Trivia / Ted

• Actor-Inspired Element: The idea of Donny dancing was Giovanni Ribisi's.
• Actor-Shared Background: Like John Bennett, his actor Mark Wahlberg is a born and raised Boston native.
• The Cast Showoff: 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 Hollywood Tone-Deaf.
• Celebrity Voice Actor: In the European French dub, rapper/actor JoeyStarr (of Suprême NTM fame) voiced Ted.
• Channel Hop: MacFarlane originally pitched the film to 20th Century Fox (who produces Family Guy, 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.
• Crossdressing Voices: Ted's "I Love You" function is voiced by Tara Strong. Fittingly, Strong previously recorded this voice clip for an unnamed teddy bear seen in The Fairly OddParents! episode "Spaced Out!".
• Marth Debuted in "Smash Bros.": This was the first of Seth MacFarlane's works to be shown in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan since none of his shows were aired there.
• Mid-Development Genre Shift: This was originally going to be an animated TV series.
• Production Posse: MacFarlane included several people who have worked with him on his animated shows. This includes Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, Patrick Stewart, Patrick Warburton, John Viener, Robert Wu, Danny Smith, and the film's composer, Walter Murphy. Additionally, MacFarlane co-wrote the script with two prominent Family Guy writers.
• Screwed by the Lawyers: The production wanted to use The Bangles' "Manic Monday" for Donny's solo dance party, but the rights were too expensive.
• Sleeper Hit: 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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