“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, ...

Peter Brady look-alike Seth MacFarlane makes a fine feature directorial debut with Ted, the story of a man, his teddy bear, and that bear’s propensity for smoking weed, banging hookers and uttering ...