“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.

The prequel to the 2012 film follows the ups and downs of a 16-year-old boy and his best friend, a crass stuffed bear come to life in mid-'90s Massachusetts. By Angie Han Television Critic In fairness ...

Seth MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear gets a logical scaled-down home in “Ted,” a Peacock prequel series that solves the “Why no Mark Wahlberg?” question by featuring his character as a teenager, ...

This image provided by Peacock shows promotional art for the series "TED" premiering Jan. 11 on Peacock. Seth MacFarlane revives his filthy teddy bear character with a Boston accent named Ted in a new ...

Ted is now streaming on Peacock. Comedy has changed a lot since Ted debuted in cinemas 12 years ago. Beyond the shifting tides of culture and taste, the once-dominant genre’s theatrical fortunes have ...

Kids have always talked to their stuffed animals. In Ted, the bawdy teddy bear fantasy that has yielded two R-rated movies and now a new prequel series on Peacock, the furry beast talks back, often in ...

“Ted” star Max Burkholder’s association with series creator Seth MacFarlane dates back to Burkholder’s childhood. “And just because I was a little kid hanging around the ‘Family Guy’ offices, when it ...