r/TedLasso • u/Weary_Sell_463 • 8h ago

Derrrick’s

Why are all the managers in the show called Derrick?

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u/anarchy_sloth Butts on 3! 8h ago

Don't go down the Bill Lawrence "Derrick" rabbit hole.

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u/Weary_Sell_463 7h ago

Is this sarcasm or serious? I don’t even know who bill lawrence is 🤣

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u/anarchy_sloth Butts on 3! 7h ago

Creator and showrunner of Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Scrubs, Cougar Town.

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u/UbiSububi8 Wanker 6h ago

No longer the showrunner or involved in TL beyond being a co-creator.

He and Sudekis apparently had different visions of S3, and Lawrence moved on.

Still an EP, still a co-creator.

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u/RicoLouis 8h ago

Even Ben had an arm patch mentioning a Derek meaning we were not suppose to like him.

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u/Weary_Sell_463 7h ago

Oooo I did not notice that!

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u/GoodShark 8h ago

Because Derrick's never die.

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u/Weary_Sell_463 7h ago

I love shrinking, too!

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u/mikel145 7h ago

It's a running gag. Any minor character that's a jerk is named Derrik.