nik ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁Network ▁President . ▁He ▁discovered ▁was hed - up ▁actor ▁L ester ▁Guy ▁drink ing ▁v od ka ▁from ▁a ▁fro zen ▁orange ▁ju ice ▁can ▁in ▁West ▁Hollywood , ▁and ▁immediately ▁recognized ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁control ▁this ▁person . ▁Bud wall er ▁knew ▁of ▁network ▁owner ▁Mr . ▁Zob lot nik ' s ▁love ▁of ▁L ester ▁Guy ' s ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁W W II - era ▁musical : ▁" P ic c ad illy ▁Circ us ". ▁Bud wall er , ▁hoping ▁for ▁a ▁promotion , ▁introduced ▁Zob lot nik ▁to ▁his ▁hero ▁from ▁the ▁musical , ▁L ester ▁Guy . ▁As ▁The ▁L ester ▁Guy ▁Show ▁progress es , ▁and ▁America ▁grows ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁fond ▁of ▁Betty ▁Hudson , ▁Bud wall er ▁fear s ▁that ▁he ▁may ▁lose ▁his ▁job ▁because ▁he ▁thinks ▁Betty ▁will ▁ru in ▁the ▁show ▁or ▁take ▁it ▁over , ▁showing ▁Bud wall er ' s ▁in e pt itude ▁in ▁understanding ▁the ▁audience . ▁Bud ▁Bud wall er ▁has ▁" nothing ▁but ▁cont empt ▁for ▁in sub ord ination ▁from ▁so ▁far ▁down ▁the ▁food ▁chain ," ▁and ▁feels ▁superior ▁to ▁his ▁audience . ▁He ▁tries ▁to ▁control ▁them ▁through ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁even ▁makes ▁two ▁under stud y ▁appearances ▁on ▁the ▁fourth ▁episode ▁while ▁special ▁guest : ▁Stan ▁T ail ings ▁is ▁having ▁a ▁c ough ing ▁fit . ▁In ▁that ▁instance , ▁though ▁Bud wall er ▁has ▁last ▁week ' s ▁script , ▁the ▁dialog ▁is ▁essentially