Yes, although Father Ted is essentially an Irish creation (Irish writers, predominantly Irish cast) the story goes that RTE, the state broadcaster in Ireland, declined to commission the series initially, so the writers were essentially forced into seeking a commission from a UK broadcaster - in this case Channel 4. The studio segments were filmed with a live audience in a studio in London, but the outdoor scenes were all filmed on location in Ireland - mostly in County Clare on the west coast. I can't vouch for the reaction of Irish audiences but UK audiences (where the series was first broadcast) warmed to it greatly after the first few episodes, to such an extent that many of its phrases and sayings have entered common British parlance!
RTÉ was never offered 'Fr. Ted'. The writers pitched it to Channel 4 in the UK. Irish audiences loved it and continue to watch it now on RTÉ. Very few objected to it. More people in England objected.
It's a myth that they ever approached RTÉ to film it. They never did. Likely because they knew it would never fly there. Linehan and Matthews have repeatedly said that they never even thought of asking RTÉ, much less tried to.
@@Quessir Thanks for setting me straight! I had it in mind I'd heard this on the DVD commentary years ago... but obviously not! Just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet! :D
Father Jack and Mrs Doyle were so absolutely brilliant in this show - even though they didn't get as many lines as I would have wished. Their physical comedy acting is top notch.
It's absolute genius when you look back to it and compare to the absolute trash that's on TV now. I don't even know of one single show on TV today that's even funny at all. It's like they surgically removed comedy from the TV. The best ever UK ones are all in the 1980's and 1990's like Blackadder, OFAH, Father Ted, Young Ones, One Foot In The Grave, Red Dwarf. It was relentless back then. The really weird thing is we didn't even laugh as much back then at those shows, as we do now watching them back. Something's going on!
The show was funded by Channel 4, a UK company, but Dermot Morgan (Ted) had been doing his 'cool priest' character for years in his comedy shows in Ireland. Ted is that character put into a sitcom written by Irish writers who knew Dermot and the character.
There are few episodes of any sitcom that have so many laughs per minute. I still remember watching this the night it was aired, I thought I was literally going to die laughing. Luckily there were ad breaks to give me time to recover.
Trainspotting, Dog Soldiers and a shed load of other big screen roles. Surprised he hasn't turned up in Peaky Blinders, that would be right up his street.
It is a British production, but it was written by two Irish men, and the cast are almost all Irish, I doubt it would have been made in Ireland, as the Church still had power then, but mostly because Irish TV didn't really make much original comedy or drama of any quality. Irish show business talent generally has to go to England to make it. I think it always was popular in Ireland.
@@bryanking1428 Mw2 and MW3. He was the voice of "Soap" McTavish who died in MW3. Good times, those online lobbies were legendary for smack talk and saying who's mum is a prostitute etc etc
01:02:01 I remember when the Irish football team made it to the finnals of a competition they had a banner with that face and the phrase "here we are now all the lads" Made my day seeing that.
Whenever my sons and I are forced to go shopping and end up in a department store we always quote the ‘it’s the biggest lingerie section in Ireland I understand’ line……one of the funniest shows ever made 😂 You’ll lose your mind over the Pat Mustard episode.
MRS DOYLE: (Cheerily) "Pat was wondering if he could put his big tool in my box ..." (She's holding a big spanner, and about to put it in a metal tool chest, but Ted is too appalled by the cheek of Pat Mustard to notice.)
TED (Shows Dougal pictures of babies with ginger sideburns like Pat Mustard's): "There are a lot of hairy babies on Craggy Island, Dougal. They all look a bit like Pat Mustard." DOUGAL (Squinting at the photos): "Oh, right. D'ye think they're copying his style?"
When Mrs Doyle guesses Fr Todd Unctious' name and says Fr Neil Hannon, that's the name of the shows musical director. He wrote the theme, and all the incidental music 🎶
26:25 yes you're perfectly correct. It was the mid 90s, and this was pitched to RTE, then the main TV channel in Ireland. They turned it down immediatly, so creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews pitched it to UK channel Channel 4 who picked it up. So they produced it. So yeah, although with an Irish cast, this was a UK production.
I was around 7 or 8 when Father Ted came out on Channel 4, and when I entered my teenage years I developed a huge appreciation for the show. It’s still my favourite comedy of all time
It was produced by a British television company, but by an almost entirely Irish cast, production crew and writers. It is parodying not only the Catholic church in Ireland but the old way of extremely remote, rural life that is now long gone. Along with a load of references to then scandals in the church. It was loved by the majority of people in Ireland right from the start - I remember people gathering in bars just to watch the latest episode. It was a great way to make light of an Ireland that no longer really existed by then.
I think the theme tune was also done by a Northern Irish group. Father Ted is proof that when the British and Irish work together, they can make something brilliant.
"but the old way of extremely remote, rural life that is now long gone." Not really. That 'old way' is still in existence - local parish field days bear some resemblance to the episode where Funland came to Craggy Island. One field day I remember a few years ago had an area of approximately 60 feet x 60 feet roped off, with 400 or so numbered squares drawn inside. You bought a ticket with one of the numbers. Then a cow was put into the square, and people waited for the cow to have a shit. Whichever number square it shat in, was the winning ticket.
Sounds a little like you're wishing that the old way of remote, rural life is long gone...it's not gone even now, never mind 30 years ago when this was filmed.
That was fun watching that with the two of you. Thanks for putting that up. You two make such a great couple. All the best for 2023 and many more fun reactions!
I want to say thanks. The best thing about comedy is sharing the laughs. This is gold. Amazing writing, perfect casting and just alchemy. Dermot is very missed. Love your channel.
In case you were wondering the actress(assumpta) in the dream sequence was a character in a bbc drama that was broadcasting roughly the same time- Ballykissangel.
I'm not sure if it's obvious that the lingerie episode is a send up of British war movies, especially the Great Escape. The references are all there: the panicking priest, Ted calming him by promising iced-teas on the lawn (a reference to Ice Cold in Alex), refusing to leave a "wounded colleague" behind (The Guns of Navarone/the bridge on the River Kwai), Ted shepherding the priests through the door one at a time ... etc...
You are spot on, Father Deegan is Kevin McKidd who played Lucius Vorenus in Rome. He was also Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy, Tommy MacKenzie in Trainspotting and, the big one for me, John "Soap" MacTavish in CoD Modern Warfare 2 and 3. Edit: I just found out... he is Thomas Wayne/Flashpoint Batman in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.
it is a British production but was written by 2 irishmen, arthur mathews and graham linihan, who did stuff for the fast show, linihan also wrote IT crowd, and both appeared as the irish tv execs in i`m alan partridge.
The song My Lovely Horse was written and performed by The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) after the producers approached him. The theme tune to Father Ted is a sped up version of their song Songs Of Love. I have been lucky enough to see Divine Comedy perform My Lovely Horse live after many, many requests from the audience. Good times!
I like how after he hits the fisherman with the stone, you can see the fisherman on the beach chasing after him in the far distance. I'm not sure why I find that detail so funny. Maybe it's because the fisherman is so OTT mad that he's willing to chase Ted even though he has almost no hope whatsoever of catching him.
My mother's side of the family are Irish (and very catholic) and they all loved Father Ted. The Irish usually have a great sense of humour and don't get offended easily at all.
@@garrettdoyle1729 The Irish, just a great bunch of lads We all go by lads male and female "Lads dya want anythin in the shop" " Lads I'm too pissed to have a sambucca. . .Oh go on then..." etc "Lads will yis ever stfu and tidy up that mess you've made in the sitting room" (most ma's)
Bit of trivia (not sure if anyone else has mentioned it) - out of the two guys who prank called the priests chatline, the one with the long hair is Irish comedian Ed Byrne who I recommend, the other is Graham Linehan, one of the two actual writers of Father Ted ☺️
That was hilarious, great reaction! 😂 The camera couldn't handle the Ted Christmas special. 😆 44:13 What a wonderful, lovely message and wishes. Same to you both. ♥🤗
The show was produced by hattrick productions on channel 4 which is one of the main terrestrial stations in the UK. (All of the UK channels are also watched in Ireland). However, the director, writers and most of the cast were Irish with most of the location footage filmed in Ireland. The writers were not on great terms with RTE the Irish national broadcaster at the time and hattrick picked up the show.
What a fun reaction. Loved that Queen Boomer joined us. Can't wait until you see the episode with Pat mustard. King Boomer will fall off his chair when he sees Pat's walk lol. p.s. loved QB'S Father Ted jingle! Brilliant.
The subtitles shown on the original broadcast simply displayed the word 'Trendy' when the 'Pat Mustard' music was played. Don't know if they still do, but it was funny to see.
Knickers, knockers, knob, knight, knuckle, knit, knee, kneel, knick-knack, know.. get the idea? It's a remnant of Old English in many cases... Here in the UK (Canada, Australia etc) we're still in Christmas, it's Boxing Day... I've always said Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, where does this Happy Christmas come from? I've got several decades behind me, why has it changed?
Ardal O'Hanlon who payed Dougal, in 1995 he received the Top TV Comedy Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards for this role. In 1995, he appeared (as Father Dougal) in a Channel 4 ident ("Hello, you're watching ... television"), and during Comic Relief on BBC1. This was followed by the award-winning short comedy film Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll. In a 2019 interview, O'Hanlon admitted that he had attempted to distance himself from Father Ted once the show had finished. He appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock", broadcast on 14 April 2007
on the Brit production point, it was produced by a Brit production company but was entirely written by by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews. Never heard of an outcry on this series, in fact only dispute i heard of was in January 2007, a row arose between the Irish islands of Inisheer and Inishmore over which island can claim to be Craggy Island, and thereby host a three-day Friends of Ted Festival :) 😁 love this reaction and all yr reactions; like watching classic tv with a couple of friends x
I'm sooo glad you recognised Lucius Vorenus!!! I grew up watching Father Ted and watched Rome when I was older. When I rewatched this and saw him I had the exact same reaction as you
Sooooooooooooo the story I remember growing up was this was an Irish production, made and shot in Ireland, But the Irish state broadcasters (RTÉ) passed on it and wouldn't show it because it was a raving pisstake of the church, a lot of older viewers were deeply offended but a lot of younger viewers liked it. It was picked up on Channel 4 (A UK channel) and then later shown on RTÉ2. Side note there was only two channels on the air at the time, RTE1 and 2, TV3 and TG4 were later launched. but to my knowledge TV3 was the only independent TV channel as the other 3 state owned.
As for someone who lived in Ireland & still does i never knew a single person young or old that was bothered by this show, they all loved it , this boomerite your talking about must have had very PC parents as every priest i have ever known i have always asked their thoughts & resoundingly they all liked it too. P.S The writers of the show are also Irish
The young Scottish priest is Kevin McKidd, who was in Trainspotting< Grey's Anatomy, Brave and a load of other things. Also Father Ted was written by 2 Irishmen and just so happened to be produced in the UK as RTE (the national Irish broadcaster) was afraid of upsetting the older generations in Ireland. The show has since gained cult status with "feck" becoming part of everyday language outside Ireland.
The opening dream sequence was a joke at the time, the man and woman were characters in a popular UK show called Ballykissangel, which had a 'willtheywontthey' relationship between a priest and a parishioner.
I’m so glad you’s both enjoyed this, most people watch christmas movies in December while watch this quite a few times. I even have a meet up with friends on the Saturday before Christmas to have a drink and watch the Father Ted Christmas special. It’s so sad Dermot who play’s Ted passed away thatwe never got more season’s. Though I could watch all 3 season’s over and over again. Hope you’s both had a great christmas and i’ll look forward to more reactions fom you’s. Still hoping you’ll make it over for a live football game sometime
Dermot Morgan was “Father Trendy” for years on Irish TV and radio so he was the perfect choice for Fr. Ted. Most of the actors on Ted were Irish actors that had worked together on RTE Ireland’s National broadcaster on Scrap Saturday, The Mike Murphy show. Dermot Morgan was a fantastic impressionist/mimic of different Irish characters. Graham Linehan the man behind Ted, was asked to write Ted by Channel 4, a fairly new British channel that was looking for new material. It was never offered to the Irish broadcaster, RTE was never involved in Ted.
I had a Work Colleague who used to send a VHS recording of this to his family in Ireland every week as they liked it so much and it wasn't aired in Ireland initially. The Catholic Church was still a huge part of the establishment and very influential so wasn't shown but the general public loved it.
Channel 4 was available in Ireland from its inception, there might have been a few very rural places that couldn't get a signal but most of the country got it and the catholic church had no input whatsoever.
The two “teenagers” on the priest chat line are actually the creator and head writer Graham Linehan & another writer Ed Byrne For all intents and purposes it was an Irish production. The creator and writers were all Irish as well as the cast (unless the character wasn’t Irish), it was just comissioned by a UK tv station, Channel 4. Channel 4 was known for commisioning cutting edge TV and especially comedy that wouldn’t get broadcast on other stations.
Spot on with the guy you recognised, Kevin McKidd. He was in Rome and lots of other stuff like Dog Soldiers, Kingdom of Heaven, Hannibal Rising, Grey's Anatomy alsoTommy in Train Spotting (the one who dies) and loads more.
Most of the other priests were stand up comedians, they were literally desperate to get onto Father Ted. Seen it sooo many times now and still crack up. All the very best best to all.
the thing with Ted is that ot works on 2 levels, it works on the level of probably the best surreal comedy series ever made, but there is a sub level that Irish people inherently "get" because what life and culture is like in Ireland that you might not appreciate if you aren't Irish or have lived here for years. That for me is the genius of it.
this was written by two irish guys, produced by C4 ( liberal end of British TV), being Irish myself, I do not see any problem, it's funny, and that's the key to the show
Although the series was made in the UK, it's obviously primarily an Irish cast and both writers were Irish, and all the outside scenes were filmed in Ireland too. Father Ted really arrived at an interesting time in Ireland; I'm Irish and grew up in my early teens watching Father Ted. The Catholic church who controlled much of the day to day life in Ireland for decades were quickly loosing their grip in the late 80s/early 90s and while Father Ted and other cultural phenomena weren't necessarily the cause of it, they certainly captured the mood at the time. For example, condoms were not generally available (only with a doctor's prescription) until the early 90s when, of all places, the Virgin Megastore record shop broke the law and started selling them. Equally, homosexuality although it certainly went on, was illegal until around 93. 'The Snapper', a comedy movie about a pregnant unmarried Mother is another seminal movie from around this time which captures this sea change in Irish society at that time. I think most Irish people welcomed Father Ted, (a) because it's a great show that still stands up nearly 30 years later, but (b) because it allowed people to laugh at some of the more ridiculous aspects of the church which only a few years ago they used to had to live their lives by . While there was probably some pushback and anger from more traditional/religious factions in Ireland, (who probably had just heard about it and not even watched Father Ted), I can safely say that the vast majority of mainstream Irish people were behind it.
oh God, I made the mistake of reading the comments... To Clarify. The writers Linehan and Matthews are Irish. They had a long history working as writers in the UK with British comedians such as Alexei Sayle, Smith and Jones and Chris Morris to name a few. They never pitched the show to the Irish network RTE, why would they, they were establishing themselves in a bigger market, a stronger television industry based in London, which broadcasts to the UK and Ireland, so everyone in Ireland was going to see it anyway. Channel 4 had concerns it may be 'too Irish' and that British audiences mightn't connect, but they took a chance on it. That chance paid off very early and by and large, after series 1 the vast vast vast vast majority (especially the Irish) were really excited by it, and eager to see the next series. Series 2 and 3 of Father Ted excelled all expectations and cemented itself as much beloved surreal, warm-hearted classic. It will however, always have an special significance to the Irish as amongst the humour with a broader appeal, there are tonnes of 'in jokes' that only really the Irish get.. Eoin McLove is a parody of Daniel O Donnell, Fr Jack is a grotesque characterisation of the Priests who taught at the Christian Brothers, the rumour that Ireland had to intentionally stop winning the Eurovision as it was costing too much to host after winning 3 in a row, the Bishop Brennan/Bishop Casey parallels etc etc... For the Irish, it's as satirical as it is surreal, sending up Irish culture (not just rural *see Fr Damo) as a whole. It came at a time when the stranglehold of the Catholic Church had weakening significantly and everybody was ready to laugh about the ridiculousness of the whole thing. Fantastic show, thanks for the laughs. R.I.P. Dermot Morgan. May anyone who starts a comment with 'Irish television wouldn't show it, so they had to go to channel 4...' have their face melt into their socks, so then they have wet socks.
Happy New Year to you both,I had the pleasure of being on set during the filming of Ted going to Vegas in Shannon Airport,they were just as goofy off camera,lots of feck ups lol, the only reason it was made in UK was because our national broadcaster RTE wouldn''t commission it,so Channel 4 took it on, loved your reactions,more of you together yay!!!
During that priest hotline segment with the guys calling Priests wankers I just noticed that the guy with long hair is Ed Byrne an Irish comedian a very good one.
Miriam Margolyes brought me to your channel and I instantly subscribed. She is wonderful beyond belief. But you also watch Father Ted. I'm Irish so I can help you with some of the dialogue you might not fully understand. King Boomer, your reaction to "A pair of feckin' women's knickers" was hilarious, but you said you didn't understand what Fr Jack was saying. He was saying "A pair of fucking women's undies". But you still laughed hilariously. I'm early into this, but I'll help you with anything you don't understand. Irish jargon sometimes baffles me too.
A bit of context for the opening dream sequence, it's from an Irish drama tv series called Ballykissangel about a village parish, in which the local priest, the one seen there with Ted, has a romantic thing going on with the lady who owns the local pub, the lady seen in the dream.
The woman Ted was dreaming of was apparently a popular soap star at the time. Also the "Possessed car" Dougal was talking about was probably one og the old Herbie movies, about the sentient VW beetle.
Here in New Zealand, some of us adopted the phrases too. Absolutely hilarious! I'd love to see another great Irish comedy that came after FT called The Fitz. Can't find it anywhere on YT or to buy. It was different to FT but so funny! One of my favorite phrases from the show was when the mother always said to the daughter (on yet her umpteenth job) "You're lookin' powerful lurve" in that Irish accent. Hilarious! The family of the Fitzgeralds, who's grown-up children were all named after The Kennedy family. Sadly, it was harshly criticized and only ran for one season.
You're in for a treat when you get around to the second series of Father Ted - the first episode of it has my favourite joke of the entire show in it. And yes, Dougal is part of it. 😅
This was such a funny quality reaction. Was in a rubbish mood when i watched this yesterday but was cracking up watching it. Hope you both have a great 2023
Loved this reaction, especially with both the King and Queen together. One reaction I'd like to see you both do is ’The Young Offenders', which is another Irish comedy.
Hey guys loving the reactions. So about your question about the show being made by the English etc. It was written by 2 Irish comedians and mostly has an Irish cast but was produced by Channel 4, an English company. 1 of the writers actually used to play Ted as a character during his standup routines and tell stories about his mad friend Fr Dougal and the idea for the show grew from those. It also gave a lot of young Irish comedians such as Graham Norton and Tommy Tiernan (who you should react to by the way) roles as guest characters throughout its run. And as for the reactions in Ireland you pretty much got it spot on. A lot of the older people, mostly in rural areas who still had a big connection to the church, had a pretty negative reaction to it and it was criticised as being blasphemy. Ardle O Hanlon (Fr Dougal) recently gave an interview talking about how a priest cornered him outside a gig and shoved him against a wall and started shouting at him about the show making a mockery of his job. The younger generation however loved it and its so popular that theres probably not an adult in Ireland between the age of 30 to 45 who doesn't quote the show on a daily basis. Its still so popular to this day, that i'ts become a tradition for our main national TV broadcaster to air every episode in a single day every christmas.
@@Dreyno I grew up in county Sligo and then moved to Donegal for a bit. TBF my community was one of those small towns where the chirhc was still held in high regard.
I highly recommend watching Friday Night Dinner. It’s another top quality British favourite and there are some great lines that get quoted a lot in the UK
It has to be said. The lingerie department in Dunnes Store Ennis, Co. Clare - where this was filmed - is very impressive……. or so I’m told.
Yes, although Father Ted is essentially an Irish creation (Irish writers, predominantly Irish cast) the story goes that RTE, the state broadcaster in Ireland, declined to commission the series initially, so the writers were essentially forced into seeking a commission from a UK broadcaster - in this case Channel 4. The studio segments were filmed with a live audience in a studio in London, but the outdoor scenes were all filmed on location in Ireland - mostly in County Clare on the west coast. I can't vouch for the reaction of Irish audiences but UK audiences (where the series was first broadcast) warmed to it greatly after the first few episodes, to such an extent that many of its phrases and sayings have entered common British parlance!
RTÉ was never offered 'Fr. Ted'. The writers pitched it to Channel 4 in the UK. Irish audiences loved it and continue to watch it now on RTÉ.
Very few objected to it. More people in England objected.
It's a myth that they ever approached RTÉ to film it. They never did. Likely because they knew it would never fly there. Linehan and Matthews have repeatedly said that they never even thought of asking RTÉ, much less tried to.
@@Quessir Thanks for setting me straight! I had it in mind I'd heard this on the DVD commentary years ago... but obviously not! Just goes to show you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet! :D
The word on the street is FECK!
@@madgeapple English did not object to Father Ted anymore than Irish people.
My gran was Irish, strict catholic and this was her favourite show
“These cows are small, but the ones out there are far away.”😂😂
“A pair of feckin woman’s knickers” is possibly the greatest line in sitcom history
I was watching it on RTE and I've of course seen it before but I sprayed the place down with tea when jack says it🤣
Good shout, but I think it's topped by "Hairy Japanese Bastards!"
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That and "Bishops love sci-fi" 😂
That and 'No round envelopes for me' still crack me up
"ARE THOSE MY FEET?!?"
Father Jack and Mrs Doyle were so absolutely brilliant in this show - even though they didn't get as many lines as I would have wished. Their physical comedy acting is top notch.
I'd forgotten how brilliant father Ted was. I think a full rewatch is in order 😂😂😂😂
I watch the whole series at least every few years. I always find new things that crack me up.
It's absolute genius when you look back to it and compare to the absolute trash that's on TV now. I don't even know of one single show on TV today that's even funny at all. It's like they surgically removed comedy from the TV. The best ever UK ones are all in the 1980's and 1990's like Blackadder, OFAH, Father Ted, Young Ones, One Foot In The Grave, Red Dwarf. It was relentless back then. The really weird thing is we didn't even laugh as much back then at those shows, as we do now watching them back. Something's going on!
AGREED, OI'L 'AVE A CUPPA TEA PLEASE, Mrs DOYLE---OH GO-ON GO-ON GO-ON !
I was working in Ireland when it came out, and everyone there thought it hilarious! Never heard one negative comment.
The show was funded by Channel 4, a UK company, but Dermot Morgan (Ted) had been doing his 'cool priest' character for years in his comedy shows in Ireland. Ted is that character put into a sitcom written by Irish writers who knew Dermot and the character.
There are few episodes of any sitcom that have so many laughs per minute. I still remember watching this the night it was aired, I thought I was literally going to die laughing. Luckily there were ad breaks to give me time to recover.
It is Kevin mckidd who played Lucius Vorenus in Rome. This was one of his first acting gigs
Trainspotting, Dog Soldiers and a shed load of other big screen roles. Surprised he hasn't turned up in Peaky Blinders, that would be right up his street.
Amazing, apparently he was in Modern Warfare 3 (COD) and loads of other stuff too.... wasn't aware.
It is a British production, but it was written by two Irish men, and the cast are almost all Irish, I doubt it would have been made in Ireland, as the Church still had power then, but mostly because Irish TV didn't really make much original comedy or drama of any quality. Irish show business talent generally has to go to England to make it. I think it always was popular in Ireland.
He also played Tommy in Trainspotting 1.
@@bryanking1428 Mw2 and MW3. He was the voice of "Soap" McTavish who died in MW3. Good times, those online lobbies were legendary for smack talk and saying who's mum is a prostitute etc etc
"Maybe I LIKE the misery!" Probably the most perfectly Irish line ever put on TV. XD
I dunno if you guys have ever seen footage of Jack's actor in real life, but he is the loveliest, classiest gent and the contrast is so funny.
01:02:01 I remember when the Irish football team made it to the finnals of a competition they had a banner with that face and the phrase "here we are now all the lads"
Made my day seeing that.
Whenever my sons and I are forced to go shopping and end up in a department store we always quote the ‘it’s the biggest lingerie section in Ireland I understand’ line……one of the funniest shows ever made 😂
You’ll lose your mind over the Pat Mustard episode.
MRS DOYLE: (Cheerily) "Pat was wondering if he could put his big tool in my box ..."
(She's holding a big spanner, and about to put it in a metal tool chest, but Ted is too appalled by the cheek of Pat Mustard to notice.)
TED (Shows Dougal pictures of babies with ginger sideburns like Pat Mustard's): "There are a lot of hairy babies on Craggy Island, Dougal. They all look a bit like Pat Mustard."
DOUGAL (Squinting at the photos): "Oh, right. D'ye think they're copying his style?"
DAIRY MANAGER (To Dougal): "It all has to be kept cool - except for the UHT stuff - but nobody has that, 'cos it's shite."
Waiting patiently for Speed 3 😂
Funniest show ever made
When Mrs Doyle guesses Fr Todd Unctious' name and says Fr Neil Hannon, that's the name of the shows musical director. He wrote the theme, and all the incidental music 🎶
26:25 yes you're perfectly correct. It was the mid 90s, and this was pitched to RTE, then the main TV channel in Ireland. They turned it down immediatly, so creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews pitched it to UK channel Channel 4 who picked it up. So they produced it. So yeah, although with an Irish cast, this was a UK production.
Fr.Ted was never pitched to RTE, Channel 4 commissioned the show and asked Graham and Arthur to write it. RTE were never in the picture.
I was around 7 or 8 when Father Ted came out on Channel 4, and when I entered my teenage years I developed a huge appreciation for the show. It’s still my favourite comedy of all time
It was produced by a British television company, but by an almost entirely Irish cast, production crew and writers. It is parodying not only the Catholic church in Ireland but the old way of extremely remote, rural life that is now long gone. Along with a load of references to then scandals in the church. It was loved by the majority of people in Ireland right from the start - I remember people gathering in bars just to watch the latest episode. It was a great way to make light of an Ireland that no longer really existed by then.
I think the theme tune was also done by a Northern Irish group. Father Ted is proof that when the British and Irish work together, they can make something brilliant.
"but the old way of extremely remote, rural life that is now long gone." Not really. That 'old way' is still in existence - local parish field days bear some resemblance to the episode where Funland came to Craggy Island. One field day I remember a few years ago had an area of approximately 60 feet x 60 feet roped off, with 400 or so numbered squares drawn inside. You bought a ticket with one of the numbers. Then a cow was put into the square, and people waited for the cow to have a shit. Whichever number square it shat in, was the winning ticket.
@@joem4939 Yes, it was written by Neil Hannon, of the Divine Comedy (great band). I think they used his name as one of those guessed by Mrs Doyle!
Neil hannon did allllllll the music for linehans stuff. His serious version of my lovely horse on the piano is beautiful
Sounds a little like you're wishing that the old way of remote, rural life is long gone...it's not gone even now, never mind 30 years ago when this was filmed.
You guys are awesome! I've seen this episode every Christmas for 20 years and it was so much fun to see someone see it for the first time.
It's written by two Irish guys so we are cool with father Ted .. hello from Ireland!
All of the cast, or most of, are Irish too!
bum fluff is actually on your face, when your starting out as a teen and you get some hair, thin and fluffy.
That was fun watching that with the two of you. Thanks for putting that up. You two make such a great couple. All the best for 2023 and many more fun reactions!
I want to say thanks. The best thing about comedy is sharing the laughs. This is gold. Amazing writing, perfect casting and just alchemy. Dermot is very missed. Love your channel.
Out of all your reactions, the 2-3 minutes when Ted hits the man on the boat with the stone is by far the best. Queen Boomer's reaction was hilarious
In case you were wondering the actress(assumpta) in the dream sequence was a character in a bbc drama that was broadcasting roughly the same time- Ballykissangel.
And the guy who said "I'll be off then" was her husband in the show. A rather dated joke today.
I'm not sure if it's obvious that the lingerie episode is a send up of British war movies, especially the Great Escape. The references are all there: the panicking priest, Ted calming him by promising iced-teas on the lawn (a reference to Ice Cold in Alex), refusing to leave a "wounded colleague" behind (The Guns of Navarone/the bridge on the River Kwai), Ted shepherding the priests through the door one at a time ... etc...
You are spot on, Father Deegan is Kevin McKidd who played Lucius Vorenus in Rome. He was also Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy, Tommy MacKenzie in Trainspotting and, the big one for me, John "Soap" MacTavish in CoD Modern Warfare 2 and 3.
Edit: I just found out... he is Thomas Wayne/Flashpoint Batman in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.
Was he in 'Dog Soldiers' too?
@@mr.a8315 certainly was, pvt Lawrence Cooper!
This Christmas Special was just the bomb, I'd forgotten how good it was. Everyone and everything in it was just perfect.
It's Irelands biggest Christmas special I understand.
@@wesker100000000 lol
It's on TV EVERY year since it aired 😅
@@wesker100000000lmfao. I missed your reply!😂😂😂
it is a British production but was written by 2 irishmen, arthur mathews and graham linihan, who did stuff for the fast show, linihan also wrote IT crowd, and both appeared as the irish tv execs in i`m alan partridge.
The song My Lovely Horse was written and performed by The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) after the producers approached him. The theme tune to Father Ted is a sped up version of their song Songs Of Love. I have been lucky enough to see Divine Comedy perform My Lovely Horse live after many, many requests from the audience. Good times!
If you look closely, I think you can see Dermot Morgan desperately trying not to laugh when Frank Kelly shouts 'a pair of feckin' women's knickers'!
I like how after he hits the fisherman with the stone, you can see the fisherman on the beach chasing after him in the far distance. I'm not sure why I find that detail so funny. Maybe it's because the fisherman is so OTT mad that he's willing to chase Ted even though he has almost no hope whatsoever of catching him.
My mother's side of the family are Irish (and very catholic) and they all loved Father Ted. The Irish usually have a great sense of humour and don't get offended easily at all.
At all at all at all at allĺll.
Not atalatall. Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye byebye b- yeah sure-ok bye, bye bye bye bye. Bye.
sure we're a great bunch of lads, so we are to be sure to be sure
@@garrettdoyle1729 The Irish, just a great bunch of lads
We all go by lads male and female "Lads dya want anythin in the shop" " Lads I'm too pissed to have a sambucca. . .Oh go on then..." etc "Lads will yis ever stfu and tidy up that mess you've made in the sitting room" (most ma's)
@@garrettdoyle1729and we make for great mudders,... And yes I own a WMD... A Weapon of Ma's Destruction... The dreaded wooden spoon 😂👍🇮🇪🤣
Bit of trivia (not sure if anyone else has mentioned it) - out of the two guys who prank called the priests chatline, the one with the long hair is Irish comedian Ed Byrne who I recommend, the other is Graham Linehan, one of the two actual writers of Father Ted ☺️
Father Ted is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Production
That was hilarious, great reaction! 😂
The camera couldn't handle the Ted Christmas special. 😆
44:13 What a wonderful, lovely message and wishes. Same to you both. ♥🤗
It was produced by British tv, Channel 4. The actors, the writers, the director were Irish... In Ireland
Those kids yelling father jacks catchphrases kills me every single time i hear it
The show was produced by hattrick productions on channel 4 which is one of the main terrestrial stations in the UK. (All of the UK channels are also watched in Ireland). However, the director, writers and most of the cast were Irish with most of the location footage filmed in Ireland. The writers were not on great terms with RTE the Irish national broadcaster at the time and hattrick picked up the show.
What a fun reaction. Loved that Queen Boomer joined us. Can't wait until you see the episode with Pat mustard. King Boomer will fall off his chair when he sees Pat's walk lol. p.s. loved QB'S Father Ted jingle! Brilliant.
Oh yes.....can't wait for that one! Plus a song for europe. Plus holy stone of clenrichet......
what will he make of hairy babies
What of I hear you're a racist father, episode.
cant wait for pat mustards big tool in mrs doyles big box,,,,,
The subtitles shown on the original broadcast simply displayed the word 'Trendy' when the 'Pat Mustard' music was played. Don't know if they still do, but it was funny to see.
Knickers, knockers, knob, knight, knuckle, knit, knee, kneel, knick-knack, know.. get the idea? It's a remnant of Old English in many cases...
Here in the UK (Canada, Australia etc) we're still in Christmas, it's Boxing Day...
I've always said Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, where does this Happy Christmas come from? I've got several decades behind me, why has it changed?
Great reaction! I'm so glad you enjoy Ted, and we all know there's some amazing episodes to come.
Ardal O'Hanlon who payed Dougal, in 1995 he received the Top TV Comedy Newcomer at the British Comedy Awards for this role. In 1995, he appeared (as Father Dougal) in a Channel 4 ident ("Hello, you're watching ... television"), and during Comic Relief on BBC1. This was followed by the award-winning short comedy film Flying Saucer Rock'n'Roll. In a 2019 interview, O'Hanlon admitted that he had attempted to distance himself from Father Ted once the show had finished. He appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock", broadcast on 14 April 2007
on the Brit production point, it was produced by a Brit production company but was entirely written by by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews. Never heard of an outcry on this series, in fact only dispute i heard of was in January 2007, a row arose between the Irish islands of Inisheer and Inishmore over which island can claim to be Craggy Island, and thereby host a three-day Friends of Ted Festival :) 😁 love this reaction and all yr reactions; like watching classic tv with a couple of friends x
I love the fact they though Jack was shouting a racist word and then realising it was knickers 😅 they were shocked for a slight moment
Irish writers, actors and director; British production company and distributor. Exteriors filmed in Ireland; studio stuff in London.
I'm sooo glad you recognised Lucius Vorenus!!! I grew up watching Father Ted and watched Rome when I was older. When I rewatched this and saw him I had the exact same reaction as you
Fun fact : during that skit with the priest chat line, the teens who are taking the piss, the one with the long hair is Ed Byrne
Yes! Good spot, he's an excellent stand up comic in his own right
Sooooooooooooo the story I remember growing up was this was an Irish production, made and shot in Ireland, But the Irish state broadcasters (RTÉ) passed on it and wouldn't show it because it was a raving pisstake of the church, a lot of older viewers were deeply offended but a lot of younger viewers liked it.
It was picked up on Channel 4 (A UK channel) and then later shown on RTÉ2. Side note there was only two channels on the air at the time, RTE1 and 2, TV3 and TG4 were later launched. but to my knowledge TV3 was the only independent TV channel as the other 3 state owned.
Nothing beats this comedy show
that is Ewen Bremner, he's been in Trainspotting & the sequel (T2), Wonder Woman, Snatch as well as a few other films
As for someone who lived in Ireland & still does i never knew a single person young or old that was bothered by this show, they all loved it , this boomerite your talking about must have had very PC parents as every priest i have ever known i have always asked their thoughts & resoundingly they all liked it too. P.S The writers of the show are also Irish
The young Scottish priest is Kevin McKidd, who was in Trainspotting< Grey's Anatomy, Brave and a load of other things. Also Father Ted was written by 2 Irishmen and just so happened to be produced in the UK as RTE (the national Irish broadcaster) was afraid of upsetting the older generations in Ireland. The show has since gained cult status with "feck" becoming part of everyday language outside Ireland.
He was also Lucius Vorenus in Rome. Still my favourite role he has played
He was also the voice of Soap MacTavish.
Let's not forget Dog Soldiers. Class film!
Feck already was part of everyday language for us, I love that other people recognise it now 😂😂😂
"sure feck is just the Irish word for look"... I've said many times truthfully 😂😂
15:10 The Priest you was wondering about is Tommy from the movie Trainspotting!
And we say both Happy and Merry Christmas!
The opening dream sequence was a joke at the time, the man and woman were characters in a popular UK show called Ballykissangel, which had a 'willtheywontthey' relationship between a priest and a parishioner.
Little bit of trivia:
The baby left on the doorstep is the daughter of Cheryl, the owner of the Father Ted house.
Didn't know that
I love little facts like that.
I’ve had tea in the actual house twice. Cheryl the owner told us that.
I've watched Father Ted so many times, IT just doesn't get old or boring.
I’m so glad you’s both enjoyed this, most people watch christmas movies in December while watch this quite a few times. I even have a meet up with friends on the Saturday before Christmas to have a drink and watch the Father Ted Christmas special. It’s so sad Dermot who play’s Ted passed away thatwe never got more season’s. Though I could watch all 3 season’s over and over again. Hope you’s both had a great christmas and i’ll look forward to more reactions fom you’s. Still hoping you’ll make it over for a live football game sometime
You have a good eye as Kevin McKidd who played Father Deegan was Lucius Vorenus in Rome.
You were correct, this was produced by Channel 4 in the UK.
Dermot Morgan was “Father Trendy” for years on Irish TV and radio so he was the perfect choice for Fr. Ted. Most of the actors on Ted were Irish actors that had worked together on RTE Ireland’s National broadcaster on Scrap Saturday, The Mike Murphy show. Dermot Morgan was a fantastic impressionist/mimic of different Irish characters. Graham Linehan the man behind Ted, was asked to write Ted by Channel 4, a fairly new British channel that was looking for new material. It was never offered to the Irish broadcaster, RTE was never involved in Ted.
I had a Work Colleague who used to send a VHS recording of this to his family in Ireland every week as they liked it so much and it wasn't aired in Ireland initially. The Catholic Church was still a huge part of the establishment and very influential so wasn't shown but the general public loved it.
Channel 4 was available in Ireland from its inception, there might have been a few very rural places that couldn't get a signal but most of the country got it and the catholic church had no input whatsoever.
It's an Irish show and an Irish production it was just commissioned by a UK broadcaster
The two “teenagers” on the priest chat line are actually the creator and head writer Graham Linehan & another writer Ed Byrne
For all intents and purposes it was an Irish production. The creator and writers were all Irish as well as the cast (unless the character wasn’t Irish), it was just comissioned by a UK tv station, Channel 4. Channel 4 was known for commisioning cutting edge TV and especially comedy that wouldn’t get broadcast on other stations.
Ed Byrne went on to be an accomplished stand up comic in his own right, too. I haven't seen a live stand up show of his, but I would like to...
Spot on with the guy you recognised, Kevin McKidd.
He was in Rome and lots of other stuff like Dog Soldiers, Kingdom of Heaven, Hannibal Rising, Grey's Anatomy alsoTommy in Train Spotting (the one who dies) and loads more.
Most of the other priests were stand up comedians, they were literally desperate to get onto Father Ted.
Seen it sooo many times now and still crack up.
All the very best best to all.
You are right, it is Kevin Mckidd from Rome, can't believe I didn't notice before.
The leaving the lingerie section sequence is, presumably, a piss-take of various American military buddy movies, 'Platoon' and the like.....
My wife and i have watched the Ted christmas special every christmas since its first showing, its a tradition! And we still l love it.
the thing with Ted is that ot works on 2 levels, it works on the level of probably the best surreal comedy series ever made, but there is a sub level that Irish people inherently "get" because what life and culture is like in Ireland that you might not appreciate if you aren't Irish or have lived here for years. That for me is the genius of it.
The opening scene is a parody of a sitcom set in rural Ireland called Ballykissangel & features the two main actors
Thank you for putting up your reaction. I am very glad your enjoying Father Ted. I look forward to more reactions.
You're right about the Rome actor, he also played Tommy in Trainspotting and he was the main guy in Dog Soldiers. Knickers with a K, yes.
He was also in a movie called the acid house. I'd recommend watching it, even if it's a bit depressing.
@@piphead right enough, I forgot about that. He was the cuckold.
@@piphead he was also Thomas Wayne/Flashpoint Batman in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and John "Soap" MacTavish in Modern Warfare 2 and 3.
Interesting. Mine have a Y on the front.
@@happiestaku6646 Hes "Soap" MacTavish? Mind blown 😂 that's awesome.
this was written by two irish guys, produced by C4 ( liberal end of British TV), being Irish myself, I do not see any problem, it's funny, and that's the key to the show
Irish writers, Irish cast, English producers
Although the series was made in the UK, it's obviously primarily an Irish cast and both writers were Irish, and all the outside scenes were filmed in Ireland too. Father Ted really arrived at an interesting time in Ireland; I'm Irish and grew up in my early teens watching Father Ted. The Catholic church who controlled much of the day to day life in Ireland for decades were quickly loosing their grip in the late 80s/early 90s and while Father Ted and other cultural phenomena weren't necessarily the cause of it, they certainly captured the mood at the time. For example, condoms were not generally available (only with a doctor's prescription) until the early 90s when, of all places, the Virgin Megastore record shop broke the law and started selling them. Equally, homosexuality although it certainly went on, was illegal until around 93. 'The Snapper', a comedy movie about a pregnant unmarried Mother is another seminal movie from around this time which captures this sea change in Irish society at that time.
I think most Irish people welcomed Father Ted, (a) because it's a great show that still stands up nearly 30 years later, but (b) because it allowed people to laugh at some of the more ridiculous aspects of the church which only a few years ago they used to had to live their lives by . While there was probably some pushback and anger from more traditional/religious factions in Ireland, (who probably had just heard about it and not even watched Father Ted), I can safely say that the vast majority of mainstream Irish people were behind it.
I'd forgotten how epic this episode was. How the heck did they pack so much into it!
It was the Christmas special, so it was loger.
oh God, I made the mistake of reading the comments... To Clarify.
The writers Linehan and Matthews are Irish.
They had a long history working as writers in the UK with British comedians such as Alexei Sayle, Smith and Jones and Chris Morris to name a few.
They never pitched the show to the Irish network RTE, why would they, they were establishing themselves in a bigger market, a stronger television industry based in London, which broadcasts to the UK and Ireland, so everyone in Ireland was going to see it anyway.
Channel 4 had concerns it may be 'too Irish' and that British audiences mightn't connect, but they took a chance on it.
That chance paid off very early and by and large, after series 1 the vast vast vast vast majority (especially the Irish) were really excited by it, and eager to see the next series.
Series 2 and 3 of Father Ted excelled all expectations and cemented itself as much beloved surreal, warm-hearted classic.
It will however, always have an special significance to the Irish as amongst the humour with a broader appeal, there are tonnes of 'in jokes' that only really the Irish get.. Eoin McLove is a parody of Daniel O Donnell, Fr Jack is a grotesque characterisation of the Priests who taught at the Christian Brothers, the rumour that Ireland had to intentionally stop winning the Eurovision as it was costing too much to host after winning 3 in a row, the Bishop Brennan/Bishop Casey parallels etc etc... For the Irish, it's as satirical as it is surreal, sending up Irish culture (not just rural *see Fr Damo) as a whole. It came at a time when the stranglehold of the Catholic Church had weakening significantly and everybody was ready to laugh about the ridiculousness of the whole thing. Fantastic show, thanks for the laughs. R.I.P. Dermot Morgan.
May anyone who starts a comment with 'Irish television wouldn't show it, so they had to go to channel 4...' have their face melt into their socks, so then they have wet socks.
Happy New Year to you both,I had the pleasure of being on set during the filming of Ted going to Vegas in Shannon Airport,they were just as goofy off camera,lots of feck ups lol, the only reason it was made in UK was because our national broadcaster RTE wouldn''t commission it,so Channel 4 took it on, loved your reactions,more of you together yay!!!
Kevin McKidd plays the father you thought you recognised in the laundry section , hes in other cool things but was the army doc in greys anatomy
The best cutaway scene in anything ever is that funeral. Never gets less funny.
Sorry about that
The blonde (Rome) lad has a Scottish accent.
"The biggest lingerie department in Ireland" chap has a Dublin accent.
In my opinion the very best Fr Ted episode is “Speed 3”, the one with Pat Mustard and his ‘massive tool’ 😂😂
During that priest hotline segment with the guys calling Priests wankers I just noticed that the guy with long hair is Ed Byrne an Irish comedian a very good one.
Escaping the undies department, Get to the chopper! In an Arnie voice.
Miriam Margolyes brought me to your channel and I instantly subscribed. She is wonderful beyond belief. But you also watch Father Ted. I'm Irish so I can help you with some of the dialogue you might not fully understand. King Boomer, your reaction to "A pair of feckin' women's knickers" was hilarious, but you said you didn't understand what Fr Jack was saying. He was saying "A pair of fucking women's undies". But you still laughed hilariously. I'm early into this, but I'll help you with anything you don't understand. Irish jargon sometimes baffles me too.
A bit of context for the opening dream sequence, it's from an Irish drama tv series called Ballykissangel about a village parish, in which the local priest, the one seen there with Ted, has a romantic thing going on with the lady who owns the local pub, the lady seen in the dream.
Omg your faces when you thought Father Jack dropped the n-bomb for a second 🤣
Dermot Morgan looked considerably older than he was - 45 when he died.
It's the grey hair that does it.
Apparently Pauline mcglynn(Mrs doyle) was 32 in the first series
@@S.J.MORTIMER that and a lot of cocaine
The woman Ted was dreaming of was apparently a popular soap star at the time.
Also the "Possessed car" Dougal was talking about was probably one og the old Herbie movies, about the sentient VW beetle.
Here in New Zealand, some of us adopted the phrases too. Absolutely hilarious! I'd love to see another great Irish comedy that came after FT called The Fitz. Can't find it anywhere on YT or to buy. It was different to FT but so funny! One of my favorite phrases from the show was when the mother always said to the daughter (on yet her umpteenth job) "You're lookin' powerful lurve" in that Irish accent. Hilarious! The family of the Fitzgeralds, who's grown-up children were all named after The Kennedy family. Sadly, it was harshly criticized and only ran for one season.
15:07 the actor is Kevin Mckidd ..he was in Trainspotting , Dog Soldiers and a few tv shows in America
You're in for a treat when you get around to the second series of Father Ted - the first episode of it has my favourite joke of the entire show in it. And yes, Dougal is part of it. 😅
I think I know exactly the line you mean, and it deserves to be preserved in a museum. Legendary.
@@grunions9648 yep. It's the very same one!
@@detonator82 they won't read the replies lol what's the joke
@@Rossstewart88 all I will say is... "small...far away"
@@detonator82 I wonder how long it will take them to recognise a certain chat show host in that episode? 😁
Don’t forget this episode is nearly 30 years old. Father Ted - Dermot Morgan - will have been dead 25 years on 28th Feb 2023
This was such a funny quality reaction. Was in a rubbish mood when i watched this yesterday but was cracking up watching it. Hope you both have a great 2023
Loved this reaction, especially with both the King and Queen together. One reaction I'd like to see you both do is ’The Young Offenders', which is another Irish comedy.
The queen was thinking of Billy Maddison when she said Happy Maddison lol, its another Sandler movie
Hey guys loving the reactions. So about your question about the show being made by the English etc. It was written by 2 Irish comedians and mostly has an Irish cast but was produced by Channel 4, an English company. 1 of the writers actually used to play Ted as a character during his standup routines and tell stories about his mad friend Fr Dougal and the idea for the show grew from those. It also gave a lot of young Irish comedians such as Graham Norton and Tommy Tiernan (who you should react to by the way) roles as guest characters throughout its run. And as for the reactions in Ireland you pretty much got it spot on. A lot of the older people, mostly in rural areas who still had a big connection to the church, had a pretty negative reaction to it and it was criticised as being blasphemy. Ardle O Hanlon (Fr Dougal) recently gave an interview talking about how a priest cornered him outside a gig and shoved him against a wall and started shouting at him about the show making a mockery of his job. The younger generation however loved it and its so popular that theres probably not an adult in Ireland between the age of 30 to 45 who doesn't quote the show on a daily basis. Its still so popular to this day, that i'ts become a tradition for our main national TV broadcaster to air every episode in a single day every christmas.
@@Dreyno I grew up in county Sligo and then moved to Donegal for a bit. TBF my community was one of those small towns where the chirhc was still held in high regard.
I highly recommend watching Friday Night Dinner. It’s another top quality British favourite and there are some great lines that get quoted a lot in the UK
^^^completely agree