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Pop Culture Flashback: Believe in ‘Ted Lasso’ (August 14)

Jason Sudeikiks charmed the socks off of audiences when his sit-com, “Ted Lasso” debuted on Apple TV on this day.

August 14, 2026

Apple TV’s Ted Lasso has been the streamer’s secret weapon. It was nominated for over 60 Emmy Awards during its first three seasons. After a long breather, it is back again for season four.

2020 – Jason Sudeikis Charms as Ted Lasso

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso. — Jason Sudeikis is Ted Lasso (Apple TV)

The character of Ted Lasso began long before the TV series debuted on this day. Originally, Jason Sudeikis developed the character for a series of TV commercials for NBC Sports’ coverage of England’s Premier League. The TV series (which was developed by Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly) dealt with the trials of an American football coach working as a soccer coach in the UK where the team’s owner secretly hopes that he will fail.

In addition to Sudeikis, the three-season series also starred Hannah Waddingham, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein and Juno Temple. The show was super popular with fans and a huge win for the new streaming service, Apple TV. Ted Lasso was nominated for 61 Emmy Awards during its three seasons and won 13.

After a long hiatus, Season 4 of Ted Lasso has begun on the streaming service. This time, Ted is challenged with taking on a second-division women’s soccer team. And for this adventure, Ted is bringing his son, Henry with him. The season features a mix of new and old characters.

OTHER EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY:

1965 – Sonny & Cher’s Song Becomes a #1 Hit

Sonny and Cher singing to each other. — Sony and Cher Bono *(Wikimedia Commons)*

Written late at night in the basement of Sonny and Cher Bono’s home, the song, “I Got Your Babe” became the couple’s first #1 hit song on this day where it stayed for three weeks. It was the first single taken from the couple’s debut album, Look at Us and became their biggest hit as well. More than a million copies of the singles have been sold, and the song was certified Gold.

In a bizarre stunt, and many years after the death of Sonny, a version of the song was re-recorded by Cher and MTV animated characters Beavis and Butt-Head in 1993. It was released as a single and included in The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience album. Weird.

In more flattering news, Billboard and Rolling Stone magazine declared that the song was one of the greatest duets of all time in 2011. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2017.

1976 – Move Over Scooby-Doo?

A group of teens and a couple of dogs ride in an open-air vehicle. — *Clue Club (Warner Bros. via TVDB)*

The Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! cartoon series was so popular when the show debuted in 1969, William Hanna and Jospeh Barbera continued with more teenager mystery-themed shows. Clue Club, which debuted on this day in 1976, continued the formula.

Like the Mystery Inc. gang, the Clue Club also featured four teens (Larry, Pepper, D.D. and Dottie). Instead of one dog, the group is aided by two – Woofer (a bloodhound) and Wimper (a basset hound) and instead of a Mystery Machine van, this gang rides around in a dune buggy. Essentially though, the shows were very similar.

The 16-episode show ran for one season, but dogs proved to be popular. Sections of the show featuring just the pooches were cut down and repackaged as Woofer & Wimper Dog Detectives for The Skatebirds in 1977 and The Three Robotic Stooges in 1978.