The Ted TV series rewinds to 1993, with a teenage John and his foul-mouthed teddy bear back in working-class Massachusetts. The Boston-area setting is pure Seth MacFarlane – but the show recreated that world on the far side of the country, on the backlot and streets of Los Angeles.
Where was the Ted series filmed?
The 2024 series was made in the Los Angeles area, recreating early-1990s Massachusetts on the Universal Studios backlot and around North Hollywood. Rather than travel to Boston, the production rebuilt suburban New England close to home.
Every Ted location, explained
Universal Studios backlot – the Bennett home
The Bennett family’s house and street sit on the famous Colonial Street section of the Universal Studios backlot in Universal City – the same neighbourhood set that has played countless American suburbs on screen.
North Hollywood and the LA area
More of the show’s early-90s world was assembled around North Hollywood (Magnolia Boulevard) and the wider Los Angeles area, dressed back to 1993.
Planning a visit
The Universal Studios backlot can be glimpsed on the Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood, which passes the residential street sets used by productions like this one. It’s the most accessible way to see the kind of backlot “America” where the Ted series was built, in the heart of Los Angeles.
