The house next door is for sale and Marge and Homer go inside to check it out; Marge falls in love with the kitchen. Back at home Marge asks Homer for a new kitchen. Rather than hire someone, Homer decides to do the renovation himself. While demolishing the kitchen, Homer unleashes his old collection of Playdude magazines. He tells Marge he keeps them for the articles; she obliges him by cutting up the magazines, keeping only the articles. Now that they are useless, Homer throws them away, only to have them found by Bart and Milhouse. Using these 1970's era magazines as a model, Bart decides to renovate the Treehouse. After Homer has made a mess of the kitchen remodeling, Marge is finally able to hire a contractor, who completes the job "on-time" two years later for $100,000. Marge's first new dish out of her kitchen gets rave reviews and she decides to enter the Ovenfresh Bakeoff with her Dessert Dogs. At the bakeoff Marge encounters stiff and ruthless competition, so ruthless that Marge resorts to cheating to get even, much to Lisa's dismay. Chief Wiggum and other concerned parents talk with Homer about Bart's spreading the Playdude philosophy to the other children. Homer has a talk with Bart about the facts of life, which a horrified Bart quickly spreads to the other children. Meantime, in the finals for the bakeoff against Brandine, Marge admits to her foul play and Lisa's faith in her mother is restored.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 16 Episode 2 of The Simpsons resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Simpsons Season 16 Episodes...

• s16e01 - Treehouse of Horror XV
• s16e02 - All's Fair in Oven War
• s16e03 - Sleeping with the Enemy
• s16e04 - She Used to Be My Girl
• s16e05 - Fat Man and Little Boy
• s16e06 - Midnight Rx
• s16e07 - Mommie Beerest
• s16e08 - Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass
• s16e09 - Pranksta Rap
• s16e10 - There's Something About Marrying
• s16e11 - On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister
• s16e12 - Goo Goo Gai Pan
• s16e13 - Mobile Homer
• s16e14 - The Seven-Beer Snitch
• s16e15 - Future-Drama
• s16e16 - Don't Fear the Roofer
• s16e17 - The Heartbroke Kid
• s16e18 - A Star Is Torn
• s16e19 - Thank God, It's Doomsday
• s16e20 - Home Away From Homer
• s16e21 - The Father, The Son, and The Holy Guest Star

The Simpsons Show Summary

The Simpsons focuses on a family of five. There is the father, Homer, a dull-witted, alcoholic, lazy, but lovable man. He often gets his family into crazy situations but always manages to fix things. The mother, Marge, is a stay at home mom who keeps the family together. She is the ideal wife and mother though she can be a little naive at times. She always does what she thinks is best for her family.

Next is Bart, the 10 year old boy who lives on playing pranks. He gets into a lot of trouble but is generally a good kid. Then there is the neglected middle child, Lisa. Lisa is the brain of the family and sometimes feels left out because of that. She is an outcast at school because of her talent. Finally there is Maggie the baby. Though she doesn't say much she is well known especially for her red pacifier.