"Ted Lasso" - Be Curious

In the show "Ted Lasso", Ted is a fish out of water as he is an American football coach hired to coach a fictional English Premier League team. In this scene, Ted reminds us all to be curious. I used this clip to share about how leaders can be curious in their ministry. Watch the clip and see the reflection at ymsidekick.com/2020/11/09/the....
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[@LcfcJayy]

"Better manners when I'm holding a dart...please" even with a mild threat he's polite

[@Loiyaboy]

and the best part is that he does it not after he is insulted as a "hillbillly" but after Rebecca is insulted.

[@owenlewis7928]

My right ear enjoyed the heck outta this

[@DougHanson2769]

Yep.

[@PopcornedPlanet]

God this show is incredible, but this scene took it next level

[@nicolasfeduccia3954]

Naw what made this show was the divorce and goodbye scene between him and michelle.

[@stevechance150]

I lost my dad this year. This scene hits hard now... harder than before.

[@Videosidonetook]

i love ted lasso more ted hates you he told

[@Fakeaorta]

This speech is also for the bar patrons, the citizens of Richmond, the players, Rebecca, and Trent Grimm. When Ted is talking about 'Be curious, not judgmental, he is basically talking to EVERYONE at the same time, not just Rupert. They all underestimated him.

[@MrOmgwaffles]

Both agree and disagree. From a meta level, as a TV it definitely is what you said. But I believe in the world of the show, Ted isn't being snarky or clever or anything. He feels bad for Rebecca and is trying genuinely just to teach Rupurts something. That's what makes this so wholesome for me. He's not dunking on the bad guy for the sake of it. He's trying to help even the worst person.

[@Fakeaorta]

@@MrOmgwaffles Yes, Ted is standing up for Rebecca at the same time he is talking about what everyone except for Coach Beard thinks of him as a coach. Rebecca later admitted she hired Ted because she thought he would fail. At the moment Ted thinks she also has faith in him. Ted most likely would have challenged Rupert even after Rebecca's confession.

[@dimemega00]

​@@MrOmgwaffles I feel this but honestly both of your answers both can exist at once.

[@colt1903]

All of the above😊

[@shaneg9081]

@@colt1903 Such a Ted Lasso way to respond!

[@joanminnery]

Standing ovation at the end of this series and assuredly after THIS scene. One of the greatest ... EVER!!!!

[@phorne96]

I’ve watched this scene dozens of times. It’s one of my favorite in the whole series. But, it just occurred to me that Ted foreshadows what he’s gonna do to Rupert when he asks about snooker. “Snookered” being a term for being lured in to a trap unknowingly.

[@jsw309]

Could be wrong, but calling him “rupe a dupes” made me think of the “rope a dope” strategy, too. Sure felt like Ted was giving multiple hints that Rupers should take an out if Rupert would have listened instead of being so arrogant.

[@UXtatic]

❤❤❤ooooo. Love that!!!

[@thehammer3193]

@@jsw309 and @phorne96 Both you guys just blew my mind. I already loved this scene but damn!!! that is some amazing writing. And great job catching these little clues. You guys rock!

[@shaneg9081]

Possibly the best scene in TV period.

[@1235368]

I can't begin to imagine how this scene changed my life. Especially when he say "if they were curious they would have asked me, have you played a lot of DART ted ?" It our ego of assumed achievements we tend to ignore that there is always someone far better and far accomplished than us

[@paradowski12]

This show made me come to terms with the loss of my father that happened 20 years ago. I didnt even know i still had it in me till i heard Ted talk about it... Its a masterpiece this show. Be curious is going on a wall in my workplace soon, its a good guidance on how to think

[@Champs-ek7lh]

He literally asked Ted if he liked darts, and Ted said no.

[@stevechance150]

"There's always a bigger fish".

[@brendanhart517]

@@Champs-ek7lh played it a lot but he probably doesn’t like it as much since his father passed

[@Dom_Wotila]

@@Champs-ek7lh he asked if he liked darts, not how often he played darts 🤓

[@KasbashPlays]

"Better manners when I'm holding a dart, please" - Manners maketh the man indeed.

[@Erdrick68]

Ted let the friendly facade slip for a second. Do not piss that man off.

[@Butterflier00]

@@Erdrick68 never test a nice person. when we get mad...hell screams.

[@OlympusMadeMe88]

Speaks volumes how well written and delivered this piece is

[@thehammer3193]

This is one of my favorite scenes, from any show EVER!!!! This show was amazing.

[@rk41gator]

This segment should be used all over our country in both High School English and history classes.....especially in Texas and Florida.

[@bobbarker5855]

"Better manners while I'm holding the darts". Said with a smile on his face and steel in his eyes.

[@ethanhorn6093]

Mae the Bartender is one of the few people in the UK Ted met who was courteous without judgement when talking to him. Seeing her smiling so brightly when she realizes Ted is about to smoke Rupert is amazing, especially since she knows Rupert.

[@Eddiefresh]

The most inspiring speeches in Apple TV history! Hands down!

[@TomPounder]

YES!

[@MyFragranceTrail]

In any show’s history

[@Ronicus1]

@@MyFragranceTrail Bullseye

[@Skaz1hiphop]

I’ve watched this scene so many times, amazing

[@TomPounder]

It's one of my favorite scenes of the season.

[@thedudeabides7652]

This speech could transcend any interaction in life.

[@bearlyalive9669]

I can make up half the views just by the amount of times I have rewatched this

[@Kas58223]

When Ted started talking about people always underestimating him that just stood out to me and yes I do that be curious not judgemental and ask questions

[@zacharyelghatit3890]

I wonder if it's difficult for Rupert to not admire Ted in this moment and think he may do well for the club. It's really such a surprising and symbolic scene. This adds to the fact that even the lads who commonly root against for him cheer for Ted when he wins. I feel like he has the look that he respects Ted from then on, even if sometimes his character masks it.

[@MrOmgwaffles]

I think the wonderful fun of the writing is that Rupurt, much like real narcissists, just can't see how Ted is being so chipper and wants to take it as a challenge or fight, when really Ted is Trying to diffuse the situation and teach him something.

[@loganfogle7796]

God, I think even before this scene I underestimated the show. I knew it had depth to it, but this just drove it home that this show was gonna be an all-timer.

[@Kas58223]

The panic scene and this had me for this show

[@nathanleak3016]

This show is Amazing! And this episode, and Especially this scene was what really brought this show to a whole level. This show has great potential to be one of the greats.

[@YoMamasLlama22]

Man For some reason “hey! Better manners when I’m holding the dart” almost made me cry

[@prakharjain9801]

I feel you.

[@zeBorat420]

I think the best part of this scene is actually Mae. She doesn’t smile, at first, because she doesn’t believe he can pull off the win. As soon as he began a story and hit the shot without finishing? She was wise enough to know who the hustler was. Even looked at the would be after his line, with no change of the face. Joy for what was to come

[@patrickn8355]

Be curious. Not judgemental.

[@timmytv7554]

One of the greatest scenes in TV history

[@prakharjain9801]

1:19! What a scene!

[@johnmckeon3468]

Barbecue sauce!

[@frankchiappone7302]

Bull's EYE is a brand of BBQ sauce.

[@chino581991]

This scene brings me so much joy

[@UKShazad]

Not going to cry!

[@alichehab5804]

awesome

[@cherublover]

Ted Lasso, one of the best series I have ever seen.

[@scottvisovatti7446]

Hahaha. I love this show! Nice vid btw u guys.

[@b.freanch227]

CLASSIC !!!

[@craigcorkill]

"BBQ Sauce" ... best one-liner EVER!

[@frankchiappone7302]

Bull's EYE is a brand of BBQ sauce.

[@elynnefitzmorris7516]

My favorite scene in the whole show.

[@deejaypile]

Barbecue Sauce! Let Ted be Ted!

[@selewachm]

Best scene ever. BTW, not a Walt Whiltman quote.

[@robfab5204]

What I love about this, is that even when Ted wins the match, he's not a dick about it. It. All he does is give Rupert that look, tell him good game, and then he's on his way. Way. He's back to drinking with Rebecca and the rest of the bar patrons. He's not like haha I won in yout face. Also, Ted was clever enough to start throwing his darts with his right hand to immediately fool Rupert into thinking he wasn't good at darts. This man planned out his destruction

[@trostol]

Rupert knew he was done in after that first trip 50 and he was taking a drink

[@Videosidonetook]

i lov e ted lasso so much made a ted lasso ginger bread house and ate it all in one go cause i love ted lasso please ted make my christmas

[@jeanlucpedanou608]

What episode is this?

[@kortis18]

1x7 I believe

[@liljackypaper]

@@kortis18 1x8

[@titleistprov69]

Bbq sauce

[@jonlukevandam]

Holy crap he says he would watch You Got Mail but prefers Sleepless In Seattle in season 3

[@texas70.32]

“Barbecue sauce.”

[@frankchiappone7302]

Bull's EYE is a brand of BBQ sauce.

[@jflores85]

The way they through the word "Hillbilly" around makes it sound so damn demeaning. damn

[@scottbender9056]

What’s that pool game you have here? Sounds like a brand of cookies? Snookered?

[@jamesbrown6646]

Rupert was curious... he asked at the beginning "Do you like darts Ted?". Ted responded with "I'm more of a cornhole man". Great speech, but while Rupert was curious, Ted was evasive.

[@richardii5989]

I dont see it as curious as much as it is leading.. Rupert knows how good he himself is at darts, the question is more a lead into possibly embarrassing Ted.. If it were benign he would have volunteered his proficiency instead of betting

[@WaWa1399]

But he said “do you like darts”. Not “have you played a lot of darts”. Two very different questions

[@hastyscorpion]

@@WaWa1399 not really though they are pretty similar questions.

[@sloppyjoe1994]

@@hastyscorpion they are different questions. Rupert asked if he liked darts, not if he played a lot which is very different. I love football but I’m not good at it. Ted answers the question truthfully, he’s more of a cornhole man. It’s possible he loved darts when he was 10-16 years old as it was tied into spending time with his dad. When his dad passed, it’s also possible his opinion of darts changes as it could be a painful of reminder of what was taken away from him.

[@metalbrock57]

Ted is talking about genuine curiosity. Ralph is just saying this to try to bait him into a game

[@thetonesstir]

Not really the point but Rupert did ask Ted if he liked darts

[@philsswweightlossdiary2944]

Asked him if he liked darts, not if he’d ever played darts. That was Ted’s point.

[@Ponchov009]

Rupert actualy did asked Ted if he liked darts

[@matheusvillaas]

He's not talking just to him

[@andrewnavarro1185]

But not if he played a lot of darts.

[@MichaelGrantPhD]

@@andrewnavarro1185 exactly. you don't have to like something to be good at it

[@thedaddude8952]

I love this scene, but a giant problem exists. At 3:10, "they would have asked, 'have you played a lot of darts, Ted?" Rewind to 0:26, "Do you like darts, Ted?"

[@Fityfo54]

I mean you can play a ton of something without liking it. For example my mom loves phase 10. I hate that damn game. But I play with her every time i see her. It makes her day and I get to talk shit. So there is very much a difference. Have a great day.

[@scottwilliams7758]

Have you watched all of season 2? After he explains what happened to his dad I’m sure he isn’t too fond of darts.

[@WaWa1399]

Two very different questions. You can play a lot of something and not like it, and you can like something and not play a lot of it. One is purely opinionated while the other is based off actually performing the activity

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

no problem at all. You can play a lot of darts and not like it. Two completely different questions.

[@MichaelGrantPhD]

Not only are the others here correct, but he actually didn't answer the question. His answer was to offer something he _prefers_ to darts. He deliberately deflected.

[@delanolanning6745]

I love Ted Lasso, but the similarities between this scene and the pool scene from “Talk to Me” starring Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor reek of plagiarism. Broke my heart when I realized it.

[@MichaelGrantPhD]

Oooh, super interesting. To be clear, hustling scenes are a dime a dozen, but I'm taking it on good faith that your claim is the similarities go beyond that. I'd love to see a clip, but am having trouble finding it. Can you help?

[@ImTheDudeMan471]

There was another man in American history that went to Europe and wore a silly beaver hat. Maybe the most intelligent high IQ man of his time. His name was Benjamin Franklin.

[@CB-lw7ty]

"Double in, double out"...Soo...Ted actually bust?

[@EvanC213]

The inner part of the bullseye worth 50 is technically a double bull, if he needed 25 and hit the outer bullseye ring then it wouldn’t count

[@CB-lw7ty]

@@EvanC213 Feels kinda pointless saying Double in and Double out then if the Bullseye counts as standard, its basically just double in and everything else is normal lol

[@NosirrathOfficial]

​@@CB-lw7ty but the bullseye isnt standard, the green ring is 25 and the red dot is double 25. Bullseye was the colloquial term for the red centre that evolved over time to become the official name for "double 25"

[@JSUTrumpet]

@@CB-lw7ty just say you don’t understand darts. 😂😂😂😂

[@Kate-ms2mn]

What bothers me about that is that Rupert actually did ask "do you like darts Ted?" and Ted pretended to be bad at darts to trick Rupert - which is fine and all, Rupert's a jerk, but it kinda does undermine his speech a bit.

[@CB-lw7ty]

He did ask if he liked darts but because of Ted's mannerisms around being a naive American architype it was in Rupert's mind that regardless whether he liked darts there was no way he would be good, let alone good enough to win if challenged so Rupert can get a moment over him. If he was curious when Ted said he did like darts Rupert would have then gone on to ask about whether he played alot or how good he was, rather than being arrogant and judging thinking he's a bumbling idiot so won't be good. It still works ultimately, the real tragedy of this scene nobody seems to notice..."Double in, double out"...which means ted getting the bullseye bust him lol.

[@Szabla1595]

It's a bit like in Quigley Down Under when Alan Rickman's character asks if Quigley is familiar with a Colt revolver. Quigley replies that he's never had much use for one. Later on they have a shootout and Quigley winds handily. He quips that he said he never had much use for one(a revolver) but never said he didn't know how to use one.

[@MichaelGrantPhD]

Just because Ted is good at darts doesn't mean he likes it. Season 2 helps make the distinction.

[@chriswarren7171]

@@CB-lw7ty hitting trip 20, trip 20 and then bull is a fully legit three dart finish, and fully in the rules of double in and double out. Fully compliant with double in double out rules

[@dilnaylomogorhaiyee1450]

I was pondering whether to bother watching anything woke Apple TV does… but this clip, the clip where Nate let’s Ted know he feels let down and Roy Kent returning to coach AFC Richmond… these three clips made me start watching.. and boy am I glad I did. The best feel good heartwarming comedy I have watched since Afterlife with that cute little Baby Hitler.

[@wheresdalove312]

This scene makes me wanna bring my kid to a sports bar every Sunday now 🥲