BETTER OFF TED - "Lust in Translation" - Ted romances a beautiful German executive (guest star Stefanie von Pfetten) who can't speak a word of English. It doesn't matter - Veridian is developing a translation device for her company, enabling the two to communicate. The problem is, the voice of the device is Phil's, which ruins the mood for Ted, on "Better Off Ted," TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/RANDY HOLMES)PORTIA DE ROSSI

The Germans are coming! The Germans are coming! And one lovely foreign lady is totally heiss for Ted. (Heiss, by the way, is the German word for “hot.”)

Veridian is developing a multi-language translator device. When you speak one language into a mouthpiece, the machine’s voice spits out a translation of everything you say. The CEO of the German company interested in the device is a beautiful woman named Greta, who is not exactly fluent in English. Sounds like the multi-translator device may come in handy.

Unfortunately, the translator’s computer-generated voice sounds like it’s coming from a 90-foot robot. While Phil and Lem take a few days to fix the voice, Greta wants Ted to take her out on the town. He’s more than happy to do so; even though Veronica fears Ted may blow the deal if he gets too friendly with the Fraulien. Too late. Veronica discovers that Ted is “Jack-hammering Gretel like she’s Berlin Wall.” How romantic.

Linda has commandeered an empty room to play Linda-Bagel. What’s Linda-Bagel, you ask? It’s a game where Linda bounces bagels off a wall and into an open air vent. It’s pretty challenging, which is why Veronica wants to play. She’d probably be a natural at Veronica-Bagel, but her skills at Linda-Bagel leave a lot to be desired. So she asks Phil and Lem to make her some super bagels that will allow her to beat Linda at her own game.

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