Homer goes to Hullabalooza, a rock concert featuring freakish sideshow acts, where he displays his special talent: catching a

cannonball with his belly.

Marge and Homer staunchly support a proposal to deport all illegal immigrants from Springfield, until they learn it would affect Apu,

Bart finds his Grampa's war stories farfetched, until Mr. Burns tries to kill the elder Simpson to seize a treasure the two found during the Big One as members of "Flying Hellfish" battalion.

Interconnecting vignettes depict various moments in the lives of Springfield residents, including Apu's partying activities; Smithers' allergic reaction to a bee sting; and Dr. Nick Riviera's appearance before a medical review board. Also: Skinner makes lunch for Superintendent Chalmers.

While Lisa spends her spring break at work with Homer, Bart drives Milhouse, Martin and Nelson to Tennessee, thanks to his fake ID and Martin's cash from a stock dividend.

Actor Troy McClure is in desperate need of some good publicity following his implication in a sordid sea-life scandal, so he arranges a sham wedding with Selma.

Bart and Lisa help a homeless man who claims he invented Itchy & Scratchy to sue the programme makers.

Worried that Mr Burns may decide to replace him permanently when he takes a well-earned break, Smithers chooses the plant's worst employee to fill in for him.

Lisa finds out that Springfield's founder was a murderous pirate who tried to assassinate George Washington, and decides her fellow citizens should know the truth.

After buying a Chanel suit at a bargain price, Marge finds herself invited to a country club by a former schoolmate. Taken in by the opulence of the place, she is soon overcome by a desperation to fit in.