies took over the Radio 1 lunchtime show. He called it The Bit in the Middle which consisted of features, such as The Day-To-Day Challenge, in which the same person would go on air each weekday to answer quiz questions and try to upgrade their prize, and Willy on the Plonker, which involved crazed piano-playing of a well-known hit for listeners to identify. On Sunday, 6 September 1987 he presented the Sunday Afternoon Stereo Countdown of the Top 40 from 5pm to 7pm, filling in for Bruno Brookes. There was a marketability about Davies as he was regarded by some female listeners as a heart-throb.
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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 "Plonker", meaning a fool or an idiot, and two expressions of delight or approval: "Cushty" (from the Roma word for "good") and "Lovely jubbly". The latter was borrowed from an advertising slogan for a popular 1960s orange juice drink, called Jubbly, which was packaged in a pyramid shaped, waxed paper carton. Sullivan remembered it and thought it was an expression Del Boy would use; in 2003, the phrase was incorporated into the new Oxford English Dictionary.
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In reference to his lead role, Mark Boosey, The British Comedy Guide editor, wrote, "This monstrous egocentric 'plonker' carries many of the film's best lines and set pieces, and is played very well by the film's creator, Mark Noyce". Britflicks critic Zachary Cooke said "films that are starring, written and directed by the same person are usually a no no, with On The Ropes this is not the case". Richard Cross of A Full Tank of Gas stated, "On the Ropes is one of those films that succeeds in spite of the nature of the British film industry and its financing rather than because of it, and Noyce is to be congratulated simply for getting the film made. That he also provides the audience with a high quality of comic entertainment is an unexpected bonus".
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Fenty is a divisive figure amongst Grimsby Town supporters. Some argue his loans and willingness to invest in further shares have kept the club from going out of business on numerous occasions whilst others argue that his poor judgement and decision making is the major contributing factor to the huge financial losses and that the decision to appoint the novice Neil Woods as manager in November 2009 ahead of Slade and the subsequent run of 20 winless league games at the start of Woods' tenure ultimately consigned Grimsby Town to relegation. Fenty complained to Ofcom following a 28 April 2007 broadcast of the BBC Radio Humberside Sports programme contained a reporter calling Fenty a "plonker". The complaint was not upheld though as the station had issued two apologies in the following 7sevendays.
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He received interest from Micky Adams' Port Vale, and joined the club on trial in July 2010. Acknowledging "it's a last-chance saloon", Roberts said "I've learnt just not to be a plonker for all my life." He joined the team on their July pre-season trip to Ireland, as Adams, already convinced of the player's talents, wanted to test Roberts' ability to stay away from his off-the-field demons. Roberts seemed to enjoy a good start to his Vale career, and after Adams' typically relentless pre- season fitness regime he claimed "I've turned the corner...I think I've got my act together but I've just got to keep living each day as it comes and as long as I wake up clean that's all that I need".
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