Favorite Father Ted Moments

These four poor souls plod through the mayhem that is the parochial house day in and day out.

*Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan): "That money was just resting in my account." Sure Fr. Crilly. You didn't embezzle that money. We believe you.

*Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon): What can I say about Dougal? Nice guy really. He's just a little shallow in the gray matter department. And pretty resilient for a man who has been struck by lightening several times.

*Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly): "Feck! Arse! Drink! Girls!" is about the entirety of Fr. Hackett's vocabulary. This ornery old priest was sent to Craggy Isle because he paid a little too much attention to the girls and drink instead of his priestly duties.

*Mrs. Doyle (Pauline McLynn): "Tea anyone?" The dutiful house maid. She knows her place and it's in service to the church...as long as you drink her tea. Really, don't turn down her tea. You'll regret it. Have a cup. "Aw go on."

Craggy Island is a fictional setting filmed at different locations including the mainland of County Clare, Ireland. One of the settings was the beautiful Cliffs of Moher pictured above.

The opening shots in the show were shot in Inisheer.

Ted and Dougal find themselves trapped in a cave and happen upon Fr. Noel Furlong played memorably by Graham Norton at his over-the-top best. Fr. Furlong has a way of breaking into song or otherwise using his voice to get himself and his poor companions in the worst predicaments.

Another episode in which Ted and Dougal get stuck with Fr. Furlong, this time in a tiny caravan that just isn't big enough for all of them (or Noel's voice).

While they are on this holiday Ted can't seem to help but offend another vacationer's girl. Eventually, he and Dougal have to make a run for it.

Besides thinking menopause is contagious, Eoin McLove is a sickeningly sweet pop star who loves jumpers and puppies. The little old ladies just adore him. When Mrs. Doyle wins a teatime visit with the star in a contest, the old ladies show themselves to be the true undead that they are.

Father McGuire agrees to do a short stint as a milkman to replace Pat Mustard, the former philandering milkman that Fr. Crilly got sacked. Little do they know that Pat rigged the milk truck to blow up if Dougal drives below 4 mph. Sandra Bullock, eat your heart out!

"Don't call me Len, you little prick! I'm a bishop!." ~ Bishop Brennan to DougalThis was quintessential Father Ted for me. Bishop Brennan, the man most feared by Ted as he can banish him to Siberia if he wanted to, becomes the subject of a bet between Ted and a priest from a neighboring island.

Of course, Ted lost the bet, and now he must figure out a way to kick Bishop Brennan up the arse without being strangled, disemboweled, or sent to a place worse than Craggy Island.

"I won't be able to relax until the only rabbit left is the one sitting in your head working the controls." ~ Fr. Ted

"Arse biscuits!" ~ Fr. Jack Hackett

"Dougal, how did you get into the church in the first place? Was it, like, collect 12 crisp packets and become a priest?" ~ Fr. Ted

"God, I've heard about those cults Ted. People dressing up in black and saying Our Lord's going to come back and save us all." ~ Fr. Dougal

"I'm not a fascist. I'm a priest. Fascists dress up in black and tell people what to do. Whereas priests..." ~ Fr. Ted

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