Father Ted: Season 3, Episode 1 Are You Right There Father Ted?

Mate, the first time I saw the square bit of dirt on the window I was in a room of friends and we laughed all the way through the commercials.

Philip

It's blurred out. I cannot watch it. Is there another link?

Dave

That was hilarious man I loved this episode in general =]

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Continued: when I was a kid and watched saved by the bell I got really offended by it and thought it was saying all people with glasses are nerds ( as I got called 4 eyes at school and used to have a short fuse at times back then ). But growing up seeing more comedies like this I finally realised it was about stereotypes and it was poking fun at everyone and I started to understand it more. I did like the college years of saved by the bell. So after that point went back, laughed and realised how wrong I was on it. That's because I was more serious back then.

Martin

The Hitler scene always got me. Ted tried to dig himself out of a hole only to make it a lot worse. You would not be able to make an episode like this today. Dermots family had to plead almost with some channels to keep this up as some people today did take it the wrong way and they said he was never a racist and Dermot socialised with everyone from all walks of life. Also the show is preserving their memory of their late father. The episode in a nutshell is a joke that backfired massively and ted just made it worse as he usually unintentionally tends too. This, the mainland, speed 3 and kicking bishop brennan up the arse are the most rewatched episodes of father ted to me. Regarding the joke, I used to laugh a lot st Chris Rock and some of his films, especially when he took the piss out of me with sone of his white people jokes and how we walk and act at times. Some people I know thought Tucker was racist but I said no he just takes the mick out of everyone ( just like Mel Brooks, Richard Prior). Guess what I'm saying is comedy no one is safe but sadly more things today can't be viewed that way. Granted there are things that over step the line and they're not right. But those that aren't sadly get looked at like thet now..

Martin

That is awesome thanks man for sharing =]

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small thing re: the start - it wasn't the origin about how he got there, the joke is he managed to get away from Craggy Island and get to a better parish, presumably because of the Golden Cleric award, then immediately messed it up and ended up back there :P

lemmy101

LOL yes the intro for sure threw me off.

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LOL =]

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...It's the kind of joke that Graham Linehan's so good at: taking things that other writers would consider too stupid or illogical and running with them, and making the absurdity part of the humour.

Saul

I love the ridiculous difference between Ted as we see him in the room talking to Dougal and Ted as the Chinese people see him at the window - in the room he's just getting a bit cross, but from outside looking in he's somehow stood perfectly stock still so the bit of dirt stays above his top lip, all while pounding his fist and doing all the typical Hitler-y gestures.

Saul

At the start, they weren't showing how he got there. They were showing that he finally got out of the hell hole he was in on craggy Island and into bliss. Then he couldn't help but fuck it up again 😂

Steve Small

Interesting bud thank you for the insight =]

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I am excited for this season, the last two were awesome as well =]

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This was a really good episode i enjoyed it =]

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Very true, every one is so quick to judge.

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This episode aired barely a fortnight after Dermot Morgan's death, so while there was much sadness at the time, having such a strong opening episode (and series in general) was a fantastic send off. By the way, the opening scene in Dublin wasn't a flashback, it was a fakeout to make you think this series might be set somewhere completely different. (And also to show how even when given a chance at a better life Ted will still mess it up!)

David Lyons

Series 3 for my money is the best series - so many good episodes. Great way to end the shows run, even if it was followed by tragedy.

Adam C Turek

If you wanna see a racist, say hi to my Grandad... he just dropped that one on me in a pub next to a group of black people. Shut up grandad you're going to get us killed :/ But they had the right response to him, apathy.... because someone being racist doesn't actually mean anything. I just don't go out in public with him any more lol, but he's 80odd and will never change now.

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS finally!!!!

Jake Snow

Totally agree. That's my favourite episode too.

Christopher Horner

Season 3 of Father Ted is so good all the way through. My favourite has to be Speed 3, you're gonna bust a gut laughing at that one too!

Danny Casey-Tancock

This is such a great episode. The way it captures the way that people can be labelled racist due to one bad error in judgement.

Christopher Horner

Guess the weight of Pa Scanlon Reaction !! Don’t forget 😉 I got locked out of patreon so I created another one just for these reactions haha

Liam Corbett