Miami Twice

“Miami Twice” was the 1991 Xmas special for Only Fools, it was broadcast over two days in December 1991. Originally when this episode was created there were two separate episodes.

The first (known as “The American Dream” concerned the Trotters leading up to their trip to Miami, and the second episode “Oh to be in England” was focused almost completely on their time in Miami, it was also shot on film which makes it a special episode. Most episodes were shot on videotape.

When these episodes were released onto DVD/VHS, they were cut and merged into one episode known as “Miami Twice”. The end of part one and the start of part two were cut/edited to make it appear like it was all one episode. Why this was done is not known. Some fragments of the part 2 episode opening were left in the one episode version.

The following cuts take place in the new version.

In the scene where Del encounters Richard Branson at the airport check-in, a scene has been removed which showed Del and Rodney entering the aeroplane. The following lines are lost.

Del:”Hey, hey! Come on Rodders! , Everything’s free in America, kippers for tea in America. Have a nice day.”

Rodney: “Oi! Pack it in, get on that aeroplane!”

Del: “Alright, alright.”

Another small cut occurs when Del and Rodney are seen on the aeroplane. In the original, Del is singing along to a song on his headset. He utters the word “oh” when Rodney tries to talk to him, this has been removed in the new version.

Due to the loss of the original part two opening, the music track “Rocking All over the World” by Status Quo has been removed and replaced with “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears For Fears. The original opening of part two also showed credits relating to the part two episode, these have been lost in the new version.

A large cut takes place in the club scene in which Del and Rodney meet the Mafia due to music rights issues. After Rodney’s line “We’re here on holiday”, the following is cut.

Text in red is cut.

Sal: “Vacation.“

Rico: “Oh vacation! Yeah, yeah, I thought as much. Well, welcome to America.“

Del: “Yeah, well thanks very much, son.“

Tony: “We don’t get many Australians round here.“

Del: “Look, we are not Australian, right?“

Rodney: “We are British.“

Rico: “British! We love the British! Are you, erm, living locally?“

Del: “Well no. No, we’ve got one of them camper things out there in the street, you know. We just whack our bags and what have you in the back and off we go.” (Tony talks quietly to Lurch. Lurch leaves the club)

Pauly: “It’s the best way to see the country.“

Del: “Yeah, well, I mean – you can’t whack it, can you?“

Rico: “No, like you say, you can’t whack it. So can I get you guys a drink.“

Del: “Er, well, er no…“

Sal: “I don’t think this is wise, Rico.“

Rod: “You see the thing is, we’ve gotta drive over to the camping-site…sorry the camper-park, before
it closes see.“

Pauly: “Oh come on, you must have time for one!“

Del: “Well, we can have one, Rodney, what do you reckon, eh?“

Rod: “Yeah, go on then.“

Del: “Yeah we’ll have a drink with you – let’s introduce ourselves. This is my brother Rodney and my name’s Del – that’s er, short for Derek.“

Rico: “Hi, Rodney…Derek. I’m Rico. This is my cousin Salvatore and our friend Pauly”.

Sal: “Are you enjoying your stay so far?“

Del: “Oh yes, er, great. No, we’re having a blinding time.“

Rico: “Why don’t you join us?“

The DVD version then starts here. Current TV broadcasts still us the original versions.