Ted Danson's Netflix Show Has a Great 'Good Place' Callback That Fans May Have Missed (And Yes, It's Actually Kristen Bell)

Unsurprisingly, Ted Danson’s first attempt at directing an exclusive streaming series was as successful and well-received as most of the actor’s other major shows. The audience loves A man insideand the most heartbreaking comedy on TV in 2024 was also a winner with critics as it reconnected Danson with him The good place Creator Michael Schur and showed several reunions on screen. But arguably the biggest cameo was the easiest to miss, as it involved both Kristen Bell and a striped sweater.

The A+ callback to Kristen Bell’s Good Place character

To put it bluntly, this cameo takes place in the season 1 finale A man insidebut I won’t delve into plot-related spoilers here, as I’m sure some readers will want to know about the look without knowing the conclusion.

Near the end of the episode and the entire season, Danson’s character Charles gives a lecture to a class whose professor is being played The good placeThis is D’Arcy Carden. It was obviously an applaudable moment in itself, considering how many scenes they had together as Michael. or Janet.

Charles’ lecture was shown a few times from the student seats, where viewers could see a blonde woman wearing a sweater with colorful stripes around the top.

Kristen Bell cameo in The Good Place sweater in A Man on the Inside

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Although the woman is never seen, all we remember is her back The good placeis the excellent series finale, as it’s the same damn top Kristen Bell’s Eleanor wore in the episode, as seen below. (Fans can currently stream both Good place And man inside with a Netflix subscription.)

Screenshot of Janet and Eleanor drinking near a tree in The Good Place series finale.

(Image credit: Netflix)

Of course, we can’t come up with wild fan theories here since Eleanor was soon dead The good place began and almost certainly would not have attended a lecture like the one Charles gave even in her lifetime. And so the explanation here is simple: There were once (at least) two people in this universe who looked exactly like Kristen Bell/Eleanor, and both owned the same striped sweater.

D’Arcy Carden confirmed that it was indeed Kristen Bell

Obviously, it would have been easy for Michael Schur & Co. to have an anonymous actress stand during the scene and wear that signature sweater. But this kind of casting is for amateurs, not someone who crafts things as lovingly as Schur.

D’Arcy Carden posted a post on Instagram confirming that Kristen Bell did indeed have her back turned to viewers Good place Veterinarian Mark Evan Jacobs also came by for the group photo.

Although it’s unlikely that fans will ever get official sequels from the posterity of The good placewe can perhaps be assured—or perhaps even reassured—that its creator will continue to wink, nod, and make split-second cameos at us for the foreseeable future. Now let’s get Season 2 going, what can I say?

And while I’m throwing out random requests, I hope Ted Danson makes a cameo in the second season of Kristen Bell’s Netflix series that you don’t miss Nobody wants that.

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Ted Danson’s Netflix Show Has a Great ‘Good Place’ Callback That Fans May Have Missed (And Yes, It’s Actually Kristen Bell)

The A+ callback to Kristen Bell’s Good Place character

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