Plot summary
Joel relishes the opportunity to conduct a medical study in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (still stung that it turned him down for admission years ago), but Ed accidentally ruins it. Shelly is tempted by the offer by the Devil (in the guise of a spa salesman played by Charles Martin Smith ) to fulfill her wildest dream: legalized gambling in Alaska and The Brick turned into a casino. Chris uses a ventriloquist dummy to offer straightforward opinions, in contrast to his more nuanced responses, and becomes irked when people prefer the dummy's advice.
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