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[spirity]

Father Ted is a classic show, I loved it then and still love it now.

British comedy is really fantastic and some of the best (imo) is shows like Green Wing, Blackadder, The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge, Spaced, The League of Gentlemen, The Office. All great stuff.

I also loved Jam - that was the most darkest and surreal comedies I have ever seen. Clever visual effects, lack of laugher and an ambient soundtrack made it even crazier. Look it up on youtube but I warn you, some of the topics they cover is really edgy, taboo stuff. You'll feel guilty laughing.

 

[Rourkey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbd3E6tK2U

my best bit!

 

[FryHole]

You got me sacked. And now I'm having to yank meself off around the clock because I'm not getting proper sex with girls!

 

[Liamario]

Grew up watching this show as well as the Simpsons when they were good. Father Ted is still a classic to this day. The amount of foreign friends who love this is crazy. You either get it or you don't and most people seem to.
One of my favourite episodes is the sheep competition, where ted is exposing the for fixing the competition. Linehan is in the back shouting "fucking hell!" With each revelation. It just catches you off guard because its probably the only time where someone curses.

http://youtu.be/QvbMYWjhEDY

 

[JonnyBrad]

Its on UK Netflix BTW. Guess not in the states.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

"I'm not a fascist. I'm a priest. Fascists dress up in black and tell people what to do. Whereas priests...More drink!"

The best.
Best.
Best.
BEST!

 

[Jay Sosa]

It's up there, no doubt.

I had to chuckle when paddypower (a betting site) listed Father Dougal as one of the potential new popes.

http://www.paddypower.com/bet?action=go_search&sClass=-1&sCriteria=father+dougal

 

[boutrosinit]

Great show. Gutted that the Ted actor died.

Graham Linehan posts on Twitter. Pretty good feed under @glinner I believe, when he's active.

No posts since Pissmas.

 

[boutrosinit]

This scene was mentioned on WWE Raw of all places a few weeks ago.

Are you fucking serious? Please do you have a youtube clip.

Two of my favorite things combined is too weird.

 

[Bombadil]

I love this show. Recently it stopped working on Netflix. All the episodes were removed except for the one where all the priests get lost in the bra section at the department store.

 

[8bit]

Lol yeah she is great.



The IT Crowd is my favorite by him. Never seen Hippies, any good?

Hippies is written by Mathews, but it's got some great long set-up gags. Also, Simon Pegg.

 

[Prophet Steve]

It created the best song ever.

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

So yes, yes it is.

Every character in the show is amazing. Even just the one-off characters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbd3E6tK2U

Was hoping these two were posted.

Great show. Gutted that the Ted actor died.

Graham Linehan posts on Twitter. Pretty good feed under @glinner I believe, when he's active.

No posts since Pissmas.

I believe he even died on the last day of the recordings or something, so sad.

I don't think it is the greatest comedy, but it isamazing.

 

[Sephiroth503]

One of my favourite scenes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCBH9V9cxbY

Apologies for the quality, they're used to be a good version on youtube.

Also "You address me by my proper title, ya little bollocks"

 

[Cdammen]

Those women were in the nip!

 

[Clegg]

You let Dougal do a funeral?!

The money was just resting in my account!

Its like a big tide of jam coming towards us, but jam made out of old women.

 

[Fuchsia]

Love this show.

"I hear you're a racist now, father"

 

[Jackpot]

Father Ted has my most favourite comedy scene in it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJhbP4q32vs

 

[DJMicLuv]

I agree it's one of the best. Perfect casting and performances. There's so many classic episodes that it's impossible to pick one as standing out but I'll always have a soft-spot for the Eurovision episode.

In a way I'm glad it only had such a limited run though it was unfortunate the way it had to end. It kept up the quality throughout though.

Linehan and Matthews other stuff isn't as good but some of it's very enjoyable. Hippies I don't mind, it's got a good cast and has some really funny moments. Big Train series one is fan-fucking-tastic. Then the pair 'split up' and have never really hit their stride as individuals I feel. Series two of Big Train is hit and miss and The IT Crowd I'm not a big fan of.

I think Linehan is a lovely bloke though, seems really affable and fun.

 

[daviyoung]

Yep. Easily the best sitcom ever.

 

[Jamie OD]

Are you fucking serious? Please do you have a youtube clip.

Two of my favorite things combined is too weird.

http://youtu.be/YBbFlcDJxT0

The name drop came out of nowhere, that's for sure.

 

[storafötter]

Oh yes! I agree with the OPs sentiments. I have not seen anything better myself. I really need to go through all the episodes once. One of my favourites is the racist accusation episode where Father Ted was seen as racist and everytime he tried to prove his innocence something always happened.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHh3ykPQEl4

A classic.

 

[scoobs]

False. Wedding Crashers. Ya, I said it. Prove me wrong people, I'm sorry I'm not sorry.. I'm a cocksman!

 

[Hot Coldman]

Also fuck the Vicar of Dibley

 

[Colin.]

I LOVE MY BRICK!

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

I think Yes Minister is the greatest comedy ever. But Father Ted is definitely up there, probably third behind Jeeves & Wooster.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Certainly a classic.

God, the milk man episode... as shown above in the picture... absolutely wonderful.

 

[Reno7728]

Father Fintan Stack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9-pLuDSTbc

"While you were out, I got the keys to your car and drove it into a big wall and if you don't like it, tough! I've had my fun, and that's all that matters."

 

[Hot Coldman]

How's the son?

 

[slider]

Father Fintan Stack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9-pLuDSTbc

"While you were out, I got the keys to your car and drove it into a big wall and if you don't like it, tough! I've had my fun, and that's all that matters."

He deserved many more appearances. What an amusing chap.

 

[Reno7728]

Father Austen Purcell

"I Knew a woman once but she died soon afterwards"

 

[Dusky]

Father Ted is pretty amazing. God damn I need to watch it again.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

One of my favourite scenes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCBH9V9cxbY

Apologies for the quality, they're used to be a good version on youtube.

Also "You address me by my proper title, ya little bollocks"

Just play the f**kin' note!!

Remember that scene like it was yesterday.

Shame it ended due to Dermot Morgan's death. One more series would have been great.

 

[YAWN]

Just watched Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep.
"And instead of a mouth, it's got four arses"

 

[FACE]

 

[satriales]

Shame it ended due to Dermot Morgan's death. One more series would have been great.

There was never going to be any more episodes anyway. Series 3 was going to be the last even before Dermot died.