After winning a political essay contest, Lisa is invited to Washington, D.C., but she soon becomes upset after discovering how policy-making really works.
After having a horrible day, Bart gets a job tending bar for a group of gangsters and becomes the prime suspect when Principal Skinner mysteriously disappears.
The Simpson family receives a severed monkey's paw which can grant wishes, Bart gains magical powers which he uses to turn Homer into a Jack-in-the-box, and Mr. Burns uses Homer's brain to create a robot.
Burns decides to retire and sells the power plant to a German consortium for an exorbitant price. Homer's laziness and inefficiency are quickly exposed by his new bosses, and he is laid off.
After Bart receives a microphone which can transmit through radios, he decides to pull a series of pranks and eventually convinces the town that a boy has fallen down a well.
While Marge spends a couple of days at Rancho Relaxo after she has a breakdown, Bart and Lisa stay with Patty and Selma, and Homer stays at home to take care of Maggie.
After Mrs. Krabappel gives Bart a month of detention, he gets his revenge by responding to her newspaper singles ad; Homer uses a swear jar to cut down on his cursing.
Homer and his co-workers qualify for the plant softball team's league final, but Mr. Burns hires nine professional MLB players in order to win a $1 million bet.
After aptitude tests seemingly indicate that they are best-suited to police work and homemaking respectively, Bart is made hall monitor while Lisa becomes a delinquent.
After the Simpsons regret paying for an expensive surgery for Santa's Little Helper, he runs away from home and is trained by Mr. Burns to become an attack dog.
After Otto loses his job as school bus driver because he does not have a license, Bart convinces Homer and Marge to let Otto stay with them until he gets back on his feet.
Bart becomes jealous when Milhouse falls in love with a new student named Samantha; Homer accidentally receives a vocabulary-building tape instead of a weight-loss one.
After Homer "wins" a $2000 settlement from the plant due to radiation-induced sterilization, his half-brother Herb sees an opportunity to regain his fortune.
