4.07 avg rating — 476,287 ratings

"Ted offers the next question to the introverts in the room at the press conference in Episode 1.9"

4.24 avg rating — 111,391 ratings

"Referred to in episodes 1.2, 2.8 and 2.9 in conversations between Ted and Beard"

3.93 avg rating — 101,811 ratings

"Ted was reading this on the plane in 1.1"

4.14 avg rating — 13,351 ratings

"Beard's read on the plane in 1.1 and again in the gaffer's room in 2.12"

3.63 avg rating — 30 ratings

"At Beard's elbow while on the flight in 1.1"

4.19 avg rating — 2,071 ratings

"Wooden's "pyramid" is on the office wall and is paused at frequently by Nate (2.12), Roy (1.8) and others."

4.21 avg rating — 77,983 ratings

"In an early draft of the pilot, this is what Ted is reading. In the final version, he's reading Dharma Bums."

4.37 avg rating — 292,211 ratings

"Cited in a rhyming game between Ted and Beard."

4.45 avg rating — 164,972 ratings

"Cited in a rhyming game between Ted and Beard."

3.73 avg rating — 65,447 ratings

"The book Ted gives to Jamie."

3.97 avg rating — 1,288,792 ratings

"The book Ted gives to Roy and Roy later lends to Sam."

4.07 avg rating — 199 ratings

"Compared to Trent Crimm in 1.3"

4.31 avg rating — 1,476,773 ratings

"Ted gives this to Sam in 1.3"

4.24 avg rating — 419 ratings

"Beard reads this in 1.3"

3.92 avg rating — 1,359,979 ratings

"Appears in the background as another gift from Ted."

4.18 avg rating — 645,209 ratings

"First rule: no fight club. (1.4)"

3.97 avg rating — 16,458 ratings

"Ted mentions an "if you build it" paradigm as per Field of Dreams, which is based on Kinsella's Shoeless Joe."

3.97 avg rating — 196,615 ratings

"Mentioned by Isaac in the discussion of Scorsese films. (1.6)"

4.10 avg rating — 39,474 ratings

"Mentioned (equivocally?) by Roy in the Scorsese discussion (1.6). Roy calls for Silence again in 3.1. "

4.47 avg rating — 11,458,526 ratings

"Mentioned by Sam to Rebecca when talking about Rowling being wealthier than the Queen in (1.6) and again by Ted to Sassy when talking about time travel."

4.43 avg rating — 4,513,274 ratings

4.58 avg rating — 4,864,490 ratings

4.50 avg rating — 3,808,536 ratings

4.62 avg rating — 4,122,368 ratings

4.57 avg rating — 4,209,741 ratings

4.58 avg rating — 3,669,131 ratings

3.86 avg rating — 12,835 ratings

"The Iron Giant, which the team watched in 1.7, is based on this book."

3.38 avg rating — 58,541 ratings

"Mentioned in 1.7 during Nate's locker room roast and it plays in the background in 2.5 while Keeley and Roy are having an argument."

3.73 avg rating — 19,091 ratings

"Referenced in Rebecca's performance of Let It Go and remembered by Sam when he meets Nora."

4.06 avg rating — 136,183 ratings

"The Diamond Dogs briefly consider EQ Warriors as a name in 1.8."

4.11 avg rating — 116,887 ratings

"Be curious, not judgemental"

3.81 avg rating — 1,024,895 ratings

"Among the puns Ted riffs on when awaiting the Milk Sisters and Sam mentions it when they are talking about Rom-Coms"

4.09 avg rating — 176,485 ratings

"Phil Dunster (Jamie Tartt) mention this book as a key reading behind his insights into Jamie."

4.36 avg rating — 5,126 ratings

"Jason Sudeikis referenced this book and its three questions when receiving his Golden Globe."

4.27 avg rating — 84,618 ratings

"Jason Sudeikis mentioned this book when explaining Ted's orange-tinted glasses. Also Beard, literally quotes the title when inviting Ted to trace psychedelics in 3.6. This is the book Ted is reading on his flight to KC in 3.12."

3.72 avg rating — 756 ratings

"Beard is reading this in 2.1"

4.03 avg rating — 1,055,528 ratings

""To sleep, perchance to dream" as Beard explains he slept in the office."

3.89 avg rating — 337,808 ratings

"Ted says it's his favorite book. (I don't believe it.)"

4.26 avg rating — 217,104 ratings

"Sharon Fieldstone's favorite book."

3.83 avg rating — 668,067 ratings

"Led Tasso"

4.09 avg rating — 942,609 ratings

""God bless me, everyone." Jamie Tartt"

4.06 avg rating — 154,309 ratings

"Jan Maas cites this in opposition to Richard's suggestion that having a beautiful woman around makes everything better."

3.78 avg rating — 44,053 ratings

"Beard reads in 2.2 and 2.4"

4.36 avg rating — 17,283 ratings

"Sam quotes this to Rebecca."

4.28 avg rating — 1,714,466 ratings

"Beard references this to Ted and Sharon when talking about his lumberjacking abilities. Sassy also references the elevators in The Shining in Episode 3.4"

4.17 avg rating — 49,798 ratings

"Rebecca's mother quotes this book when saying she's leaving her father."

4.03 avg rating — 57,081 ratings

"Ted makes a general reference to Sue Grafton when Sharon is being mysterious or inscrutable."

3.88 avg rating — 428,967 ratings

"Jane's hat for Beard prompts a reference to the play."

4.29 avg rating — 243,641 ratings

"Rebecca's mum says she is listening to BB's latest (albeit fictional) book: Enter the Arena but Bring a Knife. Daring Greatly is the uber-Ted fan's clearest reference to 'entering the arena.'"

3.94 avg rating — 2,530,412 ratings

"Roy's read during 2.7"

3.96 avg rating — 195,079 ratings

"Mae quotes this when bringing Ted another round."

4.01 avg rating — 4,216 ratings

"Sharon quotes this title in her message to Ted in 2.12"

4.38 avg rating — 396,065 ratings

"Ted mentions Winnie the Pooh when picking up Sharon from the hospital."

4.44 avg rating — 2,032 ratings

"On Sharon's table at home."

3.97 avg rating — 545 ratings

"On Sharon's table at home."

3.70 avg rating — 51,419 ratings

"The book Ted's Dad read for him."

4.32 avg rating — 51,489 ratings

"Beard is reading this in the coaches' room."

4.21 avg rating — 16,955 ratings

"Beard cites this when talking about the value in being more cooperative in Season 2. He is reading it in 3.10."

4.40 avg rating — 466,030 ratings

"Referenced regarding Edwin Akufo's offer to Sam."

4.25 avg rating — 1,399 ratings

"Ted mentions Lieutenant Kaffee when apologizing to the team."

4.54 avg rating — 732,698 ratings

""John Obiwan Gandalf""

4.21 avg rating — 272,748 ratings

""This drill is called the Exorcist, because it is all about possession." Henry tells Ted he watched this on his return flight to KC in 3.1."

3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings

"In Ted's welcome basket 1.1"

4.14 avg rating — 11,893 ratings

""I Parent Trapped y'all." Ted 1.4"

3.91 avg rating — 1,843 ratings

"Scorsese discussion 1.6"

3.74 avg rating — 1,230 ratings

"Scorsese discussion 1.6. Also referenced in 3.7 when Sam asks for a "Ray Liotta" at Ola's."

4.04 avg rating — 14,820 ratings

"Beard's contribution to the Scorsese discussion 1.6"

3.90 avg rating — 9,055 ratings

"Ted "I'll be your Underhill anytime." to Sassy in 1.7"

4.24 avg rating — 1,275,452 ratings

"Henry saw this on the plane from KC to UK in episode 3.1"

4.22 avg rating — 4,719 ratings

"Beard is reading this in 3.1"

3.96 avg rating — 2,332 ratings

"Beard is reading this in episode 3.4 and the episode is dedicated to Grant Wahl, who died in Qatar during the 2022 World Cup."

3.88 avg rating — 110,035 ratings

"My Fair Lady is referenced in 3.3 in the Julie Andrews discussion and Sam cites Pygmalion as the source for She's All That via My Fair Lady in 3.5"

3.57 avg rating — 617,664 ratings

"Manchester City is referred to as Richmond's "white whale" in 3.5."

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings

"This is under Trent's notepad on the bus at the end of 3.6."

4.09 avg rating — 1,300,500 ratings

"Jack gifts this to Keeley in 3.7."

4.27 avg rating — 40,189 ratings

"Cited by Ted in 3.7 when telling Trent about his change in strategy introducing Total Football midseason."

3.87 avg rating — 18,577 ratings

"Mamet is cited in Beard's passionate paean about Johan Cruyff in 3.7"

4.13 avg rating — 145 ratings

"Pinter is cited in Beard's passionate paean about Johan Cruyff in 3.7."

4.25 avg rating — 63 ratings

"Will and Beard are reading this booking in 3.7. Amusingly enough, given the number of basketball references sewn into the entire series, it is part of The Bill Walton Mysteries Series, which, like Walton (and Ted) leans into its share of hallucinogenic references as well."

4.15 avg rating — 1,027 ratings

"Source of Ted's (and frequently Jason's) quote "Sometimes you have to let God walk into the room" in 3.7."

4.25 avg rating — 22,059 ratings

"Source material for Goodfellas, which came up in the Scorsese discussion in 1.6 and source of Sam's request for a "Ray Liotta" in 3.7."

4.47 avg rating — 15,428 ratings

"Wilde is mentioned by Rebecca in response to Ted as he voices his concerns about why Michelle is going to Paris in 3.8."

4.21 avg rating — 845,712 ratings

"Mentioned in the locker room in 3.8 as the players discuss current affairs. Nate cites the resemblance between the novel and Beard's backstory in 3.11."

3.85 avg rating — 590 ratings

"Ted reads this to Henry in 3.8."

4.43 avg rating — 168,582 ratings

"Ted mentions Dave Grohl when Henry mentions his interest in drumming."

4.12 avg rating — 551,201 ratings

"Jade is reading this when Nate visits her in 3.9."

4.31 avg rating — 6,493 ratings

"Beard is reading this in 3.10"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 513,679 ratings

"The pinball machine in The Crown and Anchor is Oz themed."

4.17 avg rating — 933,271 ratings

"Higgins refers to this when advising Rebecca about the meeting with Akufo in 3.10."

3.75 avg rating — 2,433 ratings

"Dottie cites B.F. Skinner when saying "Winner, winner B.F. Skinner" in 3.11."

4.38 avg rating — 509 ratings

"Source of the poem (This Be The Verse) Mae recites to Ted in 3.11 while he is "playing" pinball."

3.74 avg rating — 89,161 ratings

"Frequently referenced via her movies but named in 3.11 as You've Got Mail comes to a close."

4.18 avg rating — 58,067 ratings

3.65 avg rating — 1,846,789 ratings

"Ted cites this as the model for the search within that Rebecca contemplates in 3.12."