{"id":376672,"date":"2026-03-09T23:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/376672\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T23:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:30:10","slug":"every-ted-season-2-episode-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/376672\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Ted Season 2 Episode, Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seth MacFalane has returned to Peacock for a second season of the Ted<\/a> TV series, and it\u2019s surprisingly much better than the first go around. The idea of a Ted TV show seemed like a wild one when it first began as it\u2019s set years before the events of the Mark Wahlberg starring Ted films, following a young John as he gets into hijinks with Ted in the 1990s. But that first season revealed the series to not only be the funniest sitcom on Peacock<\/a>, but had a ton of fan demand behind it for a Season 2. <\/p>\n

Ted might not currently be planning a return for a third season with Peacock<\/a>, but thankfully Season 2 is an incredibly packed slate of episodes. It\u2019s a very strong season of TV, and even more impressive considering it follows up such a standout debut season as well. But not all of the episodes in Ted Season 2 are equal, and there are some that are much better than the others. Read on below for Ted Season 2 ranked from least best to best. <\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Peacock<\/p>\n

8). The Sword in the Stoned<\/p>\n

There are a few self-contained episodes that don\u2019t really have huge impacts on the family dynamic, but one of the more strangest examples in Ted Season 2 is \u201cThe Sword in the Stoned.\u201d John and Ted\u2019s story is fun enough as John gets into acting in order to have something to put on college applications, but Matty and Susan\u2019s side story is what ultimately keeps this from being great. <\/p>\n

Outside of being a huge advertisement for Dunkin\u2019 Donuts, it\u2019s also the episode that has a deepfake Bill Clinton played by Seth MacFarlane. It\u2019s a funny pull out the rug from under you kind of reveal to help end the episode, but it\u2019s just so much odder than everything else this season that it just all sticks out like a sore thumb. <\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Peacock<\/p>\n

7). The Mom\u2019s Bombed Rom-Com<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mom\u2019s Bombed Rom-Com\u201d has some huge ramifications for Blaire, Matty, and Susan, but you\u2019d never really know it thanks to the fact that it\u2019s an episode that has an odd amount of focus on John and Ted as they two of them try to go on a double date with some elderly women. It\u2019s an offshoot of Ted lying to John about Blaire in the beginning, but does take an admittedly funny spin from John as he desperately tries for any kind of connection with a woman at this point. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s an emotional episode otherwise as Blaire works through a break up, Matty cries for the first time, and Susan starts to drink away her loneliness, and the three of them all resolve these issues in some truly compelling ways. It\u2019s such a wild juxtaposition between the two of them that only Ted can pull it off, but it\u2019s still not better than the wackier or more emotional offerings. <\/p>\n

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6). Mrs. Robichek<\/p>\n

\u201cMrs. Robichek\u201d feels like a quintessential 1990s raunchy plot, and Ted ends up having an affair with an older neighbor. But Ted is so great at skewing these kinds of ideas and taking them further to a new level. It\u2019s not just that Ted is having an affair that\u2019s the core of the joke, it\u2019s the fact that it\u2019s used as a way for Matty to confront all of the self-doubt he has about his place in society after helping out such a rich couple. And that resolution comes in the form of Mr. Robichek offering him money to see watch Matty in the midst of physical intimacy. <\/p>\n

Ted has crafted such a weird world for itself that such a wild idea can totally make sense within the series. Each character trouble is handled with the care that you would hope, yet it\u2019s still a silly show where Ted is going to sport a wild accessory for one of the wildest visuals. And yet it doesn\u2019t shake the core at all. <\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Peacock<\/p>\n

5). Fraudcast News<\/p>\n

If this ends up being not just the final episode of Ted Season 2, but the final episode of the Peacock series overall, it\u2019s not a bad one to go out on. It does take a bit of a knock, however, as it\u2019s the weaker of the two episodes solely focused on Matty. The finale sees him having a heart attack after being angry at John for being such a loser after high school, and John and Ted try to help him by literally creating a week\u2019s worth of fake news reports (on print and TV) to keep Matty from finding out the O.J. Simpson verdict and having another attack. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s yet another finale that incorporates O.J. Simpson, and shows that John indeed does have potential as his father recognizes how much work he puts into fake news. The final moments of the finale do sour it all a bit as it ties back into the events of the films, and reminds you that this sweet boy is supposed to turn into Mark Wahlberg. It\u2019s still fun (John makes the choice to get swole out of nowhere), but hard not to shake that bittersweet ending. <\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Peacock<\/p>\n

4). Talk Dirty to Me<\/p>\n

By comparison, \u201cTalk Dirty to Me\u201d is a fantastic reintroduction to Ted to kick off Season 2. It\u2019s a rather small school adventure that sees John and Ted using a sex hotline at school, and by the end of it all it\u2019s exploded to full blown cartoon shenanigans. This is an episode packed with a ton of jokes, but also makes time to expand on Matty and Blaire\u2019s connection with the introduction of Matty\u2019s abusive older brother. He\u2019s also Blaire\u2019s father, so fans get much more of why Blaire is living with John\u2019s family in the first place.<\/p>\n

But through this fans get to know Matty on a different level, and it\u2019s the strongest look at his character in the series overall. Then John and Ted go full blown cartoon to solve their own issues, and invent a stuntman new student who quickly takes over the school (complete with Family Guy-esque gag where John hides his injuries). It\u2019s just such a fun and self-contained comeback that emphasizes why this all works so well. <\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Peacock<\/p>\n

3). Roe vs. Weed<\/p>\n

There are some huge \u201ctopic\u201d episodes in Ted Season 2, but \u201cRoe vs Weed\u2019s\u201d focus on abortion was handled with a ton of care. Not only does Blaire rightfully gain much of the focus of the episode as she deals with making a very important decision for her body, but the episode is also able to have her explain why it\u2019s a decision that is ultimately not up for debate. It even challenges Blaire\u2019s connection with Susan, but doesn\u2019t change either of them at their core to do so. They come to a rather adult resolution. <\/p>\n

This is also another one of those episodes where Ted balances its heaviness with outright buffoonery, and it\u2019s hard not to love John and Ted pretending to be \u201cAbortion Machine Repairmen\u201d and then getting cartoonishly mauled for how they fire up the protestors. When it\u2019s all over, then you realize the kind of comedic balancing act it was able to pay off. <\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Peacock<\/p>\n

2). Dungeons & Dealers<\/p>\n

Even if you haven\u2019t seen Ted Season 2, it\u2019s highly likely you\u2019ve heard about its Dungeons & Dragons tribute episode. It\u2019s for good reason too as like many of the more famous episodes from other TV shows like it, it uses Dungeons & Dragons to put the characters in a fun new world. John, Ted, and Blaire all want more marijuana, but only way to get it by buying it from a Dungeon Master they convince to let them play out the story he wrote. Susan and Matty get involved hoping to keep John away from drugs, and it all snowballs from there. <\/p>\n

\u201cDungeons & Dealers\u201d not only makes sure to apply Dungeons & Dragons rules to how it plays out through the episode, and while it\u2019s not completely 1-to-1 (as characters clearly react to the world and see things they usually wouldn\u2019t), it\u2019s the only real episode of the season where the entire family is all involved in the plot and heading for the same goal. It even finds a really fun and sweet way to end the story to prove how Susan is the best character, and that really goes a long way. <\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Peacock<\/p>\n

1). Susan Is the New Black<\/p>\n

Speaking of, \u201cSusan Is the New Black\u201d is hands down the best episode in Ted Season 2 and maybe the entire series. Alanna Ubach\u2019s Susan is the unsung hero of the show, and Season 2 really leans into the fact that Susan has resolved herself to her life. In an incredibly selfless move, she goes to jail for ten days to take the blame for John\u2019s $200 worth of marijuana. But she does this because she doesn\u2019t want John to ruin his life for such a mistake. <\/p>\n

Susan\u2019s lovable nature also makes her a hit in prison, and the rest of the family falls apart in their absence. John and Ted realize just how much more important Susan is, and Susan coldly admits that she\u2019s not going anywhere. It\u2019s one of the darkest, yet comedic endings in the entire series and Ubach absolutely nails it. If there\u2019s one episode you see in Ted Season 2, make sure it\u2019s this one. <\/p>\n

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