“Ted” Mark Wahlberg Hand Signed 11X14 Color Photo. This item is certified authentic by. And comes with their Letter of Authenticity. Is a 2012 American. And written by MacFarlane. In supporting roles, and MacFarlane providing the voice and. Of the title character. The film tells the story of John Bennett, a Boston native whose childhood wish brings his teddy bear friend Ted to life. However, in adulthood, Ted prevents John and his girlfriend Lori Collins from moving on with their lives. The film is MacFarlane’s feature-length directorial debut, produced by. Of 2012 and received an. Ted received mixed to positive reviews with critics praising the humor and premise while criticizing the plot and inconsistent script. Was released in 2015. In 1985, eight-year-old John Bennett is a friendless only child living in. Who wishes for his new Christmas gift, a jumbo. Named Ted, to come to life and become his best friend. The wish coincides with a shooting star and comes true; word spreads and Ted briefly becomes a celebrity. 27 years later, John (now 35) and Ted are still living in Boston, and are still staunch companions enjoying a hedonistic life. John is dating Lori Collins whom he met at a dance club. As their fourth anniversary approaches, Lori hopes to marry John, but feels he can not move forward in life with Ted around. John is hesitant about making Ted leave, but he is persuaded to act when they find Ted at home with a group of prostitutes after their anniversary dinner. John finds Ted his own apartment and a job at a grocery store, where Ted begins dating his co-worker Tami-Lynn. Lori learns that John has been skipping work, using her as an excuse, to reluctantly continue to spend most of his time with Ted. John and Lori are invited to a party put on by Lori’s womanizing manager Rex, but Ted lures John away to a party at his apartment with the pressured offer to meet. The star of their favorite film. John intends to stay only a few minutes, but gets caught up in the occasion. Lori finds John there and furiously breaks up with him. A devastated John angrily blames Ted for ruining his relationship with Lori and disowns him. John and Ted confront each other about their ruined friendship and then fight, but manage to reconcile after a violent brawl in John’s hotel room (John is crushed by a television). To repair John’s relationship with Lori, Ted arranges for an old lover, singer. To help by having John express his love for Lori with a song during her concert that Lori and Rex attend. He does an off-key rendition of the. And is booed offstage. Lori is persuaded, but Ted is kidnapped by Donny, a. Who idolized Ted as a child. Donny plans to make Ted his brutish son Robert’s new toy. Realizing that Ted is in danger, John and Lori locate Donny’s residence and track him to rescue Ted. The chase leads to. Where John punches Robert, knocking him out, but during the chase, Ted is damaged and falls onto the field, ripped entirely in half. A police car arrives, forcing Donny to flee. John and Lori gather Ted’s stuffing and Ted relays his wish that John be happy with Lori, before the magic in Ted fades away making him a normal teddy bear again. Not wanting to lose Ted, a distraught John and Lori rush back to her apartment and attempt to repair Ted, which proves useless. Later, Ted is covered with a blanket. Lori brings two hot drinks for her and John, and apologizes for Ted’s death. Immediately afterward, a thunderclap happens, but John is too upset to feel scared. Feeling sad about her part in the incident, Lori makes a wish on a shooting star while John is asleep. The next morning, Ted is revived as a result of the wish and reunites with John and Lori, encouraging them to resume their relationship. John then finally proposes to Lori and she accepts. Sometime later, John and Lori are married (with Sam Jones as the presiding minister), and Ted comfortably accepts having a life of his own, as he and Tami-Lynn continued their love affair. Sam Jones attempts to restart his career and moves into a studio apartment with. The “god-awful Superman movie”. Rex gives up his pursuit of Lori, falls into a deep depression, and dies of. Lou Gehrig’s disease. Donny gets arrested by the. For kidnapping Ted, but the charges are dropped because the situation was not realistic. Robert hires a personal trainer, loses a significant amount of weight, and goes on to become.