Everything Is Bonzer! 

Michael prevents the deaths of Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason, hoping a second chance at life will allow them to become better people.

Director:

Dean Holland

Writers:

Michael Schur (created by), Jen Statsky

Stars:

Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kristen Bell	...	Eleanor Shellstrop
William Jackson Harper	...	Chidi Anagonye
Jameela Jamil	...	Tahani Al-Jamil
D'Arcy Carden	...	Janet
Manny Jacinto	...	Jason Mendoza
Ted Danson	...	Michael
Maya Rudolph	...	Judge
Adam Scott	...	Trevor
Mike O'Malley	...	The Doorman
Marc Evan Jackson	...	Shawn
Eugene Cordero	...	Pillboi
Kirby Howell-Baptiste	...	Simone Garnett
Dominic Burgess	...	Henry
Harvey Guillén	...	Steve (as Harvey Guillen)
Moshe Kasher	...	Colby

Storyline

Michael having convinced the Judge to do so, Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani and Jason are all back on Earth having been given a second chance to prove that they are good people, they placed in exactly the moment before their accidental deaths. Michael's first task is to make sure they don't befall the same death they did the first time. Michael doesn't tell the Judge what's going on as he and Janet monitor the four humans' individual progress as the four have each fallen into somewhat the same routine that got them into the Bad Place the first time around despite they making initial changes in their behaviors and attitudes immediately after their respective near death experience. As such, Michael believes he has to bend the Judge's rules on the matter to help the process of what made the four change when they were together in the neighborhood, he seeing the key being Eleanor and Chidi. Michael providing that help is dependent on he making it past "the Doorman". But other factors on Earth as ...

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Plot Keywords:

reference to pizza hut | reference to taco bell | narrow escape | reference to benedict cumberbatch | reference to the dalai lama | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Dominic Burgess (Henry) and Harvey Guillén (Steve) appeared as Fillorians on the series The Magicians.

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Goofs

At around 3 mins, when Ted Danson returns from earth after saving his friends' lives, in the entire scene where he hands the key with the frog chain to the Mike O'Malley and then leaves, the key is obviously already standing on the desk.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Michael: Hi, I'm Michael. You must be The Doorman.
The Doorman: [points at his DOORMAN sign]
Michael: Ah. This is wild. I had no idea this was even here. So I have this ruling from The Judge. Heading on down to Earth to reverse the deaths of these four people. It's kind of tricky, you know? It starts up a new timeline, so there might be some ripple effects. But it's necessary for the experiment that we're doing there. So, how long's this trip take? Hope I don't get a middle seat.
[snaps, chuckles]
The Doorman: Wow, I haven't ...
[...]

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Connections

References The Bachelor (2002)

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Soundtracks

Right Here Waiting
(uncredited)
Written by Richard Marx
Performed by Richard Marx
[The song played when Shawn asks for something terrible]

User Reviews

An Australian tragedy

Why use English people as Australians? Like anyone outside Australia, they can't do our accent without stuffing it up with their regional accents. We don't "unswer" questions here, we "Ann-swa". If it was trying to mimic bogan, it didn't work either. It wasn't kiwi, it wasn't Melbournese, Adelaide, Perth, Territorian, or Sydney accents, it was just wrong. The only perfect one was the nurse, because she IS Australian.

Why do they do this to us?!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Italian

Release Date:

27 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Everything Is Bonzer!

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD