American Reacts to Father Ted (#23)

[@thecosmicyak1370]

The subtle joke is that the blind man is listening to mr bean which is a comedy with no talking

[@treborillusion]

Father Ted was well written, wasn't one of the priests on board played by one of the writers of Father Ted? I'm not sure, but I believe it's one of the priests at the end, who was also one of the writers of this show.

[@ukguy]

Mr Bean would be a great show for him to react to IMO

[@lmc4964]

@@treborillusion Graham Linehan was the priest with black hair that the gay priest was declaring his affections for

[@dannydorko7075]

@@lmc4964 very...hitchcockian

[@Matt19matt19]

Wasn't he the guy in Friday night dinner too as a blind piano tuner?

[@politirel2]

Father Ted, one of the greatest comedies ever made, I've seen every episode 100 times, I still love it after all these years.

[@charleneross2060]

Me too!!! Love this show so much!! ❤️

[@aifricbrennan473]

Ditto x

[@ajivins1]

"He's not supposed to see his reflection-he doesn't know he's a Priest!" One of my favourite lines.

[@aifricbrennan473]

Was about to type that too lol 😂 little ninny man lol 😂

[@sentry1996]

“He mustn’t see his reflection! He doesn’t know he’s a priest!” That line killed me XD

[@chrisduncan5842]

Pauline McGlynn (Mrs Doyle) played one of the nuns on the plane. She was the one with the glasses

[@rosemarykennedy5430]

Didn’t notice that!

[@KeplersDream]

Yep, they gave her the role because Mrs Doyle would be absent for almost the whole episode.

[@eleanorrose04]

Oh wow, now it makes sense as to why that role wasn’t in the credits

[@chrisduncan5842]

@@therezaloftus its mentioned by Linehan on the DVD Commemtary

[@tangentarc7477]

The writer of Father Ted, Graham Linehan, is sitting behind Dougal.

[@SirCraigius]

I love that Father Jack saved himself and the drinks trolley XD

[@Apollo890]

First time my family saw that we were laughing uncontrollably for about ten minutes.

[@BenBanjo87]

18:43 *DRIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNKKKKK!!!!*

[@lowrytv6736]

I'm actually upset you're coming to the end of this series, I've been here since the first episode and it's a shame there isn't more left. Hope you enjoyed the journey.

[@antoniafaheerty6980]

It's because Dermot Morgan the actor who played Fr Ted died IRL very suddenly Tragic.

[@Missy-24]

I've seen this series a dozen times and this is the first time I noticed that the blind priest is the rude (and also blind) piano tuner from Friday Night Dinner.

[@richardrussell5585]

Little bit of trivia; the nun throwing paper at ted that doesn’t stand up is mrs Doyle

[@Missy-24]

OMG, I never noticed that!!

[@BenBanjo87]

"You have used eleven and two-eighths inches of sticky tape. God bless you." "Ah, shuddup."

[@Fireglo]

7:24 whoa is that Father Damo behind Dougal there?

[@MatthewLenton]

Anyone notice the microphone sneaking into shot at the top left at 16:34

[@owlface9231]

Did you?

[@GoatAndDog]

This episode is my favourite series finale of FT I just love how it's basically almost entirely in a single location, and there's also the fact Ted is the unquestioned hero if it wasn't for his actions they would have all died.

[@grizzlygamer8891]

I've just realised that the blind priest is Mr Greencock, the Piano tuner from Friday Night Dinner.

[@SergioMach7]

Relatedly RIP Paul Ritter

[@AMan-zt8tz]

Yes its been a very enjoyable revisit for me to Fr Ted, that I enjoyed so much all those years ago. You've done a great job and for an American, you really got it. I'll miss looking at these but I'll head on now to the grand finale, good luck and well done.

[@nickwall3225]

16:12 The priest over Ted's shoulder is Damo Lennon, Dougal's mate from the whistle episode.

[@indigo8021]

I’ve watched this show since it came out and I’ve never noticed this 😂 That plane was a who’s who of Father Ted!

[@Caredroia]

The Dark Joke at 8:52 "no, he hasn't mentioned it so far..." is in relation Michael Barrymore's (a very popular light-tv host and entertainer in the UK at the time) Late night pool party; Barrymore had yet to out himself as gay, had invited numerous gay men to the party for sex, drugs, swiming and drinking. During the party, one young man drowned in the pool, in still unrevieled circumstances, possibly even murder. It is safe to say it was the end of his career. In Jan2021, Police have arrested 2 men from the party, still waiting on further developments!

[@mcallisterwill]

One of the jokes in the set-up to this episode (often the set-up in Father Ted episodes is a joke in itself) is that Ireland is a small country and while there will be a few domestic flights, the idea of a jet airliner such as this taking longer than an hour to cross the country is somewhat ridiculous.

[@josephstewart2821]

they have a similar joke in an earlier episode where ted borrows the car and is driving all through the night to get home on an island supposedly so small it doesnt even appear on maps

[@interstellarartois]

It’s cool that the pilot also played the corrupt judge in Batman Begins.

[@joeturton6627]

The priest who said why dont we just pray to god is played by Graham Linehan, the shows creator.

[@shazanali692]

Dude, you sure are the most british looking american i seen in my whole life, awesome channel

[@makaio9578]

That blind priest played a sarcastic blind piano tuner in Friday night dinner, very funny episode

[@Justahuman-vv1]

Is it realllyyyy!?? (Sorry, had to be done)

[@derrenlodge6502]

He was also a contestant on Mastermind.

[@dannydorko7075]

RIP Paul Ritter from Friday Night Dinner

[@iamtheresurrection5603]

The priest who suggested praying is actually the person who wrote the series, Graham Linehan. He also wrote The IT crowd and appeared in an episode of I’m Alan Partridge.

[@Peter-tg1kk]

Tissues ready for the next one. Last ever episode of Fr Ted Last ever performance from the late Dermot Morgan Last ever Taffe reaction to Fr Ted

[@aifricbrennan473]

Father Faye will always be a legend!!!

[@susanashcroft2674]

Mrs. Doyle and her plate of aeroplane sandwiches at the end! Oh go on go on....

[@mentaldavethefirst]

Punched preist is Ed Byrne who is also on the 4th line mocking the Unhappy Priests Telephone Chat Line

[@damienjoseph7540]

No that's not Ed Byrne

[@Shazbut0191]

It's actually Paul Hickey

[@WhipLashJimmyFrank]

Graham Lineham just sticks out in any scene he’s in ever.

[@Justahuman-vv1]

fuckn hell!

[@ajivins1]

I just saw him as the Mexican serenading Jen and her date at Messy Joe's in The IT Crowd!

[@2011ESD]

@@ajivins1 And he was in Black Books as a customer.

[@ajivins1]

@@2011ESD He really wanted a book!

[@cliveboyce1703]

He was in an episode of Alan Partridge as well, I think.

[@chrisduncan5842]

Oh and Father Gallagher was Graham Linehan

[@Justahuman-vv1]

Fuckn hell

[@STARDUSTIBIZA]

@@Justahuman-vv1 one of the nuns is mrs Doyle

[@Saint_Dan132]

dam 2 left, end of an era my friend . thankyou for taking us on the father ted journey

[@MrGersboy72]

You have used one inch of sticky tape, god bless you.

[@SergioMach7]

This is the first time watching where I noticed a lot more extras were in previous episodes than I thought. Yes, there's Graham Norton and the monkey priest, but also on the plane are the 2 priests that got called a pair of w***ers by Father stack, the coloured man from Donegal, showwriter Graham Linehan as the man who thinks God will save them, and Pauline McLynn as one of the nuns. Also in maybe 2 or 3 seconds during the emergency warning, you see the priest that won the sports day trophy in the background. I also swore that the man who loves Graham Linehan was Leigh Francis/Keith Lemmon for the longest time, but its someone else. Fairplay to another commenter who also spotted Joe Rooney as Damo Lennon across from Dougal. The camera never really gets a clear shot, but he is there. This is what happens when you marathon the whole series!

[@musefan12345]

Cant believe there’s only one episode left 😢 Useless fact: Fr. Gallagher is played by Graham Linehan, one of the co-writers.

[@krissielundy9934]

Aw I'm gonna miss this!! Guess I'll just have to start re-watching another classic series with you so!

[@scottbuckley823]

first time i noticed but at 13:55 there's 3 priests in Ted and Dougals seats you never see again

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

"F@#%! I thought you were dead" Is my new favourite way to great an old friend 👍

[@translucentbear]

I've actually had multiple people greet me with that, with varying degrees of relief and disappointment.

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

@@translucentbear ha! Brilliant

[@nearvanaman]

I still exclaim "Hey! We're on a plane!" apropos of nothing when in company.

[@saraevelynsmith]

Unrelated to Father Ted, and I don't know if you already know this, but R.I.P to Paul Ritter, known for roles such as Martin in "Friday Night Dinner" Only 54

[@TheDoran144]

Oh no, that's unbelievable. 😢 Oddly enough the man who played the blind priest in this episode was in an episode of Friday Night Dinner.

[@Devoted_believer]

9:01 father jack mad to burst out laughing haha

[@RS250Squid]

"We should have got a window seat!" Well Dougal, if the plane you were inside was the BAe 146 you were supposed to have boarded, you'd have got a window seat to share!

[@euan3406]

11:42 Graham Norton breaks character

[@jamiepeter3567]

To paraphrase Yes Minister, "a pessimist is what an optimist calls a realist"

[@phillipbishop5419]

Well can you imagine being stuck on plane for of priests then realizes your plane in trouble hmm lol. Great episode can’t believe only one episode left.

[@andrewdouglas3606]

Loving your work man. here's one for you to do; Auf wiedersehen pet. Great show if you can find it, a good few eps as well.

[@harrywhittingham7753]

Graham Linehan also wrote Black Books. Would love if you did more episodes of that after Father Ted is finished.

[@dannydorko7075]

I'd rather he did Big Train as he hasn't done that yet

[@areasquirrel]

I've only been on a plane, out and back, once, in 2016. I remember my sister saying it's not like this, a couple of days before. Funny, but when you've been afraid of flying your whole life, you still have a nagging thought in the back of your head. In non-flying based scenarios, meanwhile when I have been scared of something, I do relate to Ted being pretty much on autopilot to get through it. It's weird to look back on the thing you did and think 'how the hell did I survive?' One of the best lines in the whole show for me is "WHAT AM I DOING ON THE FECKIN' WHEEL?!" Just priceless.

[@TankGirl2021]

The blind guy matrix comment was spectacular xx

[@jkayrichardson3366]

This is the last time we see Father Larry Duff so its safe to assume the Donkeys finally finished him off

[@TheDoran144]

No it isn't, he was in the Christmas Special as well. That's his final appearance.

[@dockaos924]

The only bad thing about Father Ted is they didn't make enough episodes

[@BenBanjo87]

At least they didn't make too many.

[@nickthefox72]

And the best episode of Father Ted has to be the one entitled Speed 3

[@Justahuman-vv1]

The second best episode.... The second best episode.... The second best episode....

[@Ryandohc.]

The two awkward priests at 24:44 are the show’s creators

[@JoeVington]

Nope only the one on the left Graham lineham

[@PINKKYLIELOUISE]

No mention of Michael Barrymore being gay at that time lol 😝

[@balucious]

8:52

[@RandyRobbo]

Not trying to depress you but with the next episode you watch, the day after they finished recording it the actor who plays Ted died.

[@everready2903]

Any Father Ted knows this. Including Noah I presume.

[@coolman845]

Smell things 10 miles away and hear things before they happen..that would be brilliant

[@bigthecat100]

Wait a minute...how does a blind man listen to Mr Bean? 🤣 (Without wanting to appear insensitive to the blind; I don't think audio descriptive videos were as widespread in the mid 90s as they are now)

[@JoeVington]

Well done Sherlock

[@nickthefox72]

@@JoeVington 😂😂

[@nickthefox72]

Thank you Captain Obvious

[@eleanorrose04]

😂😂

[@musefan12345]

That’s the joke 🤦‍♂️

[@lordsummerisle87]

The blind priest went onto play a blind piano tuner in Friday Night Dinner. Those two parts make about half of his IMDB entries. I really hope that he has a day job.

[@BenBanjo87]

Only in a surreal show like this would someone be able to climb under a plane and not suffocate/be swept away by the air currents!!

[@jamesg6660]

Obviously it's not actually done with a big red buttons on the well, but pilots do actually have a switch in the cockpit that lets them dump the plane's fuel. It's mostly in the case of an emergency landing, to lower the weight of the plane.

[@rcm616-j5t]

Man you gotta check out Darkplace. You're missing out on one of the best British comedy series ever.

[@xxarthurblack21x]

1:54 2:01 Who else noticed the priests from the New Jack City episode, the ones Father Fintan Stack insulted

[@MatthewLenton]

If only they knew what would happen to Michael Barrymore. It's nowhere near as bad as if he'd been reading a Jimmy Savile book

[@AndrewHalliwell]

That was the point. It's why Ted was asked "has there been any mention of... That?" "Not yet,no"

[@Timmy6983]

@@AndrewHalliwell he was referring to Michael Barrymore being gay. That was the book reference.

[@frglee]

@@Timmy6983 More likely the young guy dead in Barrymore's swimming pool minus his swimming trunks with horrific injuries after a party..

[@doubleslash6243]

@@frglee That would be pretty magical seeing as that incident wouldnt happen for several years after this episode aired.

[@frglee]

@@doubleslash6243 Ah, yes you are right. I should have checked it before.

[@markphc99]

graham Linehan , the writer there suggesting the priests should pray

[@DDocps18]

FYI, the guy who says "why don't we have a pray" is Graham Linehan. The creator of the show.

[@johnboy2562]

No one has mentioned that the priest declaring his love for his friend is Arthur Matthews, who co-wrote the show with Graham Linehan.😇

[@CTheRobot]

Additional fun fact for you, it’s NOT Arthur Matthews…. But the friend he’s declaring his love to, IS Graham Linehan 😂😂

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

Important philosophical question - would you prefer to be a blind man listening to Mrs Brown's Boys, or a deaf man watching it?

[@AndrewHalliwell]

Can i be both?

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

Mrs Browns Boys has turned to shit, the movie was crap as.

[@owlface9231]

@@geofftottenperthcoys9944 Turned? It always was.

[@andyt8216]

16:34 you can see the microphone in the air :)

[@scottbuckley823]

'because I'm Great' i really want to go into politics and use this in public.

[@sputnik1941]

Merchant of doom is a phrase that comes to mind for ted

[@Mviews-hb4ib]

All these years and I've just realised the blind guy joke .. listening to Mr bean lol oooo aaarrrrr nnnnooòaarŕrr Teddy aoŕrr

[@Jaydot34.]

You should review (only fools and horses) that’s another British classic 😂😂😂🇬🇧

[@Transmission_Rory]

Fun Fact: The Pilot was The Smoker's 2nd in command in Waterworld.

[@coolman845]

I just watched Farther Ted it's brilliant..drink..feck..girls..are those my feet 😂

[@jamesfrearson9630]

Would love to see your reaction vid to "Sharpe's Rifles" Sean Bean. Awesome season. When you watch a reaction vid its like you're watching it again for the first time through the other person's eyes.

[@mojojojojuniper6122]

Hehhh glad you watched this I ain't seen this in years hehhhh

[@ElMarcoHoJ]

I never got the joke at 21:23 when I was younger lol

[@everready2903]

16:30 Microphone up top lol

[@jackhynes7268]

I wonder why there are no flight attendants on the plane it’s just the pilot and the first class waiter 😂

[@musefan12345]

And only one pilot. Where’s the first officer? 😂 Also, if you look at the plane in the opening sequence, it’s a completely different plane to the one in the later shots while it’s in flight.

[@Apollo890]

Bloody Ryanair!

[@jackhynes7268]

@@Apollo890 Yeah prefer Aer Lingus 😂

[@pleviousryonrost]

I wish Father Ted had a longer life (the show and the man) brilliant humour and endless possibilities ☹

[@southendonseaarts]

The priest that suggested praying was the writer.

[@paulmckay5639]

One of the best episodes of the show 👌

[@cyrillmcduff6723]

8.30 father faye was also in grant unto him eternal rest, pity that and this episode were his only two appearances

[@stephenbrough8132]

If someone had the bottle to make those talking sticky tape dispensers and go on Dragon's Den with the idea, they;d make a mint. , they would sell out for Xmas. I'd buy one.

[@shedandcabbage]

my main question about this episode is why the fuck is it a flight just full of priests and a couple of nuns

[@stevenkelly9982]

This and only fools and horses are brilliant

[@ejl7666]

I only just noticed most of the other priests were secondary or background priests in prior episodes

[@gary7118]

Dam I'm gonna miss watching father ted 😂😂😂

[@markequinox]

What don’t planes have parachutes?! Serious question! It’s actually a good idea for an emergency! Lol

[@Justahuman-vv1]

I'm watching this whilst on a plane

[@thegoodstuff6130]

You should give Alan Partridge a look. 😊

[@CJ7xCFC2]

Great show

[@graemehossack7401]

Father Ted could be described as a nihilist, the very opposite of a priest.

[@jackfahy2283]

17:20 😂

[@Naylte]

Sometimes I wonder who's got less intelligence. Father Dougal McGuire or Alice Tinker.

[@owlface9231]

Dougal because he wouldn't understand the whole I can't believe it's not butter thing.

[@fintonmainz7845]

There's a word for it but the last person who knew the word died in 1875.

[@PassiveSmoking]

Best thing about this episode? Graham Norton barely said anything!

[@wierdwesterner]

"Big Nun - Dave Dale" Wait, what?

[@bennyboychannel6698]

Have you done IT Crowd yet?

[@taffe316]

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[@tonygrinney7115]

"Fatalistic" qlso works for the word you are looking for.

[@Saint_Dan132]

linken park quote sneaky

[@Marmalade93]

I find pessimism fantastic in this day and age. They’ve put that much bs into my life that pessimism is all that works now. This way, if there’s rarely any good news , I’m pleasantly surprised