# Loud Night
**"Loud Night"** is the sixth episode of the first season of *Ted*, the Peacock comedy series created by [Seth MacFarlane](https://www.edgepedia.org/seth-macfarlane) as a prequel to his *Ted* films. It aired on January 11, 2024, was directed by MacFarlane, and was written by Julius Sharpe with staff writers Charlene deGuzman, Hannah Murphy, Matt Porter, and Charlie Hankin.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/fullcredits/) Set at Christmas in the show's 1993 [Framingham, Massachusetts](https://www.edgepedia.org/framingham-massachusetts) setting, the episode centers on Matty Bennett, whose Christmas wish brings his childhood toy dump truck to life, and on Blaire Bennett, whose relationship with her friend Sarah becomes a point of family conflict.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2689248/ted-1x06-loud-night)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Series / episode | *Ted* (2024), season 1, episode 6[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/) |
| Original air date | January 11, 2024 (United States)[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/) |
| Director | Seth MacFarlane[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/fullcredits/) |
| Writer | Julius Sharpe (written by), with staff writers Charlene deGuzman, Hannah Murphy, Matt Porter, and Charlie Hankin[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/fullcredits/) |
| Runtime | 44 minutes[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/) |
| Rating | TV-MA (United States); 16 (Brazil)[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/parentalguide/) |
| IMDb score | 6.8/10 from about 3,600 users[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/) |
## Production
The episode was directed by series creator Seth MacFarlane, who also voices Ted, and its credited writer is Julius Sharpe, a co-executive producer on the series.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/fullcredits/) • [5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/14918/julius-sharpe) Walter Murphy composed the music, Jeffrey C. Mygatt was the cinematographer, and Tom Costantino and Justin Ulrich edited the episode.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/fullcredits/) The showrunners are MacFarlane, Paul Corrigan, and Brad Walsh.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/fullcredits/)
The cast is led by MacFarlane as the voice of Ted, Max Burkholder as [John Bennett](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-bennett), Alanna Ubach as [Susan Bennett](https://www.edgepedia.org/susan-bennett), Scott Grimes as Matty Bennett, and Giorgia Whigham as Blaire Bennett.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/fullcredits/) Guest cast includes Marissa Shankar as Sarah and Ivar Brogger as Father Odell, with Bobby Strom voicing the toy truck Dennis.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2689248/ted-1x06-loud-night) The episode features the song "Everybody Needs a Best Friend," written by Seth MacFarlane and Walter Murphy and performed by [Norah Jones](https://www.edgepedia.org/norah-jones).[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/)
## Plot
The episode takes place at Christmas. Matty discovers a long-lost toy truck from his childhood, and Susan sings a solo at the last Sunday mass before [Christmas Eve](https://www.edgepedia.org/christmas-eve); Matty, opposed to going to church, skips the service to watch a Patriots game instead.[6](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/ted-s1e6review/) At church, Ted speculates that he himself may be a miracle comparable to Jesus, since he is a living teddy bear.[6](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/ted-s1e6review/)
**Matty's wish.** Feeling alienated from his family, Matty wishes on a shooting star in the same way John once did. His wish is granted: his toy dump truck, named Dennis, comes to life. Unlike Ted, Dennis is foul-mouthed, unrepentant, and enables Matty's worst political and social opinions.[6](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/ted-s1e6review/) A trip to church also gets John and Ted wondering about Ted's own miraculous origin.[2](https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2689248/ted-1x06-loud-night)
**Sarah and Blaire.** Blaire's friend Sarah, whose family is from India and who cannot get a flight home, is staying with the Bennetts for Christmas; she is Blaire's secret girlfriend from college.[6](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/ted-s1e6review/) • [7](https://www.televisionacademy.com/sites/default/files/ballots/performer-2024-v1.pdf) Susan discovers the two making out and asks them to hold off telling the family until after Christmas, but Matty outs them during a dinner-table clash. Matty and Dennis respond with remarks the episode treats as unforgivable, Matty later apologizes to Blaire and Sarah, and after a final shouting match with Dennis, in which Dennis reveals he is gay, the two part ways, with Dennis driving off toward [Provincetown, Massachusetts](https://www.edgepedia.org/provincetown-massachusetts).[6](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/ted-s1e6review/)
[The A.V. Club](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-a-v-club) described the episode as *Ted*'s "Very Special Christmas Episode," in which Blaire brings her girlfriend home for the holidays.[8](https://www.avclub.com/ted-review-tv-peacock-sitcom-spinoff-1851144425)
## Reception and content rating
On IMDb the episode held a rating of 6.8 out of 10 from about 3,600 users.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/) The Review Geek rated the episode 4.5 out of 5, praising the comedy and the episode's handling of political disagreement within a family.[6](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/ted-s1e6review/)
The episode is rated TV-MA in the United States and 16 in Brazil. IMDb's user-rated parents guide lists profanity as severe, sex and nudity as mild, and violence, substance use, and frightening scenes as none.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/parentalguide/)
One production detail noted on IMDb: [Alanna Ubach](https://www.edgepedia.org/alanna-ubach) really sang her character's church solo.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/)
## Position in the season
"Loud Night" is the sixth of the first season's episodes, which all premiered on January 11, 2024, on Peacock.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/) • [9](https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/ted) Some regional listings number it as season 1, episode 7, reflecting a difference in how platforms count the season's first two-part episode; Apple TV (UK), for example, lists it as S1, E7 with a 41-minute runtime.[10](https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/loud-night/umc.cmc.jf0h50l75od7na5ecoc0q03i?at=1000laQn&ct=d&itscg=30200&itsct=tv_box_link&ls=1&showId=umc.cmc.255ujk4lyd5uo6yfebvb2yo4v) It is the only Christmas episode of the show's first season.[11](https://music.amazon.de/podcasts/4a360c22-3e6a-429e-9d21-fc3134938bfd/episodes/828b10ef-450a-4313-ab7b-bf3bb38b979c/tis-the-podcast-okay-then-don%27t-do-it-for-dad-do-it-for-mom-look-she%27s-really-bummed-out-right-now-and-it%27s-all-just-%27cause-christmas-is-messed-up-ted---season-1---episode-6---loud-night)
## References
1. ["Ted" Loud Night (TV Episode 2024) - Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/fullcredits/)
2. [Loud Night - Ted 1x06, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/2689248/ted-1x06-loud-night)
3. ["Ted" Loud Night (TV Episode 2024) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/)
4. ["Ted" Loud Night (TV Episode 2024) - Parents guide, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28560923/parentalguide/)
5. [Julius Sharpe, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/14918/julius-sharpe)
6. [Ted - Season 1 Episode 6 Recap & Review, The Review Geek](https://www.thereviewgeek.com/ted-s1e6review/)
7. [Television Academy Awards ballots, performer 2024](https://www.televisionacademy.com/sites/default/files/ballots/performer-2024-v1.pdf)
8. [Ted review: A profane, obvious lampoon of old sitcom tropes, The A.V. Club](https://www.avclub.com/ted-review-tv-peacock-sitcom-spinoff-1851144425)
9. [Watch Ted (TV Series) 2024, Peacock](https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/ted)
10. [Loud Night - Ted (Series 1, Episode 7), Apple TV (UK)](https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/loud-night/umc.cmc.jf0h50l75od7na5ecoc0q03i?at=1000laQn&ct=d&itscg=30200&itsct=tv_box_link&ls=1&showId=umc.cmc.255ujk4lyd5uo6yfebvb2yo4v)
11. [Tis the Podcast: Ted Season 1, Episode 6 - Loud Night](https://music.amazon.de/podcasts/4a360c22-3e6a-429e-9d21-fc3134938bfd/episodes/828b10ef-450a-4313-ab7b-bf3bb38b979c/tis-the-podcast-okay-then-don%27t-do-it-for-dad-do-it-for-mom-look-she%27s-really-bummed-out-right-now-and-it%27s-all-just-%27cause-christmas-is-messed-up-ted---season-1---episode-6---loud-night)
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