54 reviews
Sales Rank: 9215

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 148
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: WARDE1564D
ISBN: 0790760282
UPC: 794051156426
EAN: 9780790760285
ASIN: B00005A1SY

Theatrical Release Date: 1995
Release Date: June 5, 2001
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/22/2005 Run time: 148 minutes Rating: Nr

Amazon.com
Father Ted is one of those rare sitcoms that defies categorization--it owes as much to Flann O'Brien and Samuel Beckett as it does to Monty Python--and its blend of satire, character comedy, and anarchic surrealism has made it a cult favorite around the world.

Exiled to remote Craggy Island, Father Ted Crilley shares a house with the breathtakingly stupid Father Dougal and the constantly inebriated Father Jack, who has a small vocabulary and a taste for furniture polish. Their housekeeper, Mrs. Doyle, takes care of them with a never-ending supply of tea and sandwiches: "Go on now, Father, won't you try one? They're diagonal." Together they fight boredom by dressing up as Elvis, startling ducks at the fair, and provoking nuns.

This DVD contains the entire first season of Father Ted--six episodes of inspired lunacy including a visit from the excruciatingly dull Father Stone, Mrs. Doyle's solemn recitation of all the bad language in Ted's favorite novel, and the death and resurrection of Father Jack. Packed with great lines and hilarious characters, Father Ted gets better with every viewing. --Simon Leake

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5 out of 5 stars

A towering inferno of comedy January 2, 2009
Ted is probably the funniest thing ever likely to be produced on television anywhere in my lifetime. Ever. If you want to start a conversation with someone in Ireland, with the potential to lead to insults and/or fisticuffs, you could stick to the more mundane territory of politics or religion, but why not go a different way..start a heated discussion on the best episode of Ted!

The problem with Ted is that, if like me, you have watched each episode of each series (and the Xmas special "they tell me its the biggest lingerie section in Ireland...") dozens of times; your favourite is constantly changing. Its like trying to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, when you think you are there, it feckin well moves again. That's the beauty of Ted; you can watch it time and time again and always see new stuff.

The clever thing about, and also what in my view makes it superior to Fawlty Towers in every way) it also its cultural setting. Ireland really is like that sometimes, especially "The Country". The "setting" for Ted (Craggy Island) is generally accepted to be the Aran Islands off Galway (although the parochial house and many of the scenes are actually in Clare). Two of the Aran Islands, Innismore and Innismaan are perpetually locked in a "battle" to as who can claim to be the real "Craggy Island". Which in itself sounds like a plot from Ted.

Episodes like "The Passion of St Tibullus", the one with the Holy Stone of Clonrichert and those where Bishop Len Brennan has a son are all based on actual events, and I've been to rural Irish fairs where they almost do have a Tunnel O'Goats (no Spider Baby though).

My current favourite is probably "Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse", because I love his character so much, "don't you call me Len you little bollix".

There has never been anything quite like Ted, before or after. It's nice to see so many American fans, because the humour doesn't really translate in all its true subtlety, even to England. I'm English and Protestant and my Irish Catholic wife tells me I cant understand how close to the fabric of Irish life Ted exists.

If you want a little more true Irish humour (to make those who claim Ted is Irish, not Anglo-Irish in origin, happy), I might suggest you track down episodes of "Killiniskully", written by, and starring, Pat Shortt (Tom in the I-shot JR t-shirt) which also gives a flavour of Irish humour from "The Country".

5 out of 5 stars

When life makes you just weep, get out the Father Ted dvds! April 8, 2008
When life is getting you down, don't go "downtown", get out the Father Ted dvds, curl up with a cuppa tea (or have a few snorts) and laugh till you nearly wet your pants over this wonderfully silly and irreverent series. Oh, I might mention... this is NOT for those types who take everything too seriously. It's just glorious, naughty FUN!

5 out of 5 stars

GREAT SERIES January 23, 2008
FIRST SIX SHOWS ARE GREAT YOU'LL NEVER STOP LAUGHING AND YOU WILL WATCH THIS MORE THAN ONCE. THE SECOND YEAR DROPS OFF A LITTLE BIT BUT IS STILL VERY FUNNY

4 out of 5 stars

Father Ted Series 1 December 28, 2007
A great introduction to the madness of Craggy Island. DVD was easy to play, with scene selection. Only 6 episodes on this one. Makes you want to buy the whole lot!

5 out of 5 stars

FATHER TED ROCKS! December 9, 2007
If you love british comedy (Monty Python) THIS IS A MUST! We love Father Ted and I can't wait to get the all the series'!

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