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Ted Lasso, an Apple TV+ program, is a story about a fictional lower tier soccer club which happens to poke fun specifically at something of the same nature owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
With a very provocative joke aimed directly at the two, the show took loving, yet precise aim at its inspiration.
North Americans in British football. So hot right now. #TedLasso https://t.co/BsnQOb3Hiw— Apple TV (@Apple TV) 1629577930.0
@AppleTV https://t.co/0my5bE3D0A— Memo Fifí 🌐🗽⛩🛰🚄🛫🍱🍔🌮🥑🐯 (@Memo Fifí 🌐🗽⛩🛰🚄🛫🍱🍔🌮🥑🐯) 1629578392.0
@AppleTV https://t.co/0GVgMFlEyt— Richmond Til We Die (@Richmond Til We Die) 1629578146.0
@AppleTV https://t.co/M4P9YK0UiT— Jill Carlton (@Jill Carlton) 1629636495.0
@AppleTV 🍷🍷🍷😇🖕 https://t.co/mIWjUZaDGD— Jane Ayee💙 (@Jane Ayee💙) 1629589186.0
Reynolds responded publicly to the joke, demanding some of the show's famous biscuits to "avoid legal action."
"While we hold the incomparable Jeremy Swift in no ill regard and are honored to be mentioned on the platform that's brought us high-quality programming ranging from Mythic Quest season one to Mythic Quest season two, we must insist that you cease and desist from the casting of any doubt regarding our commitment to the club, the fans, and the entire Wrexham community."
Enough is enough, @TedLasso & @AppleTV https://t.co/P3jBb2WJld— Ryan Reynolds (@Ryan Reynolds) 1629550903.0
@VancityReynolds @TedLasso @AppleTV @Wrexham_AFC @WrexhamAFCWomen @RMcElhenney Translation: Give us the cookies and no one gets hurt 🍪— Maddy (Fully Immunized) Eisenberg (@Maddy (Fully Immunized) Eisenberg) 1629551001.0
@VancityReynolds @TedLasso @AppleTV @Wrexham_AFC @WrexhamAFCWomen @RMcElhenney I’ve had the biscuits at the Emmy FY… https://t.co/795PytvzRh— Erica Wernick (@Erica Wernick) 1629565097.0
@VancityReynolds TELL THEM KING https://t.co/hobPvIejIJ— vante³¹| yixing hrs (@vante³¹| yixing hrs) 1629551356.0
@VancityReynolds @TedLasso @AppleTV @Wrexham_AFC @WrexhamAFCWomen @RMcElhenney Sounds like an exchange of… https://t.co/151zJVHWDe— Indira Feustel 🇨🇦🇨🇿🇮🇳🇺🇸 (@Indira Feustel 🇨🇦🇨🇿🇮🇳🇺🇸) 1629551301.0
McElhenney also tweeted out the letter, to which Apple TV+ replied that it was "furiously baking" as we speak.
Thank you so much for your reasonable arbitration request, Rob. Our team of 2,000 lawyers are furiously baking as w… https://t.co/CVxOcS2YTQ— Apple TV (@Apple TV) 1629568872.0
The exchange, which is obviously just for fun, gives a good little promotional boost to Ted Lasso, to Wrexham, which is Reynolds and McElhenney's club, and to Mythic Quest, another show Elhenney is working on.
@RMcElhenney @AppleTVPlus @TedLasso Not used to these accents in Wrexham! https://t.co/iclGVTtp4V— wrant (@wrant) 1629578358.0
@RMcElhenney @AppleTVPlus @TedLasso The only way this could have been better is if it had been written by expert bird-lawyer, Charlie Kelly.— Matthew Gellert (@Matthew Gellert) 1629552190.0
@RMcElhenney @AppleTVPlus @TedLasso Please make this crossover happen!!! *throws money at screen*— Jam Sisante Cayco (@Jam Sisante Cayco) 1629552135.0
No word on how far the series or the actors plan to take this joke has emerged.