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Talking Bear ‘Ted’ Makes Unwelcome Return as a Half-Hearted Spin on the Family Sitcom: TV Review

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Alison Herman TV Critic “Ted” is not the kind of story that begs for expansion. Once upon a time, a boy wished upon a shooting star for his stuffed teddy bear to come to life; in terms of exposition, that’s basically it.

That teddy bear and his aggressive Boston accent, courtesy of creator Seth MacFarlane, went on to co-star in two hit films with Mark Wahlberg, the second of which hit theaters nearly a decade ago.

Audiences could safely assume the movies’ one-note joke — a children’s toy that swears like a grown-up! — had run its course.

A buddy comedy doesn’t have much lore beyond its buddies, even if one of them happens to be animated. In 2024, though, no scrap of intellectual property can go unexploited.

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