It took Franklin three years working at KFC to  save  up  for  the  TV  that  finds  itself  on

the wrong end of Franklin & Tyrell’s feebleminded opinions.  It would have taken six years to get the TV had Tyrell’s cousin, Ray Ray, not hooked Franklin up with a “floor model” from the electronics store where he works as a night watchman.  “Sparky” earned it's moniker as a result of the inexplicable sparks that shoot out the rear when it’s turned on.  Franklin’s ingenious solution is to simply never turn Sparky off.