Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
Ted Lasso S1 E2, “Biscuits”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 5/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. It's Ted's first day of coaching, and fans aren't happy. He makes little headway but remains undeterred as the team plays its first match.
Across the episode we counted 11 flagged moments in 3 themes: Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 16+Language, strip-club and porn references, drinking in live-action comedy-drama.
Parents need to know that Ted Lasso S1 E2, "Biscuits", is a live-action comedy-drama episode. The series is known for workplace football sitcom — swearing, adult themes and mental-health storylines vary by episode. Driven by swearing (explicit, implied), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Sexual content is mild but includes to play tiny guitars for women of the night as we read Alex Haley's most seminal work?…. Language includes strong swearing — for example, All right, let's go! Ah Fuck! Whoo! Someone get some flowers, 'cause this spot here is…. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Here we go. Hey, hold my beer. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Ted Lasso S1 E2:
- to play tiny guitars for women of the night as we read Alex Haley's most seminal work? You'd be in cahoots with Puss in Boots, playing lutes for prostitutes, reading Roots.
- I'm just curious. Could you explain the offside rule? Well, Trent, I'm gonna put it the same way the US Supreme Court did back in 1964 when they defined pornography.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in Ted Lasso S1 E2:
- All right, let's go! Ah Fuck! Whoo! Someone get some flowers, 'cause this spot here is where Sam died.
- Lion! - What's black and white and red all over? - I don't know. What? A panda that gets anywhere near a fucking lion.
- What the fuck are you saying? Roy, mate, if you're gonna go to the shower, you should take your sweater off first, pal.
- Give me a fucking break.
- Oi. Walk away, you little prick.
- You hungry? - Yeah, is it free? Gotta be pretty fun for you, yeah? Yeah. I'm getting paid a shit ton to get dressed up like an animal and sell caffeinated vodka.
- Are you mad? Pandas are fat and lazy and have piss-stained fur.
- Let's see what else we got. "Piss off, wanker".
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Ted Lasso S1 E2:
- Here we go. Hey, hold my beer.
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