- After rekindling her artistic talents, Marge is commissioned to paint a portrait of Mr. Burns; Homer vows to lose weight after getting trapped in a water slide.
- Marge revives her interest in art - she once did a painting of Ringo Starr - and Mr. Burns commissions her to do a portrait of him, depicting him as a beautiful man. However, after he has insulted Homer's weight the painting shows him nude, though Marge explains that she intended to show his vulnerability as a frail old man and Burns is highly impressed.—don @ minifie-1
- Marge rekindles her old interest in art and joins a class at the community college. She wins the college art show, and is commissioned to paint a portrait of Mr. Burns, with the condition that he be portrayed as a "beautiful man." Meanwhile, Homer attempts to try and lose weight after getting stuck in a water slide pipe.
- After seeing Krusty the Clown do a show from there, Bart and Lisa badger Homer into taking them to Mt. Splashmore water park. Homer, who is even fatter than usual, gets stuck in one of their water slides, and the incident is broadcast on all the news networks. After weighing himself, Homer vows to go on a diet.
While looking in the attic for exercise gear, Homer and Bart find several paintings by Marge that depict Ringo Starr. Lisa grows curious about her Mother's artistic talent, and Marge tells her story:
Ringo was the prominent center of Marge's artwork, but an art instructor claimed that her work was not art. Heartbroken, she sent a painting to Ringo for his opinion, but he never responded, and she never painted again.
Lisa encourages Marge to enroll in a local art class, and one of her pieces of Homer asleep on the couch wins a local art competition.
Meanwhile, a new wing at the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts is being dedicated to Mr Burns, but he is unable to find an art piece suitable for the presentation. Smithers sees a news article about Marge's recent win, and recommends her to his boss.
The two visit the Simpson household, where Marge agrees to paint Mr Burns. However, Mr Burns proves to be a very uncouth guest in the home, berating and complaining. When Mr Burns declares Homer 'The fattest thing I've ever seen,' Marge claims she can finish the painting without his help. However, she has grown exasperated, and claims she cannot complete the painting.
Just when it seems that Marge is at her lowest point, a letter from Ringo Starr has finally arrived (this is due to Ringo still catching up on personally answering all his fan-letters). Ringo praises Marge's painting that she did of him, and Marge then starts work on a new painting of Mr Burns.
The next day, the painting is revealed...only in a rather shocking display of Mr Burns in the nude! The audience is rather shocked by this, but Marge reveals what caused her to paint him this way. Marge explains that even though he may seem to be a cruel and evil person, he is still a frail and withering figure deep down inside. Her explanation pacifies the crowd, and even Mr Burns comments that her painting is 'bold, but beautiful.'
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