Homer takes his family to Mr. Burns' company picnic, determined to make a good impression. However, Bart and Lisa misbehave, and Marge gets drunk on punch. During the father-son sack race, Homer tackles Bart to let Mr. Burns win, while Marge leads a drunken song and dance number.

Mr. Burns kicks everyone out, and Homer sees a "perfect" family interacting with their father. He realizes his own family is dysfunctional and tries to get them to act "normal" by forcing them to eat at the dinner table and spying on neighbors.

Desperate, Homer takes the family to Dr. Marvin Monroe's Family Therapy Center. The therapy session goes awry, with the family shocking each other with electric shock chairs. Dr. Monroe kicks them out, giving Homer double his money back. The Simpsons happily use the money to buy a new TV, returning to their old ways.