Plot
After Homer realizes that he is somewhat stupid, Marge recommends that he take an adult education course at the annex center. Down at the center, however, Homer changes his mind and decides to become a teacher. He talks to the administrator and accepts an opening to teach a class on having a successful marriage. Despite being confident that he can pull it off, he is frozen on his first day and cannot help his pupils with their relationship problems. The class collectively gets up to leave, but when Homer mentions his conversation with Marge in bed, the class decides to stay, eager to hear gossip. Marge soon discovers that everyone in town knows her personal secrets. She confronts Homer about it and he promises to stop, but he continues telling her secrets anyway; this time telling the class that Marge gets sexually excited whenever Homer nibbles on her elbow. Homer then takes the night off teaching class—so he can have his class observe the family over dinner.
When Marge growls at Homer that she wants the class to get out of their house, Moe suggests that Homer should nibble on her elbow. Marge throws Homer out of the house, saying she can not trust him anymore, and refuses to let him back in. Homeless, Homer camps out in Bart's tree house. Marge tries to reassure Bart and Lisa that she and Homer love the kids, despite their current situation, but Lisa tells Bart she is worried their parents will get divorced. Marge tries to get advice from Reverend Lovejoy, who tells her to get a divorce.
While Homer longs for his wife, Moe comes by the Simpsons' house to declare his interest in Marge. She turns him down, but decides to invite him in for a glass of water. When Homer comes into the house with flowers he picked for Marge, Moe sees him and jumps out the window. Standing before her in rags, Homer professes his total and utter dependency on Marge. She tells him that that is not a good thing, but Homer then makes his winning argument: he loves her, he needs her to love him, and can not afford to ever lose her trust again or he will end up dead. Marge is won over and allows Homer to return to the house. The family is glad that he has returned, although Moe is less than thrilled.
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