A couple years have passed since the events of the first Ted movie. Ted marries this woman, Tami-Lynn. John Bennett, his owner, is happy for him, despite separating from his ex Lori 6 months ago.

However, one year later, Tami-Lynn and Ted constantly fight. But at their job, their co-worker, Joy, suggests that the 2 have a baby. That way, their marriage can be fixed.

Since Ted is a toy and cannot conceive, he and John decide to help Tami-Lynn, find some sperm at a sperm donor bank.

Sadly, Tami-Lynn is infertile due to her past drug use. So, she and Ted decide to adopt a child instead.

Unfortunately, their request is denied, because Ted is not a person – he is property, according to the state of Massachusetts. Even worse, Ted’s “property” status causes him to lose his bank accounts, access to his credit card, and is even forced to have his marriage with Tami-Lynn annulled.

Tami-Lynn, Ted, and John are all devastated. Yet they are determined to fix this and prove that Ted is indeed a person.

They go to their local court, where they meet this young lawyer, Samantha Jackson, who is only 26. Despite how she knows less about pop culture compared to John, Tami-Lynn, and Ted, she is into marijuana. And Samantha will gladly present the case.

Meanwhile, this guy, Donnie, who has previously tried to steal Ted for his son, wants to sabotage Ted’s plan. He will stop at nothing to ensure that Ted cannot successfully convince anyone that he is a living being.

At some point, Tami-Lynn, John, and Ted are in court, trying to receive Ted’s rights as a human. Unfortunately, they lose.

Regardless, they are not going to give up. They all decide to drive down to New York City, to meet this lawyer, Patrick Meighan. Patrick Meighan is a highly respected civil rights attorney.

On the way, John and Samantha fall in love and even kiss. The group also goes through some crazy mishaps.

For instance, while at a diner, John tries to throw a coin into some guy’s butt crack. Not only does that man get mad, but he also is blind.

Ted also volunteers to drive, even though he doesn’t have a license. Not surprisingly, he gets reckless to that point where the car ends up off the road and into a deserted barn.

In spite of that, though, the group discovers a marijuana field. They have fun experimenting with those plants.

In addition, Samantha reveals herself to have a very beautiful singing voice. She sings a heartwarming campfire song.

The group eventually resumes their journey to meet Patrick Meighan. Sadly, since Ted has never contributed to humanity, he refuses to recognize him as a person.

Ted eventually begins to envy John and Samantha. It causes bickering to the point where Ted walks away on the group.

But can things still be turned around for Ted to finally have his rights restored?

Like with the first Ted movie from 2012, I laughed hysterically several times throughout this one. Examples of when include:

– When John and Ted got covered in sperm at the sperm downer center.

– When the group ended up anger ring the blind guy and Ted apologized for his “5-year-old son” in which John responded, “I’m sorry.”

– When Samantha taught John and Ted about F. Scott Fitzgerald and and they thought that the F stood for the F-word.

Regardless of John’s divorce with Lori, he and Samantha still made a sweet couple. More importantly, he and Ted remained close pals.

And it turns out there’s a reason behind the backstory of Lori and John’s separation. In real life, Mila Kunis, who portrayed Lori in Ted got pregnant and wanted to focus on her personal life. So, that is why she is absent from this film.

Anyway, back to the review. The pacing is neither too fast nor too slow. And the crude humor makes it feel like just the right amount of time passes per scene.

But a major strength is the concept. I admired how the plot focused on Ted fighting for his rights as a living thing. The viewer ends up learning a lot about human rights and what is involved with them.

And all these elements lead to various twists and turns. See the movie to find out what they are.

Overall, I absolutely enjoyed Ted 2. Note that like with the previous installment, this film is rated R for language, substance abuse, and even some sexual content. I recommend that viewers be at least 16 or 17 to watch It.

Anyhow, I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars.