Ted Shackleford

Ted Shackleford
Background information
Feature films	Curious George Curious George 2: Follow that Monkey Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle Curious George: Royal Monkey Curious George: Go West, Go Wild Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Television programs	Curious George
Video games	Curious George
Voice	Will Ferrell (first film) Jeff Bennett (films and TV Series) Keith Ferguson (video game)
Inspiration	The Man in the Yellow Hat from the Curious George novel
Character information
Full name	Theodore Shackleford
Other names	Ted Mr. Ted (by Edu) 17-B (by Ivan) Official Golden Child (by Junior) Yellow Man (by Danno) The Man with the Yellow Hat Teddy Boy (by Houston)
Personality	Kind, headstrong, caring, overprotective (sometimes), idealistic, heroic, smart, clever, wise, fair, rambunctious, fun-loving (sometimes), playful (sometimes), awkward, clumsy, honest, brave, determined, adventurous, daring, absent-minded, childish, anxious (sometimes), resilient, compassionate, explorer, a little bit unusual, selfless, funny, nice, very loving, stern, bossy, dedicated, handsome, non-adventurous (formerly), intelligent, pleasant, emotional, concerned, distressed, worried, insecure, friendly
Appearance	Slender, tall, handsome, peach-tan skin, dark brown hair, brown eyes, thick eyebrows
Occupation	Museum Employee (first film, formerly) Museum Director (second film, later) George's best friend, owner, teacher and mentor
Instruments	Tuba
Alignment	Good
Goal	Saving the museum by finding the idol of Zagawa (succeeded) Getting Kayla reuniting with Tonga and Layla in California Animal Park and return to Piccadilly (succeeded) Becoming a museum director (succeeded) To overprotect George from getting lost or injured Getting George to learn about "caution" (formerly) Completing The Global Space Agency mission in Africa (succeeded) Bringing Felipe back home and getting George back (succeeded)
Home	New York, Chicago
Gender	Male
Species	Human
Age(s)	32
Relatives	Unnamed Mother Unnamed Father Berine (great, great, grandfather) Unnamed Grandmother Unnamed Grandfather † Sylvia (great aunt) Tam (uncle) Ginny (cousin) Unnamed aunt
Partner(s)	Maggie Dunlop (girlfriend)
Children	Curious George (adoptive son)
Parents	Unnamed Mother Unnamed Father
Pet(s)	George (chimpanzee)
Allies	Maggie Dunlop Mr. Bloomsberry Edu Ivan Ms. Plushbottom Clovis Sparky Piccadilly Tina Farmer Dan Anna Hal Houston Tech Andrew Dr. Naja Kulinda Princess Isabel Ana King Gustavo Prince Felipe
Enemies	Junior Bloomsberry Danno Wolfe Ivan (formerly)
Likes	Working hard for money, donuts, adventures, making new friends, histories, George, music, singing, frog impressions, playing on a tuba, sketching pictures, painting, stories, mustard, creative (sometimes), museum exhibits, history, bowling, dancing, making new friends, caring for his family and friends, studying nature, hiking, jogging, camping, bike riding, sand castle building, going to the beach, gardening, reading, marathon running, board games, golf, bird watching, "worm racing"
Dislikes	The museum about to close down, Junior's parking lot idea for money, George (formerly), getting into trouble, George getting angry at him, lies, Danno's crime stuffing, going to jail, being an animal poacher, Seymour's roar and growls, George being hurt, George in danger, alligators, George getting into trouble, thoughts of losing the museum, George getting upset at him, George's disobedience, bad luck
Powers and abilities	Swimming abilities Brave strength Superhuman speed
Paraphernalia	3 inch idol (first film) Yellow hat
Fate	He adopts George after saving the museum
Quote	"George, give me a hug, you little furball!" "No one is ever been happier to see his monkey." "Be a good little monkey." "Thank goodness I've found you!" "Come on. Can't be late."

Theodore "Ted" Shackleford (called The Man with the Yellow Hat in the books) is a main character in the Curious George Trilogy Set and PBS Kids TV series (2006-2015). In 2006, it was revealed that the Man's full name is Ted Shackleford. The name "Ted" was only used for him in the Curious George film (2006) and Curious George 2 Follow that Monkey (2009). He's the dueteragonist of Curious George books/series, the main protagonist of the first film, the tritagonist of the second film, a minor character of the third film, Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle.