The fiftieth TV show: #515 Father Ted
Encouraged by my husband and mother in law, I've tried to watch random episodes of Father Ted, but never quite got into it. Some of that might be because it got mixed with other shows, while other parts is that this show works best if you know the characters.
The show works, to be honest, because it can be so stupid. It's predictable in places and goes for quite simple, but it's still all incredibly funny - I found myself laughing out loud plenty of times. Dougal and Ted work best for that, the gags are the best and I feel like there was a lot of improv going on between them. They're also surrounded by a great, memorable guest cast, which is as good. Graham Norton's appearances especially were a lot of fun.
The episodes are incredibly well constructed with plenty of call backs and setup, as well as stories that stand on their own. Even the set shows this progression. It was a good run.