Arc Three: No disgrace like home

Previously on 'On a clear day I can't see my Sister':

And as soon as Homer had gulped down the beer in the bottle in his hands, she sat on the chair in front of him, "Homer, we need to talk"

'The Father of the Family has worked all day to find this food for its children, unable to fend for themselves, the Baby Bald Eaglets are dependent on their mother for regurgitating which is found-'

The Three residents of the living room raised their heads with a gasp at the sight of a recently-arrived Homer shutting down the TV.

"Look everybody!" he said, "These last few weeks have been a real Eye-opener. We've got to do better as a family! So from now on, we're not going to shovel food in our mouths while we stare at the TV!We're going to eat at the Dining room table, like a normal family!"

Lisa raised an eyebrow. Dad did get new ideas every once in a while, normally dropping them after a week (either because they wouldn't work, or because he'd grown bored. Whichever came first)

But this was a welcome change, to be honest.

Eating at the table would mean more communication amongst them.

"Happy dad?" she said, as they sat before the table, eating microwave food (Mom hadn't really made anything, what with not knowing about Homer's new idea)

with a smile, her father replied "yes"

"good, Commence Shoveling!"

"No!" Homer said before anyone could, as it were, commence Shoveling. "we're going to say grace first!"

"Dad, I'm Buddhist, Maggie can't talk, and Mom's hungry. Just let us eat!"

"No. Ignore her, Lord" Homer said. "Now Can the chatter and bow your heads"

'Dear lord, thank you for this microwave Bounty, even though we don't deserve it. I mean, our kids are uncontrollable hellions, pardon my French, but they act like savages. Have you seen this family this last weeks? Oh, wait of course you did, You're everywhere you're supposed to be omnivorous, oh lord why did you Smite me with this family-'

Everyone, done with the 'blame game', said "A-men" and continued eating.

"No! I'm not done yet!"

"But Dad!" Lisa looked at him, "How long are we supposed to sit here and listen to you badmouth us to your friend upstairs?"

"Sorry Lisa, but sometimes I feel like we're the worst family in town"

Lisa had no idea what the others were doing, but a string of memories came in front of her eyes.

With the horrified look the others had, they'd probably had that too.

"The sad truth is, all families are like us!" she still said, even though she could guess otherwise.

"You'd think so, huh?" Homer said, getting up from his chair. "well there's only one way to find out!"

"He made us go look through the windows of the other houses in the Terrace." Lisa said to the table the next day, everyone listening closely. "He made us peek through the windows of the others. Someone even tried to shoot us! And then he got this look and left to Moe's."

"So wait" Bart snickered. "He thinks the family's got problems? and that he doesn't?"

"Uh-huh"

"and then what?"

"Nothing. we returned home and went to sleep. Didn't see him before coming to school today."

"So let me get this straight. Homer Simpson wants to fix the Simpsons?" Bart said again. "So it seems."

"Five bucks says it's something Mom came up with."

"Of course it is, Dummy. Dad doesn't get ideas like this on his own."

"when will I learn? That answer to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a Bottle," Homer laughed as he rose unsteadily from the floor of Moe's Bar, Barney's strength proven too much for him. "They're on TV!"

"And I joke you not" Lisa continued talking the next day, he made us an appointment with Dr. Marvin Monroe!"

"The Fat guy on TV?" Milhouse asked. "Wasn't his license rescinded?"

"Maybe" Bart shot back, "But when's that ever stopped Homer? What did he sell to make the first appointment?"

Lisa took a long, deep breath.

"The TV"

Bart dropped the juice box he held in his hands.

A.N:

I'm back! It's been so long, but I've had time to write a bit more.

I've decided to, following the unintentional method I've followed so far, divide the continuation of this story into different Arcs, each Arc being a rewrite of an episode (of course, with the twist of 'what if Bart didn't live with the Simpsons) and to connect every arc into one story.

So, while every few Chapters could be seen as a short, separate story of their own, they're all part of a continuity (and therefore, each arc is a victim of the other arcs before it)

This arc is about 'No Disgrace like Home'

Which, you could've guessed yourself, I guess. A very short chapter, because most of the first act doesn't happen here and this chapter contained the entire second Act.

This was a short chapter, but There will be more next time,

Davoid out!