Del Boy Tops Favourite Comedy Accident Poll

Del Boy Tops Favourite Comedy Accident Poll

LONDON, May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



Del Boy is the nation's top plonker as his iconic falling through the bar moment is
voted the all time favourite comedy accident.



The infamous Only Fools and Horses scene where Del Boy utters the immortal words:
"Play it nice and cool, son. Nice and cool, you know what I mean," to Trigger before
falling through the bar, won 51% of the votes in a poll of comedy TV or film accidents.
The iconic pratfall beat even Mr Bean, Laurel and Hardy, and the Home Alone burglars to
the number one spot.



In fact Del Boy steals first and second place in the poll, with dropping the antique
chandelier on the floor in the episode A Touch of Glass voted second favourite.



The poll, conducted on behalf of family focussed insurance brand There(R)
[https://www.there.co.uk ], placed the Vicar of Dibley jumping into a deep muddy puddle in
third place with 19% of the votes. The legendary Music Box episode of Laurel and Hardy got
just 5% of the votes.



The majority (62%) of respondents felt such scenes had enduring popularity because
they appeal to the traditional British sense of humour. More than a quarter of the
population believe slapstick is the best form of comedy and is something the whole family
can enjoy.



Philippa McLaglen, Marketing Manager for There(R), said: "We Brits are unique in our
sense of humour and our research celebrates this love of slapstick. Del Boy won by a
country mile, even the Home Alone pratfalls only came 6th in the rankings. Sadly such
accidents wouldn't feel nearly so funny in real life and the serious side of the story is
the potential financial consequence of taking a tumble that sees you out of work for a
while."



Silly accidents are a monthly occurrence for three quarters of us, with a hapless 14%
having one mishap a week. No surprise then that more than a third of us consider ourselves
or our family to be accident prone. Despite this, only 16% of parents have insurance to
cover their income if they are too ill to work.



The nation's top 10 comedy accidents are:




1) Del Boy falling through the bar - Only Fools and Horses
2) Del Boy and Rodney smashing the chandelier - Only Fools and Horses
3) The Vicar jumps in a giant puddle - The Vicar of Dibley
4) Victor picks up a puppy instead of a phone - One Foot in The Grave
5) Joey gets his head stuck in a turkey - Friends
6) The burglar traps - Home Alone
7) Mrs Doubtfire burns her blouse while cooking - Mrs Doubtfire
8) Alan is hit by a falling cow - I'm Alan Partridge
9) The train chase - Wallace & Gromit, The Wrong Trousers
10) (Jointly) Arkwright's bike breaks - Open All Hours; Jay rides his motorbike
into the building - The Inbetweeners


Source: The research was conducted by OnePoll on behalf of There(R) surveying 2,000 UK
population. Carried out online April 2015.



http://www.there.co.uk




There

CONTACT: For more information please contact Susannah Morgan, There@energypr.co.uk or +44(0)1993-823011


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