Plot
When Bart is sent home from school with head lice and wearing a burlap sack (as he had his clothes burned to prevent contagion) and Lisa all messed up and without shoes (as a result of being continuously bullied at school), Marge and Homer are accused of being negligent parents. Two Child Protective Services agents arrive at their house and take Bart, Lisa, and Maggie to a foster home—right next door, at Ned Flanders's house.
The kids have to get used to bedtime at seven o'clock with the sunlight still out, and hours of Bible board games. Bart and Lisa hate the Flanders house, but Maggie enjoys being there as she gets more attention from the Flanders than she did with Homer. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge have to attend a special class for bad parents so that they can get their children back.
When Ned finds out that Bart and Lisa were not baptized, he takes it upon himself to give the kids an emergency baptism. When Homer and Marge are declared decent parents, they quickly head for the Springfield River to stop Ned. Just as Ned is about to pour holy water on Bart, Homer shoves Bart over to prevent the water from hitting him. However the water hits Homer but it doesn't have any effect on him. The Simpson family is reunited, and they head home together.
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