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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Ted refers to [[Franchise/FlashGordon Ming the Merciless]] as a "notable Chinese person" in his presentation, ignorant of the fact that Ming the Merciless has nothing to do with the Ming dynasty and is ''not even from the planet Earth'', let alone China. Among the other famous Chinese people he mentions is [[Film/TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]], who is actually Japanese (as well as fictional).
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Ted refers to [[Franchise/FlashGordon Ming the Merciless]] as a "notable Chinese person" in his presentation, ignorant of the fact that as well as being fictional, Ming the Merciless has nothing to do with the Ming dynasty and is ''not even from the planet Earth'', let alone China. Among the other famous Chinese people he mentions is [[Film/TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]], who is actually Japanese (as -- as well as fictional).(also) fictional.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When visiting Father Fitzpatrick to reclaim a book he lent, Fitzpatrick looks through his bookcase, rattling off the numerous significant philosophical and theological texts he owns before coming to the book Ted was after...
-->'''Fr. Fitzpatrick''': Let's see now, ''Humanae Vitae''. You know, sometimes I leaf through this to see just how far we've come. ''Celebration Of The Christian Mystery'', ''Daeus Canida'', ''Ventra Mepolo'' ... ah, Stephen King's ''Literature/TheShining''.
-->'''Fr. Fitzpatrick''': Let's see now, ''Humanae Vitae''. You know, sometimes I leaf through this to see just how far we've come. ''Celebration Of The Christian Mystery'', ''Daeus Canida'', ''Ventra Mepolo'' ... ah, Stephen King's ''Literature/TheShining''.
*InstantlyProvenWrong: During his presentation, a slide of a Māori man appears. Ted apologises for the mistake, [[TemptingFate insisting there are of course no Māori on Craggy Island]] ... only for a man in the crowd with the traditional ''tā moko'' to take offence.
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: When visiting Father Fitzpatrick to reclaim a book he lent, Fitzpatrick looks through his bookcase, rattling off the numerous significant philosophical and theological texts he owns before coming to the book Ted was after...
-->'''Fr. Fitzpatrick''': Let's see now, ''Humanae Vitae''. You know, sometimes I leaf through this to see just how far we've come. ''Celebration Of The Christian Mystery'', ''Daeus Canida'', ''Ventra Mepolo'' ... ah, Stephen King's ''Literature/TheShining''.
** During his presentation, a slide of a Māori man appears. Ted apologises for the mistake, [[TemptingFate insisting there are of course no Māori on Craggy Island]] ... [[InstantlyProvenWrong only for a man in the crowd with the traditional ''tā moko'' to take offence]].
* MistakenForRacist: The premise of the whole episode. Played with in that it starts out thanks to Ted doing something that actually ''is'' racist, but it gets blown out of proportion thanks to the combination of his failure to give an immediate apology, the islanders never paying any attention to what he says (and in some cases, using Ted's supposed racism to validate their own prejudices), and mishaps involving a perfectly square bit of dirt and Ted's inheriting a stash of Nazi memorabilia at a particularly inopportune moment.
-->'''Fr. Fitzpatrick''': Let's see now, ''Humanae Vitae''. You know, sometimes I leaf through this to see just how far we've come. ''Celebration Of The Christian Mystery'', ''Daeus Canida'', ''Ventra Mepolo'' ... ah, Stephen King's ''Literature/TheShining''.
** During his presentation, a slide of a Māori man appears. Ted apologises for the mistake, [[TemptingFate insisting there are of course no Māori on Craggy Island]] ... [[InstantlyProvenWrong only for a man in the crowd with the traditional ''tā moko'' to take offence]].
* MistakenForRacist: The premise of the whole episode. Played with in that it starts out thanks to Ted doing something that actually ''is'' racist, but it gets blown out of proportion thanks to the combination of his failure to give an immediate apology, the islanders never paying any attention to what he says (and in some cases, using Ted's supposed racism to validate their own prejudices), and mishaps involving a perfectly square bit of dirt and Ted's inheriting a stash of Nazi memorabilia at a particularly inopportune moment.
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-->'''Fr. Fitzpatrick''': Let's see now, ''Humanae Vitae''. You know, sometimes I leaf through this to see just how far we've come. ''Celebration Of The Christian Mystery'', ''Daeus Canida'', ''Ventra Mepolo'' ... ah, Stephen King's ''Literature/TheShining''.
** During his presentation, a slide of a Māori man appears. Ted apologises for the mistake, [[TemptingFate insisting there are of course no Māori on Craggy Island]] ... [[InstantlyProvenWrong only for a man in the crowd with the traditional ''tā moko'' to take offence]].
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ted buggers up his second chance to rise up in the church. Apparently, the old "the money was just resting in my account" excuse didn't work this time either.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ted Ted, having been transferred to a fancy parish in Dublin following his Golden Cleric award, buggers up his second chance to rise up chances of advancement in the church. Church hierarchy. Apparently, the old "the money was just resting in my account" excuse didn't work this time either.still doesn't work.
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* StatusQuoIsGod: Ted's move to a fancy parish in Dublin doesn't last long -- he's back on Craggy Island before the opening credits.
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-> ''I'm not a fascist, I'm a priest. Fascists go round dressed in black telling people what to do, whereas priests ... er ... more drink!''
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-> ''I'm not a fascist, I'm a priest. Fascists go round dressed in black telling people what to do, whereas priests ... er ... ''Funny how you get more drink!''
right-wing as you get older...''
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-->'''Ted''': Since when have Chinese people been living on the island?
-->'''Dougal''': There's a load of them there in the Chinatown area.
-->'''Ted''': Chinatown area? There's a Chinatown on Craggy Island?
-->'''Dougal''': There's a load of them there in the Chinatown area.
-->'''Ted''': Chinatown area? There's a Chinatown on Craggy Island?
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* RememberTheNewGuy: The fact that Craggy Island is home to a sizeable Chinese community has never been mentioned before. Ted himself was unaware of them. It's possible that they moved there while he was in Dublin, although Dougal acts as though they've been there for years (but then, this ''is'' Dougal we're talking about here).
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* CyanidePill: Father Fitzpatrick and his Nazi lodger inadvertantly take two of these.
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* CyanidePill: Father Fitzpatrick and his Nazi lodger inadvertantly inadvertently take two of these.
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* FormerRegimePersonnel: Father Fitzpatrick is shown to be an avid collector of Nazi war memorabilia. He's also been hiding a former Wehrmacht soldier for the last fifty years.
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* FormerRegimePersonnel: Father Fitzpatrick is shown to be not just an avid collector of Nazi war memorabilia. He's memorabilia -- he's also been hiding a former Wehrmacht soldier an old Nazi in his house for the last fifty many years.
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** During his presentation, a slide of a Māori man appears. Ted apologises for the mistake, [[TemptingFate insisting there are of course no Māori on Craggy Island]] ([[InstantlyProvenWrong only for a man in the crowd with the traditional tā moko to take offence]]).
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** During his presentation, a slide of a Māori man appears. Ted apologises for the mistake, [[TemptingFate insisting there are of course no Māori on Craggy Island]] ([[InstantlyProvenWrong Island]] ... [[InstantlyProvenWrong only for a man in the crowd with the traditional tā moko ''tā moko'' to take offence]]).offence]].
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* ReassignedToAntarctica: In this example, more a case of "Reassigned ''back'' to Antarctica".
* RedFlagRecreationMaterial: Ted borrows a copy of ''Literature/TheShining'' from Father Seamus Fitzpatrick... and it turns out that reading the extremely dark Stephen King novel is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Fitzpatrick's hobbies, as he's also an avid collector of World War II memorabilia - [[SociallyUnacceptableCollection all of which are from the Nazis]], leaving Ted deeply uncomfortable when he returns the book. Soon after, it turns out Fitzpatrick is actually a Nazi sympathizer and has been harbouring [[RetiredMonster a former Wehrmacht soldier]] in his house. Fortunately, this revolves itself when he and said fugitive accidentally mix up Valium with the elderly Nazi's [[SuicidePill cyanide pills]] and [[AccidentalSuicide kill themselves]]. Unfortunately for Ted, Fitzpatrick left him all the memorabilia in his will.
* RedFlagRecreationMaterial: Ted borrows a copy of ''Literature/TheShining'' from Father Seamus Fitzpatrick... and it turns out that reading the extremely dark Stephen King novel is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Fitzpatrick's hobbies, as he's also an avid collector of World War II memorabilia - [[SociallyUnacceptableCollection all of which are from the Nazis]], leaving Ted deeply uncomfortable when he returns the book. Soon after, it turns out Fitzpatrick is actually a Nazi sympathizer and has been harbouring [[RetiredMonster a former Wehrmacht soldier]] in his house. Fortunately, this revolves itself when he and said fugitive accidentally mix up Valium with the elderly Nazi's [[SuicidePill cyanide pills]] and [[AccidentalSuicide kill themselves]]. Unfortunately for Ted, Fitzpatrick left him all the memorabilia in his will.
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* ReassignedToAntarctica: In this example, more a case of "Reassigned ''back'' to Antarctica".
Antarctica" as Ted starts off at a fancy Dublin parish, only to be sent back to Craggy Island for [[StealingFromTheTill financial misconduct]].
* RedFlagRecreationMaterial: Ted borrows a copy of ''Literature/TheShining'' from Father Seamus Fitzpatrick... and it turns out that reading the extremely dark Stephen King novel is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Fitzpatrick's hobbies, as he's also an avid collector of World War II memorabilia - [[SociallyUnacceptableCollection all of which are from the Nazis]], leaving Ted deeply uncomfortable when he returns the book. Soon after, it turns out Fitzpatrick isactually in fact a full-on Nazi sympathizer and has even been harbouring [[RetiredMonster a an actual former Wehrmacht soldier]] Nazi]] in his house. Fortunately, this revolves itself when he and said fugitive accidentally mix up Valium with the elderly Nazi's [[SuicidePill cyanide pills]] and [[AccidentalSuicide kill themselves]]. Unfortunately for Ted, Fitzpatrick left him all the memorabilia in his will.
* RedFlagRecreationMaterial: Ted borrows a copy of ''Literature/TheShining'' from Father Seamus Fitzpatrick... and it turns out that reading the extremely dark Stephen King novel is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Fitzpatrick's hobbies, as he's also an avid collector of World War II memorabilia - [[SociallyUnacceptableCollection all of which are from the Nazis]], leaving Ted deeply uncomfortable when he returns the book. Soon after, it turns out Fitzpatrick is
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* SociallyUnacceptableCollection: Father Fitzpatrick's Nazi memorabilia, which he leaves to Ted in his will ... and which arrives at around the same time as Ted has told Mrs. Doyle to expect a delivery of material with which to redecorate the parochial house.
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* GodwinsLawOfFacialHair: After inviting the Chinese family to his home so he can apologise for his actions and explain himself, Ted sees them through a window and tries to wave at them. However, Ted was unknowingly standing behind a black spot on the window, giving him the toothbrush mustache and making his gestures resemble a Hitler salute, which upsets the family more.
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* AnAesop: Ill-timed, poorly thought out actions can damage or destroy one’s reputation.
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* AnAesop: AnAesop:
** Ill-timed, poorly thought out actions can damage or destroy one’sreputation.reputation.
** If you've been caught doing something offensive or upsetting, don't try to justify your actions or try to overcorrect them. Just apologize and try to make up for it by making smaller gestures instead of large ones.
** Ill-timed, poorly thought out actions can damage or destroy one’s
** If you've been caught doing something offensive or upsetting, don't try to justify your actions or try to overcorrect them. Just apologize and try to make up for it by making smaller gestures instead of large ones.
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* RedFlagRecreationMaterial: Ted borrows a copy of ''Literature/TheShining'' from Father Seamus Fitzpatrick... and it turns out that reading the extremely dark Stephen King novel is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Fitzpatrick's hobbies, as he's also an avid collector of World War II memorabilia - [[SociallyUnacceptableCollection all of which are from the Nazis]], leaving Ted deeply uncomfortable when he returns the book. Soon after, it turns out Fitzpatrick is actually a Nazi sympathizer and has been harbouring [[RetiredMonster a former Wehrmacht soldier]] in his house. Fortunately, this revolves itself when he and said fugitive accidentally mix up Valium with the elderly Nazi's [[SuicidePill cyanide pills]] and [[AccidentalSuicide kill themselves]]. Unfortunately for Ted, Fitzpatrick left him all the memorabilia in his will.
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* ConflictBall: Combined with IdiotBall. Ted gives a really obviously lame excuse for his "Chinaman" impression rather than immediately apologising to the Ying family -- mostly because the Yings would probably have just accepted the apology, and then the episode would have been over.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Ted calls [[Franchise/FlashGordon Ming the Merciless]] a 'notable Chinese person', ignorant of the fact that Ming the Merciless has nothing to do with the Ming dynasty and is not even from the planet Earth, let alone China. His roll call of famous Chinese also includes Mr. Miyagi, who is Japanese as well as fictional.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Ted calls refers to [[Franchise/FlashGordon Ming the Merciless]] as a 'notable "notable Chinese person', person" in his presentation, ignorant of the fact that Ming the Merciless has nothing to do with the Ming dynasty and is not ''not even from the planet Earth, Earth'', let alone China. His roll call of Among the other famous Chinese also includes people he mentions is [[Film/TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi, Miyagi]], who is actually Japanese as (as well as fictional.fictional).
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* ChekhovsGunman: Father Jack (namely his constant emerging from confined spaces due to his newly developed agoraphobia.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Father Jack (namely Jack, on account of his constant emerging from confined spaces due to his newly developed agoraphobia.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Ted calls [[Franchise/FlashGordon Ming the Merciless]] a 'notable Chinese person', ignorant of the fact that Ming the Merciless has nothing to do with the Ming dynasty and is not from planet Earth, let alone China. His roll call of famous Chinese also includes Mr. Miyagi, who is Japanese as well as fictional.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Ted calls [[Franchise/FlashGordon Ming the Merciless]] a 'notable Chinese person', ignorant of the fact that Ming the Merciless has nothing to do with the Ming dynasty and is not even from the planet Earth, let alone China. His roll call of famous Chinese also includes Mr. Miyagi, who is Japanese as well as fictional.
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* AnAesop: Ill-timed, poorly thought out actions can damage or destroy one’s reputation.
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* BriefAccentImitation: Ted’s Chinese accent
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* DiscriminateAndSwitch: Mrs Carberry initially appears to praise Ted and condemn the Chinese for stealing Craggy Island's jobs and women, but it turns out she was talking about the Greeks.
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* RacistGrandma: Mrs Carberry has less than flattering words on the Greeks.
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* RacistGrandma: Mrs Carberry has less than flattering words on the Greeks.wholeheartedly approves of Ted being racist.
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After winning the Golden Cleric in the previous episode, Ted is seemingly reaping the benefits, having been moved to a cushy parish in Dublin, performing church work in Paris, with good food, intelligent company and beautiful surroundings. Unfortunately, the parish accountant notices some discrepancies in Ted's 'expenses'...and he finds himself swiftly banished back to Craggy Island.
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After winning the Golden Cleric in [[Recap/FatherTedS2E11AChristmassyTed the previous episode, episode]], Ted is seemingly reaping the benefits, having been moved to a cushy parish in Dublin, performing church work in Paris, with good food, intelligent company and company, beautiful surroundings. surroundings, the prospect of a trip to Paris and free tickets for [[UsefulNotes/HorseRacing the races]]. Unfortunately, the parish accountant notices some discrepancies in Ted's 'expenses'...expenses ... and he finds himself swiftly banished back to Craggy Island.
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* GilliganCut: The Dublin parish accountant asks Ted to clarify a few things he put under "expenses". Cut to Dougal opening the parochial house door in the middle of a storm and being overjoyed to see a thoroughly bedraggled Ted.
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* GilliganCut: The Dublin parish accountant asks Ted to clarify a few things he put under "expenses". Cut to Dougal opening the Craggy Island parochial house door in the middle of a storm and being overjoyed to see a thoroughly bedraggled Ted.
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: At one point, Ted says [[Film/TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]] is a 'noteable Chinese person'. Miyagi is Japanese. And that's not the only time...
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* InterchangeableAsianCultures: At one point, Ted says [[Film/TheKarateKid Mr. Miyagi]] is a 'noteable "notable Chinese person'.person". Mr. Miyagi is Japanese. And that's not the only time...
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-->'''Fr. Fitzpatrick''': Let's see now, ''Humanae Vitae''. You know, sometimes I leaf through this to see just how far we've come. ''Celebration Of The Christian Mystery'', ''Daeus Canida'', ''Ventra Mepolo''... Ah, ''[[Literature/TheShining Stephen King's The Shining]]''.
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-->'''Fr. Fitzpatrick''': Let's see now, ''Humanae Vitae''. You know, sometimes I leaf through this to see just how far we've come. ''Celebration Of The Christian Mystery'', ''Daeus Canida'', ''Ventra Mepolo''... Ah, ''[[Literature/TheShining Mepolo'' ... ah, Stephen King's The Shining]]''.''Literature/TheShining''.
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-> ''I'm not a fascist, I'm a priest. Fascists go round dressed in black telling people what to do, whereas priests ... er ... more drink!''
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-> ''I'm not a fascist, I'm a priest. Fascists go round dressed in black telling people what to do, whereas priests ... er ... more drink!''
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-> ''I'm not a fascist, I'm a priest. Fascists go round dressed in black telling people what to do, whereas priests ... er ... more drink!''
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* FriendlyLocalChinatown: Craggy Island has one that Ted was completely oblivious to.
* FromBadToWorse: Ted manages to escape from an angry crowd pelting him with rotten eggs for being a racist by running into a nearby pub...only to find it full of Chinese patrons.
* FromBadToWorse: Ted manages to escape from an angry crowd pelting him with rotten eggs for being a racist by running into a nearby pub...only to find it full of Chinese patrons.
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* FriendlyLocalChinatown: Craggy Island has one that a surprisingly large one, which Ted was completely oblivious to.
has hitherto not noticed.
* FromBadToWorse: Ted manages to escape from an angry crowd pelting him with rotten eggs for being a racist by running into a nearbypub...pub ... only to find it full of Chinese patrons.
* FromBadToWorse: Ted manages to escape from an angry crowd pelting him with rotten eggs for being a racist by running into a nearby
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ted buggers up his second chance to rise up in the church. Apparently, the old "The money was just resting in my account" excuse didn't work this time either.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ted buggers up his second chance to rise up in the church. Apparently, the old "The "the money was just resting in my account" excuse didn't work this time either.
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* MistakenForRacist: The premise of the whole episode.
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* MistakenForRacist: The premise of the whole episode. Played with in that it starts out thanks to Ted doing something that actually ''is'' racist, but it gets blown out of proportion thanks to the combination of his failure to give an immediate apology, the islanders never paying any attention to what he says (and in some cases, using Ted's supposed racism to validate their own prejudices), and mishaps involving a perfectly square bit of dirt and Ted's inheriting a stash of Nazi memorabilia at a particularly inopportune moment.
