Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
Ted Lasso S3 E1, “Smells Like Mean Spirit”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 5/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. The newly promoted AFC Richmond face mockery as pundits predict they'll finish dead last this season.
Across the episode we counted 23 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (2); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (10); Alcohol & drugs (6). 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, sex talk, drinking in live-action comedy-drama.
Parents need to know that Ted Lasso S3 E1, "Smells Like Mean Spirit", 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 alcohol & drugs alongside it. Violence includes Bloody hell!. Sexual content is explicit — for example, It's like an orgasm for the soul; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Language includes strong swearing — for example, Fucking everybody, bruv. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — cocaine is actually bad for you. 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
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Ted Lasso S3 E1:
- It's like an orgasm for the soul.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Ted Lasso S3 E1:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
- washing another team's underwear.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Ted Lasso S3 E1:
- We're going on a break.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Ted Lasso S3 E1:
- Bloody hell!
- are we gonna beat him?
- No, the now me just wants to beat him.
Swearing 10 moments
How Swearing shows up in Ted Lasso S3 E1:
- Fucking everybody, bruv.
- Shut the fuck up, Jan Maas.
- Why the fuck is it called Hoosiers?
- at every fucking minute
- I mean, what filthy cocks.
- Oh, Del, look at this shit.
- because their coach is so shitty.
- That little prick.
- Did you tell her to piss off?
- Oi, sucks butt that everyone's
Alcohol & drugs 6 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Ted Lasso S3 E1:
- cocaine is actually bad for you.
- I can't wait to drink champagne
- The drunk geezer.
- The thing is, a great bottle of wine
- expensive bottle of wine, you get it?
- We grabbing a beer, Coach?
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