Ted Lasso: 10 Memes Only True Fans Will Understand | ScreenRant
Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso is one of the most, if not the most, heartwarming new streaming series. It has earned several Emmy nominations, with lead actor Jason Sudeikis already winning a Golden Globe for the first season. It's tough to pick the most hilarious characters from Ted Lasso, as each of them are funny and endearing in their own way.
It's no surprise, given how much Ted Lasso viewers love the show and how compelling the characters are, that fans have taken it upon themselves to commemorate the popularity and notable moments of the show with a variety of internet memes.
10 Me Watching Every Week
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"Futbol is life!" Ted Lasso fans are very familiar with the endearing mantra Dani Rojas repeated over and over again when he first joined Richmond FC. While Dani isn't the most intelligent character on Ted Lasso, there's something about him that made fans, and even the team, feel great. He was always so happy and excited and truly grateful to be able to play soccer, which was his life's passion.
The same genuine smile Dani gave whenever he was in a room is exactly the same smile fans of Ted Lasso have when they watch a new episode of the show each week.
9 Higgins Can Work Anywhere
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This is just one of many memes circulating Ted Lasso fan communities showing Higgins sitting with his computer in just about any scenario, from behind the scenes in important news broadcasts to sitting in the stands with Ted in the opening credits of Ted Lasso, to this scene on a park bench with Sad Keanu.
Only true fans will understand the joke, of course, which is that Higgins graciously gave up his office to the new team therapist, insisting that he would be fine and could work from anywhere. Through the subsequent episodes, he was seen working everywhere in the stadium from in the team's workout room to the broom closet.
8 The World Right Now
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Anyone who has watched Ted Lasso knows that it's exactly the type of heartwarming and sweet show the world needs right now, particularly in the midst of a global pandemic. For some, it feels like the Earth is literally on fire with so much strife happening and lots of discord among people about how to handle the various crises on the planet.
But those who have watched the show find that it provides a welcome escape from a reality. It's the type of show that makes viewers feel good inside after each episode, even despite, as this meme suggests, the world burning around them.
7 Preach The Gospel Of Ted Lasso
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In the actual scene depicted in this meme, Rebecca, one of the most powerful character on Ted Lasso, is describing her method for feeling powerful before entering a board room or meeting with a bunch of men who might otherwise look down on her or not take her seriously.
The image also works perfectly for the purposes of this meme, which plays into the fact that the character of Roy Kent is a favorite among fans. Friends and family who have never watched the show or don't subscribe to Apple TV+ might feel the wrath of friends who beg them to watch, preaching like it's a gospel of some kind.
6 What My Kids See
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Fans love the character of Roy Kent, who is angry, bitter, and foul-mouthed most of the time. The face he gives when he is upset can shoot daggers at anyone in his path. It also doubles perfectly as the face a parent might give if their teenager came home after curfew thinking they could creep back into their bedroom unnoticed.
Imagine, however, seeing a parent, fully awake, sitting in the dark with this look, ready to catch their child in the act. It's terrifying, almost like a horror movie. And while Kent wasn't really terrible like the meme makes him look, true fans will understand the reference.
5 It Has Been A Long Week
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Ted Lasso is the type of show that's perfect to watch at the end of a rough week, which is why it's great that new episodes are released every Friday. Once fans feel spent from work and other obligations, they can sit back with a good drink and some popcorn to indulge in their favorite show.
The meme also perfectly represents the two sides of the main character. Ted is upbeat and happy-go-lucky most of the time, but he sometimes falls into a spell of darkness and anxiety. It's what makes Ted so relatable as well.
4 Watching For The 10th Time
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Everyone knows that person who, instead of investing in a new show after finishing one they liked, will simply watch the same show again and again. Ted Lasso is one of the shows that fits into this category, as it's a show that only gets better the second, or even third, time around.
This meme is one of the most used and recognized on the internet, and anyone who's even casually online has probably seen it with plenty of different captions. Thus, it was only a matter of time before one was created relating to Ted Lasso.
3 Sam Can Do No Wrong
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Sam is a fan-favorite character, the sweet and soft-spoken football player who was a rising star on the team and the apple of his father's eye. He always did proud for his family and culture, including when he refused to star in an ad campaign for a Dubai-based oil company that was harming his home nation.
This meme perfectly encapsulates how fans feel about the character: the young man and talented player can do no wrong in anyone's eyes. His relationship with Rebecca is also ranked as one of the best relationships on Ted Lasso.
2 Unsolicited Recommendations
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Anyone who has watched Ted Lasso knows that it immediately leads to recommendations to friends and family members that they should watch it because it's so great. Like many other shows that some people tend to take their time to watch, Ted Lasso fans watch, then want to get as many others to watch as well so they can discuss the best moments.
In any other scenario, a swear jar would be completely full. But when it comes to the show, chances are those who haven't yet watched have received tons of unsolicited recommendations that they should tune in, stat.
1 Ned Flanders, Is That You?
Fans might not have noticed the uncanny resemblance between Ted Lasso and the Simpsons character Ned Flanders. Not only do they share a signature mustache, but Lasso also has the same upbeat, sometimes nauseatingly nice, personality that Flanders is known for. It's a look that Jason Sudeikis hasn't sported in any of his other best roles.
It was also revealed in one of the most memorable scenes of Ted Lasso that the title character is left-handed, a well-known fact about Flanders as well. This same meme appears with different sayings on the white board, but this one is by far one of the funniest.