Ted Danson says that the authors of “The Good Place” consulted ethics teachers

Following his time The good placeTed Danson gives it up for the architects of the show.

The three-time Golden Globe winner recently explained the lengths the NBC comedy's writers' room went to to more accurately portray the characters' ethical dilemmas as they navigate the afterlife.

“On speed dial, we had three or four ethics professors talking to the authors daily to make sure what we were talking about was accurate,” Danson said in his commentary Where everyone knows your name Co-host Woody Harrelson added, “Sometimes it's good to get a second or third opinion.”

The Michael Schur-created comedy, which ran for four seasons from 2016 to 2020, starred Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, an ethically questionable soul who mistakenly ends up in the titular “Good Place” after her unexpected death.

While trying to hide her secret from neighbors Tahani (Jameela Jamil) and Jason (Manny Jacinto), as well as the Good Place's architect Michael (Danson), she enlists the help of ethics and moral philosophy professor Chidi (William Jackson Harper). for help There are often conflicts about which ethical decision to make.

“Who knew? It is taught The good place is taught in some universities as part of their ethics [programs]Danson said, pointing out that the University of Notre Dame offered a course in 2019.

They were joined by guests Megan Mullally and husband Nick Offerman, the latter who starred in Schur's film Parks and Recreationwhich ran for seven seasons on NBC from 2009 to 2015.

“He’s this wonderful, big-hearted guy. I think I dedicated my second book to him and said, 'Thank you for showing how funny we can be while saying I love you,'” recalls Offerman. “Because that’s his thing.”