Father Ted

11-11-2010 12:21pm

magentas wrote: »

I remember when the veronica guerin movie came out I went to see it in cinema, Gerared McSorly was playing John Gilligan and there was a scene where he beat the crap out of guerin, a fella in the row behind us said
"that's father todd unctious...sure he wouldn't hurt a fly!"

we were in bits laughing and could never take the movie seriously after that!:D

ha ha did he go 'zi-zi-zi-zi' and do the todd unctious style shaping as he was punching her?

Lil lady 79 · 11-05-2011 12:03pm

Hi!
Just wondering if anyone knows where I'd find Fr Dougal's t-shirt from Series 2 Episode 3 with the slogan " It's a priest thing, you wouldn't understand".
I'm looking for an exact replica - it's grey v-neck with a black trim on the neckline & sleeves.
Thanks!

Adamantium · 11-05-2011 1:05pm

Mrs. Doyle: Your Grace. Father Crilly, I've just heard they've taken the roads in!
Bishop Brennan: They've taken the roads in?
Father Ted: Yes, when the weather is bad they store them in a warehouse on the East side of the island.

Trhiggy83 · 11-05-2011 1:53pm

Did anyone mention pat mustard (box set has just made its way down from the top shelf)

gertechhaha · 11-05-2011 5:45pm

i watch it every sunday on more 4 and i never get sick of it,hope they start to show two episodes on sunday again,they just show one a week now

SuperInfinity · 11-05-2011 6:27pm

TV man: Are there any landmarks on the Island?
Ted: Well the Island itself is a kind of landmark. The general rule is if you're going away from the island you're going in the right direction.

(quote may have mistakes).

InchicoreDude · 12-05-2011 11:34am

Fr. Ted: Father, Fr. Frost says you are to go home immediately
Fr. Damo: Well tell him to feck off then!

The expression on Fr.Teds face after Damo says that is just brilliant

I]Ted answers the phone[/I
Bishop Brennan: Crilly, It's me.
Father Ted: Oh Feck!
Bishop Brennan: What?
Father Ted: I]in French accent[/I Who ees thees? Zere is no Creely 'ere.
I]Ted hangs up[/I
Father Ted: God almighty! I just said "feck" to Bishop Brennan!
Father Dougal: Oho! He won't like that!
Father Ted: It might be alright though. I disguised my voice so he'd think he dialled the wrong number.
I]phone rings, Ted picks it up[/I
Father Ted: Ah, Bishop Brennan. I think you must have got the wrong number when you called there

The cave sequence between Fr. Noel Furlong & Tony Fields is my all time favourite scene though!

alchemist33 · 12-05-2011 2:47pm

When I was travellinbg the world, i saw the sheep episode in New Zealand. It was like having a packet of Tayto on the other side of the world.

Best bit? The episode on the plane where a priest says "Couldn't we...pray?" and gets met with disdain.

michelledoh · 12-05-2011 2:52pm

Dougal: Sure, i don't even believe in organised religion

Priceless!

ScummyMan · 12-05-2011 8:07pm

Dougal while drunk: "Ted I can see up your trousers!"

Had me in stiches :pac:

podgemonster · 13-05-2011 11:18am

i love how if you google Ruud Gullit the first drop down option is
"Ruud Guillit sitting on a Shed"

"..and what do you think will be on the advent calendar tomorrow Fr. Jack"
"A pair of Womens Knickers"

if you watch closely Dermot does his utmost to stop breaking himself laughing.

BlaasForRafa · 13-05-2011 1:28pm

Watching Rock a Hula Ted at the moment.

"Clit power, What does that mean?....I knew a Father Clint Power once! Maybe she's having a go at him!"

senordingdong · 15-05-2011 2:27pm

Bishops love sci fi!

15-05-2011 3:19pm

Fr. Buzz Cagney - "You know what I do with $400? I wipe my ass with $400!"

Fr Ted - "Good God.....and can that still be used as legal tender?"

Artur.PL · 30-10-2011 11:03pm

Drink! Arse! Girls!
I love this show.
BTW. How the Church of Ireland reacted to it?

J. Marston · 31-10-2011 3:29am

''No...no, we can't give that away as a prize.''

Speedsie · 31-10-2011 12:01pm

Artur.PL wrote: »

Drink! Arse! Girls!
I love this show.
BTW. How the Church of Ireland reacted to it?

Think the Church of Ireland were fine with it, seems to be a liked page on their facebook http://www.facebook.com/churchofireland

Not sure how the RCC reacted though!!

Speeds

Skyrim · 31-10-2011 12:09pm

My favourite show along with the simpsons (the great years).
Dougal is asked to give the last rites and he just quotes off a list of italian football players.

SuperInfinity · 31-10-2011 7:30pm

J. Marston wrote: »

''No...no, we can't give that away as a prize.''

Why not have a think about it Ted, shur, it'll probably seem a lot better in the morning.

briany · 31-10-2011 7:53pm

SuperInfinity wrote: »

Why not have a think about it Ted, shur, it'll probably seem a lot better in the morning.

That's probably one of my least favorite episodes but I still love it because it's great and chock full of funny. Least favorite still equals top drawer as far as I'm concerned in relation to Ted.

I'll always love this quote best.

"The Chinese - A great bunch of lads!"

It just sums up the humour, the tone of the series so perfectly. It's really true what Arthur Matthews said, that the program captured a type of Irish humour that you hardly, if ever, see on TV.

irishh_bob · 31-10-2011 8:52pm

briany wrote: »

That's probably one of my least favorite episodes but I still love it because it's great and chock full of funny. Least favorite still equals top drawer as far as I'm concerned in relation to Ted.

I'll always love this quote best.

"The Chinese - A great bunch of lads!"

It just sums up the humour, the tone of the series so perfectly. It's really true what Arthur Matthews said, that the program captured a type of Irish humour that you hardly, if ever, see on TV.

yes , the general eejidtry

real stig · 01-11-2011 12:45am

Usually if I see the same episode of a comedy show a few times I don't laugh or at least not as much as I did when I first saw the episode... Fr. Ted is the exception

Kojak · 01-11-2011 1:18am

Skyrim wrote: »

Dougal is asked to give the last rites and he just quotes off a list of italian football players.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt9fbz4Djtc

Stewie Griffin · 27-12-2011 5:50pm

Can anyone help me ? In which episode did Father Jack dream he was on a boat with models in bikinis?

Professey Chin · 27-12-2011 6:02pm

Stewie Griffin wrote: »

Can anyone help me ? In which episode did Father Jack dream he was on a boat with models in bikinis?

S02E01
Wasnt a dream. He rolled off the cliffs and was pulled aboard

Stewie Griffin · 27-12-2011 6:12pm

That's the one. Thanks horse!

Benny Cake · 27-12-2011 9:47pm

I'm a huge fan of Father Ted & this one question has bothered me for years:

In the Christmas Special, Pat O'Mahony (of "Head to Toe" Fame) is credited as appearing in the episode as "Award Ceremony Priest" I have watched the episode at least 40 times and have never managed to spot him.

Here is a pic of Pat O'Mahony for those of you who are unfamiliar with him:

Please help as this has wrecked my head for years!!!

leahyl · 27-12-2011 10:30pm

I love the one where Brendan Grace guest stars!

"If you ever say that to me again....I'll put your head through the waaaall!":D

mike65 · 28-12-2011 12:06am

C4 had a Ted night yesterday with two behind the scenes programmes. I'm assuming both were repeats, enjoyable as I'd not seen either before.

Professey Chin · 28-12-2011 12:08am

mike65 wrote: »

C4 had a Ted night yesterday with two behind the scenes programmes. I'm assuming both were repeats, enjoyable as I'd not seen either before.

The doc where they go back to the house is absolutely brilliant

Shane St. · 28-12-2011 12:14am

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

The doc where they go back to the house is absolutely brilliant

any1 got a youtube link?

Posy · 28-12-2011 2:33am

mike65 wrote: »

C4 had a Ted night yesterday with two behind the scenes programmes. I'm assuming both were repeats, enjoyable as I'd not seen either before.

Nooooo, can't believe I missed that!!

Technocentral · 28-12-2011 5:01am

mike65 wrote: »

C4 had a Ted night yesterday with two behind the scenes programmes. I'm assuming both were repeats, enjoyable as I'd not seen either before.

1st was new I think, second is a year or two old.

Technocentral · 28-12-2011 5:06am

Posy wrote: »

Nooooo, can't believe I missed that!!

They will probably be on 4OD in the next week or two, Ist one was the best insight into the characters and inspiration.

senordingdong · 28-12-2011 9:05pm

They are on 4od, I watched them on it last year.

Da Shins Kelly · 28-12-2011 9:18pm

I've watched every episode so many times and quote it pretty much daily, I'd say! There are just so many good lines. I think it's a great example of how Irish people don't take ourselves or religion too seriously. For that reason, I think it shows us in a good light. However, I do think it's a very specific Irish humour. It has a lot of jokes that are specifically about the Catholic Church and priesthood in Ireland (the priest that everyone thinks is in the closet, one child becoming a doctor and the other becoming a priest, the priest who may be a pervert, etc.), and the ideas of the local lunatic (Tom) or the couple that pretend to be happily married to save face (John and Mary). Myself and my friends showed it to a couple of American people and I don't think they got it at all. I just don't think they got all the references to Catholicism or found it as funny because they didn't realise how big a deal Catholicism was in Ireland (and continues to be for some people). I think British people get it more, given we're such close neighbours and have relatively similar cultures.

A fantastic show though all the same. One of my favourites. I like the episode with the Cuban and Len Brennan's son.

'How's the son?' - Got to be one of the most perfectly timed comedy lines ever.

leahyl · 28-12-2011 10:10pm

It's on RTE two now - the Holiday one! Classic!

Fr. Noel: "Where's Tony Lynch off to??? Probably to get some heroin!!":D

"Who's a bit of a moooaning Michael tonight???!"

dfx- · 29-12-2011 7:33am

jill_valentine wrote: »

No matter how many times I see it, it's the attention to bizarre little details - the "fecking Greeks" woman has the most Irish looking plastic bags I've ever seen in my life, they might as well say "HEATONS" on them or something

Favourite non-priests were John and Mary and I don't think they were used nearly often enough.

The episode I used to not like so much but is now probably my favourite is that of ol' Father Stone.

Ted: "He introduced me to Fr. Stone...and just....ran away."

briany · 29-12-2011 1:20pm

leahyl wrote: »

It's on RTE two now - the Holiday one! Classic!

Fr. Noel: "Where's Tony Lynch off to??? Probably to get some heroin!!":D

"Who's a bit of a moooaning Michael tonight???!"

God, he never left Tony alone. The later episode where Ted happen upon Noel and the St. Luke's youth group lost in the cave complex is equally funny.

Noel talking about eating Tony in order to survive and Tony finally snapping and roaring at him to shut up leaving Noel totally shocked and offended.

Noel to Tony : " I'm putting you down on my list of enemies. *Opens up small note book and starts scribbling furiously in it while giving Tony the evil eye, Tony looks worried.* That's it. You're in for it now, Tony!.............HAA!! Look what I've really written!!! *Turns notebook around to show what he's written - I REALLY LIKE TONY!!!* "

InchicoreDude · 29-12-2011 4:00pm

Is there anywhere online I can see the documentary that ye are talking about???

Pretty Polly · 29-12-2011 4:07pm

I have to say i never get sick of watching Father Ted. Knowing RTE they are going to keep showing it for the next few years anyways! Ah go on go on go on...:D

NedLowry · 29-12-2011 6:34pm

"Ted says you were touching him"

boynesider · 03-03-2012 11:16pm

Father Ted is IMO the greatest thing that has ever been filmed.

Nothing smug or self indulgent or trendy or pretentious about it. It just wants to cram as many laughs as possible into an episode through whatever means possible. We will never see the likes of it again

mike65 · 17-06-2012 9:54pm

More 4 are re-showing Ted from the start tonight with first two episodes at 10pm/11pm

emeraldstar · 17-06-2012 11:01pm

Yup. Love how they showed the final two episodes last week, then rewound straight back to the beginning. Can't have enough of a good thing

mike65 · 17-06-2012 11:20pm

To be honest they could have dropped the boring priest episode, the opener was a hoot (again!)

Father Ted

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