Why did the Irish fall out of love with Hector?

jetsonx

Why did the Irish fall out of love with Hector O'Heochagáin?

Mesrine65

Did we?

Zaph

That suggests we loved him in the first place.

arayess

Zaph wrote: »

That suggests we loved him in the first place.

i thought he was decent enough on TG4 in the early days with his travel show.

anything after than was fairly muck...that morning show on 2fm fcuk me the drivel

kneemos

He kept talking basically. His T na G stuff was good though.

uch

Because he thinks Tommy Tiernan is funny

Tony EH

Because he was one of the most irritating people ever to be foisted upon us?





What do I win?

Junkyard Tom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZMho_sjbKg

Gwynplaine

Rahoo Rahoo. He's an idiot.

the horse-racing adverts did it for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxQKso_BCRE

El Weirdo

jetsonx wrote: »

Why did the Irish fall out of love with Hector O'Heochagáin?

Nice try, Hector.

Sunnyisland

Where is he at now ?

jobeenfitz

He reminded me of a wasp.

Nodin

jetsonx wrote: »

Why did the Irish fall out of love with Hector O'Heochagáin?

He let in a goal by that Achilles fella in the 1990 world cup.

Agent_47

Who is Hector?

Clegg

Over exposure. When he was the odd ball you could tune into for half an hour on TG$ he could raise a chuckle. Then he got onto RTE and it was too much.

The_Valeyard

Tis too annoying

Ciderswigger

"Keep her lit!!!"

Pat Mustard

He let himself gooooooooooo

biko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrHTEj03eHo

Sir Osis of Liver.

Miriam arranged his downfall.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/hector-oacute-heochagaacutein-sorry-for-miriam-ocallaghan-comment-327855.html

Cee-Jay-Cee

Ok, I'm just going to come right out and say it. It's because he was and still is...a Grade 'A' prize winning wanker.

Stealthfins

I thought Brad Pitt sorted Hector out.

Google Brad Pitt hector

recylingbin

arayess wrote: »

i thought he was decent enough on TG4 in the early days with his travel show.

l

Exactly. Really enjoyed that show.
He was grand in those small doses but then he became ubiquitous and with that, people found out he was a bit of a knob.

Agricola

Yeah the TnG travel show was very good. He's got that easy, talkative patter which is great for someone continually dealing with strangers/foreigners on a tv show.

Ficheall

There's a "Sober Society" in NUIG these days - I saw a "Tweet" from them the last day promoting one of their events: A dance class at 6am with Hector.
I don't drink, but if anything could drive me to it...

Cienciano

He just seems like a wànker. Simple as that really

FunLover18

This reminds of the clip they're playing the radio ad for Zoolander 2; "Are you really asking me why I killed Justin Bieber?"

mynameis905

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZMho_sjbKg

The Savage Eye making fun of Hector is really a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Both terminally unfunny.

wyndham

realies wrote: »

Where is he at now ?

He was the first of the gang to die.

Buona Fortuna

First of the gang with a gun in his hand, first to do time ......

jimgoose

Beacause he's a spastic. Next!!

Dyr

I've always thought Hector was a class name since I read the whole Trojan Horse Myth as a kid

He ****ing ruined that.

Dyr

I've always thought Hector was a class name since I read the whole Trojan Horse Myth as a kid

He ****ing ruined that.

LynnGrace

Zaph wrote: »

That suggests we loved him in the first place.

Wish I could thank this post more than once. :pac:

Arghus

He seemed like good enough entertainment back in the day on TG4. But, like most Irish things or people that seem to have an appeal of sorts, he was shoved down our throats- whether on the radio, tv, or advertising - until collectively we were all sick of the sight of him.

Turns out his charming shtick is palatable in fixed minute doses, but if it's laid on thick across every available medium in the land, well, then you just want to punch him in the face, really. Don't you?

Fluffy Cat 88

His "soldiers of the dawn" drivel used to drive me feckin mad!

Loved him in "Amu san Aise" on TG4 years ago though!

Mycro

I thought Hector was very good on the morning radio show and I really enjoyed it. In contrast, the muppets who replaced him drive me mad they're so childish. I just can't listen to them, so I'm on another channel for breakfast now. Bring back Hector.

Ruu

Tá sé great craic!

Paddy Samurai

I think giving Ajax the sword that he used to kill himself was bad enough.But the last straw for most Irish people was starting a fight with Achilles.

Dyr

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

.But the last straw for most Irish people was starting a fight with Achilles.

There was a pair of them in it :mad:

seamus

It's this "rural rascal" persona that he does. A few other people try it too. "Look at how Irish I am, bejaysus the shpuds and the turf and the quirky sayings that only me Mammy ever says".

It's not funny unless you're from the bog. Even then I'm sure it gets old quickly.

Sir Gallagher

seamus wrote: »

It's this "rural rascal" persona that he does. A few other people try it too. "Look at how Irish I am, bejaysus the shpuds and the turf and the quirky sayings that only me Mammy ever says".

It's not funny unless you're from the bog. Even then I'm sure it gets old quickly.

At least its somewhat genuine, i'd take Hector over the likes of Jennifer Maguire any day of the week.

Joe prim

glasso wrote: »

the horse-racing adverts did it for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxQKso_BCRE

No, that was hilair-he walked into the restaurant on the racecourse and said something like "Boys oh boys, I'm so hungry, I could ate a horse", we all fell around, ROFL etc.--ye see, he was on a racecourse, and there was horses there, d'ye see/ D'ye get it, like..?

DEFTLEFTHAND

When he started doing those horse racing ads I said to myself enough is enough.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Gwynplaine wrote: »

Rahoo Rahoo. He's an idiot.

What was that Rahoo Rahoo thing about?

Is that a Meath thing or something?