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* StatusQuoIsGod: Ted has a chance to leave Craggy Island, but does not do so.

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* StatusQuoIsGod: Ted has a chance Ted, who had previously got to leave Craggy Island, Island only to be [[Recap/FatherTedS3E1AreYouRightThereFatherTed sent right back there]], has another chance to leave, but does not do so.

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* {{Eagleland}}: Very much the second type. A Hollywood-style priest called Buzz Cagney whose parish rakes in millions a year and allows him serving girls in his luxurious parochial house tries to con Ted into being the priest in an area of LA riddled with gangs.

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* {{Eagleland}}: Very much the second type. A Hollywood-style priest called Buzz Cagney Cagney, whose parish rakes in millions a year and allows him serving girls in his luxurious parochial house house, tries to con Ted into being the priest in an area of LA riddled with gangs.



* GeniusBonus: Ted introduces Dougal as his ''Curate'', which is a real position in the Catholic Church for junior assistants to parish priests.

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* CreditsMontage: Sees out the episode and the entire series.

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* CreditsMontage: Sees out the episode and the entire series.series, before returning to the parochial house as Ted and Dougal wish each other good night.



* ImagineSpot: When Ted can't bring himself to tell Dougal, Mrs Doyle and Jack that they can't come to America he imagines them as a Beagal, a little girl and a singing grandad-type respectively.

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* GeniusBonus: Ted introduces Dougal as his ''Curate'', which is a real position in the Catholic Church for junior assistants to parish priests.
* ImagineSpot: When Ted can't bring himself to tell Dougal, Mrs Doyle and Jack that they can't come to America he imagines them as a Beagal, a little girl and a singing grandad-type respectively. He finds the last example so unbelievable that he goes for a lie down.



* OhCrap: Ted realises he'll be sent to a parish in a violent area of Los Angeles and not a glamorous one.

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* OhCrap: Ted realises Ted, realising he'll be sent to a parish in a violent area of Los Angeles and not a glamorous one.one, demands the plane stop and let him off. Buzz corrects him that the planes hasn't moved yet, but he leaves anyway.
* PetTheDog: Ted tries very hard to cheer Father Kevin up while playing Ludo, even not-so-subtly hinting to Dougal to play along with letting him win.

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-> ''The anti-Santa!''

Having saved the life of a suicidal fellow-priest, Ted gets a call from Father Buzz Cagney in Los Angeles, inviting him to work with him. Ted is excited but lacks the heart to tell Dougal, Jack and Mrs Doyle that they cannot go with him. However when Ted learns that his prospective parish is actually located in a run-down and violent part of LA he decides against going -- much to the relief of the others -- and resigns himself to the fact that he will probably never leave Craggy Island.



* BaitAndSwitch: One of the parishoners, discussing Ted's latest sermon.
--> '''Eugene''': Ah Father, that sermon today. ''[Beat]'' Frankly, it bored the arse off me.



* DrivenToSuicide: Father Kevin until Ted talks him off the window ledge. And then back again when Father Kevin overhears Music/{{Radiohead}}. The original script ended with a depressed Ted joining Kevin on a ledge as the final gag.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Father Kevin Kevin, until Ted talks him off the window ledge. And then back again when Father Kevin overhears Music/{{Radiohead}}. The original script ended with a depressed Ted joining Kevin on a ledge as the final gag.



* LiteralMinded: Ted thinks Buzz actually 'wipes (his) ass with $400 dollars'.

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* LiteralMinded: Ted thinks Ted's reaction to what Buzz actually 'wipes (his) says he does with $400...
--> '''Buzz''': You know what I do with $400? I wipe my
ass with $400 dollars'.it.
--> '''Ted''': Good God. And can that still be used as legal tender?


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* StatusQuoIsGod: Ted has a chance to leave Craggy Island, but does not do so.
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* AngstWhatAngst: In-universe. After Ted calls off his plans for America, he finally breaks the news to the others that they aren't going, only for them to be incredibly nonchalant about it, much to Ted's exasperation.
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* AngstWhatAngst: In-universe. After Ted calls off his plans for America, he finally breaks the news to the others that they aren't going, only for them to be incredibly nonchalant about it, much to Ted's exasperation.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Father Kevin until Ted talks him off the window ledge. And then back again when Father Kevin overhears Music/{{Radiohead}}.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Father Kevin until Ted talks him off the window ledge. And then back again when Father Kevin overhears Music/{{Radiohead}}. The original script ended with a depressed Ted joining Kevin on a ledge as the final gag.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Father Kevin until Ted talks him off the window ledge. And then back again when Father Kevin overhears Radiohead.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Father Kevin until Ted talks him off the window ledge. And then back again when Father Kevin overhears Radiohead.Music/{{Radiohead}}.


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* ShoutOut: When Ted discusses a fictional Creator/HarrisonFord film with Dougal, the details mentioned are identical to those of ''Firestorm'', a fictional film previously described by characters in ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''.
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* Eagleland: Very much the second type. A Hollywood-style priest called Buzz Cagney whose parish rakes in millions a year and allows him serving girls in his luxurious parochial house tries to con Ted into being the priest in an area of LA riddled with gangs.

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* Eagleland: {{Eagleland}}: Very much the second type. A Hollywood-style priest called Buzz Cagney whose parish rakes in millions a year and allows him serving girls in his luxurious parochial house tries to con Ted into being the priest in an area of LA riddled with gangs.
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* Eagleland: Very much the second type. A Hollywood-style priest called Buzz Cagney whose parish rakes in millions a year and allows him serving girls in his luxurious parochial house tries to con Ted into being the priest in an area of LA riddled with gangs.

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* {{Gangsterland}}: Where Ted nearly ends up.



* OhCrap: Ted realises he'll be sent to a parish in a violent area of Los Angeles.
* RunningGag: Ted's fluffy bottom which even Buzz over in the States has heard about.

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* OhCrap: Ted realises he'll be sent to a parish in a violent area of Los Angeles.
Angeles and not a glamorous one.
* RunningGag: Ted's fluffy bottom bottom, which even Buzz over in the States has heard about.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Father Kevin until Ted talks him off the window ledge.

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* DrivenToSuicide: Father Kevin until Ted talks him off the window ledge. And then back again when Father Kevin overhears Radiohead.
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* RunningGag: Ted's fluffy bottom which even Buzz over in the States has heard about.

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* RunningGag: Ted's fluffy bottom which even Buzz over in the States has heard about.about.
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''"Night, Dougal."''

''"Night, Ted."''
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* BodyHorror: Jack, as usual. This time his horrible nails.
* CreditsMontage: Sees out the episode and the entire series.
* DrivenToSuicide: Father Kevin until Ted talks him off the window ledge.
* ImagineSpot: When Ted can't bring himself to tell Dougal, Mrs Doyle and Jack that they can't come to America he imagines them as a Beagal, a little girl and a singing grandad-type respectively.
* LiteralMinded: Ted thinks Buzz actually 'wipes (his) ass with $400 dollars'.
* MistakenForGay: Buzz thinks Dougal and Ted are a couple.
* OhCrap: Ted realises he'll be sent to a parish in a violent area of Los Angeles.
* RunningGag: Ted's fluffy bottom which even Buzz over in the States has heard about.

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