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alan cummings

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The episode on the plane is one of the best. 'No, Ted, it's a joke telephone. The dog looks happy because someone tried to use it as a real phone.'

i was pissing myself with laughter right through this thread.

every episode has plenty of classic moments, i honestly cant think of a duff episode. In my opinion its the only British sitcom that can hold a candle to Fawlty Towers.

The dancing priest, victor meldrew and the monley priest are some of the best bits.

The only slight grievance I had with it was the laughter track... it is one comedy that certainly didnt need it and I think it would have worked great without one.

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Codger

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Even just hearing one quote from that masterpiece of comedy is enough to crack me up. That piss-take of Speed was great. In fact I can't think of single episode of father ted that wasn't extremely funny, not a single dud among them (and you can't say that about any other comedy ever made).

Father Ted is quite possibly the funniest sitcom every made, in the world, alongside Blackadder Season 2-4 of course.

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desensitised

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I was just reminded about the most sarcasti priest in Ireland. Whats her name has been told to do the exact opposite of what he says. So when he pleads to her to be let out of Father Jack's laundry basket, she gives him a knowing wink and just leaves him there! Genius.

I love the way Bishop Brennan runs towards Ted when he finds out he was kicked in the arse. His cape billowing out huge behind him. :lol:

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oli

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There was some episode (maybe the xmas one?) which had a baby left on the doorstep, then someone comes to claim it soon after. Too which ted and dougal comment about all the hilarious scrapes they would have got into if they still had the baby. It makes me laugh

Also the Xmas episode is probably one of the finest sitcom episodes ever, there's so much in it. It seems like there's enough ideas for four or five episodes of a regular sitcom.

Theres the department store, father tod unctious talking about teds great big hairy arse, theres the award, the cermony and catching him in the end. Superb

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Sancho

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Great show. I might start watching them again. The racist episode is comedy gold. That piece of dirt on the window, the slide show and the Nazi memorabilia. Father Stack's my favourite priest out of the show.

"You're sittin' there, watching those young boys in shorts. With a big smile on your face. Ye daerty fecker."

:lol:

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Always catches me off guard this one (the episode where the titles roll but its for Father Ben not Father Ted):

Father Brendan: "God Ben! I've put the shorts... on me head!

Dougal to Ted: "Ted, that Brendens an awful eejit!"

:lol:

And,

Milkman: "You'd better get going, because milk gets sour. Unless it's UHT milk, but there's no demand for that. Because it's shite."

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mr.miffed

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Lovely girl: Tell us again what you did to mike hucknall father.

Jake: Oi BATTERED 'IM!

"Father, I've killed a man"

"DOES'NT IT LOOK LIKE A FACE? WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME ON FATHER DID THAT TO ME?!"

Most consistently funny comedy ever, I've yet to meet someone who hasn't found it at least good, I think its amazing.

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Always catches me off guard this one (the episode where the titles roll but its for Father Ben not Father Ted):

Father Brendan: "God Ben! I've put the shorts... on me head!

Dougal to Ted: "Ted, that Brendens an awful eejit!"

:lol:

And,

Milkman: "You'd better get going, because milk gets sour. Unless it's UHT milk, but there's no demand for that. Because it's shite."

I love the way he says "Shoite".

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Gotta love the Pat Mustard Episode;

"Dougal, don't you think that if we put this baby's moustache, this baby's head hair and this baby's sideburns together we'd get....Pat Mustard?"

"D'you think the babies could be copying his style?"

"No, Dougal, I think Pat Mustard's been delivering more than just dairy products, if you see what I mean."

"Yes....well....er....well....yes."

"Do you?"

"No."

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Frankie Lee

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"Do you believe in God?"

When the two of them have to mind the priests body overnight.

Always amazed that this show did so well outside of Ireland. I never thought anyone else would get the humour. Shows how fantastic the writing really is. Certainly up there with the best of British comedy. I'd rate it along side Blackadder & Fools & Horses.

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Yobo Ahoy

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Gotta love the Pat Mustard Episode;

"Dougal, don't you think that if we put this baby's moustache, this baby's head hair and this baby's sideburns together we'd get....Pat Mustard?"

"D'you think the babies could be copying his style?"

"No, Dougal, I think Pat Mustard's been delivering more than just dairy products, if you see what I mean."

"Yes....well....er....well....yes."

"Do you?"

"No."

Classic episode.

'Pat wants to know if he can put his massive tool in my box.'

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Always amazed that this show did so well outside of Ireland. I never thought anyone else would get the humour. 

To be honest I'd be interested in finding out how many of the people in this thread are Catholic... It's not uniquely Irish, but surely you have to have been tortured by priests and nuns to get some of the better gags.

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Most of the priest jokes preyed on the fact that the priests thought they were cool when in actual fact they were priests. See: priest chat, the priest awards, etc.

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"Ted, are priests allowed to be rock stars?"

"I knew a Father Fitzpatrick who released a record. He changed his name so no-one would know he was a priest. People seem to think if you're a priest, you're 'uncool', and a bit of a 'square'."

"So what was his new name then?"

"Ah, I can't remember, but the name of the song was Vienna."

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Most of the priest jokes preyed on the fact that the priests thought they were cool when in actual fact they were priests.  See: priest chat, the priest awards, etc.

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Well true, but what about the bit on the plane where Graham Linnehan is playing that priest who says "shouldn't we pray?" instead of fighting over the parachutes and everyone just looks mortified until he sits down. and the Dougal crisis of faith as mentioned earlier. Endless gags about the pointlessness of the priesthood. They're the ones that make me laugh hardest having met so many fucking hypocrites in habits and dog collars.

hence the catholic question really - differnt things appeal to us for different reasons it seems.

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