The show parodies the floating timeline utilized in The Simpsons, in which characters remain the same age even though every episode is set in the present.

The Simpson family is suffering inside their freezing house because Homer (counting on global warming) did not pay the heating bill.

Bart and Lisa, searching for items to feed the fire, discover a box containing a degree belonging to Marge from Springfield University.

One morning, Marge wakes up to find out she has been accepted into Springfield University, but is shocked to learn of the high cost of tuition.

At Springfield University, Marge is impressed with her surroundings and with her radical feminist revisionist history professor Stefane August, despite Homer's disapproval.

His band is renamed to "Sadgasm" and they sing a song Homer calls "Politically Incorrect" (based on "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle" and "Heart Shaped Box" by Nirvana).

Homer performs a new song, called "Shave Me" (based on "Rape Me" by Nirvana), which causes him to become so famous that adoring fans surround his new mansion and "Weird Al" Yankovic performs a parody of the song, titled "Brain Freeze", leading a miserable Homer to become bored with his own fame.

A miserable Marge is surprised to see Homer made a song dedicated to her, called "Margerine" (based on "Glycerine" by Bush), about their relationship.

As Homer and Marge end their story, August, who has been watching the couple's recollections transpire outside their window, mockingly brands them "townies" and walks away.

", and that he is the "master of his domain," which are lines from the episodes "The Soup Nazi" and "The Contest", respectively, and ponders, "Oh Elaine, will you ever find a man who's sponge-worthy?

[2] Richard Keller of TV Squad enjoyed the many cultural references to the 1990s, but felt disappointed that the episode changed the continuity of The Simpsons.