Brian realizes how different his idea of what his marriage to Jess would be is from how it actually is, so he tries to get out of it by letting himself go.
Hank's cousin Dusty Hill, of ZZ Top fame, inherits Cotton's Cadillac, and soon comes to town with his band to play practical jokes for their new reality show.
Hank and Bobby hit the road in an 18-wheeler, oblivious of the fact Boomhauer, Dale and Bill are stowaways; Peggy and Luane try to write a Christmas Carol.
Peggy's sculpture draws the interest of an art dealer from Dallas when the piece that she created for Strickland Propane is rejected by the city board.
Bart puts on a comedy act that leaves some in Springfield offended; disaster occurs when Bart decides to take seniors from the retirement home on a road trip.
Grampa achieves fame sharing life stories with a newspaper columnist and an author, a jealous Homer realizes he must stop the latest tale from being published.
Mr. Burns convinces Grampa Simpson to come out of retirement and take on his former role as a villainous professional wrestler whom Burns used to admire.
Grampa becomes a doting stepfather to the quirky young son of his new girlfriend, leaving Homer resentful; Lisa and Bart host the ultimate slumber party.
When the lead for a school play becomes ill, Tina is next in line to fill the part; during rehersal she realizes that the role could threaten her social status.
Bob's friend Warren comes to visit and makes an offer to invest in the restaurant; Bob is hesistant when he finds out about Warren's interior design ideas.
Tina manages to convince her parents to send her to horse camp; but in doing so, she realizes she must end her relationship with her imaginary horse, Jericho.
While volunteering at a nursing home in order to earn her next Thunder Girls badge, Tina's ideas of romance and love are tested; Bob finds new friends.
The Belcher children are involved in a goop war prank that takes place on the same day that a journalist is visiting the restaurant to write a profile.
When Louise comes down with an awful flu, Linda has an accident while trying to give Louise her favorite toy; Louise swears to never forgive her family.
Brian makes fun of Stewie for his small stature, which prompts Stewie to make a shrinking machine that inadvertently shrinks them to a microscopic size.
Carter Pewterschmidt becomes the victim of an unfortunate accident that forces him to be left completely dependent on the Griffins for care and rehabilitation.
In an attempt to surprise the Griffin family, Meg successfully manages to get into the U.S. Olympic team as a biathlete and prepares for the Winter Games.
Leela heads to Hollywood and becomes a major player in the world of television after she creates a new television series that becomes considerably successful.
Fry finds himself getting in touch with his paternal side after he finds an alien egg in need of nurturing, but out of the egg hatches a terrifying creature.
Fry and the rest of the Planet Express crew travel through time and end up at the site of the American Revolution, where they alter the course of history.
Bender fathers a child with the office beverage machine, but he becomes upset when he discovers that his new son does not share his ability to bend objects.
