- Marge can't deal with the quiet after Homer has his jaws wired shut.
- Homer breaks his jaw in an accident, requiring it to be wired shut for a month. His resulting inability to talk makes him a better listener, and he becomes closer to family and friends because of it. They all like the new Homer much better, but when the wires come off and Homer retains his new attitude, everyone begins to miss the old Homer's antics.—Bubber01
- The Springfield gay pride parade passes by the Simpsons' home. This makes Homer feel uncomfortable after he sees Santa's Little Helper flirting with one of the dogs and he drags his family to the Springfield Googolplex to see a movie. Due to the inordinate number of commercials, public service announcements, and movie trailers preceding the movie, Homer grows impatient and jumps up in front of the screen chanting, "Start the movie!" The ushers then chase Homer out of the cinema, wielding oversized Kit-Kat bars. While running without looking where he's going, Homer collides with the fist of a large metal statue of boxer Drederick Tatum.
At the Springfield General Hospital, Dr. Hibbert wires Homer's broken jaw shut, saying that he will not be able to speak or eat solid food for a while. Not being able to talk Homer starts to listen to his family which pleases them, especially Marge. Marge decides that, since Homer is so well-behaved, they can risk going to the Springfield annual formal event at the Country Club.
The next day, the jaw wires come off. Homer and Marge appear on a chat show called "Afternoon Yak" to discuss how Homer became a changed man. During the show, Marge, with the support of the hosts, pleads with Homer to stop his "reckless ways" and stay well behaved. Despite the temptation of the upcoming Demolition Derby, Homer decides not to do it for Marge's sake.
Five weeks after Homer made his pledge to behave, Marge realizes that all the peace and quiet isn't so great and she starts going crazy with boredom. The demolition derby form flies into her hand, and she decides to give it a try. When she leaves, Homer wakes up and finds her gone and so is the demolition derby form. He heads off to the derby with the kids.
At the demolition derby, Marge has entered herself and her car there against Otto and the other participants. Although she initially enjoys the demolition derby, things soon get too dangerous for her and needs help. Homer has no idea how to save her, as he has given up being reckless. Bart comes up with an idea and calls for a beer can from a vendor. The beer inspires Homer to act recklessly to save Marge and he rescues her from her car at the last moment.
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