St. Boniface Vikings (Part 1)

There's No Disgrace Like Home

Kevin and Lisa are fighting, but it is not long until Nolan quickly rushes in to break the melee up. He tells them to get the bad behavior out of their system, because they are going to St. Boniface elementary school picnic.

When the family arrives at school for the picnic, Nolan once again reminds his family that they have to behave in a normal manner. Kevin and Lisa quickly run off to play in the water fountain and Nolan chases after them leaving Marva Lynn and Marla Lynn behind. Another woman carrying a baby approaches Marva Lynn and suggests to place the babies in the nursery and grab a drink together. Marva Lynn is reluctant about drinking, but then after seeing Nolan chase Kevin and Lisa around the backyard, she chooses to have a glass of punch.

Meanwhile, Marva Lynn is conversing with all the wives of the workers; she becomes tipsy from the amount of punch she drank. Marva Lynn, intoxicated, leads all the women in a song and dance number called "Hey Brother, Pour the Wine," when Nolan runs by and is shocked at Marva Lynn's behavior. He quickly whisks her away from the punch and tells her to keep it together.

The next day, Marva Lynn and the kids eat TV dinners in the living room and watch TV together when Nolan walks in and plans that tonight they are all going to eat at the dinner table like a normal family. At the dinner table, the rest of the Smiths are not taking Nolan's attempt to get them to eat like a normal family seriously and continue eating like cavemen. During his prayer, Nolan expresses his dissatisfaction with his troubled family's behavior and ponders why he was cursed with those who disrespect him. When Marva Lynn and the kids claim there is nothing is wrong with the family, Nolan chooses to prove that there is something wrong with them.

Depressed by this matter, Nolan visits Moe's Bar for a drink and to get away from his problems. After getting into a brief fight with Jim, the black man, Nolan later sees a commercial for the Family Therapy Center. Nolan then gets an idea to make his family normal.

Marva Lynn and the kids watch a cartoon when Nolan walks in the living room and announces he has made an appointment at the Family Therapy Center. The family is reluctant to the idea, but Nolan is on a mission to make his family better. Marva Lynn tries to claim that there's still nothing wrong with their family, but Nolan doesn't listen.

The next day, the therapist has a written sheet about the behavior, and finally gets a blissful hug and returns to high school for Nolan. Paul, Grady, Ed and Fran had a right statement to high school football players and finally seize the day.