"Ted" is what happens when you give the creator of "Family Guy" the freedom of an R-rating and a big budget - and the final product is nothing short of raunchy, comedy gold.
 
We've all seen the cheesy commercials for Teddy Ruxpin or My Buddy and Me (and Kid Sister!) and now Seth McFarlane takes the idea of the talking teddy bear in a hilarious and crass new direction.
 
"Ted" opens with an idyllic Boston suburb on Christmas Eve while the professorial narration by none other than Patrick Stewart shows us how young John wishes for a friend and receives Ted, a talking teddy bear. The miraculous event propels Ted into stardom with gigs on the Carson show, but he eventually, with age, he becomes a has-been. 

As adults, John (Mark Wahlberg) and Ted slum around, drink, smoke and watch "Flash Gordon," much to the chagrin of John's girlfriend Lori (Mila Kunis). The two struggle with