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Upon the death of [[Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]] in [[2005]], [[Ireland|Irish]] bookmakers included Dougal in the running for the next [[pope]] (albeit as a joke with odds of 1,000 to 1). This is actually better odds than many real-life [[cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]s and [[archbishop]]s. Some small bets were actually received from punters, which is testimony to the popularity of the character and the humour of the Irish and other gamblers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2540369.stm] |
Upon the death of [[Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]] in [[2005]], [[Ireland|Irish]] bookmakers included Dougal in the running for the next [[pope]] (albeit as a joke with odds of 1,000 to 1). This is actually better odds than many real-life [[cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]s and [[archbishop]]s. Some small bets were actually received from punters, which is testimony to the popularity of the character and the humour of the Irish and other gamblers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2540369.stm] |
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==Quotations== |
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*"Call it my female intuition, or whatever the male equivalent of female intuition is." |
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*'''Father Jack:''' They lie in wait like wolves. The smell of blood in their nostrils. Waiting. Interminably waiting. And then... |
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'''Father Dougal:''' He's right, Ted. |
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*'''Eoin McLove:''' Go away. I could have you killed. |
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'''Father Dougal:''' Ooo, that's very cheeky! |
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{{wikiquote|Father Ted|Father Dougal McGuire}} |
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Revision as of 12:04, 12 June 2007
Father Dougal McGuire is a character in the comedy series Father Ted, played by the actor Ardal O'Hanlon. Renowned for sleeping in his Irish national football team shirt and He-Man sheets, the dense Father Dougal is one of life's innocents. He quite cheerfully admits that "the lights are on but no one's home".
It is unclear how or why Dougal became a priest (though Ted suggests it was by collecting a certain number of crisp packets) and how or why he is allowed to remain one. Just as unclear is his presence on Craggy Island, though it has been alluded to that he was sent there by Bishop Brennan as a result of some act of stupidity which led to a mysterious incident on a Sealink Ferry that put the lives of hundreds of nuns in danger. He is "addicted" to rollerblading and often dreams about Carol Vorderman presenting Countdown naked. He doesn't really understand or believe in organised religion, and never seems quite sure what the clergy are meant to do (he famously mistakes bishops for some sort of sci-fi loving insect exterminators). He wears a red Tank Top over priestly black.
His intelligence is incredibly low. He struggles to understand basic concepts of life, for example he has obvious trouble distinguishing between real life and dreams. In another scene Ted compares some toy cows with real cows in a nearby field and Dougal spectacularly fails to understand the difference between objects that are physically small and objects that just appear small due to their distance from the observer.
Dougal once served a short stint as the Craggy Island milkman, taking over from the sex-mad Pat Mustard. However, Mustard put Dougal's life in severe danger by rigging the milk float with a huge bomb. Fortunately Ted, with help from two Mass-loving priests from Barren Island and Father Jack's pet brick, got him out of trouble.
Dougal's equivalent on Rugged Island is Father Cyril MacDuff, who is also unbelievably dense and stupid. Whenever Ted and Dougal have triumphed over Father Dick Byrne, Cyril will sneer "Better luck next time, lads" at them, before being reminded that his side lost. Ironically, Dougal believes Cyril to be "an awful eejit."
Upon the death of John Paul II in 2005, Irish bookmakers included Dougal in the running for the next pope (albeit as a joke with odds of 1,000 to 1). This is actually better odds than many real-life cardinals and archbishops. Some small bets were actually received from punters, which is testimony to the popularity of the character and the humour of the Irish and other gamblers. [1]