Character Relationship Map: Ted 2

Characters

• John (played by Mark Wahlberg) — protagonist

  Same as John Bennett, listed separately for sequel continuity.

• Ted (played by Seth MacFarlane) — protagonist

  A foul-mouthed, living teddy bear navigating adulthood, marriage, and a civil rights lawsuit.

• Samantha (played by Amanda Seyfried) — supporting

  A young, idealistic lawyer who helps Ted fight for his civil rights.

• Tami-Lynn (played by Jessica Barth) — supporting

  Ted's devoted wife who partners with him in legal battles and personal growth.

• Donny (played by Giovanni Ribisi) — supporting

  A manipulative toy collector and lawyer who attempts to legally claim Ted as property.

• Patrick Meighan (played by Morgan Freeman) — supporting

  A lawyer opposing Ted's civil rights case.

• Joy (played by Cocoa Brown) — minor

  A minor character in the courtroom or social scenes.

• Tom Brady (played by Tom Brady) — minor

  Plays himself in a sports-related cameo.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Patrick Meighan → Ted (Professional Civil Rights Advocate)

  Meighan initially refuses Ted's case, but later takes it after seeing John's selflessness and Ted's emotional response.

• Donny → Patrick Meighan (Professional Legal Recruiter)

  Donny convinces a senior Hasbro vice-president to hire an expert attorney to preserve Ted's status as property.

• Joy → Ted (Professional Coworker Adviser)

  Ted and Tami-Lynn's coworker Joy suggests that having a baby could help keep their marriage alive.

• Samantha → Ted (Professional Lawyer)

  The best lawyer assigns Ted's case pro bono to his niece Samantha, who prepares the civil rights case.

• John → Samantha (Romantic Partner)

  John and Samantha fall in love during their Manhattan trip and kiss after John recovers in the hospital.

• Ted → Tami-Lynn (Romantic Husband)

  Ted marries Tami-Lynn, and they later decide to adopt a child together.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Tom Brady → John (Unknown Unwilling Participant)

  John is chased away by Tom Brady after attempting to obtain a sperm donation from him while he sleeps.

• John → Donny (Conflict Opponent)

  John punches Donny when he finds him about to cut Ted open.

• Ted → Donny (Conflict Abduction Target)

  Donny follows Ted into New York Comic-Con, abducts him, and prepares to cut him open for research.

• John → Tami-Lynn (Alliance Family Ally)

  John helps Ted and Tami-Lynn pursue parenthood by searching for a sperm donor and offering to donate his own sperm.

• John → Ted (Social Best Friend)

  John helps Ted search for a sperm donor, offers his own sperm, joins the lawsuit, and risks his life to save Ted.

Story Analysis

A living teddy bear fights for legal personhood while friendship, love, and self-sacrifice restore two families.

Plot Progression

1. A Marriage Under Pressure
2. Property Without Rights
3. The Failing Defense
4. Comic-Con Peril
5. Proof Of Personhood