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  • Bizarro Episode: Billed as a "very special episode", "Wide World of Wales" has little to do with Wrexham (or football for that matter), consisting of a Horrible Histories-style potted history of Wales, a feature on sheep farming, a cookery segment with Maxine the Welsh-language translator and a chat show segment in which special guest Charlotte Church sings a couple of Welsh songs. The only sports content comes courtesy of Rob and Ryan doing a spoof Sports Center report on their top ten plays from recent Wrexham games.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse: Wayne Jones, the proprietor of the Turf, whose quiet passion for his hometown and football club captured global attention. He became a larger presence in the documentary's second season while the third season shows global fans clamoring to take photos with him and get autographs.
  • Heartwarming in Hindsight: Ryan and Rob launched a "Lead From the Rear" campaign to encourage men to get regular colonoscopies after Michael "Scoot" Hett, a Wrexham supporter and colon cancer suvivor, was featured in the documentary.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: Ted Lasso is about an outsider who comes to the UK and a struggling football club and helps turn things around both professionally and personally. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are two outsiders who come to the UK and a struggling football club and help turn things around both professionally and personally. Both versions also include a trip to a cup match at Wembley note  (with "the guy from that show" making an appearance at Wrexham's match).
  • Nightmare Fuel: Paul Mullin's collision with Nathan Bishop, which the documentary depicts in far more detail than the TV broadcast. Mullin can't get any words out so he desperately signals that he can't breathe as his lips turn blue. All that his fellow players can do is look on and signal for medical assistance.
  • Values Resonance: Part of the appeal of the club and the show is the story of rejuvenation, not only of the dilapidated club but the struggling town itself - a story familiar to many Americans across the Rust Belt.

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