TED INTERFERES IN VERONICA'S LOVE LIFE WHEN SHE STARTS TO SLACK OFF AT WORK, ON ABC'S "BETTER OFF TED"

"It's Nothing Business, It's Just Personal" � When Veronica's sexy magician boyfriend Mordor (guest star Mark Deklin) comes to town and she starts slacking off at work big time, Ted tries to interfere in her love life to get her back on track. Meanwhile, Lem is perplexed when he is mysteriously given a bright red lab coat while everyone else has plain white ones . . . is someone at Veridian trying to tell him something?, on "Better Off Ted," TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 (9:30-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Better Off Ted" stars Jay Harrington as Ted, Portia de Rossi as Veronica, Andrea Anders as Linda, Jonathan Slavin as Phil, Malcolm Barrett as Lem and Isabella Acres as Rose.

Guest starring are Mark Deklin as Mordor, Carla Jimenez as Patricia, Gary Rubenstein as the doctor and Bill Stevenson as Lonny.

"It's Nothing Business, It's Just Personal" was written by Victor Fresco and directed by Marc Buckland.

"Better Off Ted" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary Closed Captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,D,L,S,V parental guideline.

For more information on "Better Off Ted," visit ABC.com.