culture based on popular literary and media works after this episode. The episode's cold open recap sequence is a parody of NYPD Blues "shaky camera" technique, and its post-credits scene, in which Father Jessup flicks his lighter on and off inside Jack's underpants hamper, is a reference to The Vanishing. The episode also features Brennan comparing Father Jack to the Kraken, a legendary sea monster, and a reference to a previous forfeit of Byrne's involving him saying "bollocks" in front of Irish president Mary Robinson. References External links "Kicking Bishop Brennan Up the Arse" at Channel 4 1998 British television episodes Father Ted episodes