Will Seth MacFarlane's animated bear 'Ted' appear on A&E's 'Wahlburgers' reality show starring Mark Wahlbegr and family?

A&E really struck gold when it signed on for the reality show Wahlburgers based on the restaurant run by Mark Wahlberg and his family. You get a high-profile actor involved in a reality show with the possibility that he would stop by for an episode or a few. But is the network pushing its luck by trying to get Wahlberg to get Ted, an animated, foul-mouthed teddy bear from the movie of the same name, to guest star on the reality show about hamburgers?

"Mark's shooting Ted 2, and we've talked about bringing Ted, the bear, into one of the episodes," producer Rasha Drachkovitch stated. "Mark's going to talk to Seth about it. We're talking about doing it for Season 2. I would love to figure out the special effects and all to have a scene where he kind of plants the movie franchise with the television series. It would be wicked cool. You'd come in with the bear - 'Hey, where's Paul Wahlberg?'"

The producer added: "Why not dream big? We break the wall. We're not taking the show super seriously," he said. "If you see a talking bear, and it's scripted, you're in on the joke."

The Wrap reports:

A&E has ordered 18 episodes of the hit show, double the initial order of nine. The series follows Paul Wahlberg as he tries to expand the restaurant with the help of brothers Donnie and Mark. Mark wants to build out the business fast, while Paul wants to take his time and get it right. Alma, the family's matriarch, wants the family to stay true to its Dorchester, Mass., roots. Donnie is caught in the middle.