A Candid Conversation with Ted, Seth McFarlane’s Wisecracking, Weed-Smoking Ursine Star
Forget DiCaprio and the bear from The Revenant; the real ursine star of our time is Ted, Seth McFarlane’s plush pottymouth who sprang to life with his first eponymous film in 2012. This year, Ted and his human companion Johnny (Mark Wahlberg) returned with Ted 2, in which the bear seeks fatherhood and legal recognition as a sentient being. With the sequel appearing today on digital HD, DVD and Blu-Ray, we’re pleased to present this rare interview with Ted himself. Read on for the bear’s thoughts on Trump, weed, sex (e.g. his favorite position, the Lady Paddington Rotating Half Stack) and more. What was your first encounter with Playboy? It was the one with Pamela Anderson on the cover, back in ‘97. I remember every square inch of her. It. The magazine. Man, it seems like only yesterday! And there was a Van Damme interview. Johnny and I used to fight over that issue. Congrats on recently becoming a father. Has fatherhood changed you? I’m still the same, but my lifestyle has…
