TED THE SERIES WATCH PARTY
7Ted is an American comedy television series created by Seth MacFarlane for Peacock. The third installment in the Ted franchise, it serves as a prequel to the feature films, with MacFarlane reprising his role as the voice of the titular character. It was released on January 11, 2024.\n\nPremise\nSet in 1993, in between the opening sequence in Ted (2012), the series depicts the early life of a sentient teddy bear toy named Ted, as he lives with John Bennett and his family in Framingham, Massachusetts.[1] 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. Ted is soon forced to attend school with John, getting him bullied and in all sorts of trouble.\n\nCast\nSeth MacFarlane as the voice and motion capture for Ted, a foul-mouthed, poorly-behaved, anthropomorphic teddy bear and former celebrity whom John wished to life when he was a child.\nTara Strong as Ted's "I Love You" function.\nMax Burkholder as John Bennett, an impressionable yet good-hearted 16-year-old boy who is best friends with Ted and is near the bottom of the social ladder at John Hancock High.[2] He was previously portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, Colton Shires, and Bretton Manley in Ted.\nAlanna Ubach as Susan Bennett, John's naïve, agreeable, slow-talking, stay-at-home mother. She was previously named Helen in Ted, and portrayed by Alex Borstein.\nScott Grimes as Matty Bennett, John's hot-tempered Republican father who is a Vietnam veteran and is prone to many paranoid theories and irrational fears. He was previously named Steve in Ted, and portrayed by Ralph Garman.\nGiorgia Whigham as Blaire Bennett, John's intelligent, progressive-leaning cousin and Matty and Susan's niece who attends Emerson College. In "Just Say Yes", it is revealed that Blaire is living with the Bennetts because of her own dysfunctional family, with her brother Kevin ending up in prison. She attempts to look out for John and Ted so that they don't get into trouble. In "Loud Night", Blaire reveals she is sexually fluid and is in a romantic relationship with Sarah, an Indian girl from her college.