a b Lewis, Tim (May 14, 2023). " 'I'm pleased as pie!': Jason Sudeikis on Ted Lasso – and lessons in kindness". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023 . Retrieved May 16, 2023. Ted tells Nate, “Call me Dumbo, because I’m all ears.” Disney’s Dumbo was based on a picture book, Dumbo, the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson-Mayer and Harold Pearl. Hot Stove League, Korean drama series about a general manager with no experience in baseball hired to lead a struggling baseball team Ted's wife, Michelle, and son, Henry, finally arrive, and they have fun together as a family until Ted finds his wife in tears. She confides in him that, although she desperately wishes this was not true, she doesn't love him anymore and has no idea why. She promises to keep trying regardless. Keeley attends a promotion shoot she had organized for Jamie. Rebecca and Roy both seem concerned that Keeley is wasting her time with Jamie, but Keeley reassures them that her relationship with Jamie is over. On the field, Jamie continues to refuse to pass to his teammates and scores goals alone, leading fans and commentators to believe that AFC Richmond is solely reliant on Jamie. Ted sees how bad this is for the team's morale and benches Jamie right before half-time. This is met with harsh criticism from fans. Unfazed, Ted encourages his team to embrace change and believe in themselves. The team works together and manages to break the 2–2 tie to win the match. Ted, Beard, and Nate rejoice with the team. Later that evening, Ted tells Michelle that she does not need to try for his sake to make their marriage work, bidding her and their son farewell. Katy Wix as Barbara (season 3), CFO of KJPR. Her practical, no-nonsense personality often clashes with Keeley's sunny personality.

Petski, Denise (March 4, 2021). " 'Ted Lasso': Sarah Niles Joins Season 2 Cast Of Apple Comedy As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021 . Retrieved March 4, 2021. You see, Jamie and Dani are like Picasso and Gauguin…they’re artists. And, Colin, you paint too, but your work doesn’t end up in museums. It hangs at…Well, you’re like a painting at a Holiday Inn. You don’t inspire. You don’t move people. You’re there. You cover a bloodstain. You do the job, so just do the job.”Moreau, Jordan; Schneider, Michael (July 12, 2023). "Emmys 2023: The Complete Nominations List". Variety . Retrieved July 13, 2023. This is definitely not a deliberate reference, but when they learn that they possibly have 400 ghosts, Colin replies, “That’s too many ghosts.”

Hailu, Selome (June 6, 2022). " 'Ted Lasso' Season 3 Being Written as the Final Season, Says Brett Goldstein". Variety. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022 . Retrieved June 22, 2022. This episode, Ted is telling Sharon how much anger he has for his late father. She asks him what he loved about him. Ted tells Sharon that when he was in fifth or sixth grade, he didn’t do his assigned reading of Johnny Tremain, so his dad stayed up all night reading him and gave him the bullet points so that he could pass a test. Johnny Tremain is a story about a 14-year-old involved in the Revolutionary War, so it could be a nod to Ted having to grow up so young when his father died. But talking about this memory also helps him to remember his dad in a different light, and he talks about how much he regrets not telling him he was a good father. It’s an opportunity to worth through some of the emotions he’s been repressing — and, possibly, allow space for Ted to accept that he himself is a good father, coach, friend. Other Books In Episode 10 Anthony Head as Rupert Mannion (season 3; recurring season 1; guest season 2), Rebecca's vindictive, philandering ex-husband, the former owner of AFC Richmond, and the current owner of West Ham United. [10] Mike Bassett: Manager, 2005 British comedy series, a follow-up to the film which sees an unsuccessful coach on a bad run of form taking over as the new manager of his late father's former team.But while the momentary appearance of Fitzgerald’s overrated sophomore novel may reek of high-brow literature, the show doesn’t succumb to literary arrogance. A major plotline within the third episode is the personal development of aging star Roy Kent, to whom Ted gives a copy of the YA novel A Wrinkle in Time. During Christmas, Ted unsuccessfully tries to spend time over the phone with Henry and Michelle, and becomes dejected and starts drinking afterwards. Rebecca, suspecting Ted would feel alone in his first post-divorce Christmas, brings him along to give gifts to underprivileged children across town. Roy and Keeley learn Phoebe's classmate is bullying her for bad breath; they trace the problem to the antihistamine she takes for a cat allergy, and take Phoebe to make amends with her bully using handwritten notes. Higgins and his family host a Christmas party for foreign players who are unable to visit their families at home. Ted and Rebecca join the party, performing Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) with a street band they gave money to earlier on the road outside the Higgins' house. Topel, Fred (June 2, 2022). " 'Ted Lasso' Season 3: Brendan Hunt 'Really Can't Say for Sure That This Will Be the Last' ". Showbizz Cheat Sheet. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022 . Retrieved November 30, 2022. Ted says, about the newspaper article coming out about him, “Unlike Lieutenant Kaffee, I actually can handle the truth.” Famously, in A Few Good Men, based on the play by the same name, Colonel Jessup tells Lieutenant Kaffee in court, “You can’t handle the truth!” Schwartz, Ryan (September 17, 2021). "Ted Lasso's Brendan Hunt Breaks Down 'Beard After Hours,' Reveals the One Scene He Looks at With a 'Bit of Regret' ". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 19, 2021 . Retrieved September 19, 2021.

Beard is reading Coaching Soccer for Dummies and Inverting the Pyramid on the plane, showing his dedication to learning the particulars of the game.

Richmond enjoys an unprecedented five-game winning streak with Zava on the team, culminating in a win away at Old Trafford against Manchester United. Sam takes the team to celebrate at his yet-to-open Nigerian restaurant, Ola's. Ted is disturbed to learn that his ex-wife Michelle is dating their former couple's therapist, Dr. Jacob; both Sharon and Sassy validate his concern that it is an ethical violation. Jamie feels overshadowed by Zava's stardom; Roy offers to train him. Rebecca visits her mother's psychic Tish, who tells her she will one day be a mother; Rebecca angrily rebuffs Tish as a fraud, but is later stunned when Sam hands her one of the green matchbooks he is giving out to the team, in line with one of Tish's premonitions. Colin introduces his boyfriend Michael to the team as just a friend, but Trent spots them kissing in private while leaving the restaurant.