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Cowboys, Ted. They're a bunch of cowboys!
— Father Ted · 1995
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Cowboys here is the old Irish and British insult for cowboy builders: rogue tradesmen who throw up cheap, shoddy work. From a priest in a frenzy of perfectionism, it turns a loose shelf into a crime. Fans reach for it whenever a repair, a fitting or a flat-pack shelf has clearly been done by someone who should never have been handed tools.
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In context
Spoilers for Father TedShow the scene
In "Rock-a-Hula Ted" (Series 2, 19 April 1996), Ted is judging the Lovely Girls contest, and a fussy priest, Father Liam Deliverance, is helping out. He has such high standards for craftsmanship that it tips into madness. Going through the parochial house, he declares the work shoddy and wrecks the bookshelf, a chair, the stereo and a door, each time blaming a bunch of cowboys. He later smashes a chair with a mallet at the contest itself, calling it shoddy workmanship. Dermot Crowley plays him, in this one episode only.
Sources (3)
- Wikiquote: Father Ted (Rock-a-Hula Ted section)section 'Rock-a-Hula Ted', first quoteReference checked
- Father Ted Wiki: Liam Deliveranceintro paragraphReference checked
- Father Ted Wiki: Rock-a-Hula Tedinfobox and castReference checked
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