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Character Analysis

Dustin Milligan

Ted Mullens

Played by Dustin Milligan

166 jokes across 38 episodes of Schitt's Creek

WAR

39.7

Total Jokes

166

Avg Craft

6.9

Avg Impact

6.6

Comedy Style

Character Comedy

Ted delivers 166 scored jokes across 38 episodes of Schitt's Creek, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.6 on impact for a career WAR of 39.7. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Ted Lines

All Jokes — 163 total

S1E06

Ted:Ted's dark humor: 'Well, if it is a heart attack we're way too far away from the nearest hospital for you to make it through the night.' followed immediately by 'Kidding.'

6.15.3
S1E06

Ted:Dr.: 'if it is a heart attack we're way too far away from the nearest hospital for you to make it through the night. Kidding.'

6.97.0
S1E06

Ted · David:Ted's medical question: 'Now, have you been around any feces in the past two days?' David's horrified 'I don't n...'

6.86.5
S1E06

Ted:Ted's understated response: 'Wow. Eek. That'll do it.'

6.76.5
S1E07

Ted:Run through you like Niagara Falls.

6.76.8
S1E07

Ted:Um, I usually prescribe them to my patients when they're feeling a little... backed up.

7.27.5
S1E08

Twyla · Ted:There's broken glass? / No, there is not broken glass in it

5.95.0
S1E08

Ted · Alexis:I do not like what this cleanse is doing to your brain. / You're being very rude!

7.27.0
S1E08

Alexis · Ted:Hey... I come in peace. What's this? I don't know, it's a pre shave follicle mask or something, I took it from the pile of product that nobody bought.

6.75.8
S1E08

Alexis · Ted:You have to understand that you're the first nice guy that I've dated. / They don't like me? / No, they do! They do, they've just always seen nice as a sign of weakness

7.46.8
S1E08

Alexis · Ted:Say something super mean. / What, I can't just turn it on in an instant, like you can.

7.36.8
S1E08

Ted · Alexis:Well, and you, what about you? Are you just going to sit around all day, while I work and buy you dinners? You've gotta go out there and get a job... / Too far. / It's too far, okay.

7.97.8
S1E09

Ted:I was eating Indian last night, so...

5.55.0
S1E09

Ted:your worms are almost all gone, aren't they?

6.56.3
S1E09

Ted:think of them as... our kids.

6.76.7
S1E09

Ted:Oh, yeah, dogs sometimes do that.

6.76.3
S1E09

Ted:And if it's any consolation, the dogs told me to tell you that they're super embarrassed about their behaviour, too.

7.26.8
S1E09

Ted:And I only take in the slutty ones, so...

8.08.0
S1E10

Jocelyn · Ted · Roland:Pineapples, pig on the spit, the whole nine yards. Oh, you, uh, roast pigs? We do! Sure do. We have a big one hanging in the garage.

7.06.7
S1E10

Ted:So this whole room... Just gets delivered, as is. This is the 'bachelor's den' here, and then that's the 'executive dining lounge'

7.17.0
S1E10

Ted:Oh, I should take the rolls out of the microwave. Hot rolls!

6.86.5
S1E10

Ted:Thank you, Stevie. I ordered it online from a restaurant supply place. No sales tax.

7.06.8
S1E12

Ted:Chicago's Best Deep Dish Pizza Tour

6.05.8
S1E12

David · Ted · David · Ted:I'm sure you're from a really solid home and... / David. / Understand. / I'm gonna slap you in the face.

7.17.3
S1E13

Ted:What's an all-inclusive vacation?

7.46.8
S1E13

Alexis · Ted:If I was staying, then yes! A thousand times yes! And if things were different and I wasn't leaving, um, then definitely yes. / So, is that a no? / Yes.

7.57.7
S2E01

Ted:You just ordered the parfait.

6.96.5
S2E01

Ted:Oh, no, that guy was like, a known alcoholic, and they pulled him out a week ago.

7.57.3
S2E02

Ted:I don't like you anymore. I mean, like that.

7.57.3
S2E02

Alexis · Ted:Are you wearing makeup? / So what if I am?

6.66.2
S2E02

Ted:You know, it's interesting, the longer we have this conversation, the more over it I get.

7.37.3
S2E02

Ted · Alexis · Ted:Well, I was about to give Hazel a blood test. / Well, I think it's probably better if you put Hazel down. / What?! No, she'll be fine!

7.57.3
S2E02

Alexis · Ted · Alexis · Ted:You're the perfect boyfriend, Ted. / Thank you... / But... / I knew there was a 'but.'

7.47.2
S2E02

Ted:Yeah, no, I pieced that part together.

7.57.3
S2E02

Ted · Alexis:Well, I did book us a two week couples vacation that's non-refundable. / Ooh, yeah, that makes... That makes it harder.

7.57.2
S2E02

Ted:And it's rare to find someone that beautiful, and smart, and deeply selfish, yet charming!

8.28.3
S2E08

Ted:'Cause they actually gave me the 'Broken Hearts Special.' Three extra nights at no extra charge, as long as I could prove that I didn't actually make it down the aisle.

7.27.2
S2E08

Ted:Yeah! Yeah, no, I got almost full price back for the engagement ring, and I've always wanted one of these, and it cost less than the ring, so...

7.06.8
S2E08

Ted:Except they don't wear helmets on that show, Which I get, but, it's a little dangerous.

7.06.8
S2E09

Alexis · Ted:That would be uncomfortable accepting free money. No, no, you'd be working. Doing her job, and I would pay you for it. Oh!

7.27.2
S2E10

Ted · Alexis:Those bare legs are dangerous. Ted! No, I'm serious. The animals carry bugs or ticks that can burrow into your bare skin.

6.96.7
S2E10

Ted:Yeah, well, Doris has been worried about her cat for two years. She comes in every week.

6.25.8
S2E10

Ted:Ew! I'm just trying to figure out what happened, all right?

6.56.2
S2E13

Ted:Cool? Alexis... I couldn't stop crying. I was scaring all the animals at work.

7.57.2
S2E13

Ted:When I had to go on our honeymoon without you, the zip line instructor at the Los Passions Couples Resort told me that I just gotta get through it.

7.47.2
S3E02

Ted:I try to have lunch with my mom at least once a week. And sometimes lunch will turn into dinner, because we get carried away chatting

6.55.3
S3E03

Alexis · Ted:You owe someone money. / Alexis, I pay off my credit card bills two weeks in advance, what do you think?

6.65.8
S3E03

Ted:I know that they are for the animals, but I find that when I get tired, just one or two kind of help me focus.

7.67.5
S3E03

Ted:I was making a house call to Lisa's farm, and got head-butted by her goat.

7.46.8
S3E03

Ted:Heather Warner doesn't actually have a cat.

7.26.8
S3E03

Alexis · Ted:She like, thinks she has a cat? That's so sad. But I guess she is like 50, so that makes sense. / Yep, she's 42. And she's not crazy. It's... code.

7.36.5
S3E03

Alexis · Ted:A booty call?! / Well, I'm not crazy about the term, but...

6.86.3
S3E05

Ted · Alexis:Why should the person who is performing surgery on your pet have to have a six pack?! / You have a six pack.

7.47.0
S3E05

Ted:That's not the point! And... it's not a full six yet, That's why I'm shredding right now.

7.26.7
S3E05

Ted:If he wants to sell sex, then he should just get a job down at the Dude Cave! He'd make more money than being a vet!

6.76.5
S3E05

Alexis · Ted:Um, what's the Dude Cave? / It's the all male strip club outside of town. My cousin Dwayne works there; he drives a Corvette.

7.67.5
S3E05

Ted · Alexis:Oh no, why didn't you tell me the camera could see me when I get back from my runs?! / I just noticed!

7.17.0
S3E05

Ted · Alexis:Well... who's to say that people weren't watching for the bunnies? / I am, that's what I'm saying.

7.57.3
S3E05

Ted:Well, what can I say, sometimes I like to live dangerously. While still respecting my personal boundaries.

7.97.5
S3E06

Ted · Alexis:Pub nights, frisbee in the quad... Late night hacky sack. Mhmm. We got some serious sack circles going. Oh, so many sex circles. Sack. Hacky sack.

6.36.0
S3E06

Ted · Alexis:Didn't you say on your resume that you did four years at UCLA? Yes... technically, if you consider Bel Air an extension of the campus, which everybody does.

7.77.8
S3E06

Ted:No, no, me and some friends, we just got in a car, and took off. Yeah, we were following the American Idol tour. We missed a couple shows, but it's always the exact same set, so... no regrets.

7.36.8
S3E10

Alexis · Ted:But, I volunteer to work here. / Because it's your job.

7.27.0
S3E10

Ted · Alexis:Dot, you won't need the Swiffer. / I guess I'll be dancing with Ted.

7.07.0
S3E10

Alexis · Ted:Although I did think that there would be more of them. / Yeah, well there used to be, but... you know.

6.56.5
S3E10

Alexis · Ted:Does Dot have arthritis? Because it looks like she's giving me the finger. / Well, she has arthritis, but not in that hand.

7.88.3
S3E10

Ted:Well, she has arthritis, but not in that hand.

7.68.0
S3E11

Ted:I don't know about little, because I'm benching 225 right now

6.66.2
S3E11

Ted:Also, I'm kind of a samurai when it comes to a metal comb, so...

7.57.3
S3E11

Alexis · Ted:Um, you know that it's me, right? - Yeah, caught on pretty quick.

6.86.5
S3E11

Ted:I could be shearing you with trimmers right now.

6.76.0
S3E11

Ted:I'm not sure what's more disgusting, what I'm doing right now, or the concept for that restaurant.

6.76.0
S3E11

Ted:Just-just the mama, we got her.

7.07.0
S3E12

Alexis · Ted:She said that her cat is better. She doesn't have a cat.

6.96.3
S3E12

Alexis · Ted:I got a 60 and a 65! Alexis, those are the class averages. You got a 63 and a 68!

7.77.5
S3E12

Ted:I, in the mean time, will go to get back to... work-o.

6.65.8
S3E12

Alexis · Ted:Like when your parents kiss their friends... on the mouth. Yes. Like kissing your parents.

7.27.2
S3E12

Ted:Back to work-o.

6.65.7
S3E12

Ted:Actually I was talking about you passing your exams.

6.86.3
S3E12

Alexis · Ted:You picked up a stick. No, it's a pencil shaped like a twig.

7.16.8
S3E12

Ted:I hate it when they don't put price tags on things.

6.86.3
S3E12

Ted:I think maybe we should just avoid kisses for a while. Even adult ones.

7.26.8
S3E13

Ted · Alexis:formal training is usually encouraged. - Well, I don't have formal training.

6.15.5
S3E13

Ted:No. God no.

6.56.5
S3E13

Ted · Alexis:Those were genuine laughs? - Sometimes, yeah.

7.16.5
S3E13

Ted:Well, I can't say the reception will be as fun, but that's really generous of you, Alexis. Like, surprisingly generous.

6.96.3
S3E13

Ted:Let's try to find another word for 'quit.' You know, it kinda implies poor management.

7.16.3
S3E13

Ted:Oh really? She said, extra special. I think we should stay.

6.35.8
S4E01

Ted:I have a date tonight.

7.37.0
S4E01

Ted · Alexis:we may uh, you know, need the apartment at some point. Apartment at some point. My God, like for sex.

7.07.0
S4E01

Alexis · Ted:Um, I liked the guy with the glasses. Me too. Um, or the guy with cystic acne. Either or.

7.26.8
S4E04

Ted:Just joking, you've got Ted's voicemail. Don't you hate it when people do that? Me too, and yet I just did it.

7.26.7
S4E05

Ted:Yes, definitely not a War Vet. Damn these fallen arches.

7.06.5
S4E05

Alexis · Ted:I know that David is looking for exclusivity on your products. / Ooh, she is good.

7.67.2
S4E07

Alexis · Ted:I'm also glad I did. It's good to see you. It's also good to see you.

7.06.5
S4E11

Ted:it's kinda hard to guarantee fun.

6.86.2
S4E11

Ted:That's actually a he, and I think he might already be spoken for?

6.15.2
S4E11

Ted:Yeah, I was just giving them a little pup talk.

6.66.2
S4E11

Ted:Oh, I just assumed that's how you always work.

7.26.7
S4E11

Alexis · Ted:Um, but maybe I could take a puppy home for the night. You know I can't let you do that. Yeah, no. That's no problem.

6.86.8
S4E12

Ted:It's always gifts for the dogs, and never for me. Definitely one of my pet peeves

6.25.2
S4E12

Ted:I broke up with Heather

7.57.5
S4E12

Ted · David:You know how many off-road dirt bike tours I had to take, just to get her outta my head? Shockingly, never been on a dirt bike. Um... But I'm sure like a lot-a lot... A lot of tours, David

7.26.8
S4E12

Ted:That's a dog treat? Looks like a real treat. What am I gonna do now?

6.36.0
S4E13

Ted:I'm gonna take that as a compliment, even though everything inside me's telling me that it's not.

7.27.2
S4E13

Ted:Well, I, I did get up at the Krak-ow dawn

6.45.8
S4E13

Ted:What if I missed chest and back day?

7.06.8
S4E13

Ted:your cool, scary, judgy friends

6.46.3
S4E13

Ted:that's just 72 more cookies to make, then.

6.56.3
S4E13

Ted · Alexis · Alexis:You didn't tell him? - Oh, my god. - Okay, I hate this!

7.26.8
S4E13

Alexis · Ted:everyone low-key hates me. - Uh, hate is a strong word.

6.56.3
S5E02

Ted:Like... that empty book that you gave me.

6.86.3
S5E02

Ted · Alexis:Now, this appears to be a photo of Twyla? / Yes... I put that there. Because Twyla is an important friend. / And Twyla's mom? / Is her important friend.

7.37.2
S5E02

Ted:I was actually only one stamp away from a free sub, so.

7.67.5
S5E04

Alexis · Ted:Old Shan out there. / Okay, first of all Alexis, she's not old, we went to vet school together.

6.76.0
S5E04

Ted · Alexis:Yeah, it's funny because I actually am a doctor. / So am I... / No, you're not. Just-just Ted.

7.06.5
S5E04

Ted:Okay, let's remember this is still a place of work.

7.16.5
S5E04

Ted:Okay, let's remember this is still a place of work.

7.36.8
S5E04

Ted · Alexis:Yeah, I don't think that's relevant. / Ahem. 'Dear Melanie.' / Melanie? Is this the girl from the falafel place?

6.96.3
S5E04

Ted:fal-awful saying this over text

7.06.0
S5E04

Ted:I really... fal-awful saying this over text

7.36.8
S5E04

Ted · Alexis:'Cool!' Exclamation mark. / And it looks like you ended up walking her dog for her? / Well, she seemed really upset.

7.46.8
S5E05

Ted:Snip, snip, Mr. Mullens!

6.35.7
S5E05

Ted:So I polished them off, and... it tasted like burnt plastic, and I regretted it instantly.

6.76.0
S5E05

Alexis · Ted:Babe, did you rig this? / Maybe I did, and maybe I did!

6.55.8
S5E05

Ted:Man, come here, big guy!

6.67.0
S5E05

Ted · Alexis:That was fun. / Yes / That was really fun. Did you have fun? / Yes, Ted. / Did everyone had fun? / Yes, Ted.

6.97.0
S5E05

Alexis · Ted:You kissed my brother tonight, I'm not kissing you after you kissed my brother. / Pffft! Who kissed your brother?

6.96.3
S5E05

Ted · Alexis:But first just give your brother a kiss. / Ew, Ted, Ew!

6.16.0
S5E07

Ted:maybe we can start telling some stories about someone else who was naked and crying?

6.66.0
S5E07

Ted · Johnny:she's just going after whatever she wants, no holds barred! - Oh, well hopefully, some holds barred.

6.56.0
S5E07

Ted:maybe I should start calling you 'Uncle Johnny,' then, huh?

6.56.3
S5E10

Alexis · Ted:But I didn't pay for that. / I know, I got it at the flea market.

6.55.8
S5E10

Ted:seems that the strap has fallen off of your shoulder. I'd offer to put it back for you, but as a delivery guy, I don't know if it's my place.

7.06.8
S5E10

Ted · Alexis:my... grandmother passed this morning. / Ew! Oh my God, Ted! / Sorry, I wasn't prepared for an improv.

7.17.2
S5E10

Ted · Alexis:You pulled some new tricks out. / New to you.

7.37.3
S5E10

Alexis · Ted:the door was unlocked the entire time! / They would've gotten quite the show!

6.36.2
S5E10

Ted:A few years ago. And it just been real tough to get over.

6.76.3
S5E12

Alexis · Ted:We just need to figure out where. / And what page is that? / Well, we both agree that we wanna get away, and we both agree that we're gonna land on somewhere so good

6.56.0
S5E12

Ted:[Awkward silence as Ted realizes Alexis hasn't understood his Galapagos hint at all]

7.37.3
S5E12

Ted:You mean, other than wanting to study some of the rarest and most diverse forms of plant and animal life on the planet?

7.06.7
S5E12

Ted:You know, Emmett, the tortoise is 180-years-old, So I'm sure he'll still be around in another few years

7.47.0
S5E12

Ted:once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity

7.17.0
S5E12

Alexis · Ted:Yes, Ted Mullens, I will go to the Cayman Islands with you. / Uh, you mean the Galapagos?

7.37.3
S5E12

Alexis · Ted:Yes! Let's celebrate! / Uh, no, no, no, I meant like, vaccinations

7.88.0
S5E13

Ted:Those are actually an insane safety hazard. If they catch fire, you're basically trapped in a burning cage, so. But, totally.

7.67.3
S5E13

Ted:what you're describing is missing someone, and it is a totally normal feeling.

6.86.2
S6E03

Ted · Alexis:we discovered a new breed of fly that mates with itself. Yummm! Mm.

6.86.7
S6E03

Alexis · Ted:Ted! Stop making me jealous of turtles. Tortoises, but I do have tur-tell you

5.55.3
S6E03

Alexis · Ted · David:Oh my God, David! Knock much?! / Hi, David! / Hi. Is he dressed?

6.46.3
S6E03

David · Johnny · Ted:You and Alexis were about to engage in cyber-sex. / Hi, Ted. / Hi, Mr. Rose.

7.27.0
S6E03

Alexis · Ted:And you're wearing the little tie with your short-sleeved shirt. My little Galapo-guy. / Yeah, it's actually really hot here, so the bottom half is just my bathing suit and flip-flops.

7.16.5
S6E03

Alexis · Ted · Twyla:Ted! More about your bottom half, please! / Twyla's not standing right behind you, is she? / Hi, Ted.

6.76.3
S6E03

Ted · Alexis:In fact, they actually named the new fly 'Alexis.' / The fly that mates with itself?

7.47.5
S6E06

Ted:It was a real 'Fyre Fest.' (Chuckles)

5.65.0
S6E06

Ted:Well, I put some screens on the windows. I wouldn't really call it a renovation

6.75.8
S6E06

Ted:the screens that I installed are actually attracting more bugs somehow

7.16.5
S6E06

Ted:the ants are back and, uh, I think what we're about to do probably wouldn't end very well if a fire ant was involved

6.86.0
S6E08

Ted · Alexis:Hi, uh sorry there were limited options at the airport gift shop. 'Have a great flight', so sweet.

6.35.3
S6E08

Ted:Yeah, yeah, no need to milk it.

5.54.8
S6E08

Ted:I'd rather not walk in on her and her zumba instructor, don't wanna have to zoom back here.

6.05.3
S6E08

Ted:I think that you are the most beautiful girl this town's ever seen.

6.56.3
S6E08

Ted:Actually, those flies are an invaluable piece of the puzzle in the study of evolution, but... yes we do have our fingers crossed that there are still a few more out there.

6.76.0