Ted became Hammond's boss, but he still behaved like a jerk. Ted asked his boss what to do, and he said to fire him. The first time he attempted to fire him it turned out to be Druthers' birthday, leading Ted to do it another time. After he found Druthers sleeping at the office due to his unsettlements with his wife, Ted took in Druthers and the two shortly became friends. However, after he still acted very rudely to Ted on work, he decided to fire him, which coincided with him receiving the divorce papers from his wife, finding out his dog is dead and having a heart attack (which Ted thought he was faking). (Columns)