Ted Trivia | 40 facts about the comedy series

“Ted” is a comedy television series based on the 2012 film of the same name starring a dirty talking teddy bear.

Let’s find out some trivia and facts about the series.

1. Ted is an American comedy television series
2. The title is stylized as ted
3. The series was created by Seth MacFarlane for Peacock
4. It is based on the 2012 movie of the same name
5. It marks the third installment in the Ted franchise
6. It serves as a prequel to the feature films
7. MacFarlane reprising his role as the voice of the titular character
8. It premiered on January 11, 2024
9. The series has received mixed to positive reception with critics
10. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 67% approval rating
11. With an average rating of 6.8/10
12. Based on 24 critic reviews
13. The website’s critics consensus reads, “The silly old bear isn’t quite up to new tricks with this foul-mouthed sitcom, but fans of Seth MacFarlane’s caustic comedy will get plenty of kick out of Ted’s latest antics”
14. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 55 out of 100
15. Based on 14 critics
16. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
17. It was announced in June 2021 that Peacock had given a straight-to-series order for a prequel series to the 2012 film
18. In addition to serving as executive producer for the series, Seth MacFarlane reprises his role as the titular character Ted
19. Due to the prequel nature of the series, film stars Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, and Mila Kunis are not expected to reprise their roles
20. In April 2022, Scott Grimes, Max Burkholder, and Giorgia Whigham joined the cast
21. In May 2022, Alanna Ubach rounded out the cast of the series
22. MacFarlane stated that he was offered a chance to make a Ted TV series by Universal, following the success of the movies, and agreed to do it so long as the CGI on Ted was not “nickel-and-dimed”
23. He ultimately decided on a prequel as opposed to a continuation from where Ted 2 left off
24. Citing the greater story potential and Mark Wahlberg’s busy schedule
25. MacFarlane also noted the appeal of doing a streaming show in which the main character is CGI, something he had not really seen before
26. According to Max Burkholder, each of the main cast members had to walk around with a life-sized Replica of Ted for three months to prepare for their roles before filming
27. Filming began in August 2022 at the Universal Studios Lot
28. The show was produced with ViewScreen, a new program developed at Fuzzy Door Productions
29. This allowed special effects to be viewed in real-time while filming instead of waiting to add them in post
30. The first season consists of seven episodes
31. In November 2022, Seth MacFarlane confirmed that filming had wrapped
32. The show’s premiere took place on January 10, 2024, at the AMC Cinema at The Grove in Los Angeles
33. All seven episodes of Ted were released on January 11, 2024
34. Within the first three days after its premiere, the series became the most-watched original title on Peacock
35. Set in 1993, in between the opening sequence and main plot of Ted (2012)
36. The series depicts the early life of a sentient teddy bear toy named Ted
37. As he lives with 16-year-old young boy John Bennett and his family in Framingham, Massachusetts
38. In addition to John and Ted, the Bennett household includes John’s father Matty, his mother Susan, and his cousin, Blaire, who is living with them while attending a college nearby
39. Ted is soon forced to attend school with John
40. Getting him bullied and in all sorts of trouble