30 Years of Father Ted Since April 21 1995 by qwerty_1965 Tags:ireland 16 comments “That’s the great thing about Catholicism – it’s very vague and no-one knows what its really all about. man i can’t believe it’s been 30 years since The Greatest Television Show in Ireland’s History debuted what a milestone Rarely a day goes by, whereby a situation arises that doesn’t justify the use of a one-liner from Father Ted. What a work of art! A national treasure. Here we are now, all the lads. I hear you’re a trans bigot now, Father This article gives me the impression that the show was very much Arthur Matthews’ baby. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2025/04/19/ardal-ohanlon-on-father-ted-at-30-i-thought-it-was-a-st-idea-who-was-going-to-want-to-watch-a-sitcom-about-priests/ Fairly wild how Graham Linehan went from being a beloved writer of Ireland’s best comedy to a terminally online and nasty troll. I can’t believe it’s been that long 😭 Anyway:  YES. Honestly, it’s one of the only shows that can still make me laugh out loud no matter how many times I’ve seen it. And 45 minutes after this post Balls.ie are posting the same thing. I wonder where they got the idea from 🤔 Back when terrestrial television was a big thing. Was it Friday at 9.30? Then Sunday night as well. Did it air on Channel 4 first or RTE? Ted”s “Friend” has died today 🙁 I don’t know any other series (Irish or otherwise) that has been quoted as much as Fr Ted. on r/Ireland Where would we be quoting from without it? Glenroe, Fair City * shudder * What a show, you’d hear quotes from it almost daily, certainly weekly. My sons are of an age now where they get most of humour, lucky lads are watching it for the first. My favourite scene was the nudey nudey movie and Fr Jack comes marching in to a cowboy theme to watch the film. Comments are closed.
“That’s the great thing about Catholicism – it’s very vague and no-one knows what its really all about.
man i can’t believe it’s been 30 years since The Greatest Television Show in Ireland’s History debuted what a milestone
Rarely a day goes by, whereby a situation arises that doesn’t justify the use of a one-liner from Father Ted. What a work of art!
This article gives me the impression that the show was very much Arthur Matthews’ baby. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2025/04/19/ardal-ohanlon-on-father-ted-at-30-i-thought-it-was-a-st-idea-who-was-going-to-want-to-watch-a-sitcom-about-priests/
Fairly wild how Graham Linehan went from being a beloved writer of Ireland’s best comedy to a terminally online and nasty troll.
Honestly, it’s one of the only shows that can still make me laugh out loud no matter how many times I’ve seen it.
And 45 minutes after this post Balls.ie are posting the same thing. I wonder where they got the idea from 🤔
Back when terrestrial television was a big thing. Was it Friday at 9.30? Then Sunday night as well. Did it air on Channel 4 first or RTE?
I don’t know any other series (Irish or otherwise) that has been quoted as much as Fr Ted. on r/Ireland Where would we be quoting from without it? Glenroe, Fair City * shudder *
What a show, you’d hear quotes from it almost daily, certainly weekly. My sons are of an age now where they get most of humour, lucky lads are watching it for the first. My favourite scene was the nudey nudey movie and Fr Jack comes marching in to a cowboy theme to watch the film.
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“That’s the great thing about Catholicism – it’s very vague and no-one knows what its really all about.
man i can’t believe it’s been 30 years since The Greatest Television Show in Ireland’s History debuted what a milestone
Rarely a day goes by, whereby a situation arises that doesn’t justify the use of a one-liner from Father Ted. What a work of art!
A national treasure.
Here we are now, all the lads.
I hear you’re a trans bigot now, Father
This article gives me the impression that the show was very much Arthur Matthews’ baby.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2025/04/19/ardal-ohanlon-on-father-ted-at-30-i-thought-it-was-a-st-idea-who-was-going-to-want-to-watch-a-sitcom-about-priests/
Fairly wild how Graham Linehan went from being a beloved writer of Ireland’s best comedy to a terminally online and nasty troll.
I can’t believe it’s been that long 😭
Anyway:
YES.
Honestly, it’s one of the only shows that can still make me laugh out loud no matter how many times I’ve seen it.
And 45 minutes after this post Balls.ie are posting the same thing. I wonder where they got the idea from 🤔
Back when terrestrial television was a big thing. Was it Friday at 9.30? Then Sunday night as well. Did it air on Channel 4 first or RTE?
Ted”s “Friend” has died today 🙁
I don’t know any other series (Irish or otherwise) that has been quoted as much as Fr Ted. on r/Ireland
Where would we be quoting from without it? Glenroe, Fair City * shudder *
What a show, you’d hear quotes from it almost daily, certainly weekly.
My sons are of an age now where they get most of humour, lucky lads are watching it for the first.
My favourite scene was the nudey nudey movie and Fr Jack comes marching in to a cowboy theme to watch the film.
Comments are closed.