Lester tries to convince Budwaller to put the Woman With No Name, a beatnik from "downtown" on the show. Betty has forgotten her mother's name for two days and is worried. Gochktch is fascinated with the beatnik and her boots. Meanwhile, Lester and Nicole plot to ruin Betty using a voice disintegrator to mess up her voice. Mr. Zoblotnick pays a visit to the set to see the great beatnik Gochktch has been telling his uncle about. Lester and Nicole's plan isn't going well as they can't get Betty to say anything. She refuses to speak until she remembers her mother's name. Instead they plan to use the machine live during the show. The only problem is, the machine accidentally switches itself to be aimed at Lester instead of Betty. Gochktch and Mr. Z are still obsessed by the beatnik. Showtime arrives, and Lester is humiliated by his voice being distorted by the voice disintegrator machine. The Woman With No Name performs. Betty, while singing, remembers that her mother's name is Mary. Ruth finally realizes that "beatnik" is German for "bootmaker," hence the reason Gochktch and Mr. Z keep bringing her boots. Everyone joins end and performs with the Woman With No Name.