The second season of Ted is the next step forward for the Bennett family. John (Max Burkholder), Susan (Alanna Ubach), Blaire (Giorgia Whigham) and Matty (Scott Grimes) are back to have new adventures centered around Seth MacFarlane’s titular bear. The Bennetts are set to take on new challenges in the second installment of Peacock’s popular comedy.

Awards Radar had the opportunity to interview the cast of the series. The group was enthusiastic about diving deeper into their characters this time around. The Ted movies introduced audiences to the concept of the relationship between the bear and John. The television series is here to make viewers understand where their dysfunctional traits came from.

Here are some of the highlights of the conversation between Awards Radar and the cast of Ted:

Awards Radar: How did you make John and Blaire stand out from the rest of the family in the second season of Ted?

Max Burkholder: That’s a good question! I don’t think I changed a single thing about my approach to John. Nothing about him has changed between Season 1 and Season 2. He’s the same guy because he has to be up until we meet him again at the start of the first (Ted) movie.

Giorgia Whigham: I think there’s such an amazing formula with the show and these characters. It works and it’s super entertaining because they’re all pointed in their opinions. Their personalities are big, and they’re kind of the same, besides a couple of instances Blaire finds herself in. I jus try to keep myself sane in this crazy family.

AR: Why do you think Blaire is more socially outgoing than the rest of the Bennett family?

GW: There’s this backstory that is addressed in Season 1 a bit. It comes to a head in Season 2 and you understand a bit why she’s living with them. I think her passionate nature is not argumentative. I just think she’s full of opinions. I think she truly loves this family that took her in. She wants to watch them succeed and be the best versions of themselves that she knows they can be!

She wants people to be true to themselves and speak up for what’s right.

AR: John is entering an entirely new world of relationships after the end of Season 1. What was important for you to show about the character. Did he have a different goal in mind concerning his desires?

MB: Does he have a different goal in mind? I think it’s the same. He wants to get fucking laid, dude! It’s not really all that different. I think part of what changes for him in Season 2 is anything about him as a person. I think that what changes is that he is a little bit more desperate. More time has passed. He’s a little bit weirder.

GW: He’ll do anything!

MB: No! What? That’s not the show! No! (laughs).

AR: Is it complicated to play a Republican character in media during this day and age?

Scott Grimes: I never thought of it that way. The time period in which the show takes place, you gotta remember that Republicans and Democrats were very different in 1994. I just think Matty was just raised by a dad, who was raised by a dad, who was raised by a dad. They were not great people. They were not educated and set on their ways. To blame that on being Republican, I wouldn’t do that, especially in the 90’s.

It’s not fair to great Republican people that I know and great Democrat people that I know. I based (Matty) on a bunch of uncles I have. I told my dad: “I’m basing this on Uncle Bill and on Uncle Eddy.” As I’m talking to my dad, I realized that my parents don’t have brothers or sisters. How did I have twelve uncles? Who are these people? That’s what it was like back in Massachussetts. I’m basically basing the character on my parents’ friends.

AR: What is it like for these characters (Matty and Susan) to raise a child who is socially awkward to the point of Ted being his best friend?

Alanna Ubach: I always think: Watching from the outside, it’s easy to say “This family is out of their minds”. But I’m sure it’s very different when you’re in it. You’re the Munsters. I watched The Munsters on television and thought: “Are they aware of how out of their minds they are?” No, it’s just who they are. They all love each other.

Ted is such a breath of fresh air because the son is such a little introvert. To me, Ted is the family dog. He’s Lassie. He is that wonderful pet who everyone wishes they had. My son just happens to have his little pet around him all the time. He got to bring him to school back when emotional support animals weren’t allowed at schools!

SG: It’s a brilliant thing because Ted can be anybody. He can have any opinion, and that opinion can change from episode to episode. He’s also kind of the audience, in a way. Even if they wouldn’t say some of the things he says. He’s like Roger on American Dad. He can just be anything and get away with anything. We didn’t play the characters like we were outside looking in, we were in it! I’ll watch it next week and think we said some weird stuff! Just like any family!

The second season of Ted is now streaming on Peacock.

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