If the Simpsons ever do any right, it’s a miracle, and the picnic at Mr. Bruns’s mansion is a typical disaster. Thinking that the boss likes dessert, Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa bring gelatin dessert to the picnic. (So does everyone else.) It’s an honest attempt to please the boss but Burns hates the jello mold and trashes them. 
Though Homer reminds everyone, “As far as anyone knows, we’re a nice normal family,” they are not. Marge gets drunk, and Bart and Lisa go wild. Homer tries to keep cool until it’s necessary to tackle Bart to keep him from beating Mr. Burns in a bag race.
Deeply ashamed, Homer hocks the family TV to engage Dr. Marvin Morris a specialist in behavior medication. But even electric shock treatments cannot pierce Marge, Homer, and Lisa’s psychic armor. In desperation, Homer is inspired to bribe the family by buying a new television. It works, proving once again that what shock treatments cannot do, bribery can. (Maybe, but not for long.)
Featured image: James L. Brooks and Matt Groening. Mike Reis. The Simpsons: There is No Disgrace Like Home (1989, 1990). Written by Al Jean and Mike Reiss. (Season 1, Episode 4).