TMZ - One of the stars of the movie “Ted” is quickly emerging as a sex symbol … but it ain’t Mark Wahlberg … it’s the stuffed animal.  Turns out, Ted has become a breakout star in the Plushie community … a group of people with a fetish for stuffed animals and things of the furry sort.  In fact, “Ted” creator Seth MacFarlane has already been contacted by a XXX website that’s popular with Plushies, Clips4Sale.com, in the hopes they can acquire the rights to use Ted’s image and make him the site’s new mascot. The site fired off a letter to Seth saying, “Not since Alf has there been this kind of excitement over a stuffed animal.” The letter continues, “We are very serious and would like to engage in talks with you at your earliest convenience.”

You know you’ve arrived as a legendary puppet when you’re mentioned in the same breath as ALF. There’s no higher praise for a stuffed animal than to be on that ALF level. Like Ted was a very highly anticipated movie – but who knows – it could have easily flopped. Ted could have ended up in that same category as Mr. Floppy from Unhappily Ever After. Sure, he was a funny puppet. But he ain’t an immortal. He ain’t a first ballot hall of famer like ALF.

So fuck the box office numbers. Fuck the critic’s reviews. You know how Seth MacFarlane knocked this one out of the park? He’s got websites dedicated to people who like to fuck stuffed animals calling Ted the next ALF. Thats the pinnacle for a puppet. Plushies praising him as the greatest stuffed animal since Alien Life Form.

PS – I still haven’t seen Ted. Stoolie review – thumbs up or thumbs down?