Many have pointed to that message at the heart of Ted Lasso as evidence that the show is, in a sense, a modern retelling of The Wizard of Oz. Since the show's premiere, fan theories have broken down everything from Roy Kent's tie-dye yellow brick road-esque shirt to Ted's red sneakers to the Wizard of Oz themed pinball machine in the show's penultimate episode.

Oh yeah, there's loads and loads of The Wizard of Oz in Ted Lasso. The pinball machine is the one that's always 'Ted has to go home. There's no place like home.' And then, there's no place like Richmond F.

Apple TV+ hit Ted Lasso apparently drew a lot of inspiration from The Wizard of Oz, including with these four key characters.

Ted Lasso writer, Brett Goldstein, who also plays Roy Kent, has come out to convey that the Apple TV+ series is indeed a modern-day adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. The confession comes in the wake of the release of Wicked,

Brett Goldstein confirms a fan theory stating that The Wizard of Oz heavily inspired Ted Lasso. With Wicked smashing at the box office, the theory that the Apple TV+ comedy is a modern retelling of L.

Brett Goldstein, who plays Roy Kent in the sports comedy 'Ted Lasso', has revealed that 'The Wizard of Oz' greatly inspired the TV show.

Brett Goldstein won two Emmys for playing Ted Lasso’s A+ swearer Roy Kent, proving there is an art to telling someone to “f--- off.” In Shrinking’s second season, Goldstein takes on a role where he is the one being instructed by various characters to “get the f--- out of here” and “shut the f--- up.

Ted Lasso's Brett Goldstein says the Apple TV+ comedy series takes inspiration from L. Frank Baum's classic cautionary tale.