S03E12 - So Long, Farewell
No: 34 | Season: 3 Episode: 12 | Air Date: 31-May-23 | Runtime: 75 mins
Summary
Season finale. AFC Richmond play their final match of the season
Director and Writers
Director: Declan Lowney
Writers: Brendan Hunt & Joe Kelly & Jason Sudeikis
Quotes
Coach Beard: Those ropes are not garbage. Some of it's dirty on purpose.
Roy: Just ask me what I'm thinking about.
Keeley: What are you thinking about?
Roy: Stuff.
Jamie: Are you hungry?
Roy: Well, you're still in training, but you can watch me eat a kebab.
Sassy: Oh! That is a lot of blood.
Barbara: Yes! (stands and claps) Whoo! Whoo! Finally.
Music
"So Long, Farewell" by Ted Lasso Cast (Derived from "The Sound of Music") (The team gives Ted and Beard a farewell song)
"Waterfall" by The Stone Roses (When Keeley enters the office and leaves gifts for Beard and Ted)
"Shadows (feat. Debbie Harry)" by Future Islands (Roy and Jamie having beers at Bones and Honey)
"In Between Days" by Ben Folds Five (As the fans arrive for the game)
"A Beautiful Game" by Ed Sheeran (Plays over Beard's video)
"Father and Son" by Yusef / Cat Stevens (Final montage)
"Flight Test" by The Flaming Lips (End Credits)
Notes and Trivia
"Jaws" was mentioned by Ted as an example for a perfect film while Coach Beard referred to "Back to the Future" as a perfect film.
In a reference to the character Dwight Schrute of "The Office" (US version) Nate refers as himself as the "Assistant TO the clubhouse attendant."
When they were discussing the four tenets of their success, and looking for #4, Coach Beard drew three figures on the board: A person holding a scarf with the team name, a red heart with a face and limbs shaking the hand of a blue brain with a face and limbs. This is all done in reference to a similar diagram drawn in the Arsenal "All or Nothing" documentary. It turns out that Brendan Hunt, who plays Coach Beard, is an Arsenal fan.
Near the end, Keeley's business sign now says "KBPR", presumable meaning "Keeley Barbara Public Relations."
Nate's repair of the "Believe" sign with gold colored glue is a reference to S03E03 "4-5-1" where Tish tells Rebecca about the Japanese art of kintsugi, which is repairing items with gold to make it even better.
When Ted is browsing the news stand at the airport, the following juicy callbacks were revealed.
- Rebecca chose to sell shares to Richmond season holders and Richmond residents
- Ms. Kakes is going to be a contestant on Lust Conquers All
- Bex lands a book deal for placenta recipes
- Shandy Fine launched her dating app, "StarF*kr"
- One headline reads "Jack Danvers is no longer daddy's little girl."
- Zava returns to football, joining Los Angeles FC.
- Ajax wins The Eredivisie in the Netherlands
- Zoreaux is going to star in the Jean-Claude Van Damme remake of "Escape to Victory."
- "Pep in your step", Pep Guardiola unveils a clothing line for men with perfect silhouettes
- An article about "The quiet genius of Leslie Higgins."
- Isaac McAdoo is featured in the football magazine.
The final two songs in this episode are related in a strange way, as Yusef (Cat Stevens) won a plagiarism lawsuit against the Flaming Lips for their song "Fight Test". Yusef won 75% of the royalties for that song because of its similarity to his song "Father and Son."
At the end when Mae straightens the picture of Geronimo, it is a sendup to the final episode of "Cheers" where the character Sam Malone does the same before closing the bar for the night.
In the soccer game at the end, Ted's son is wearing #9 in a tribute to Jamie Tartt.
Goofs
When McAdoo prepared to take the penalty for AFC Richmond, the commentator says he's taking it from 18 yards. That distance would actually be the edge of the box, however the spot was located more like 12 yards from the goal.
Locations
Details about common filming locations such as The Crown and Anchor Pub, The Dog Pound Stadium and The Richmond Greyhounds practise field can be found here.
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Cast
Starring | Jason Sudeikis | Ted Lasso |
Starring | Hannah Waddingham | Rebecca Welton |
Starring | Jeremy Swift | Leslie Higgins |
Starring | Phil Dunster | Jamie Tartt |
Starring | Brett Goldstein | Roy Kent |
Starring | Brendan Hunt | Coach Beard |
Starring | Nick Mohammed | Nathan Shelley |
Starring | Anthony Head | Rupert Mannion |
Starring | Toheeb Jimoh | Sam Obisanya |
Starring | Cristo Fernandez | Dani Rojas |
Starring | Kola Bokinni | Isaac McAdoo |
Starring | Billy Harris | Colin Hughes |
Starring | James Lance | Trent Crimm |
Starring (With) | Juno Temple | Keeley Jones |
Guest Starring | Sarah Niles | Dr. Sharon Fieldstone |
Guest Starring | Andrea Anders | Michelle Lasso |
Guest Starring | Annette Badland | Mae |
Guest Starring | Adam Colborne | Baz |
Guest Starring | Bronson Webb | Jeremy |
Guest Starring | Kevin Garry | Paul |
Guest Starring | Ellie Taylor | Flo 'Sassy' Collins |
Guest Starring | Katy Wix | Barbara |
Guest Starring | Edyta Budnik | Jade |
Guest Starring | Kieran O'Brien | James Tartt |
Guest Starring | Bill Fellows | George Cartrick |
Guest Starring | Mike O'Gorman | Jacob Brianson |
Guest Starring | Patrick Baladi | John Wingsnight |
Guest Starring | Harriet Walter | Deborah Welton |
Co-Starring | Moe Jeudy-Lamour | Thierry Zoreaux |
Co-Starring | Stephen Manas | Richard Montlaur |
Co-Starring | Moe Hashim | Moe Bumbercatch |
Co-Starring | David Elsendoorn | Jan Maas |
Co-Starring | Charlie Hiscock | Will Kitman |
Co-Starring | Matteo van der Grijn | Matthijs |
Co-Starring | Gus Turner | Henry |
Co-Starring | Mark Kempner | Kenneth the Bus Driver |
Co-Starring | Tom Cotcher | Mr. Mann |
Co-Starring | Thierry Henry | Himself |
Co-Starring | Gary Lineker | Himself |
Co-Starring | Sam Liu | Michael |
Co-Starring | Phoebe Walsh | Jane |
Co-Starring | Mary Roscoe | Julie Higgins |
Co-Starring | Victoria Elliott | Jessica |
Co-Starring | Martin Bishop | Richard |
Co-Starring | Darren Strange | Dan |
Co-Starring | Elodie Blomfield | Phoebe |
Co-Starring | Alice Brittain | Emma |
Co-Starring | Jane Bertish | Megan |
Co-Starring | Mark Lewis | Harold |
Co-Starring | Shannon Hayes | Soccer Girl |
Co-Starring | Jadran Malkovich | Disco |
Co-Starring | Bill Skinner | Tommy |
Co-Starring | Charlie Rawes | Darren |
Co-Starring | Charlotte Spencer | Red |
Co-Starring | Susanna Redhead | Jelka |
Co-Starring | Hugh Futcher | Nigel |
Co-Starring | Ruth D'Silva | Mina |
Co-Starring | Peter Landi | Lloyd Shelley |
Co-Starring | Neelam Bakshi | Maria |
Co-Starring | Karen Johal | Nicole |
Co-Starring | Peter Rethinasamy | Ali |
Co-Starring | Daya Nanda | Sophia |
Co-Starring | Spencer Jones | Derek |
Co-Starring | Daniel Hayde | Lindsay Higgins |
Co-Starring | Jake Hawkins | Dana Higgins |
Co-Starring | Freddie Samuels | Kris Higgins |
Co-Starring | Alfie Smith | Stevie Higgins |
Co-Starring | Thomas Aitch | Terry Higgins |
Co-Starring | Arlo White | Himself |
Co-Starring | Chris Powell | Himself |
Co-Starring | Marcus Onilude | Marcus |
Co-Starring | Lloyd Griffith | Lloyd |
Co-Starring | Guy Porritt | Gary |
Co-Starring | Anna Martine Freeman | Sarah |