The Good Place's Manny Jacinto Plays 'Is This A Real Jason Mendoza Line?' | Entertainment Weekly

Watch the actor decipher if his character, Jason Mendoza, has said these hilarious lines on 'The Good Place.'
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The Good Place's Manny Jacinto Plays 'Is This A Real Jason Mendoza Line?' | Entertainment Weekly
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[@miguelfigueroacendoya]

My favorite Jason line is "I did plenty of stupid plans and only one of them got me killed"

[@whatever96]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏 still makes me laugh.

[@notaburneraccount]

It's true! 😂

[@luaraujo3416]

Truly inspirational.

[@thegreatfusili4673]

"Anytime I had a problem and I threw a Molotov cocktail, boom! Right away, I had a different problem.".

[@richtigmann1]

very true

[@cafecubano_]

"I'm too young to die. And too old to eat off the kids menu. What a stupid age I am." -Jason Mendoza

[@iqranoor6082]

Felt this 😂

[@gabemerritt3139]

That's been the majority of my life

[@samuelblanco261]

A true philosopher.

[@jackysbin3860]

Yep

[@britneyhuynh1846]

Mood

[@nnines]

his bone structure game is WILD

[@notaburneraccount]

Right? 👏🏽

[@hessa6983]

ur icon chuu 🥺💕

[@nnines]

@@hessa6983 yep, chuu best girlie !! :)

[@gabysm11]

And his skin is flawless

[@nnines]

@@gabysm11 omg YES

[@kylepop4371]

It’s honestly so difficult for the “dumb” character on a sitcom to not sound forced or obnoxious and Manny does it so perfectly he manages to make Jason sound so wholesome and sweet whenever he makes a comment.

[@mariaferodigue]

Not to mention, his emotional intelligence is, surprisingly, the highest of the four

[@n4musica]

maria fernanda That’s true. It’s the reason why I feel like he would thrive in any place. Good, bad, or medium. 😂

[@DeathnoteBB]

maria fernanda It’s a wisdom vs intelligence build!

[@rosieesor]

The himbo approach

[@Squirrelanditsnutz]

There’s an actual video essay that makes the argument that Jason is smarter than anybody realizes. Something to do about how Jason is a modern Buddhist by “I think I can write”.

[@mariri-510]

my personal favorite has to be “now i can go to a real doctor instead of pretending to be a big dog to go to the vet”. i literally had to pause the episode to scream.

[@yikes7258]

마리mari lmaoooo SAME 😂😂

[@sariahab7366]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ega1758]

Shannon LaVelle some time in season 3, it was right after he and Tahani had just given random people a ton of money

[@aninditaparamastri4078]

And Michael has a dog he calls Jason in the finale😭

[@ozshi19]

@@aninditaparamastri4078 and it was a BIG DOG 😭

[@StefveoX]

This man needs to get lead roles in Rom-Coms.

[@MamaMOB]

Jasper Jamm I’d actually watch those

[@whatever96]

But like as Jason.

[@notaburneraccount]

@@whatever96 yesss! 😂

[@notaburneraccount]

That's a great idea!!

[@daniela8415]

Yes!!! He is so handsome lmao just because of that he deserves it. Period.

[@Hotpink51]

It's so funny to me how he's clearly more intelligent than his character but he still unintentionally has the same silly ass facial expressions when he speaks normally 😂

[@skyisgreen.4807]

Yesss 😂

[@Hotpink51]

@@gerosuarez2 well yeah, but lol that wasn't the point 😅

[@fridaynightpizza7158]

i've always found it hard to see him as jason because he doesn't make what i call "the jason face."

[@baguette745]

Like Nolan Gould when he plays Luke Dunphy on modern family.

[@rover63]

Well from his bio it states that he finished engineering in university. hes the whole enchilada.

[@elisam.2896]

his face when he says "will you remember... pizza?" just gets me everytime. it is the perfect combo of sad, hot and just stupidly dumb.

[@cometoChrist]

Riiiiight, love it so much

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

I mean. Pizza is a priority

[@Jebu911]

Its one of the sadest lines of the show. Good thing chidi didn't forget pizza

[@jerodast]

The fact he got genuinely emotional as an actor because he connected with the true meaning of the line is just so touching.

[@phoenixxmatrixx3769]

When

[@JRGomez81]

As awesome as this was, and it was great, now you need to get Jameela Jamil on with a version called "Is this a real Tahani Al-Jamil name drop?"

[@elizabethwalker174]

I would pay money to see that

[@groofay]

I just read this to my good friend Mick Jagger, and he agrees whole-heartedly.

[@camilamonteiro4871]

@@groofay I read that with her accent!!

[@clau9689]

Lmao yessss

[@archerelms]

Yessss please do this XD

[@andrewjohnson588]

As much as I have a huge crush on Jameela Jamil, this guy has been the breakout star of the Good Place for a few seasons now. His delivery of everything is just perfect.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

Is it even possible to watch the Good Place and _not_ develop a massive crush on Jameela Jamil? 😄

[@morrigangg]

@@DissociatedWomenIncorporated as a bisexual it was a forgone conclusion

[@neadod2902]

@@morrigangg as a straight person she made me question my sexuality more than once.

[@kirikirikiri278]

i have a huge crush on both of them

[@dayalasingh5853]

@@neadod2902 as a straight person it reinforced mine

[@insulaarachnid]

Ridiculously attractive human being.

[@ITSMERlVER]

Insula Arachnid i am ruined by Jason since my ex looks just like him and is also just as dumb and awkward as Jason 💀

[@stoic_vyn]

_laughs in "Michael Looking Down on Humanity"_

[@Ophidimancer]

Maybe even redonkulously.

[@cilapulapu6065]

Well of course. He’s a Filipino.

[@notaburneraccount]

He really is 😍

[@pieceofloveb2638]

imma make my senior quote revolve around jason’s line “i wasnt a failed dj, i was pre successful” i honestly love his lines so much bc even though his character is made to be not...bright, manny breathes this innocent wisdom into his character that’s honestly so beautiful and the writers wrote his lines so cleverly

[@dasaf.2382]

dude this is so perfectly said lol *clapclapclap*

[@strbourne]

I prefer the version "I'm a professional amateur dj", but both lines are gold

[@atinity6749]

Oooh... PRE-successful! I always heard it as "I wasn't a failed dj, I was PRETTY successful". Now i get the joke 😄 Jason is the goat!

[@eroshiyda]

Did you do it? 😀

[@Itomon]

@@atinity6749lol

[@yvaincallipso84]

Why isnt the molotov cocktail one there! "Whenever I had a problem, I threw a molotov cocktail at it. Instantly i had a different problem"

[@jessicacole8404]

*if a person could be a year*

[@marlena8492]

I love this line! Especially since Eleanor says right after “you can’t argue with that logic” 😂

[@bigfatidiot]

I don't know why but it's so much funnier hearing the actual line right after

[@claytongriffith8323]

the delivery

[@andrewjohnson588]

@@claytongriffith8323 Honestly he has the best delivery as Jason of any comedic actor I can ever remember.

[@tfnvv5469]

It’s the jarring difference in their voices LOL

[@staceyknoell6339]

Things like this convince me what a great actor he is because he barely even looks like Jason Mendoza when he is out of character.

[@yogi8722]

Stacey Knoell or sounds like him

[@fridaynightpizza7158]

yes, thank you. there was a comment with more likes than you saying he makes the same expressions as he does in the show and i was like "what are you talking about? whenever i see him out of character i can hardly even recognize him"

[@abandoned5268]

@ pretty sure they mean he seems like a COMPLETELY different person out of characters

[@miemariane]

Stacey Knoell yes omg, same with Madeleine petsch!

[@greghageboeck3650]

agree

[@timergent]

if anybody says that Jason is not smart, remember the line "I wasn't a failed DJ, I was pre-successful". i'll be damned if that is not smart :D

Airidas Kvedaras Saying one line that sounds deep to a moody 14 year old doesn't make him smart... His entire character is being the biggest dumbass ever. In fact, he is one of the dumbest characters in all of media.

[@MrsCharityK]

Even a broken clock is correct two times a day.

[@kirtu9035]

@ That's what makes him Jason :D

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

@ yet he is a better person than most of them and he was a LITERAL criminal.

[@ang13103]

“If you are a devil, why aren’t you wearing Prada?” Jason Mendoza is one of the best characters ever

[@keltonsmith8703]

I don’t think he said this though

[@jonathanthainguyen]

@@keltonsmith8703 He definitely said this 😂 He was talking to Glenn.

[@alannac.7392]

@@keltonsmith8703 he did

[@dericflairmultiverse4952]

best Prada line in cinematic history ever

[@NicoleTyrneyMoore]

I read that as panda and when he said it in the video I was like ohhh 💀💀💀💀

[@miche8868]

When he said "she makes the bass drop..." I finished the line

[@slowlyfallingintothevoid5480]

Same

[@notaburneraccount]

I felt that

[@lindseycassella3015]

Same

[@ellieragsdale4398]

Me too! But it had to be done in a Jason voice or it's not right

[@themripley]

The "will you remember pizza"? conversation killed me. 😂

[@asliyase]

These fake ones are real good hahaha these guys could be writers for the show

[@Strelx76]

I think it's a bit too late :p

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

They miss a little of the nuance but they are close

[@kamcalste]

Ridiculously attractive AND articulate. 😍 Hearing his normal speaking voice makes me appreciate Jason even more. What truly iconic character work!

[@BIBIisBOREDXD]

"claustrophobic, who would ever be scared oh santa claus?? ... Oh! The jewish!"

[@UofU10]

Bee Buzzington You from Florida?

[@chantelolson7284]

Yeah! JacksonVille!

[@Erydanus]

The reply should have been: Dude. It's fear of Clausets.

[@iambicpentakill971]

Wow, I had forgotten that part. So solid.

[@Desdemonaii]

Someone: Santa Claus Me, a Muslim: *terrified screaming*

[@meraki9356]

“I love getting my name on stuff, once In Jacksonville, I got a flu virus named after me for kissing a bat on a dare!” - Jason Mendoza, season 3 😂

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Yah. So are we calling if the Mendoza Corona now?

[@mlmn3080]

He is literally the most handsome man to ever live, and he doesn't even realize it.

[@reallynicekid]

He probably does

[@natashanoreen2414]

He is so humble and so so so beautiful.

[@aninditaparamastri4078]

This isn't his line but when Shawn inspects "Jason Suit" in the DevilCon, he said "they went a little overboard with the jawline" i found that hilarious

[@quincymangi8899]

He literally just sounds smarter in real life. Like his voice is...more intelligent

[@kirtu9035]

Is it ironic i read this in a jason voice?

[@notaburneraccount]

"Oh sorry, are these your rocks?" 💀😂 He looks so cute in that beanie 😍

[@ololo518]

I think it was pretty easy, because all of Jason's lines were so distinct. Others have some normal things to say but he said something so absurd nearly every time so you kinda have that stuck in your brain.

[@jonathanthainguyen]

The writers were geniuses.

[@thecatwithoutatail5420]

He makes the bass drop in my heart!

[@notaburneraccount]

The way he said that was too cute 😍

[@TashCoates]

I can’t remember exactly what the line is but my favourite one is something like, “...then we’ll use a Molotov as a distraction” and someone says no and he replies, “What? I didn’t say Molotov Cocktail, it could have been any kind of Molotov.” 😂😂😂

[@provider5977]

That's when Jason and michael go to the bad place to get back the Good Janet

[@priscmoi3382]

5:17 It is perfect. *"I wasn't a failed DJ, I was pre-successful."* Follow your dreams, everyone!

[@ghostbooger4534]

I like when Eleanor says, "I hate to be the bearer of bad news" and Jason says, "Uhm, I *think* you mean 'bad news bears'"

[@jackysbin3860]

I have so many favourite lines from Jason *”I’m too young to die! I’m also too old to eat of the kids menu! What a stupid age I am!!”* “Jason, we need your help” *“okay... so where is the pickle jar?”*

[@disaster2p0]

when eleanor said jason is the kind of hot and stupid she'd hook up with, I get it.

[@AWholeLottaLola]

_”I want you thinking about dance twenty four seven. That means everyday you think twenty thoughts about dance for seven minutes”_ 😂😂😂😂😂😂 _he’s so dope and my favourite character from the Good Place_

[@angelarusso2553]

1:56 His lil cute round eyes and effortless charming smile 😭😭😭

[@PleaseEnterA.Name.]

Ángela Russo oh gosh now I can’t stop replaying that oooooo love himmmm

[@heba-o6u]

i’ve never missed the right answer ding so much in my life

[@alvin7483]

My best friend in college is named Jason Mendoza. He is also thin and tall. Not as cute though.

[@DutchAver]

But hopefully a bit smarter

[@hiennga3509]

Actually Jason is wise 🤷‍♀️ as a monk

[@No-xp8bm]

"Apples, you eat their clothes, and oranges you don't :("

[@jacel987]

“I wasn’t a failed DJ, I was pre-successful” I will be using that line forever

[@themaggattack]

I love how he gave credit to the writers on the Santa claus line. And he was asking who wrote some of the fake lines and saying they should use them. Nice. 👍

[@thealivec4t]

“If we’re all riding first class does that mean I get to ride shotgun” has to be my favorite fake one lmao

[@taurudder5685]

It’s weird hearing him not sound like not a 5 year old

[@shockingheaven]

He's gorgeous. He totally should appear in rom-coms.

[@jasonfajerman8106]

I got all of them right. I watch this show way too much.

[@ashleylawrence5005]

They forgot the best part of the Santa Claus line! “Who would ever be scared of Santa Claus? Oh the Jewish”

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Probably afraid of backlash.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

I love watching him read these. It's like, "this sounds like me, I probably would say this, but have I?"

[@pheonexia]

“That’s my 3rd favorite kind of popper” KILLED me

[@arikelbey]

It's insane to hear and see how much Mr Jacinto sounds different from the Jason Mendoza we loved, excellent actor and fabulous dancer at that, thank you so much for your performance on that wonderful show!

[@mochaboba879]

Donkey Dugg: AW DIP, DONKEY DUGG! Jason: AHOHO DIP *YOU'RE* DONKEY DUGG! Donkey Dugg: *O H S H I R T*

[@saskiagrace]

Jason Mendoza - JM Manny Jacinto- MJ WAS JASON JUST MANNY THIS WHOLE TIME???? 😂

[@mauriceletterman7025]

„No time to explain…also I forgot“ is one that I quote regularly lmao

[@halohalophile]

MY favorite Jason moment is when he called a Yurt as Yogurt

[@larissafroes1172]

"We would like to buy an opera please" the best one

[@andrewthezeppo]

Dang he is good looking! And Jason is maybe my favorite character of the past decade. You just want to protect him and hold him.

[@urdad6773]

Mine was "If you're a devil, why are you not wearing Prada?" or something like that. I busted a lung laughingggggg

[@lessthan12parsecs92]

From start to finish , a top 10 show in the history of TV with a top 10 cast! Can't wait to see more from talented actors like Manny!

[@Hot4Thot]

When The Good Place is over, he is totally getting a gig with The CW

[@joshharrison619]

It’s over now

[@MustBeNicholas]

The Pre Successful Line Gets Me Every Time.

[@tellmewill]

3:20 made too much mathematical sense

[@R.F.9847]

LOL, the mid-point between 1 and 13 is 7. 01 02 03 04 05 06 (07) 08 09 10 11 12 13

[@TashCoates]

The lines are already ridiculous but he makes them so much better. Perfect casting. 👌🏻 Great job

[@amaterasuregalia3035]

Love whoever made the fake Jason Mendoza lines. They really knew the character inside and out. Really sounded like a real Jason line and even had references from the show

[@lizberry010]

Wow. I never thought about the fact that he has a different voice/way of speaking in real life 🤯

[@aquadroplett2175]

He is really attractive

[@koopametalpack]

I'm not sure if the answers are correct or not, why isn't a correct/wrong sound when he guesses? I stopped the video because didn't know what was going on.

[@joshharrison619]

They played the quotes after he guessed?

[@marriedtothemusic5435]

Josh Harrison not every time

[@isabellab5035]

Married To The Music well if it’s wasn’t a real quote they obviously couldn’t play a clip

[@marriedtothemusic5435]

@@isabellab5035 they didn't play the "if you're a devil how come you're not wearing Prada" one.. but it is a quote

[@milenamartins21]

My guess is: he's always right

[@lunar..eclipse]

this man makes the bass drop in my heart

[@edendavida]

I nailed every single one, and I am very proud💪🏼

[@ayanahiromi]

Jason isn't a failed DJ, he is a pre-successful Sith Lord

[@redfirefixfox9611]

My favourite Jason Mendoza line will always be ‘I’m too young to die! And too old to eat off the kids’ menu! What a stupid age I am!’

[@MyKindsYourKind1]

I didnt realize how good-looking he is...

[@VideoKilledTheHeros]

When he said, this is almost too smart for Jason, i was like same, my immediate thought was "theres no way jason knows the word seltzer"

[@sarahcorbo3659]

"She makes the bass drop" is my favourite line from Jason 😂

[@LolllipOp02]

Jason quotes out of context are hilarious

[@ostensibly531]

It's weird how one can be a totally different person by changing how they carry themselves.

[@kkaaiittlliinn]

god, the writers on this show are incredible and manny. what a wonderful human being

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

I can’t take him seriously. Jason mendoza is so ridiculously over the top comically moronic.

[@unfalsifiable9250]

There are real people like him, though usually not as wise, from Florida. I know this.

[@Idontwantmynametobepublic]

Ever been to Florida?

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

I'm in Jacksonville. I easily know at least 8 Jason Mendozas. Not quite as extreme of course but closer than you'd expect.

[@asliyase]

CAPTIONS dude CAPTIONS. Make it accessible for more ppl. Come on. It’s 2020.

[@goldcd]

Bizarrely, I clicked through to add a translation - and lets you tweak a perfectly good set of English captions.. *shrugs* I guess you could just pretend you were interested in fixing the subs, to see the subs...

[@creepyco2844]

tf are u talking about?

[@mew2wand447]

Cool fool subtitles

[@creepyco2844]

@@mew2wand447 yeah but it's not their problem to add captions. And this dude talking like he's talking to the actor

[@intensemaster]

@@creepyco2844 it kind of IS their problem

[@michaellyndaker2438]

"I'm too young to die and too old to order off the kid's menu."

[@denissewoo]

Jason Mendoza ( and Manny Jacinto) makes the bass drop in my heart ❤❤

[@user-lp7fc4iq3u]

it's so weird hearing him with a normal voice lol

[@mike91mdk45]

"BORTLES!!!!!!" *Tosses molotov cocktail*

[@_therealgabe_]

They should've reached out to the actual writers to send in some lines. That would've made it so much harder and funnier.it sounds like Manny knows the writers voices so we'll which is awesome to know they have a great relationship with them

[@i-am-linja]

1:41 If you look closely, you can see that line actually short-circuit his brain. Jason operates on a different network.

[@steveb7429]

My favorite, Jason Mendoza line is: “Let me show you my bud-hole. But I must warn you that it’s a little messy.”

[@Manilovesmovies]

I’ve never been more attracted to an Adams Apple .

[@oliviarettberg7173]

It makes the bass drop...in my heart

[@wendya8226]

Love him ❤️❗️

[@warjikin]

The times I cried while watching the Good Place were almost always Jason scenes. The character has so much heart. Jason made me ugly cry.

[@sarahhunter1114]

Oh my goodness! He is even more handsome when he’s being himself. Don’t tell my husband😉

[@jdranetz]

His portrayal of Jason kept me laughing through out the shows run.

[@Nisa4444-h1v]

I got all of these right! I am way too obsessed with the good place!

[@risris3778]

I don’t know why I expected to sound the same 😂😂😂 it’s so bizarre he doesn’t have that kind of childlike wonder to every thing he says

[@thegreatfusili4673]

"Anytime I had a problem and I threw a Molotov cocktail, boom! Right away, I had a different problem."

[@ikzo5126]

I can't stop imagining him as Jason Mendoza. I can't see him as Manny Jacinto!!!

[@paulajoyceurbiztondo2861]

His lines are always the best in TGP HAHAHAHAH cracks me up everytime he speaks hahah

[@palmer491]

There are not enough comments about how hot this man is

[@adrianaavila8853]

He’s hilarious and so cute!! I loved ‘The Good Place’ 😂 😂 😂

[@sallynewman7320]

He’s obviously not dumb, but because he still has the voice of Jason, I can’t help thinking of whatever he’s saying as dumb.

[@luccagrace16]

The claustrophobic one is my favorite thing. I can quote that whole lil scene "are you from Florida?" "Jacksonville!" "Yep"

[@gabby7391]

I want this man to play Zuko with all his honor rambling teen angst fight me