Americans React | The Father Ted CHRISMAS SPECIAL | A Chirstmassy Ted | S1 EP7 | REACTION

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King and Queen Boomer's Reaction to The Father Ted Christmas Special where A Christmassy Ted, Dougal and other priests get lost in a lingerie department and Father Ted also gets an award. ENJOY! and MERRY CHRISTMAS! and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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[@rogers1892]

“A pair of feckin woman’s knickers” is possibly the greatest line in sitcom history

[@DarkDays2023]

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🤣

[@cerisambrook7692]

Good shout, but I think it's topped by "Hairy Japanese Bastards!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y57UiYawidGckLc

[@cringycook9597]

That and "Bishops love sci-fi" 😂

[@pj5517]

That and 'No round envelopes for me' still crack me up

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

"ARE THOSE MY FEET?!?"

[@drjackhodgins]

I'd forgotten how brilliant father Ted was. I think a full rewatch is in order 😂😂😂😂

[@Renzsu]

I watch the whole series at least every few years. I always find new things that crack me up.

[@yute-hube779]

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!

[@MrDaiseymay]

AGREED, OI'L 'AVE A CUPPA TEA PLEASE, Mrs DOYLE---OH GO-ON GO-ON GO-ON !

[@joeinjun401]

Read an interview with Father Ted's writers who explained the origins of Father Dougal. They explained that the first script drafts involved an Irish Priest and his dog. Explaining that after they ran out of dog jokes they decided to write Father Dougal instead. They kept the jokes tho, and once I realised that Father Dougal is a dog it made the program even funnier. Love all the characters.

[@dannjp75]

“These cows are small, but the ones out there are far away.”😂😂

[@edfielden]

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!

[@madgeapple]

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.

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

It's an urban myth, we Irish loved it from the start

[@Quessir]

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.

[@edfielden]

@@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

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

@@Quessir they loved the comedy that channel 4 was putting out and believed that the channel would be a good home for Ted, it was the first brodcaster they pitched the idea to and of course ch4 snapped it up.

[@taun856]

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.

[@weeman2727]

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.

[@brianartillery]

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.)

[@brianartillery]

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?"

[@brianartillery]

DAIRY MANAGER (To Dougal): "It all has to be kept cool - except for the UHT stuff - but nobody has that, 'cos it's shite."

[@indigo8021]

Waiting patiently for Speed 3 😂

[@pattysmyth3210]

Funniest show ever made

[@lemdecrem1061]

My gran was Irish, strict catholic and this was her favourite show

[@rosswhite5975]

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.

[@stuartauld3193]

At all at all at all at allĺll.

[@partially_discombobulated9818]

Not atalatall. Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye byebye b- yeah sure-ok bye, bye bye bye bye. Bye.

[@garrettdoyle1729]

sure we're a great bunch of lads, so we are to be sure to be sure

[@partially_discombobulated9818]

@@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)

[@SmilerORocker]

​@@garrettdoyle1729and we make for great mudders,... And yes I own a WMD... A Weapon of Ma's Destruction... The dreaded wooden spoon 😂👍🇮🇪🤣

[@bestirishfirefighter]

Little bit of trivia: The baby left on the doorstep is the daughter of Cheryl, the owner of the Father Ted house.

[@barrycorrigan7517]

Didn't know that

[@singingcrafter1520]

I love little facts like that.

[@bestirishfirefighter]

I’ve had tea in the actual house twice. Cheryl the owner told us that.

[@getoffmyplane]

It is Kevin mckidd who played Lucius Vorenus in Rome. This was one of his first acting gigs

[@timholder6825]

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.

[@bryanking1428]

Amazing, apparently he was in Modern Warfare 3 (COD) and loads of other stuff too.... wasn't aware.

[@leehallam9365]

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.

[@stephenmurphy2212]

He also played Tommy in Trainspotting 1.

[@j9lorna]

@@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

[@hamilton9479]

I was working in Ireland when it came out, and everyone there thought it hilarious! Never heard one negative comment.

[@galesito1733]

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.

[@christianmccann9400]

It's written by two Irish guys so we are cool with father Ted .. hello from Ireland!

[@annereidy7981]

All of the cast, or most of, are Irish too!

[@Dreyno]

@@annereidy7981 A lot of the cultural references weren’t even picked up on in the U.K. I remember watching it with people in London and laughing my hole off at things they didn’t even notice.

[@thadtuiol1717]

This Christmas Special was just the bomb, I'd forgotten how good it was. Everyone and everything in it was just perfect.

[@wesker100000000]

It's Irelands biggest Christmas special I understand.

[@natureboy4397]

@@wesker100000000 lol

[@partially_discombobulated9818]

It's on TV EVERY year since it aired 😅

[@partially_discombobulated9818]

​@@wesker100000000lmfao. I missed your reply!😂😂😂

[@axeman3d]

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.

[@fullmetal-animator]

"Maybe I LIKE the misery!" Probably the most perfectly Irish line ever put on TV. XD

[@johnmchugh4655]

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

[@brianm2881]

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.

[@Quessir]

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.

[@joem4939]

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.

[@okelydokely9984]

"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.

[@jamesthecat]

@@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!

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Neil hannon did allllllll the music for linehans stuff. His serious version of my lovely horse on the piano is beautiful

[@dermur68]

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.

[@dmckenna]

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.

[@catchit9794]

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.

[@olliep8117]

Oh yes.....can't wait for that one! Plus a song for europe. Plus holy stone of clenrichet......

[@cmcculloch1]

what will he make of hairy babies

[@wesker100000000]

What of I hear you're a racist father, episode.

[@davidblurton7158]

cant wait for pat mustards big tool in mrs doyles big box,,,,,

[@brianartillery]

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.

[@DanHarrisonKing]

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 🎶

[@Punchgirl4]

In my opinion the very best Fr Ted episode is “Speed 3”, the one with Pat Mustard and his ‘massive tool’ 😂😂

[@happiestaku6646]

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.

[@mr.a8315]

Was he in 'Dog Soldiers' too?

[@jwac8800]

@@mr.a8315 certainly was, pvt Lawrence Cooper!

[@davidhartin8215]

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.

[@bid84]

Funniest thing about FR Ted is that Dougal and Ted share a bedroom despite living in a huge house with probably 6 bedrooms 😂

[@stevekeeves9363]

Yeah I always thought that was weird

[@wesker100000000]

It's always been a thing in comedies for some reason ( not in only fools and horse and men behaving badly but most they do that, think it makes writing easier or something ).

[@Steve.M]

Laurel and Hardy, Morecambe and Wise… 😆

[@brianartillery]

I think it was done as an homage to Morecambe and Wise. It also meant that Ted could tell Dougal things to put on various charts near his bed.

[@chintoki]

Would you want to leave Dougal alone in a room?

[@HenJoedry]

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

[@detonator82]

Yes! Good spot, he's an excellent stand up comic in his own right

[@the_lichemaster]

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.

[@Apollo890]

And the guy who said "I'll be off then" was her husband in the show. A rather dated joke today.

[@blackletter2591]

And Assumpta fell in love with a priest.

[@davidz3879]

Dermot Morgan looked considerably older than he was - 45 when he died.

[@S.J.MORTIMER]

It's the grey hair that does it.

[@donallmccrudden4812]

Apparently Pauline mcglynn(Mrs doyle) was 32 in the first series

[@malatestasdream6764]

@@S.J.MORTIMER that and a lot of cocaine

[@detonator82]

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. 😅

[@grunions9648]

I think I know exactly the line you mean, and it deserves to be preserved in a museum. Legendary.

[@detonator82]

@@grunions9648 yep. It's the very same one!

[@Rossstewart88]

@@detonator82 they won't read the replies lol what's the joke

[@detonator82]

@@Rossstewart88 all I will say is... "small...far away"

[@1989NickyD]

@@detonator82 I wonder how long it will take them to recognise a certain chat show host in that episode? 😁

[@denisewilson1048]

😂😂😂😂 the lingerie dept episode is the most hysterical one ever

[@mr.a8315]

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. ♥🤗

[@skyeait5939]

you know the kids were yelling "feck, arse!" and i think one shouts "bastard!"

[@mikelheron20]

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...

[@jonathanbignall1198]

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!

[@laurajones897]

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!

[@ciaranconlon84]

The best cutaway scene in anything ever is that funeral. Never gets less funny.

[@possessedslig]

Sorry about that

[@mdhazeldine]

I'd forgotten how epic this episode was. How the heck did they pack so much into it!

[@Cheepchipsable]

It was the Christmas special, so it was loger.

[@horumgrombo6519]

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.

[@piphead]

He was also in a movie called the acid house. I'd recommend watching it, even if it's a bit depressing.

[@horumgrombo6519]

@@piphead right enough, I forgot about that. He was the cuckold.

[@happiestaku6646]

@@piphead he was also Thomas Wayne/Flashpoint Batman in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and John "Soap" MacTavish in Modern Warfare 2 and 3.

[@Steve.M]

Interesting. Mine have a Y on the front.

[@yermanoffthetelly]

@@happiestaku6646 Hes "Soap" MacTavish? Mind blown 😂 that's awesome.

[@frapestyle]

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 ☺️

[@neilgodfrey6578]

The great thing is you are at a great point as Father Ted just gets better and better. The Queen is naturally funny she makes me laugh.

[@adamcrawford1346]

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.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Irish writers, actors and director; British production company and distributor. Exteriors filmed in Ireland; studio stuff in London.

[@burkey8677]

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

[@HARRi81_UK]

Great reaction! I'm so glad you enjoy Ted, and we all know there's some amazing episodes to come.

[@beanbullen5797]

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.

[@grimreaper1266]

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.

[@allymac1314]

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.

[@IrishInsomniac76]

He was also Lucius Vorenus in Rome. Still my favourite role he has played

[@DavidJ8816]

He was also the voice of Soap MacTavish.

[@Relyx]

Let's not forget Dog Soldiers. Class film!

[@partially_discombobulated9818]

Feck already was part of everyday language for us, I love that other people recognise it now 😂😂😂

[@SmilerORocker]

"sure feck is just the Irish word for look"... I've said many times truthfully 😂😂

[@ButchySmith]

Those kids yelling father jacks catchphrases kills me every single time i hear it

[@dylanmurphy9389]

The queen was thinking of Billy Maddison when she said Happy Maddison lol, its another Sandler movie

[@thedearjohnblog]

That was an evening's entertainment just watching you pair. I've always loved that Christmas special, but I think it was even better watching you two watch it. Thanks for the laughs. :)

[@adamsanderson5240]

The film company producing it was British, the writers were Irish

[@Halfdanr_H]

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

[@baztheone]

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.

[@arthurfnshelby4335]

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.

[@casinodelonge]

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.

[@offal]

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.

[@brettlinforth1211]

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'!

[@paulthomas8262]

Irish writer British production.Filmed in Ireland (partly).

[@johnbrookes4892]

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

[@barriehull7076]

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

[@TheXeroid]

You were correct, this was produced by Channel 4 in the UK.

[@chrisv5906]

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.

[@joephillips2964]

Thank you for putting up your reaction. I am very glad your enjoying Father Ted. I look forward to more reactions.

[@garyneville1141]

It's great that everyone seems to love Father Ted, by the way uour Queen looks lovely as usual ❤ 😊

[@SuperMoofie]

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.

[@EMursw]

The beach scene is a masterpiece “wait till I get my hands on ye, ye little pup”

[@alexeijaeger3282]

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.

[@grimreaper1266]

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.

[@brianartillery]

Father Peewee Stairmaster, Father Chewie Louie, Father Stig Bubblecart, Father Spodo Komodo, Father Cannabranna Lamma. Such wonderful silliness. Oh, and then there's Father Todd Unctious' comment when watching Mass on TV, with a bored Ted and Dougal: "Brilliant chalice work...". And, of course, Father Dougal's poor guess that behind one of the Advent calendar's doors would be 'Ruud Gullitt sitting on a shed'.

[@richardthingsilike9562]

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.

[@catfrab]

Great reaction. I loved FT back then and revisiting is brilliant. Most of all it's seeing you two guys enjoy it together and goofing around with each other. Happy New Year!

[@edbot456]

Thanks so much for your reactions. This was great and brought back so many memories. I just got to say that there is a really good chemistry between you 2 and may may you both never ever part. Who knows, maybe one day we'll see a prince or princess Boomerette?

[@johnzerlel]

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

[@makaveliuk86]

The kids jumping up and down on Jack while screaming "feck" and "@r$€" tho....👀👏👏😂😂😂

[@dannybassett8915]

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

[@Ironic479]

^^^completely agree

[@matthewlewis5669]

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

[@bobbyboko6317]

Been watching Father Ted since it started , Channel 4 has never really stopped showing it that's how good it is 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@planekrazy1795]

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.

[@williebauld1007]

The show might have been a British production but it was written by an Irishman, Graham Lenehan, who was one of the guys on the priest chat line slagging off the priests Ardal O'Hanlon who payed Dougal was in the series before last of Taskmaster and he was hilarious in it

[@partially_discombobulated9818]

He was with Ed Byrne!

[@williebauld1007]

@@partially_discombobulated9818 definitely Lenehan

[@partially_discombobulated9818]

@@williebauld1007 yes and he was with Ed Byrne. Is that clearer 😂

[@matrixwakeup]

You two are wonderful together, it makes the reaction videos so brilliant to watch.

[@TONYCOV881]

When Jack shouts "A pair of fecking women's knickers!" You see that Dermot Morgan is desperately trying not to laugh.

[@1989NickyD]

Well we certainly learned a thing or two about Queen Boomer here...And, 39:50, a dash extra... 😲🤣

[@ciandarcy5430]

The best part is that Father ted gets even better from here 😂

[@dawnstephenson1980]

I wish there were more seasons of Father Ted, Graham Limehan is a brilliant writer. Try the IT Crowd too,

[@simonslaughter6098]

And Black Books

[@yermanoffthetelly]

@@simonslaughter6098 uuuuh, eeeem, aaaaah WATADAYAWANT!!! Mamba Burger! Mamba Burger! 🤣 Gold.

[@DPYROAXIS]

18 more Father Ted episodes to go. I love watching the King but the Queen adds something extra

[@jmo8934]

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.

[@partially_discombobulated9818]

I love how laughter is infectious 😁👌✌️🇮🇪

[@pmc8451]

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.

[@detonator82]

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...

[@annirvin6555]

It’s lovely seeing both of you together. Happy New Year King and Queen Boomer🎉🎉🎉

[@russherbert3130]

It was repeated again at Christmas on UK tv, watched it again all the way through and laughed as much as I did in the 90s!

[@carlhartwell7978]

I think this my favourite video of yours as well. It was enjoyable enough to watch along with you to one of the best TV specials ever made, but to see you guys actually physically 'hurt' from laughter made it that much funnier. Also, QB does make reactions better. I also like that it was a (pretty much) full length reaction. We understand the cuts. Fecking YT!

[@onyxtheforsaken]

You are correct it’s knickers. And Jack says “a pair of feckin women’s knickers” 😂😂😂 It’s definitely a Celt thing (I’m Scottish) that when we say knickers people think we’re saying the N word!

[@ianmclean6399]

The guy you recognise is a Scottish actor called Kevin mckidd. He was in rome but For me he is tommy in trainspotting for yall probably greys anatomy or some movies.

[@Seafarer-Ade]

@@dcanmore definitely said it was from Rome..

[@williecollins5833]

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!!!

[@grahamhill2411]

So many great episodes to come! Really looking forward to your reactions to ( no spoilers) the the rest of this brilliant programme 😀

[@jamespepper8297]

Agree. This is the best reaction you have done 🤘 Keep it coming King & Queen.

[@chrisfisher2568]

mrs doyle actress was only 33 in this

[@partially_discombobulated9818]

Well this episode, the scene with the baby left on the step was truly foreshadowing for you guys!

[@LeeO_22]

Great to see you returned to father ted! I was getting worried! Happy new year to you both!

[@aaronhanlon772]

Father Ted war written by couple of Irish lads, but they could not get it made here so they brought it to the UK. It was hugely popular both in Ireland and England but you are quite right to say the older generation at the time were none to fond of it.

[@davidmannion7333]

It's a bit of an urban myth that they couldn't get it made in Ireland, they actually pitched it straight to Hat Trick at Channel 4.

[@Jazzman0910]

It’s more accurate to say they would never have got the budget to blow up a hearse if it was made in Ireland.

[@yermanoffthetelly]

@@Jazzman0910 I think you're more right in saying it was down to the likelyhood they wouldn't have got the budget to do half the things in the show if RTE commissioned it. Dermot Morgan and Frank Kelly were very well known and much of the cast were up and coming comedians so not beyond the realm of possibility it could have happened, though it would probably have not been half as good. There was also a really lame sitcom about 2 priests and their house keeper called "leave it to Mrs O'Brien" in the mid to late 80s so from RTEs perspective they may have not been too keen to repeat something similar. I read it was also pitched to the BBC but turned down.

[@grimreaper1266]

@@yermanoffthetelly Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews the writers of Fr. Ted were working in England at this time and were writing for a lot of the top English comedy shows. They were commissioned by Channel 4 to write Fr.Ted and the show was never pitched to RTE or the BBC. RTE bought the series in 1996 after it had aired on Channel4.

[@yermanoffthetelly]

@@grimreaper1266 Yeah it was another comedy show Linehan wrote "The Walshes" that BBC2 passed on. Wasn't great from my vague recollection of it.