Ted - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Ted or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Ted

[tamara]

Ted was usually "played" on-set by a stem with eyeballs atop it.

[javier]

Ted Danson: Appears on a fictional Cheers (1982) DVD interview mentioning the size of Woody Harrelson's penis.

[mathew]

The AL East standings on the Green Monster at Fenway Park indicate the scene was shot the night of May 23, 2011.

[stephanie]

Near the end, when Lori looks outside the window and up to the stars, the constellation Ursa Minor, which means "Little Bear", is in the upper left corner.

[ken]

At the wedding, one of Lori's friends jokes she is unhappy Lori is marrying John. This foreshadows Ted 2 (2015), in which John and Lori are divorced for unknown reasons.

[michele]

After getting his ear ripped off, Ted escapes through a door only to reach back and grab his ear. The theme for Indiana Jones can be heard as he does it, as this is a trademark of Indiana Jones: losing his hat and reaching to grab it at the last minute.

[riley]

Even though 20th Century Fox has a long-standing relationship with Seth MacFarlane, they declined to finance the film due to concerns over the budget (especially since this was MacFarlane's feature-length directorial debut). Universal Pictures then picked it up.

[eli]

While watching Flash Gordon (1980), Ted and John mention Tom Brady who also has a cameo in Ted 2 (2015).

[nina]

The stapler that Ted uses to re-attach his ear in Donny's house is a vintage Swingline Cub.

[lonnie]

Various teddy bears were used as stand-ins for post-production editing. Ted's movements were done by Seth MacFarlane through motion capture.

[norma]

This film is very similar to the Disney film Pinocchio as both John and Geppetto wished for Ted and Pinocchio to be alive and their wishes are granted by a falling star and The Blue Fairy respectively. Likewise both Ted and Pinocchio 'die' at the end of their respective films but both are revived.

[ruby]

Ted and John's friendship is similar to Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. Winnie the Pooh was based on an old plush teddy bear, originally named Edward Bear, that A.A. Milne gave his son, Christopher Robin Milne, in August 1921, as a present for his first birthday. Christopher Robin (2018) basically had the same premise as this movie, but it's a Disney movie with some changes and is a family film then this films adult content.

[melinda]

Ted hits John across his bare buttocks with an antenna from an AM/FM radio alarm clock. This scene parodies the 1994 caning of American teenager Michael Fay, who was sentenced by the Singaporean government to six strokes of a rattan cane as punishment for theft. The caning was reduced to four strokes when the United States government declared leniency. Fay was the first known American to be caned in Singapore.

[javier]

Shipped to theaters under the title "Thunder Buddies".

[tammy]

Ted was given as a Christmas gift in 1985, the first year Teddy Ruxpin was sold.

[kristina]

This is twelfth-highest grossing movie of 2012.

[lena]

Seth MacFarlane: [Star Wars] John and his friends collect Star Wars merchandise.

[jamie]

James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli traditionally never allows any James Bond theme to be used in other movies, but Seth MacFarlane wrote her a letter asking for permission to use "All Time High" from Octopussy (1983), as it was his mother's favorite song. Broccoli made a rare exception to her rule, hence John gets to slaughter the tune in a performance in front of a dismayed crowd.

[frederick]

During the party scene with Flash Gordon (1980), Johnny does an impression of Ted and Ted says "Oh, come on, I do not sound that much like Peter Griffin!" Peter Griffin is a character on Family Guy (1999), which was created by Seth MacFarlane, who voices of Peter and Ted. Ted's voice really is the voice of Peter Griffin.