Father Ted - S02, E05 (Reaction)

[@jimisi7424]

The main joke is based on the fact that ireland kept winning the contest and it always cost dublin a fortune to stage the event, therefore they wanted to lose it

[@furcaswolfbane7334]

forgot to mention the best part we sent a hand puppet of a turkey as our entry

[@CliveBilby]

@@furcaswolfbane7334 Not any Turkey, we sent Dustin! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6nRo3t-pZKdbdU

[@AlainnCorcaigh]

@@furcaswolfbane7334 they were years apart

[@alanmackie7012]

And when they did send one, they thought was a guaranteed loser, it was one of the most successful ever.

[@NoudlePipW]

@furcas wolfbane Omg fucking DUSTIN! I could have gone my whole life without being reminded of him and Socky and I would've been happy 🤣 They fed my nightmares as a little kid, then I had to 'meet Dustin' after writing a book in primary school. It was a scary book. Nothing compared to that fucking turkey, though

[@dawnpratt7544]

Many years ago my sister put 'My Lovely Horse' on my Ipod without my knowledge. It was quite the surprise as I waited on the bus stop.

[@SegaStation]

The 'play the f***ing note' scene is perhaps the funniest comedy scene ever made. I was in my 20s when this stuff came out. Genius. Thanks Mr Linehan!

[@-M0LE]

Or Mr Mathews

[@Maccorcrain]

Google the Troggs tapes - thats the major inspiration for that scene.

[@tompurcell1499]

As jim is I said, this episode was based on Ireland continually winning the Eurovision Song Contest. The “downside” is that the winners host the following year’s venue, and this was costing Ireland a fortune. Consequently in one year (if memory serves), they put up a mediocre song which they knew wouldn’t win. I must add that, although not an entry, in 1994, during the interval the Dublin hosts put on what can only be described as a breathtaking display. If you’re not familiar with it, I strongly suggest you watch a KZbin video of Riverdance. It brought the house down. Ironically, the winners of the contest were unfortunately overshadowed by this interval act. The winners (from Ireland - again - were Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan singing Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids. It was unfortunate in that this song, which broke the record as the highest scoring entry in The Eurovision Song Contest was eclipsed by the interval performance of Riverdance.

[@davidoconnor3201]

Ted losing his shit with dougall is probably the funniest thing I've ever seen. First time I saw it I nearly choked 😂

[@teknotony]

Funniest Father Ted moment

[@-M0LE]

Just PLAY THE FECKIN NOTE 😂😂😂

[@deano2506]

That scene has never failed to make me laugh for 27 years

[@jimisi7424]

@@teknotony what even funnier than kicking bishop brenan up the arse?

[@SegaStation]

God it never gets stale. Funniest thing ever!

[@kirstiebriggs3068]

Teds voice cracking when he screams "I SAID GET THE GUITAR!!!" at Dougal lol 😆 😂 🤣 😂 ❤ XxXxX

[@robanderson473]

I love how Fred is all disheveled and incoherent when he's going out on stage and he's suddenly all nicely groomed and coherent, when he steps out from the wings! A great episode from one of my favourite comedies of all time.

[@steveturriff8530]

I love it that one of the songs on the board is called "You dirty English b*stards" 😂

[@hazelanderson1479]

I noticed that! I’d like to have heard it, despite being English!!

[@jackcarter5101]

The writers said the name Dick Byrne was completely accidental, and if they had realised what it sounded like they would have changed it.

[@jethro1963]

The actor playing Fred Rickwood (Jon Kenny) is the same guy who was the theater owner Michael in The Passion Of St Tibulus. He also performed with another Father Ted character Tom (Pat Shortt) in a comedy duo called the D'Unbelievables

[@garyhutton2654]

I didn't know that great info ! Do you remember the temptation one the book writer is that the same woman who left the baby at their door in another episode and lifted it again wrong house Christmas one ?

[@jethro1963]

@@garyhutton2654 No, Gemma Craven a well known actress was the author Polly Clarke. Anne Gildea was the woman with the baby.

[@SuperGunsliger64]

This episode is actually based on a real life conspiracy theory. Ireland is the most successful country in winning The Eurovision Song Contest. The problem is that if you win the contest, then you have to host the contest the following year. It is a very expensive event to host, so the the theory was that Ireland started to select acts for the Euros that were not very good, so that they would lose and not have to host the competition again. Its a great episode.

[@Kraiforjoi]

The UK has been doing that for 20 years, but not intentionally.

[@ciaranconlon84]

My favourite part of the real life story is that one year a committee selected a song they believed would lose but not in a too-obvious way and it won. In ironic fashion we now can't win no matter how hard we try because most of the voting is politically motivated. The last one is a perfect example, Ukraine won. Everyone voted for them to stick it to Russia.

[@Dreyno]

@@ciaranconlon84 It’s not even political. It’s countries with zero history of producing any decent popular music judging countries that have a long history of it, harshly. Watching an Irish or British or Swedish or French song being battered because people in countries that have never produced a single band worthy of note, prefer a techno/rap/throat singing mashup with a massively elaborate dance routine and light show. It’s always been ridiculous and pointless. Now it’s sort of annoying as well.

[@seamustheplatypus]

Ah Father Ted... Hands down the funniest show ever on TV. Pure genius. 🤣

[@CasperLD]

This came about from real life. Ireland won the Eurovision in 92, 93 and 94. The winning country hosts the event the following year. It was rumored that it was so expensive to host that Ireland purposely put a shit song entry so they wouldn't have to host it again. Funnily enough the year this was made, 1996 is actually the last time Ireland really won the Eurovision.

[@bobbyboko6317]

I have watched this show over and over again , never gets old . My lovely horse 🐴 🐎

[@loungejay8555]

The Lovely Horse song was done by the band Devine Comedy who also did the theme tune for the show itself.

[@matthewclarke4127]

And the song Fr Dick Byrne sings.

[@valerieh84]

The wonderful baritone of Neil Hannon

[@Dreyno]

@@valerieh84 Who’s father was a bishop.

[@Dreyno]

We bought a horse from a priest that turned out to be chronically lame and had been drugged up to it’s eyeballs. Never underestimate the underhandedness of an Irish priest.

[@GaryWayneHill64]

My favourite episode, must have seen it a hundred times or more and it still makes me belly laugh. Dermot Morgan who played Father Ted was a genius, taken from us far too soon, just as he had found the perfect role for his comedic talent too, I am sure this show would have led to even bigger and greater things for him. I often wonder how much bigger this show would have become had he not left us. Still, what a high to go out on, what a legacy to leave behind for generations to enjoy for many, many years to come.

[@PHDarren]

Vienna, huge hit for Ultravox in the 80s, lead singer Midge Ure.

[@SegaStation]

Father Benny Cake. We're onto him!

[@garyhutton2654]

He was dressed like a priest lol and he was in thin lizzy for a while

[@KarlXByrne]

nessun dorma was the tune he was humming in the beginning. it is believed by many that Ireland did purposely submit a bad entry because of the costs. This episode is a National favourite here in Ireland.

[@tardeliesmagic]

Unsure of this but at 13.14s i think Father Ted was referring to the song by ultravox - Vienna in 1980,someone correct me as that is what was hinting to me. The lead singer was a man called Midge Ure real name James Ure,he joined Bob Geldof with the Band Aid song in the 80's called Feed the world,your version was We are the world - USA for Africa....in the same era.

[@vaudevillian7]

The Divine Comedy sang the dream version of Lovely Horse They also wrote the main theme tune, and later adapted into Songs of Love

[@supernovaleftover1812]

I thought they adapted Songs of Love for the show, but my memory is shocking. Niel still performs My Lovely Horse and it's suprisingly beautiful played as a piano solo.

[@vaudevillian7]

@@supernovaleftover1812 no it was the other way around, always sticks in my mind because it’s the reverse of the norm - they composed it specifically for the show and then later decided to add the lyrics and make Songs of Love

[@alanmackie7012]

Neil did a beautiful version of it with lyrics on The Late Late Show as a tribute to Dermot.

[@stephenrobinson3681]

In 2008 Ireland was so desperate to lose the European Song Contest that they entered a puppet turkey called "Dustin the Turkey". It's certainly worth watching this real turkey on KZbin.

[@teanosuger]

The “Play the F@&£)*n note” is a reference to the infamous Troggs tape Where a studio engineer let the tape run and captured the band’s arguments over a song its amazing

[@davecarey5900]

And isn’t my lovely horse meant to be a take on Christie moores ride on which is about a horse?

[@syphon_9892]

I thought it was a reference to Liam Gallagher

[@teanosuger]

Found it kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHKwc3qngqmci7s

[@rlosangeleskings]

The Swarbiggs video "That's What Friends Are For" from 1975 is the basis of the My Lovely Horse video...

[@user-fh5kq8mp7j]

Fun fact the 3 priests from Rugged Island were 2nd choices to play father Ted,Jack and Dougal

[@jimisi7424]

Excellent titbit..if true???

[@user-fh5kq8mp7j]

@@jimisi7424 100% true my friend the producers actually refer to this fact in the father ted documentary I believe it’s called - the world of father ted (small far away)

[@jimisi7424]

@@user-fh5kq8mp7j totally went over my head in the doc..RESPECT YOU FELLOW IRISH BASTATD 😍

[@azhiraphale]

"Just play the fuckin' note!!!"

[@-M0LE]

WE GOTTA LOSE THAT 🎷 SOLO Father Ted singing Mrs Doyle loves it …can’t wait for the scene to play out

[@teknotony]

Ya know when it's a great episode when you're laughing all the way through . Great reaction !

[@helvete983]

The song was Nessun Dorma famous as being the theme for the World Cup in Italia 90, where Ireland did very well reaching the quarter finals. (The theme tune for the cup was Nessun Dorma sang by Luciano Pavarotti)

[@garyhutton2654]

Mr Fred Rickwood was fantastic I laughed and laughed 😂 I didn't realize he's yer man who played the cinema owner in the blasphemy episode

[@fragel32]

dugel came out on his own on stage in slane in front of 80 thousand people to complete silence and sang ,my lovley horse ,before a u2 concert,was a special moment ,lol

[@Renzsu]

The other comments already mentioned who wrote this song, but I didn't see mentioned yet that they spoofed this video, That's What Friends Are For by The Swarbriggs. It was a Eurovision Song Contest entry for Ireland in 1975. The video is on KZbin :)

[@flaggerify]

It was muzak in the elvator.

[@analothor]

god this show was such a masterpiece

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

This is not as far fetched as it may appear, it’s believed that Ireland actually did something similar to this for Eurovision Song Contest one year. The sight of Dick Byrne and Cyril Macduff pissing themselves laughing during my lovely horse never fails to make me chuckle.

[@robanderson473]

I love Dick and Cyril, they're quite underated in my opinion. Yes I've just realised how that sounds, so stop sniggering! 😝👍

[@MrNikolidas]

The tune Ted was humming in the beginning is "Nessun Dorma" by Puccini, popularised by Pavarotti.

[@greygreen5610]

i lived in ireland at the time they won the contest 3 years in a row, first year they won, second year the song wasn't up to much but then came riverdance in the interval and they won it again on the back of that, then won it the third year, costs a fortune to put on a show like that so this episode has a lot of truth to it.

[@jethro1963]

You notice Ted seems to say George and Irene Gershwin (5:36) when it should be Ira (George's older brother). If he did say Irene it's strange nobody knew or corrected it.

[@jamesbarrett9466]

I think it was a deliberate joke (like Icy-T later).

[@jethro1963]

@@jamesbarrett9466 I never thought about it that way, maybe it was deliberate, but the context didn't seem as obvious as the later lines.

[@scottandrewbrass]

@Jethro. Is in the script.

[@jimisi7424]

Good god i remember sitting down to watch this one the night it first aired. I still cry laughing

[@adambattersby8934]

Dick Byrne? Here in Bolton at the warehouse where I work we have a Ray Byrne.

[@garyhutton2654]

That's funny 😂

[@carlhartwell7978]

They took some 'liberty' with the scoring at the end there! 🤣🤣🤣 As anyone who's watched Eurovision knows, they do it by voting country. Each country takes it in turns awarding how many points to each other country. So you'd never see any country being given successive points like that...creative licence, but necessarily funny!

[@inhumanmusic1411]

I showed the songwriting scene to a friend of mine who was a musician and he absolutely lost it. He said that he had been in a similar situation and it was just like that.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

It's always a bad omen when a Catholic priest starts out in A minor. It's all downhill from there, and before you know it, that priest gets shuffled off to some remote parish like Craggy Island.

[@stephenmiller195]

One of my favourites, there are so many fantastic episodes, thanks 🙏 guys

[@nobbycheeseman2915]

Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep.

[@jaseinclee]

Love Father Ted. This is a great episode. Just found you guys in the past few days. Love your reactions and vids. Always a good laugh

[@bradlucy]

Welcome aboard Jason 😊🍻

[@kirstiebriggs3068]

Eurovision, Kicking Bishop Brennan up the a**e and Are you there now father? have got to be the top 3 funniest episodes of Father Ted EVER!!! 😂😂😂😂 although there all brilliant really 👏 👌 👍 😀 ❤ XxXxXc

[@Luimneachturnal]

The context for when this episode came out was very topical. The winners of each year's competition host the next show, and Ireland had won the Eurovision in 1992, 93, 94 and 96, it was becoming increasingly expensive for us keep hosting over and over. The conspiracy is that we'd put forward a crap act to represent us to intentionally lose.

[@stevieboy666]

This is actually a skit on what actually happened with regard to Ireland and the Eurovision Song Contest. In the early 1990s we won the contest three times in a row, the first country to do that and afterwards it was noticeable that the quality of the entries declined (because it cost our broadcasters too much money to stage). So this is an exaggerated version of reality and it’s feckin hilarious 😂

[@mlee6050]

I yet to understand why or are you forced to make a new stadium each one

[@Sara_Kane]

Yay, this one ia a strong contender for my fave Ted episode! Seeing you two reacting to it, is almost like watching it anew again, which is great! :) The song Ted's humming at the beginning, is "Nessun Dorma" by Pavarotti. I'd love to see Brad playing the theme song one day on that awesome Godin. You swaying to it every episode with your drinks in hand is almost like a part of the intro itself now. lol Thanks for the great reaction, they're always a joy to see!

[@BenBanjo87]

The presenter mumbling gibberish is a massive caricature of the accents you sometimes hear around County Cork in Ireland.

[@robertrobillard4844]

Hi Brad & Lucy .. Good to See You again .. Thanks for this, Been waiting for it. Best Regards & Look towards your Next .. Stay Safe&Healthy, Cheers 🍻

[@Dreyno]

As an interesting aside, the incomprehensible presenter is Jon Kenny and he has a small part in “the Banshees of Inisheeran”. As does Pat Shortt, who plays Tom, the guy with the “I Shot JR” shirt.

[@garyhutton2654]

I love wee things like this thanks

[@Quessir]

As others have said, Ireland was winning the Eurovision song contest at an unprecedented rate in the 1990's, with a still held record achievement of having won it three years in a row. Hosting the competition is enormously expensive (to the point that some countries didn't even bother participating this past year) and it was really starting to beggar the state to have to do it. All of a sudden and rather suspiciously, the quality of Ireland's songs to the contest began to dip from that point on. Coincidence! Also the dream sequence is parodying an incredibly cheesy Irish entry to Eurovision from back in the 1970's, with an almost shot for shot take with them in the swimming pool. Hilarious :)

[@1989NickyD]

8:44 Lucy to Brad on the next live stream when Brad's playing his guitar 😁

[@bradlucy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@martindunstan8043]

Hey you two ✌️I thought the intro was Brad at first😂😂nice moves, this is one of the best imo, the whole Euro vision song contest has always been a very political affair with friends voting for friends or for a country they feel sorry for, the 'winner' picks up the cost of hosting it the next year, last time Ukraine won it obviously and where England is generally always in the last 3-4 if not plain last we came 2nd meaning because of the conflict we got it(England became mysteriously popular🤔😂) nobody wants to pay for the crap. Anyhow, great reaction, good fun cheers 👍👍🍻🍻

[@syphon_9892]

That would explain the reason why the UK had zero votes in 2021 i assumed it was because they left the EU the year before

[@Ingens_Scherz]

I have not been given the double bird in a very long time. It felt like it was long overdue.

[@libertinoradio4597]

The play the f$$$ing note scene is a out take from a famous album, but I can't remember who. You guys should check out another Irish comedy about religion. Just the one episode "The Savage Eye - The Catholic Church", it's a bit harder edged as satire but very very funny and actually quite brave in the context of Ireland and the power of the Church.

[@burradao2419]

The theme tune is "Songs of Love" by The Divine Comedy. Who also wrote and performed "My Lovely Horse" in this episode. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWeXg5-Or8qWhrc

[@bradlucy]

Omg! I'm going to learn that on the guitar. 😊🍻

[@vallee3140]

Needed a good laugh thanks , glad you enjoyed it too, hurry up and do another.

[@jimisi7424]

8.30 mins i have seen it mabey 100 times including when it first aired (when it first aired a bit of wee came out ,i was uncontrollable) but it still gets a belly laugh😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brianconnolly9369]

Guys you need to react to Alan partridge when you're finished father Ted brilliant comedy short episodes,love you're reactions...love from Ireland 🇮🇪🙂

[@jackcarter5101]

Funny you should say that, because Steve Coogan was supposed to play Fred Rickwood in this episode but couldn't make it!

[@alanmackie7012]

FT writers Arthur and Graham appear in one episode. Hilarious!

[@paulseton3460]

when you think that you guys have over 26,000 subscibers all over the world . just shows you how likeable you are. I'm waiting for the world tour!

[@bradlucy]

Thanks Paul. We'll start working on our tour dates 😁🍻

[@paulseton3460]

@@bradlucy i need to start a UK fan club

[@annirvin6555]

N this crazy weird world, we all need a little silliness ☺️👍

[@dirtbikerman1000]

You should watch the old British prison sit com called 'porridge' with one of the two Ronnie's in it Its very funny

[@Sara_Kane]

Oh, Porridge is a must! That's such a legendary show.

[@garyhutton2654]

Another British classic

[@dirtbikerman1000]

@@garyhutton2654 do you carry the stuff to the van?

[@moocowpoorchick8678]

The Divine Comedy who wrote My Lovely Horse also wrote the theme tune and they are well worth listening to, and if you want something even more obscure try The Duckworth Lewis Method the same singer but just singing songs about cricket.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Here he is performing "My Lovely Horse" in a pub that looks like a TV studio: kzbin.info/www/bejne/havXc2xuhMmgZ68&ab_channel=FlannFlynn He's mad!

[@playertoo3749]

We have to lose that sax solo!

[@natmanprime4295]

Great stuff great stuff 👌👌👏👏 you make life better

[@amccoll73]

Divine Comedy’s Neil Hanon is responsible for the music here. The theme tune also. You should check them out

[@nobbycheeseman2915]

I've never owned a horse, and it wasn't lovely. Two things me and Father Ted don't have in common.

[@everready800]

Jon Kenny (Fred Rickwood) died today. RIP.

[@mhagain]

Did we miss Tentacles of Doom? Series 2 Episode 3? Or is it stuck in copyright limbo? It would be an awful shame to miss that one.

[@bradlucy]

It's in appeal right now. If it doesn't pass, I'll put it in dailymotion

[@mhagain]

YES!

[@edmeister78]

Hey Brad you could use that tune for something you mentioned at New year's and make song with it ... Bleed The Weed 🎶🎸🎤

[@thepsyentwist8452]

said it before and i'll say it again for me best comedy show ever. You can't anticipate what's going to happen

[@AndyNightingale]

We should *ALL* feel free to use *THE FINGER,* but you never know where it is going to end up! lol lol lol My butt hurts laughing! (or is that just an English thing?) 😂

[@mlee6050]

Not my English thing

[@malcomflibbleghast8140]

where you get ya tshirt from?

[@bradlucy]

Flea market 😁🍻

[@fuzzybobbles]

There's some awesome cover versions of My Lovely Horse on KZbin.

[@vykkye]

Have you thought about learning the theme song on guitar? its by the divine comedy called songs of love ❤❤❤

[@bradlucy]

I already have. I play it regularly. 😊🍻

[@vykkye]

@@bradlucy I've been gone for so long!!!

[@-M0LE]

Brad looks so different in that intro 😂

[@supernovaleftover1812]

My favourite episode and a timeless classic, especially if you've ever seen Eurovision. The Divine Comedy were heavily involved in this episode and 'My Lovely Horse' is brilliantly bad. If you like the theme tune you should look up 'Songs of Love' by The Divine Comedy, which was adapted for the show.

[@harnois75]

Finally, my fix for the week.

[@MrFalconhead]

Oh hell yes!! Time to roll a big doobie, my cheeks always hurt after watching these with you guys lol xx

[@nobbycheeseman2915]

A big fat and long spliff rolled on a tea tray.

[@notthere83]

"Same happens with psychiatrists" - I'm sure it does but I doubt that it's common. After all, they'd potentially lose their license. Not that many can be that dumb to risk that. What probably does happen regularly is that they talk about problems in an anonymized manner. Which I think is understandable and fine, since they are humans too and need to get things off their chest.

[@frankbevan413]

You can watch the eurovision song contest

[@mlee6050]

What year was father ted doing it

[@mlee6050]

So you know as long as do a short video, I am limited to this tablet and community post aren't currently available on this device

[@AMan-zt8tz]

Getting near that Nazi one and kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse episode, its supreme from here on in.

[@carlhartwell7978]

I only know this from a great Documentary featuring the writers and much of the cast of FT 'Small, Far Away', link below, it's a MUST SEE. Wait until you've finished the series though! The 'My Lovely Horse' video (sort of presented as a dream) was inspired according to Linehan by the real life 1975 Ireland Eurovision entry _That's What Friends Are For_ by The Swarbriggs' (an Irish duo brother combo group). They tried as best they could to recreate the video shot for shot! 🤣 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKSsqX2QbdpjfpI

[@TheCheshireCat2190]

Guy's you really should listen to the band The Divine Comedy, the theme tune is by them n also the my lovely horse 🤣🤣🤣 they're music is great ❤❤

[@bradlucy]

Actually, I play both songs on the guitar regularly 😁

[@chrisshelley3027]

All of the swearing in the bedroom- Sounds like Brad on a Sunday- I didn't know that Brad was a priest.

[@bradlucy]

😲🤣🍻

[@HeinrichVenter88]

My Lovely Horse, still a banger...

[@garyhutton2654]

So is the milkman pat mustard

[@davidjb-750]

‘My Lovely Horse’ performed live by the man that wrote it… 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqqpe4mrbJlgd6M

[@stevefreeman3474]

Read the titles of the list of songs that are in the contest press pause and have another laugh ,my fave one is Dirty English Bastards.

[@alanmurray5963]

Play the fu×*ing note!!!!! 😃

[@Tim_3100]

Another great episode

[@stevedotwood]

My lovely horse is actually about heroin if you play it backward

[@flea1972]

👍

[@Tim_3100]

Oh the song ted mentions is this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYrZi3h9Z9Wfibc

[@antonybrent6232]

😂😂👏👏👏👏

[@zedcarr6128]

The video version of My Lovely Horse was written by the writer of the Father Ted theme tune, The Devine Comedy.

[@MegaMonic9]

'Pooped out'...🙄

[@mryan4452]

Off topic but beautiful woman..... lucky guy 🙏