How Ted’s VFX Team Used AI to Transform Seth MacFarlane Into Bill Clinton, and Why Animating the Bear Is Still Challenging
June, 15th 2026
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When Seth MacFarlane was brainstorming ideas for the second season of Ted, Bill Clinton came to mind. MacFarlane explains, “The show takes place in the ’90s, and we’re always looking for things that are quintessentially emblematic of that decade. Of course, one of those things is Bill Clinton.” MacFarlane stages a masterful spoof of the former president, who appears in Episode 5, “The Sword and the Stoned.”
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