With Rosa looking after Ted, he has trouble with her Italian cuisine, especially since he likes it. Ted is upset when Rosa invites a neighbour for dinner. The neighbour is a ventriloquist and he brings his doll, Sparky. Sparky has a life of its own and his neighbour gives him to Ted. Ted then decides to embark on a career in show business, unconcerned that his lips move as he throws his voice, and that his jokes are very old and not funny.
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