Secrets of a Successful Marriage

"Secrets of a Successful Marriage" is the twenty-second episode of Season 5, which aired on May 19, 1994. The episode was written by Greg Daniels and directed by Carlos Baeza.

Homer fears he may be a little slow, so he goes to the Adult Education Annex. While there, he decides to teach a class of his own on the secrets of a successful marriage, since that is the only thing he is good at.

Plot
At Lenny's house, Homer and they guys are playing poker. Moe calls Homer slow when he doesn't realize he had a good hand. He decides to go to a class, but when he gets there, he sees all of his friends teaching a class, he wants to teach one too. He starts a class called "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" where he explains how to live a perfect marriage, but he doesn't know what to say. He then decides to tell stories of Marge and his love life. When Marge finds out, she makes Homer promise he won't do it again. However, his students by now are more interested in the secrets than learning anything so they threaten to leave, he tells more secrets and invites them to dinner to see what a successful marriage is like. Marge gets angrier and throws them all out, including Homer. Homer can't come back in the house and he lives in the treehouse. He starts to go mad by making a fake Marge out of a plant and his clothes become weared and ripped. He then comes back to her, telling her what he can give her that no one else can, complete and total dependence. Marge eventually forgives him and he goes back home. Probably the most tragic episode there is.

Secrets of a Successful Marriage Os segredos de um casamento bem sucedido