Passes the Bechdel test

Ted

Name: Ted
Released: 2012

2012. Directed by Seth MacFarlane, written by Seth MacFarlane and Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
18 women characters. 11 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 211.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.

The film

John makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing his one and only friend to life, his teddy bear. The two grow up together and John must then choose to stay with his girlfriend or keep his friendship with his crude and extremely inappropriate teddy bear, Ted.

Released: 29 Jun 2012
Genres: Comedy
Rated: R
IMDb: 6.9 / 10
Metascore: 62 / 100
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 29 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

John 353 lines, man
Ted 239 lines, man
Lori 175 lines, woman
Rex 39 lines, man
Donny 24 lines, man
Thomas 19 lines, man
Guy 17 lines, man
Robert 17 lines, man
Teddy 15 lines, man
Sam 12 lines, man

Full cast, 57 people

Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett
Mila Kunis as Lori Collins
Seth MacFarlane as Ted (voice)
Joel McHale as Rex
Giovanni Ribisi as Donny
Patrick Warburton as Guy
Matt Walsh as Thomas
Jessica Barth as Tami-Lynn
Aedin Mincks as Robert
Bill Smitrovich as Frank
Patrick Stewart as Narrator (voice)
Norah Jones as Norah Jones
Sam J. Jones as Sam Jones
Tom Skerritt as Tom Skerritt
Bretton Manley as Young John
Ralph Garman as John's Dad
Alex Borstein as John's Mom
John Viener as Alix
Laura Vandervoort as Tanya
Robert Wu as Asian Man 'Ming'
Ginger Gonzaga as Gina
Jessica Stroup as Tracy
Melissa Ordway as Michelle
Max Harris as Greenbaum Kid
Zane Cowans as Kid #1 / Young Ted's Voice
T.J. Hourigan as Kid #2
Owen Clarke as Kid #3
Kristina Ellery as Heavenly
Katelyn Lorren as Cherene
Chanty Sok as Angelique
Sarah Fischer as Sauvignon Blanc
Cassie Djerf as Waitress
Joe Siriani as Guy at Table #1
Pat Shea as Guy at Table #2
Josh Duvendeck as Guy #1
Chris Cox as Guy #2
Henry Penzi as Partygoer (Ted's Buddy)
Tania Cabrera as Girl at Party
Colton Shires as Teenage John
Viera Andrea Moya as Plymouth PR Worker
Heajee Kim as Club Girl
Lydia Hannibal as Ellen
Shawn Thornton as Crazy Guy
Eric Weinstein as Stagehand
Danny Smith as Waiter
Mike Nikitas as Newscaster
Robin Hamilton as Female Newscaster
Mike Henry as Southern Newscaster
Johnny Lee Davenport as Husband
Chris Everett as Wife
Tara Strong as Bellybutton (voice) (uncredited)
Ted Danson as Ted Danson (uncredited)
Ryan Reynolds as Jared (uncredited)
Olivia Jordan as Party Guest (uncredited)
Alexandra Creteau as Club Patron (uncredited)
Emmalyn Anderson as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
John Franchi as Tourist / Pedestrian (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 5 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 1% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 211

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 5	0	10
6 to 10	1	8
11 to 15	4	28
16 to 20	1	7
21 to 25	0	0
26 to 30	0	0
31 to 35	0	0
36 to 40	0	0
41 to 45	0	0
46 to 50	5	75
51 to 55	38	55
56 to 60	26	18
61 to 65	26	29
66 to 70	12	35
71 to 75	0	44
76 to 80	13	39
81 to 85	36	74
86 to 90	4	43
91 to 95	0	12
96 to 100	0	18
101 to 105	1	41
106 to 110	4	42
111 to 115	0	0
116 to 120	0	0
121 to 125	0	0
126 to 130	10	54
131 to 135	14	30
136 to 140	6	41
141 to 145	0	5
146 to 150	8	21
151 to 155	1	8
156 to 160	0	2
161 to 165	0	2
166 to 170	0	1
171 to 175	1	4
176 to 180	2	4
181 to 185	2	2
186 to 190	2	2
191 to 195	0	0
196 to 200	0	0
201 to 205	4	12
206 to 210	5	16
211 to 211	0	6

The evidence

Straight from the script
Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: the passing scenes

The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.

TAMI-LYNN: I guess god wanted me to go skydiving, y'know? LORI: Jesus. TAMI-LYNN: Or Jesus, yeah, but whatever.

TAMI-LYNN: Don't talk shit to me! LORI: I was just asking a question. TAMI-LYNN: You're a friggin' snob! You think you're all cool cause you work at some fancy shit place!

LORI: What?! It's not my fault she can't speak English. TAMI-LYNN: Fuck you! Just `cause you're all in the business world and shit, you think everyone's supposed to like, suck your asshole!

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 22 are women's.

226 lines from women, 788 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

18 women and 28 men in the cast. 11 women and 24 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 13 of 1,024. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 89 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 21% of the words (2,244), men 79% (8,644). Women have 22% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.

Exhibit E: the test the other way

Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.

Conversations between two named characters

Two women

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

2 of the 15 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Seth MacFarlane (man)
Written by: Seth MacFarlane (man), Alec Sulkin (man), Wellesley Wild (man)
Story by: Seth MacFarlane (man)
Produced by: Seth MacFarlane (man), John Jacobs (man), Jason Clark (man), Scott Stuber (man)
Shot by: Michael Barrett (man)
Edited by: Jeff Freeman (man)
Music by: Walter Murphy (man)
Production design by: Stephen J. Lineweaver (man)
Costumes by: Debra McGuire (woman)
Cast by: Sheila Jaffe (woman)