[1] In this episode, Artie Ziff marries a robot that looks like Marge while Lisa uses her new braces to run for class president.
Homer goes alone to the bachelor party, where he finds Artie has regained his wealth after his parole, selling burning cash-resembling fireplaces.
Initially disgusted by the shallowness of the concept, Lisa decides to bank on her newfound popularity and run for class president.
Marge then inexplicably sprouts robotic wings and carries the man into the air while Lisa smiles and cheers her on.
Readers who—niece-like—have endured this critic’s grumpy dissertations concerning The Simpsons and how, with the right writers, ‘the good years’ could be now, dammit, should recognize that this is the sort of new blood I’ve been talking about.
Robotics is a consistent gag for The Simpsons, especially discarded prototypes, like the ones Mr. Burns made of himself a few episodes ago.
There is a very familiar spindly legged spider-Marge on the trash heap, but the best model is a Marge who has a toaster built in her head which doesn’t have slots large enough to toast bagels.”[5]