Just a couple weeks from now, one of the funniest shows in TV history will take its curtain call. The Bear is closing up shop June 25th, and after that there will be no more kitchen hijinks ensuing in Chicago’s South Side fancy sandwich restaurant. Ahead of this final season, the scripts for all 10 episodes leaked online, and fans have become sleuths in trying to find all of the comedy gold that’s hidden in the show’s rowdy and aggressively chaotic temper. After many hours of searching, the 6 jokes that the academy requires all comedy shows to have in order to be nominated have been found. Here are exactly when and where you can expect these jokes so you can prepare yourself mentally.
Episode 1, First Scene
Immediately after the FX and production logos leave the screen, we see Carmy and Syd are seen standing outside The Bear. After a cliffhanging Season 3 finale where the future of these two working together is unknown, all fears are immediately quelled as they seem to put aside their differences. Carmy looks directly at the camera and says the line “Well, THAT just happened!” Thus, the first joke of the season was used.
Episode 2, Halfway
The other relationship that fans are deeply invested in is the Carmy/Claire coupling that was shattered after Carmy hilariously locked himself in the freezer then blamed Claire for his shortcomings. Their on-screen comedy chemistry has no match, and that shines in the second episode when they talk to each other for the first time. The conversation is deep and meaningful and sometimes emotional…until Fak comes in and starts singing “Gangnam Style.” This show stopping hilarious number is sure to get the fans on their feet!
Episode 2, Immediately After That Scene
In a franchise first, The Bear actually stacks its jokes back-to-back in the same episode. They aren’t giving fans enough time to rest their sides from all the laughter, but when it’s the last season of the show you gotta go all in. After the rendition of “Gangnam Style”, Fak and his…brother? Cousin? Whatever, Fak and Fak2 go into the restaurant the next day and ask Carmy how the Claire stuff went. After a brief heartfelt discussion, Fak asks Carmy “Hey did you guys happen to share a Moon Pie?” Confused, Carmy asks, “What’s a Moon Pie?” The two Faks look at each other and smile. They turn back to Carmy and shout “MOON PIE!!!” then they drop their pants and put their bare asses on Carmy’s face. I mean, just give them the award now!
Episode 4, Near the End of the Episode
Since cleaning up his act in Season 2, Ritchie has become the serious character who is not allowed to be funny. He is the core person keeping the rest of the zany cast centered in reality. That starts to dissipitate in episode 4, where we start to see the cracks form. And by cracks, we of course mean butt cracks as Ritchie lays out what will become the longest fart ever on broadcast television. This encapsulating (en-crap-sulating?) performance will all but surely give Ebon Moss-Bachrach the Emmy for Best Flatulence in a Comedy Role.
Episode 8, Last Scene
After Ritchie’s farts bring down the house, The Bear takes its patented deep dramatic turn for several episodes. Many fans will wonder if they decided to forgo being labelled a comedy show by only telling 4 jokes this season. At this point it goes without saying, but if you really don’t want to be spoiled, now is the time to stop reading.
So here’s the scene. Uncle Jimmy and the whole Bear Crew are standing outside the restaurant. He is laying into every single one of them for being failures and for causing him to go bankrupt. The crew lashes back out at Jimmy by telling him he doesn’t know anything and he deserves it yadda yadda yadda. However, keen eye viewers who watch this scene will notice that the restaurant is still operating fully. Jimmy stops the arguments and says “Wait a second…if you’re here, and I’m here…then WHO IS RUNNING THE RESTAURANT???”
At this moment the camera cuts to the kitchen, where a pack of monkeys are operating all of the cookware. They are throwing ingredients all over and just generally not following the recipe. This causes the shop to shut down, and the episode ends with Jimmy adopting the monkeys.
Episode 10, Final Scene
The restaurant opens back up and is a smash hit. The food comes out perfect every time. The reviews are all great. And in the final scene, Carmy and Claire meet in the center of the restaurant. He asks her to marry him, and she says yes. They kiss, and then the camera pans to Carmy’s old boss Chef David Fields (played by world renowned funny guy Joel McHale.) In a reference to the first scene of the season, Chef David makes direct eye contact with the audience and says the final line of the whole show:
“UHHHH, I’LL HAVE WHAT THEY’RE HAVING!”
The 9 Hole 