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Fulton made several guest appearances in other BBC Scotland programmes.

Alongside his Scotch and Wry co-stars, Gregor Fisher and Tony Roper, Fulton made two appearances in Rab C. Nesbitt ; once in 1988 and ten years later in 1998.

In 1992, Fulton was awarded the Order of the British Empire and a year later, the Lifetime Achievement award from BAFTA Scotland.

In 1994, he again appeared alongside Fisher as Dan McPhail, The Vital Spark's engineer, in The Tales of Para Handy.

In 1996, after 36 years of performing as Francie and Josie, Fulton and Milroy appeared in their " Final Farewell " at the King's Theatre, Glasgow.

Milroy later died in 2001, aged 85 years.

Fulton's last full performance on television came in 1998, his second appearance in Rab C. Nesbitt.

Although he would reprise his famous Rev I. M Jolly character one last time for a short skit on New Year's Eve 1999 as part of the " Millennium " celebrations.

After saying his final goodbye to television, Fulton wrote and published his autobiography, Is It That Time Already ?.

In 1994, Fulton was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts from Abertay University, Dundee, in 1995 an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Strathclyde and in 2000, another honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of St Andrews.