Homer's obsession with Lenny's new plasma T.V. causes Marge to enter the family into a sweepstakes where they win a third prize trip to the FOX lot. Against Marge's judgment, Homer signs the family up for a "Trading Spouses" type show and is forced to take in a controlling wife, Verity, while Marge moves in with a beaten down husband, Charlie (Guest Star Ricky Gervais), and his perfect son. Charlie quickly develops a crush on Marge which drives her home but gives him the strength to confront his own wife where he discovers she has fallen for Patty.