| 1 | * ActorInspiredElement: The idea of Donny dancing was Creator/GiovanniRibisi's. |
| 2 | * ActorSharedBackground: Like John Bennett, his actor Creator/MarkWahlberg is a born and raised UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} native. |
| 3 | * TheCastShowoff: Due to his former career as a rapper, Wahlberg could do the white trash names game speed round, without taking a breath for 10 seconds. He was averted when he sang, as he's HollywoodToneDeaf. |
| 4 | * CelebrityVoiceActor: In the European French dub, rapper/actor Creator/JoeyStarr (of Music/SupremeNTM fame) voiced Ted. |
| 5 | * ChannelHop: [=MacFarlane=] originally pitched the film to Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox (who produces ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', among other shows he created), but was passed by the studio due to then-chairman Tom Rothman finding the budget he wanted too high for an R-rated comedy from a first-time director. |
| 6 | * CrossdressingVoices: Ted's "I Love You" function is voiced by Creator/TaraStrong. Fittingly, Strong previously recorded this voice clip for an unnamed teddy bear seen in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "Spaced Out!". |
| 7 | * MarthDebutedInSmashBros: This was the first of Creator/SethMacFarlane's works to be shown in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan since none of his shows were aired there. |
| 8 | * MidDevelopmentGenreShift: This was originally going to be an animated TV series. |
| 9 | * ProductionPosse: [=MacFarlane=] included several people who have worked with him on his animated shows. This includes Creator/MilaKunis, Creator/AlexBorstein, Creator/PatrickStewart, Creator/PatrickWarburton, John Viener, Creator/RobertWu, Danny Smith, and the film's composer, Walter Murphy. Additionally, [=MacFarlane=] co-wrote the script with two prominent ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' writers. |
| 10 | * ScrewedByTheLawyers: The production wanted to use Music/TheBangles' "Manic Monday" for Donny's solo dance party, but the rights were too expensive. |
| 11 | * SleeperHit: The film received good reviews from critics, and was a huge box office success, making nearly $550 million worldwide against a budget of only about $50 million. |
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