{"id":505502,"date":"2026-03-05T16:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/505502\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:04:15","slug":"ted-seth-macfarlanes-horny-teddy-bear-spills-all-his-dirty-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/505502\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ted,\u2019 Seth MacFarlane\u2019s Horny Teddy Bear, Spills All His Dirty Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

You thought going to high school in the \u201990s was rough? Try being an anthropomorphic teddy bear wished to life by a child.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the gripe for Ted, the diminutive stuffy forced to accompany now-teenaged John Bennett through the halls of his Massachusetts high school\u2014and all of the awkward adolescent milestones encountered along the way.<\/p>\n

Ted is less of an emotional support toy for John than a wrecking ball of naughtiness and chaos, a dynamic we were first introduced to in the 2012 comedy Ted<\/a> and its 2015 sequel, Ted 2<\/a>. (Think more \u201cboorish\u201d than \u201cprecocious.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\"Seth<\/p>\n

Seth MacFarlane as voice of Ted. \/ Peacock<\/p>\n

For fans of the franchise who may have wondered, \u201cWhat was that incorrigibly horny, pot-addicted, foul-mouthed stuffed animal with clear attachment issues to Mark Wahlberg\u2019s John like 30 years ago,\u201d now there\u2019s Ted, the TV series<\/a>, whose second season starts streaming March 5.<\/p>\n

You can imagine the influence the uncouth, often oblivious bear, voiced by Seth MacFarlane<\/a>, is on impressionable John, played by Max Burkholder, in this prequel series. For the duo, there\u2019s no such thing as toiling through the monotony of attending school, with daily life more of a fireworks show of coming-of-age hijinks, scored by a ticker tape of four-letter words and politically incorrect observations.<\/p>\n

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(l-r) Max Burkholder as John, Seth MacFarlane as voice of Ted, and Scott Grimes as Matty. \/ Peacock<\/p>\n

With more cringe-inducing (read: hilarious) calamities in store for Season 2, we connected with Ted himself. Yes, as in the bear.<\/p>\n

We talked through how he\u2019s adapting to TV stardom, what it\u2019s been like to revisit those high school years from decades ago, his regrets, how he\u2019s changed\u2014or not\u2014over the years, and what pop culture he himself is obsessed with now.<\/p>\n

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(l-r) Max Burkholder as John and Seth MacFarlane as voice of Ted. \/ Peacock<\/p>\n

Were you nervous that your movie stardom wouldn\u2019t translate to TV? What makes you excited that it worked and that there\u2019s now a Season 2? <\/p>\n

I was nervous, yes. But then I texted my good friend Blake Lively and found myself embroiled in a very public lawsuit. I shouldn\u2019t have referred to Justin Baldoni as \u201cTemu Aladdin\u201d, but my attorneys feel confident in my case. And I\u2019m looking forward to season two because \u201ctwo\u201d means poop.<\/p>\n

You served as a sort of sherpa for John through important coming-of-age events like losing his virginity. What milestones does he need your guidance with next? <\/p>\n

Divorce. With a repressed Mom and a rage-aholic Dad, his first marriage is going right down the toilet. I will be there to wipe.<\/p>\n

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(l-r) Max Burkholder as John and Seth MacFarlane as voice of Ted. \/ Peacock<\/p>\n

In the Season 2 premiere, you and John rack up a $5,000 bill for your school by calling the adult line 1-900-1HOT-BUTT from a school phone. Was that fun in the moment, before the trouble started? Are there any hijinks you got into that you regret? <\/p>\n

Oh yeah, it was fun. The woman we talked to was Latina, so it was sexy, but also like getting scolded. As for hijinks I regret, blasting Papa Don\u2019t Preach outside that Planned Parenthood comes to mind. But I\u2019m chuckling even as I say it, so scratch that. No regrets.<\/p>\n

Do you think you were a good influence on John? <\/p>\n

Whether I do or I don\u2019t, the important thing is what Jesus thinks. Can you put that in? I\u2019m really trying to bang this Christian chick.<\/p>\n

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(l-r) Giorgia Whigham as Blaire and Seth MacFarlane as voice of Ted. \/ Peacock<\/p>\n

What was the best part and the worst part of going to high school in the early \u201990s? The best part was the music, and the worst part was the music.<\/p>\n

What life lesson did you learn going through high school with John? <\/p>\n

You can lead a horse to water, but you can\u2019t make him drink. I got John a date with Hand Job Julie, who was famous for doing a certain act I can\u2019t mention. He took her out for ice cream, and her hands got very cold. I\u2019m told she couldn\u2019t even find it.<\/p>\n

Did going to high school with John give you any insight into ways the education system needed to be fixed? <\/p>\n

School lunch pizza should be thinner. I\u2019m confident that I would be swept into office on this platform. 8.) What would \u201990s Ted have thought about the possibility that weed would one day be legal? <\/p>\n

\u201990s Ted would scrape the bong with a paper clip, then smoke the resin in a cold garage. I think he\u2019d be okay with not that plan.<\/p>\n

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(l-r) Alanna Ubach as Susan, Scott Grimes as Matty, Giorgia Whigham as Blaire, Max Burkholder as John, and Seth MacFarlane as voice of Ted. \/ Peacock<\/p>\n

9.) We see in the series that you were always pretty horny and foul-mouthed. Have you changed at all now that it\u2019s 2026 and you\u2019re older? <\/p>\n

I slowed down during COVID. It\u2019s really hard to make out in a mask. Oral is tricky, too, but that\u2019s her problem.<\/p>\n

Do you think there\u2019s a limit to how many times the word \u201cf—\u201d can be used in an episode? <\/p>\n

Yeah, it\u2019s 37. Who\u2019s the Boss really paved the way in that episode where Tony walks on hot coals in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

Is there anything that we\u2019re going to see unfold in Season 2 that you\u2019re excited for us to see, or dreading us seeing? <\/p>\n

No, not really. We\u2019re like Stranger Things. Great Season 1, then diminishing returns.<\/p>\n

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(l-r) Max Burkholder as John and Seth MacFarlane as voice of Ted. \/ Peacock<\/p>\n

We\u2019re a site called Obsessed. What TV shows, movies, or celebrities are you obsessed with right now? <\/p>\n

I like The Pitt. It\u2019s been nice watching Noah Wyle blossom from a doctor to a doctor right before our very eyes.<\/p>\n

Have you seen Heated Rivalry? <\/p>\n

What do you mean by that question?! Of course I haven\u2019t not seen it. And I wasn\u2019t not confused about how it didn\u2019t not make me feel.<\/p>\n

(Editor\u2019s note: A huge thanks to the writers of Ted Season 2 for channeling their titular creation for this interview.)<\/p>\n

Obsessed with pop culture and entertainment? Follow us on Substack<\/a> and YouTube<\/a> for even more coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"You thought going to high school in the \u201990s was rough? Try being an anthropomorphic teddy bear wished…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[88,230018,230019,35375,173783,92],"class_list":["post-505502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-john-bennett","tag-max-burkholder","tag-seth-macfarlane","tag-ted","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}