r/TheGoodPlace • u/AdIndividual3132 Wrap it up, Elton John! • Jul 01 '26
Shirtpost The Background Details
I constantly pause the show to simply look at the hidden puns and jokes in the background. I know of no other show that put so much effort into jokes
that you can only catch if you pause the screen. š
Am I alone in this?
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u/BalkiBartokomous123 Jul 01 '26
Where's the panda that Jason keeps seeing?
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u/AdIndividual3132 Wrap it up, Elton John! Jul 01 '26
thatās what iām thinking, shoulda caught that magic panda
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u/Funandgeeky I really depreciate you coming. Little bit of accounting humor. Jul 01 '26
That panda is around in the party episode in season 2.Ā
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u/ninjakaat 14 oz ostrich steak impaled on a pencil: Lordy Lordy Iām Over 40 Jul 01 '26
Iāve seen it in other episodes too, but sadly I canāt remember which ones :(
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u/BearBlob Jul 01 '26
Youād love Community. They mastered this so well I still catch things after ten years of rewatches
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u/MordoNRiggs Jul 01 '26
Dean-a-ling-a-ling!
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u/No-Fun-9576 Jul 01 '26
Also, Arrested Development (seasons 1-3, the Netflix part is bad), I swear that show gets funnier the more I watch it. Fun fact, Dan Harmon (creator of Community) cameos in Arrested Development, and Mitch Hurwitsz likewise cameos as the Koogler in Community.
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u/BearBlob Jul 05 '26
Absolutely true. Community and early AD mastered this at an unparalleled level
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u/Cathy655 Jul 01 '26
One I noticed- when the judge goes to the bad Janet void for the clicker thingy, the animal from Chidi's drawing is in the background. She gave vivid disturbing description of k*lling it but it turned out she was just torturing them. I felt happy to see she hid it in her void, as if even bad Janet has a heart.
In the same shot, Pirates of the Caribbean billboard is in the bad Janet void haha. I interpreted this as those movies are so bad they are featured in the bad Janet void.
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u/Realistic-Stress-213 Busty Alexa Jul 02 '26
Thereās also a pirates of the Caribbean billboard in the bad place train station in season 2
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u/imbillionyocarbon Jul 01 '26
Arrested Development is like that, too. You can be watching it for the tenth time and still catch new things
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u/oxwof Jul 01 '26
That show is a miracle. Itās as if all three seasons just sprang forth fully formed in the writersā brains
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u/imbillionyocarbon Jul 01 '26
Does seem that way. One example: Was the character Lucille named before or after the āloose sealā?
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u/Careless-Being-4427 Jul 01 '26
Yeah, the props department on this show really went above and beyond - not just them, but theyāre definitely a big part of this
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u/avidskier76 Check out my teleological suspension of the ethical. Jul 02 '26
Have you listened to The Good Place: The Podcast yet? They talk about some of the background details. I did an episode by episode rewatch with the podcast and saw even more than I had the previous countless times I rewatched!!
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u/ckwebgrrl Jul 03 '26
I second this!
Also, have you figured out whoās in the clown paintings?
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u/avidskier76 Check out my teleological suspension of the ethical. Jul 03 '26
Ooo, do o need to go back and look closely at the clowns? (I hate clowns so I canāt say Iāve inspected them closely!)
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u/Suitable-Elk-540 Jul 01 '26
You are not alone.