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* MustMakeAmends: Knowing he went too far in even starting the joke, Del vows to pay out of his own pocket on make-up gifts for Rodney.

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* MustMakeAmends: Knowing he went too far in even starting the joke, Del vows to pay out of his own pocket on make-up gifts for Rodney.but Rodney a present to make it up to him.
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* HiddenInPlainSight: Rodney turns out to have hidden much closer to home than anyone suspected.
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* IDrankWhat: The episode ends with Rodney implying that he urinated in the water tank, prompting Del to spit out the water he was drinking.

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* IDrankWhat: The episode ends with Rodney implying that he urinated (or worse) in the water tank, prompting Del to spit out the water he was drinking.


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* MustMakeAmends: Knowing he went too far in even starting the joke, Del vows to pay out of his own pocket on make-up gifts for Rodney.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: An expression stating this crosses Del's face as he's told Rodney's gone on the run because of his heinous joke.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Del moved into this territory for scaring Rodney like that. However, he subsequently [[HeelRealization shows remorse for his actions]], and is practically a saint when compared to his father and Roy Slater, both of whom appear in episodes broadcast in the same year as this one.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Del moved moves into this territory for scaring Rodney like that. However, he subsequently [[HeelRealization shows remorse for his actions]], and is practically a saint when compared to his father and Roy Slater, both of whom appear in episodes broadcast in the same year as this one.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: When Rodney goes on the run, he quickly gets very hungry because he forgot to take a tin opener with him.

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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: When Rodney goes on the run, he quickly gets very hungry because although he took some tins of food with him, he forgot to take a tin opener with him.opener.

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->''You don't want to see what it's like in the early hours, Grandad. It's like the end of the world. It's full of drug addicts, glue sniffers, winos. Do you know what, if a nightingale sang now in Berkeley Square, someone would eat it.''



* DidNotThinkThisThrough: When Rodney goes on the run, he quickly gets very hungry because he forgot to take a tin opener with him.
-->'''Del''': Why didn't you pop down for it?
-->'''Rodney''': Del, desperate men on the run don't pop home to borrow a tin opener.



-->Oh come on. Don't give me all that Creator/JamesCagney stuff! [[Film/WhiteHeat "Look at me Ma! I'm on top of the World Ma! Look I'm in the tank room Ma!]]

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-->Oh -->'''Del''': Oh come on. Don't give me all that Creator/JamesCagney stuff! [[Film/WhiteHeat "Look at me Ma! I'm on top of the World Ma! Look I'm in the tank room Ma!]]
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* IDrankWhat: The episode ends with Rodney implying that he urinated in the water tank, prompting Del to spit out the water he was drinking.

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* AllThereInTheManual: It's revealed in the 2016 book ''The Peckham Archives'' that Rodney kept a diary while hiding up in the tank room.



* WhatTheHellHero: When Grandad learns the truth about Blossom, he calls Del out on him pranking Rodney into thinking he's the "Peckham Pouncer", wanted by the police ''and'' a gang of local vigilantes.

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* ShoutOut: Del mocks Rodney's criminal status:
-->Oh come on. Don't give me all that Creator/JamesCagney stuff! [[Film/WhiteHeat "Look at me Ma! I'm on top of the World Ma! Look I'm in the tank room Ma!]]
* WhatTheHellHero: When Grandad learns the truth about Blossom, he calls Del out on him pranking Rodney into thinking he's the "Peckham Pouncer", wanted by the police ''and'' a gang of local vigilantes.vigilantes.
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When Rodney helps a drunken woman on the street, he is stunned when she looks petrified, accuses him of man-handling her, and promptly cries "rape!" Without thinking straight, and fearing the consequences, Rodders legs it.

When Del hears about the escapade, he realises that his naïve little brother encountered Blossom, a psychologically unhinged woman who is allowed out in public on weekend breaks and who has a long history of making false accusations. Naturally, he concocts a story about the police and local vigilantes searching for the "Peckham Pouncer". It's not long before Rodney disappears, believing he's a fugitive wanted for the worst of reasons.

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When Rodney helps a drunken woman on the street, he is stunned when she looks petrified, petrified and accuses him of man-handling her, and promptly cries "rape!" assaulting her. Without thinking straight, and fearing the consequences, Rodders legs it.

When Del hears about the escapade, he realises that his naïve little brother encountered Blossom, a psychologically unhinged woman mental patient who is allowed out in public on weekend breaks at weekends and who has a long history of making false accusations. Naturally, he concocts decides to have some fun with Rodney, concocting a story about the police and local vigilantes searching for the "Peckham Pouncer". It's not long before Rodney disappears, believing he's a fugitive wanted for the worst of reasons.



* {{Jerkass}}: Del, for scaring Rodney like that. However, he subsequently [[HeelRealization shows remorse for his actions]], and is practically a saint when compared to his father Reg and Roy Slater, both of whom appear in this particular series.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Del, Del moved into this territory for scaring Rodney like that. However, he subsequently [[HeelRealization shows remorse for his actions]], and is practically a saint when compared to his father Reg and Roy Slater, both of whom appear in episodes broadcast in the same year as this particular series.one.

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First broadcast on 15 December 1983.

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The Peckham Pouncer episode. First broadcast on 15 December 1983.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Del, for scaring Rodney like that. Although he is still a saint when compared to his father Reg and Roy Slater, both of whom appear in this particular series.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Del, for scaring Rodney like that. Although However, he subsequently [[HeelRealization shows remorse for his actions]], and is still practically a saint when compared to his father Reg and Roy Slater, both of whom appear in this particular series.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Del, for scaring Rodney like that.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Del, for scaring Rodney like that. Although he is still a saint when compared to his father Reg and Roy Slater, both of whom appear in this particular series.
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When Rodney helps a drunken woman on the street, he is stunned when she looks petrified, accuses him of man-handling her, and promptly cries "rape!" Without thinking straight, and fearing the consequences, Rodders legs it.

When Del hears about the escapade, he realises that his naïve little brother encountered Blossom, a psychologically unhinged woman who is allowed out in public on weekend breaks and who has a long history of making false accusations. Naturally, he concocts a story about the police and local vigilantes searching for the "Peckham Pouncer". It's not long before Rodney disappears, believing he's a fugitive wanted for the worst of reasons.

Regretting what he's done, Del Boy goes in search of his brother, and it's not long before the scent of "funny fags" from the air vents of Nelson Mandela House leads him to Rodney's hiding place -- in the water tank room of the same building.



* ValuesDissonance: A joke is made out of a wheelchair-bound man being a suspect in a rape case. The audience agrees how ridiculous the idea is.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Grandad learns the truth about Blossom, he calls Del out on him pranking Rodney into thinking he's the "Peckham Pouncer", wanted by the police ''and'' local vigilantes.

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* ValuesDissonance: A joke is made out of a wheelchair-bound man being a suspect in a rape case. The audience agrees how ridiculous the idea is.
{{Jerkass}}: Del, for scaring Rodney like that.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Grandad learns the truth about Blossom, he calls Del out on him pranking Rodney into thinking he's the "Peckham Pouncer", wanted by the police ''and'' a gang of local vigilantes.
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First broadcast on 15 December 1983.

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* ItAmusedMe: When Del realises who the woman Rodney encountered actually is (ie. a mental patient with a known history of making false allegations about men trying to rape her), he decides to have a little fun with him. Which quickly gets out of hand when Rodders goes into hiding.
* ValuesDissonance: A joke is made out of a wheelchair-bound man being a suspect in a rape case. The audience agrees how ridiculous the idea is.
* WhatTheHellHero: When Grandad learns the truth about Blossom, he calls Del out on him pranking Rodney into thinking he's the "Peckham Pouncer", wanted by the police ''and'' local vigilantes.

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