When our (UK) company was taken over by a US corporation their HR dept went overboard on getting us to "feel part of the family". I'd had enough by the time they wanted our pictures to put against our profiles. I sent them a picture of Father Jack. They checked a couple of times and I reassured them it was really me. My official corporate pic was Father Jack for several years.

@deebeec

6 ай бұрын

Ha ha. That's brilliant 😂

@colinwilson4609

3 ай бұрын

Why can't I be you?

The guy who plays father Jack Hackett is a classically trained actor. Very well spoken on real life which I think is hilarious

@deebeec

6 ай бұрын

He was alright. He played the character very well. Hard to believe it's 7 years since he passed away.

It only gets better as it goes on. I’ve seen every episode 20+ times over the years. And I never ever get bored of it. It’s perfect.

@TheRealWinsletFan

Жыл бұрын

I regret that I avoided it for about 5 years because I assumed a sitcom about priests would not be funny. How wrong I was.

@bryan7938

Жыл бұрын

Definitely

@paperpanak

Жыл бұрын

Same, know it since about 2008 and still watching :)

@chrischarlescook

Жыл бұрын

100%🤘🤘🤘

@obijon7441

Жыл бұрын

You have to stay with it and get to know the characters, it just gets better and better as it goes.

The actor Frank Kelly who played Father Jack (drunk old priest), was an accomplished actor with a great portfolio of work behind him before he acted in Father Ted. Dermot Morgan (Ted) and Ardal O'Hanlon (Dougal) were actually comedians first and foremost. While shooting the series, Frank Kelly would sometimes give the comedians acting advice, and jokingly referred to them as 'amateurs'. Kelly also outlived Dermot Morgan by 18 years. Sadly Morgan died shortly after wrapping the third series.

The old priest is the legendary Father Jack - played by the late Frank Kelly. It was such a great show!

@shanenolan8252

Жыл бұрын

Frank Kelly. ( oh boys, oh boys )

@Tim_3100

Жыл бұрын

Deeply missed actor along with morgan sad because i read that they were about to film a 3rd series when he died

@Dreyno

Жыл бұрын

@@Tim_3100 No. They had just finished filming the 3rd series. It was released after Dermot Morgan died.

@ruairimcm4131

Жыл бұрын

He died the day after they finished filming.

@fatherjack1148

Жыл бұрын

and the origin of my user name.

There are no bad episodes of Father Ted. Each one is brilliant as you get to know the characters more. You're gonna love watching these.

Father Ted is the rarest of things, a sitcom that hit the ground running and is just perfect. My vote for best episode is the caravan holiday and it contains one of the series best gags.

@vallee3140

Жыл бұрын

oh yes The Caravan Holiday

@christineperkins4451

Жыл бұрын

The caravan holiday is my favourite too, Graham Norton is brilliant in it👌

@Wickerrman

Жыл бұрын

Nothing will ever beat the Lingerie Section imo, but there are so many great episodes that it's all just genius.

@paulbromley6687

Жыл бұрын

They are small because they are far away and these cows are big because they are nearby

@Broadercasting

Жыл бұрын

@@Wickerrman It's the largest lingerie section in Ireland, I understand.

What do you say to a cup? FECK OFF CUP!! Gets me everytime lol

@ghostparty2062

4 ай бұрын

One of the best lines in there series 😂

My favourite sitcom of all time. It's a masterpiece.

@quizzabella

Жыл бұрын

It's one of those instances when they don't try and drag a show on forever (I guess they couldn't - RIP Kelly and Morgan) so funny, and daft. Dougal is still my favurite

"How did that GOBSHITE get on the television!?" And "is he ever off the air!?" Are two of my favourite lines from the entire series 😂

@partially_discombobulated9818

9 ай бұрын

TEA FECK ARSE GIRLS

As an Irishman I couldn't be happier that you've started Father Ted,..tip of the iceberg, they get so much better! Everyone in Ireland constantly quotes Father Ted, there was even a father Ted appreciation society at my uni 🤣 the depiction of the fair is a piss take of the agricultural shows and the types of fairs they have in the countryside communities in Ireland, bad weather and boring rides 🤣 ..I hope you watch them all and the Inbetweeners too!

@jitendrakulkarni69

Жыл бұрын

I even got the commemorative postage stamps recently: That would be an ecumenical matter.

@JOHNNYCFC18

Жыл бұрын

Same I thought Father Ted wasn’t going to be his cup of tea 😅

@JOHNNYCFC18

Жыл бұрын

@Jon D “That money was just resting in my account, before I moved it on”

@oscarosullivan4513

Жыл бұрын

The fairs are a lot better now, the rides are better

@gettingbetter12345

Жыл бұрын

That’s hilarious! A Father Ted appreciation society 🤣🤣🤣

My lord we're being treated today. Father Ted is epic! The writer (Graham linehan) is one of our best sitcom writers, Father Ted and The IT Crowd are two to binge watch.

@paulwilliams5013

Жыл бұрын

...there is subtle humour even in the background p.a. announcements in the funfair scsne.

Every single episode of this superb sitcom is an absolute classic. I wish someone would erase my memory so that I could watch them all like it was the first time. I envy you, so much side splitting laughter to come.

Ireland is nicknamed 'The Emerald Isle' because of the amount of lovely greenery.

@fatherjack1148

Жыл бұрын

As an Englishman I will never forget the first time I flew from Dublin, one look out of the window and you see why it's called the emerald isle.

@flybobbie1449

Жыл бұрын

I swore i would never go back.

@leevancleef451

Жыл бұрын

@@fatherjack1148 looks like the uk shit..

Love this show so much, first time it was aired I was living in a huge shared house with 7other people, and we'd record it and watch it when we got in from the pub, it's even more hilarious when you're with a group of drunk people, we'd all be crying with laughter!

Father ted is a beloved Irish comedy show ....we constantly quote this show all the time it's still to this day a pop culture icon...it never stops making me laugh

An absolute masterpiece of a series, nothing else to add.

It’s one of the most iconic sitcoms ever!! So many good episodes that still make me howl laugh!

NEVER say no to Mrs Doyle when she offers you tea. You will regret it.

@usgreth

Жыл бұрын

Feck off cup!

@RickJames-wf2rm

Жыл бұрын

Aahhhhh g'wan

@donallmccrudden4812

Жыл бұрын

Ah go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, GO ON.

@Fury9er

Жыл бұрын

Just say yes your grace, it saves time.

@annmartin5347

Жыл бұрын

The same when visiting any Irish house. You are force-fed tea and fruit cake!

It gets so much better and funnier. Absolute gem of a show.

This is one of several very good Channel 4 sitcoms.

@sharonsmith5377

Жыл бұрын

Father ted is hilarious! Father Jack the funniest though

@sharonsmith5377

Жыл бұрын

Also Ireland is beautiful ❤️

This far exceeds and surpasses anything made in the US.. ‘Father Ted’ crushes ‘Friends’ all day long… You can watch father Ted over and over again… and never tire. Please make sure to watch all episodes

@paulwilliams5013

Жыл бұрын

One U.S. comedy i've continued to enjoy over the years (along with Father Ted) is 'Married With Children'..certainly the earlier series.(UK)

@mycarispassat

Жыл бұрын

@@paulwilliams5013 have to agree with Married With Children.. awesome show too. It was soo well written that most guys have a little al bundy inside them.. I grew up selling woman’s shoes so I feel his pain..

Ireland is green green green. Keep doing Father Ted. Absolute belter of a show.

Father Ted was a great show - utterly crazy but worth exploring further. Speed 3 is a great episode, as is the one where they get lost in the lingerie section of a department store. Fawlty Towers is another seriously funny vintage sitcom well worth checking out.

@arh6624

Жыл бұрын

Great episode totally forgot about that!

It wasn't cancelled in 98, the middle/middle aged priest/actor died from a heart attack unexpectedly. It was beloved by Ireland and England but cut short due to its main actor dying.

One of my favorites is “rock a hula Ted” so many funny scenes in it, but the whole three series were absolutely brilliant! RIP Dermot Morgan who went too soon and also RIP Frank Kelly.

If you start with this you need to watch The I.T Crowd, which is written by the same person and is pure genius. Some of my favourite most quotable parts are in The I.T Crowd.

The guy who wrote it Graham Linehan is a comic genius.

Great show One word of warning ⚠️ , keep watching until the credits are fully finished. There is usually a final joke.

You’re in for a treat with this show. The single most iconic comedy Ireland has ever produced. Every character and episode is memorable and endlessly quotable. And yes, our countryside is that green and beautiful.

@Zippy66

Жыл бұрын

and Channel 4?

@Zippy66

Жыл бұрын

@@drwhatson A myth apparently. Found this: "Linehan was in Ireland for the making of a definitive Father Ted documentary to be directed by Adrian McCarthy of Wildfire Films, one he hopes will dispel a lot of myths that have grown up about Ted. The biggest, he says, is that Father Ted was first offered to and refused by RTÉ. Linehan and Mathews had already been working in London and developing relationships with broadcasters for a while when they came up with the idea of Ted, so pitching it in the UK seemed like the sensible thing to do. ‘We didn’t do it with RTÉ because we were in England and we had a career there, so it would have been strange to go back to Ireland and start from the bottom in RTÉ, a company that never really made a successful studio sitcom. Because there was no infrastructure in Ireland for those kind of studio sitcoms, it would have been crazy to give it to them. RTÉ did many great things but studio sitcoms was not one of them"

@Zippy66

Жыл бұрын

@@drwhatson The exterior shots were. Interior shots were filmed in studios in London

@GBURGE55

Жыл бұрын

@@drwhatsonas it was set in Ireland it was only right that the the exterior shots were filmed in Ireland.

@partially_discombobulated9818

9 ай бұрын

​@@Zippy66and that's for sure, unless you count Fair Sh1tty 😂😂

Father Ted was a work of art. Perfect in every way. A real classic.

Once you warm to the characters and comedy style the series is unmatched in what it does. Wait for the episode with the rabbits.....or rats as Jack calls them.....

@bhurzumii4315

Жыл бұрын

"Hairy Japanese bastards" - Father Jack

@happiestaku6646

Жыл бұрын

I love that episode.

@stephenmiller195

Жыл бұрын

I loved that and kicking bishop Brenan up the arse lol

@skyeait5939

Жыл бұрын

@@happiestaku6646 You wouldn't get away with that these days loool

@happiestaku6646

Жыл бұрын

@@skyeait5939 very true. Love the Sheep episode as well.

From the series check out The passion of St Tibulus, Tentacles of Doom and Escape from Victory. And yes, Ireland is that beautiful, especially the wild Atlantic coast from the ragged coast of Donegal to the hills of Connemara, Galway city of fun and culture, the lunar landscape of the Burren and the rich and lush mountains and lakes of Kerry. Ted was filmed in locations up and down the west coast. The shipwreck in some of the scenes is in Inis Oir in the Aran islands.

One of the best shows 100% worth watching them all.

It gets wilder and better.

Frank Kelly, who played the very drunk Father Jack, was one of the most eloquent speakers. Shocked me when I first heard his real voice. Craggy Island is like the land that civilization forgot.

You'll find that there isn't one bad episode. One if the best shows 👍🏻👍🏻

@andrewmay1299

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think that’s true. It’s one of the all-time greats, but there are still some poor episodes.

@dd7aa

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewmay1299 well i suppose its all subjective, for me personally I loved them all.

@Sheepwillbesheep

9 ай бұрын

@@andrewmay1299name one.

The person who created this show - Graham Linehan - is responsible for several other great TV shows, such as "the I.T. Crowd". Both shows are incredibly funny and bizarre at times, in a good way.

@craigwinfarrah

Жыл бұрын

Shame he been cancelled

@anitam7547

Жыл бұрын

@@craigwinfarrah He wrote Father Ted - The Musical. But that's cancelled also. Damn the woke nonsense.

@michaelglass1911

Жыл бұрын

@@nope66755 How dare he stand up for women, disgraceful.

@ninagray4441

Жыл бұрын

He's also a horrific person, I'm trans and find his ill-informed anti-trans rants very offensive.

@eadweard.

Жыл бұрын

Watching the IT Crowd is as much fun as spending a couple of fortnights in a bad balloon.

FT ran from 1995-1998.

6:01 Ah yes, That'll be Father Jack, you'll learn his lexicon soon : "Feck", "Arse", "Drink"...aaaand that's about it...oh and "That would be an ecumenical matter" Father Ted was, I think, Graham Linehan's first show, one of his other shows you might like is "The IT Crowd"

@eclectica1

27 күн бұрын

You forgot "Girls".

So glad to see someone experience this show for the first time. I grew up watching this, and even now, it still never fails to make me laugh.

"Speed 3" is a great episode. Dougal becomes a milkman due to Pat Mustard, a sex-addicted milkman getting fired.

Father Ted is pure gold, it is much loved

Great to see your reaction to this absolutely magnificent comedy- Graham Lineham wrote it, Black books and the IT Crowd and all are so good you can watch them over and over. Odd fact- Father Jack's face had rice crispies (a rice based cereal) on it!

@davidblurton7158

Жыл бұрын

and motherland,, first series,,,

In my mind this is the greatest sitcom ever. Your reaction to Jack destroying the telly with the bottle was exactly my reaction on that Spring Friday night in 1995 when I first saw this show!

The old guy is Father Jack Hackett, he will drink ANYTHING that has Alcohol in it

Father Ted lived down my road in Twickenham.He was only in his 40s when he died. Graham Nortons in quite a few episodes. It's timeless madness.

The father ted “stuck in irelands underwear section in store “ too funny

@kimberleycannon6894

Жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the best scenes from any of the three series.

@Boxinghistorian1

Жыл бұрын

@@kimberleycannon6894 deffo lol too funny

There's an episode where ted gets dared to kick bishop on the ass because he loses a bet, it's probably the best episode of them all, it has me howling. i think it's usually the episode we all seem to remember the most amongst my family and friends. I'm glad i saw this!

@anthonyscott4270

Жыл бұрын

That is Bishop Brennan. .... Don't call him Len.

@donallmccrudden4812

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyscott4270 len:)

@janehamill254

Жыл бұрын

My absolute favorite episode 😍

@evorock

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyscott4270 why's that, the Len 🤣🤣🤣

@eclectica1

Жыл бұрын

"He DID kick me up the arse!!!!!"

You are going to love, Father Ted. We all knew Father Jack would be your favorite. I'd have given 1:1 odds on it. EVERYONE Loves Father Jack. But these 3 may not be the worst 3 priests on the island. But you'll find that out as it progresses. Have a great week, best to Queen Boomer, & much love to everyone from here in the UK

Graham Norton, the chat-show host, also played a priest in a couple of episopes.

"feck off cup!" that killed me hahaha.

We seem to have found a fan of Father Jack.

@permets2apollox453

Жыл бұрын

That would be an ecumenical matter

Funniest episode of a comedy of ALL TIME is a Father Ted one. It involves Bishop Brennan. I nearly died laughing. No, seriously, I have severe asthma and it almost killed me! 😂

@gavRirvine

Жыл бұрын

When he kicks Bishop Brennan up the arse!!

@evorock

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh shit.... He DID kick me up the arse 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Whippy99

Жыл бұрын

@@evorock 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@jackiehegarty6679

Жыл бұрын

You call me len once more you little bastard!

The actor playing the old priest father jack was my uncle Frank Kelly he passed away a couple of years ago.

Well, you are in for a real treat. The whole thing, every episode, is awesome. The stars aligned on this one and it will be forever etched in your memory. Father Ted is one of the best shows ever made.

Probably the funniest sit-com ever made, all these years later and despite seeing every episode many many times it still creases me up, all I can do is highly recommend that you find the time to watch as much as possible, you will not regret it. I am an Englishman who was lucky enough to be living in the republic of Ireland at the same time as the show was running. My personal all time favorite episode has to be "Kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse" I highly recommend that if you only watch one more you make it that one.

It's a classic! You're gonna love all three seasons! It just gets better. Probably my favourite comedy of all time.

To quote Obi-Wan, "You've taken your first steps into a larger world". This isn't even one of the funnier ones!

Watch full episodes all the time it’s comedy gold that gets better each 1. Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks Boomer! Father Ted still rocks after all these years! Could you imagine show like this, about the church and priests, on TV in the US back then? I think this would be banned even today😍😍

I'm so stoked you chose to start with this piece of comedy history after all the things mentioned!! YES, big thumbs up, do more reactions to it and with Queen Boomer also watching 👍 you won't regret it! I'm laughing In Anticipation already 🤣🤣🤣

Father Jack is the old, angry, drunk priest 😁

You gotta watch EVERY EPISODE! Pure genius!!

You need to give Green Wing a try. Was on channel 4 I believe and was one of the funniest things I have ever watched. Also, The League of Gentlemen is definitely work a watch too. A very dark humour comedy series that was on the BBC.

@samlawrence4670

Жыл бұрын

Seconded both shows are brilliant.

@Nikki_Holland

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes Greenwing was brilliant.

@joelarkin8781

Жыл бұрын

But they don't come close to the greatness of father Ted and not near as funny

@eclectica1

Жыл бұрын

Oh Lord Jesus, I don't think the king and queen are quite ready for Green Wing yet. They might never recover from Sue White!

If you're asking if a lot of Ireland is sparsely populated, green & rural - then the answer is yes.

Every episode is magic

FWIW, the building used as the exterior of the parochial house is in County Clare, but it is a private residence and not a tourist attraction. All the interiors are sound stages.

One of the best scenes, in any episode, was the guy who tried to stop Father Jack from drinking in a pub. I'll not spoil it for you.

The series gets so much better, absolutely hilarious 😂

❤ Father Ted!!! Also: -Absolutely Fabulous -Fawlty Towers -The I.T. Crowd -Are You Being Served -Grace and Favour -Keeping Up Appearances -Thanks!!!

I can watch this show over and over again. It is just simply hilarious.

Ohh em gee, I'm gonna have to prepare myself for this. My favorite show, I rewatch it all the time, so I'm ready for more :D

I knew, before i even started watching this, father Jack would break you 🤣

Yes Ireland does look like that . I grew up there now live in UK. It’s like England it has a fair amount of rain.

It's a great show, it's rare you find sitcoms of this quality these days, the 90s were full of them.

Over the years there have been many troubles in Ireland between north and south. The only thing they all agree on is that Father Ted is brilliant.

@slartybobfoster2273

Жыл бұрын

It's not between North and south. It's Irish people in the North vs British people in the North. IRA and other republican paramilitaries vs the British Army and loyalist paramilitaries

Ireland all looks like that - green. Except for the towns where the houses are! It rains a lot = grass.

I remember watching it for the first time at a friends house back in the 90s when I was at university in Maynooth in Ireland. I walked home and couldnt stop laughing all the way. Classic. Graham Linehen is a comic genuis. The actor who played Fr Jack was Frank Kelly. In real life he was a quite an introverted softly spoken man. He played many roles on stage and television. Both Frank and Dermot Morgan who played Fr Ted are sadly no longer with us.

This show was absolutely amazing. It gets better and better. BTW Dave Allen was an amazing Irish stand up comedian his jokes on religion are worth checking out

Best episode of mine is the one where father jack gets a brick so funny man

@jamesdonoughue4557

Жыл бұрын

I love my brick!

Every episode in Father Ted is a gem. My favourites are when three Bishops visit Craggy Island to see if the Island has a real miracle shrine - the ending is hilarious. Another is when Father Ted tries to prove he is not a racist. Though honestly it is very hard to choose because the quality never dipped in this show.

This is the only sitcom I can watch every time it’s on , it can be repeated till the end of time and I would still watch it. Every episode is a classic.

This show is just going to get better Great watching it again with your hilarious take on it. More father Ted please And father Jack steals the show always. Feck , arse , drink 😂😂

King Boomer you have to react to 'Bottom'

@Whippy99

Жыл бұрын

YES!

You know, Father Jack Hackett and his antics are the reason Father Ted’s greenlit for 25 episodes and a Xmas special.

Kicking bishop Brennan up the arse is the best episode of Father Ted. Dermot Morgan who played Father Ted had a heart attack at home 1 day after the filming of the third series and sadly died. Sorely missed. Father Jack played by Frank Kelly passed away exactly 18 years to the day that Dermot Morgan died.

Not watched the first episode in it's entirety since it was first aired, too much to say, absolute gold 👌 never be anything like it again

@paulwilliams5013

Жыл бұрын

Tom..."....father.....i keeled a man."

Father Ted was produced for Channel 4 in the UK. There was a time when the Catholic Church was very influential in Ireland - and Father Ted was made as the church was finally losing its grip. Priests often shared houses owned by the church and this picks up on that idea, placing them in an island parish at the arse end of nowhere. In Irish families, a son (sometimes the son who wasn't going to amount to much) would often be encouraged to enter the priesthood; this is where Father Dougal fits in. They were often lecherous heavy drinkers, too (Father Jack, who's brains have been melted by years of booze), and they often had a dotty housekeeper (here, the legendary Mrs. Doyle). It's a brilliant show. Bizarre and surreal...

Graham Linehan - one of the writers has had great success on UK TV. He is also responsible for The IT Crowd and Black Books, as well as contributing to Big Train, The Fast Show, The Armstrong and Miller Show and many more Brit TV comedies.

I think in each of the Parochial houses on the program, there are 3 Priests. There will be one like Ted who is the brains of the bunch. A stupid one like Dougal and a drunk like Jack.

Fantastic series....absolutely hilarious😂

I am so glad you appreciated this piece of comedy perfection, I would love to see you work your way through the whole lot, episode by episode, it has to be one of the funniest series ever, by any country! Great reaction, I had forgotten how funny it is because I have watched it too many times, the first viewing reaction is priceless!

They left out Jack's dream of when he visited a girls' school, as he was reminiscing in his chair, drooling.

When Madonna lived here a mile from me in Dorset she said Father Ted was her most favourite comedy ever!

React to The Young Ones...Anarchic 80s comedy. You'll end up saying..WTF! am i watching! and 90s comedy Bottom if you like mindless violence comedy fun 😆

I can't wait for the next episodes. Have you ever watched Fawlty Towers?

Every episode of FATHER TED is a gem! It won BAFTA's twice for best sitcom. The show was created by Graham LInehan, who also wrote two other award winning sitcoms, BLACK BOOKS and The IT Crowd. You should watch the entire episode from season 3 where Ted appears racist..its entitled "Are you right there,Ted?" Hilarious!

I don't know if this has been suggested, but "I am Alan Partridge" is one of the greatest British comedy series ever.

This is my favourite sitcom of all time. I had every episode on VHS and watched them so much they wore out. I will say though that this episode is the weakest by a country mile.

@davidz3879

Жыл бұрын

It's common for the first ep of a sitcom to be (one of) its weakest. It needs to introduce the characters, setting etc., leaving less time for comedy & plot. The IT Crowd, Peep Show, Drifters, Only Fools and Horses & Not Going Out all have a slow start.

@TheOrlandoTrustfull

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that 😂

@anthonygraham2938

Жыл бұрын

Just wait till he gets to 'Speed 3'...🤣

@TheOrlandoTrustfull

Жыл бұрын

@Anthony Graham: Now all we need is David to explain Speed 3 to us.