Patrick Warburton Cast in Seth MacFarlane’s‘Ted’| /Film

Patrick Warburton, who will always be Puddy to some, and will always be The Tick to me, has been a part ofSeth MacFarlane‘s showFamily Guysince the beginning. So I’m surprised to see that it has taken so long for him to be cast inTed, Mr. McFarlane’s live-action/CGI hybrid comedy in whichMark Wahlberghas to deal with the adult aftereffects of wishing his teddy bear to life.

Deadlinesays that Patrick Warburton will be Guy,“the sexually confused co-worker of John (Wahlberg) at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car front office.” (Product placement, even in the casting breaks for the film!) And the script reportedly calls the character“a burly Patrick Warburton type,” so this was more or less a given. Still, I’ll never argue with a little Warburton.Mila Kunis, another Family Guy regular since day one, is also in the cast, as John’s girlfriend who is more than a bit anxious for him to move on to a non-teddy bear life.

Giovanni Ribisialso has a role, andJoel McHaleisRex, the boss who is always trying to scam on Mila Kunis’ character. Let’s go back to previous comments from Mark Wahlberg, who ably sums up the story:

I don’t know how much {Seth} wants me to tell but it’s about this kid who gets a bear for Christmas. And, you know, it’s the ’70s — it’s one of those Teddy Ruxpin-ish teddy bears where you squeeze it and it says, ‘I love you!’ The kid wishes and dreams that the bear would come alive — and a Christmas wish must be granted — and it does {come alive}.

Seth MacFarlane’s voicing the bear — the bear is gonna look like a little teddy bear, but it’s motion-capture. It’s like ‘Avatar.’ It’s never been done before. It’s insane — I mean, what the bear does…. The bear becomes famous, and that’s my ticket to getting things and living a life of privilege.

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