Homer loses his mind over tipping culture run amok.
Plot[]
In the morning, the family are getting ready to leave for the full day of a doctor's visit in the boring day. Lisa watches “Mom-and-Dad in car Bait-and-Switch” video where their parents tell kids in the car to go to fun places on trend social media as Bart pointed out. Bart and Lisa realize that it's not Krustyland, it's Springfield Medical Plaza for check-up and there was no bait-and-switch. After the check-up is complete, Lisa asks Homer if he must take at least for treat for them.
In the Boba Fete Tea Shop, Homer buys some tea for Lisa, but Squeaky-Voiced Teen asks for tip on his purchase, so Homer reluctantly does. Same in the other shops, he then gets exhausted, but he cheers up and the family will go to the Springfield Pub & Brewery to eat. Later, they charge for the service fee and there's tip on pre-thanks. Homer clicks and refuses to give more than $1, but he writes “$1 OK” on the bill which is $10,000 tip. Sandee mistakes that he gave $10,000 tip, but Marge doesn't have $10,000. The other shop owner starts attacking Homer after he tears off the bill. However, his imagination, he underlined tip on the bill.
At home, Marge points out the event went viral and they're going to be in debt for the rest of their lives. Homer will go back to the pub to fix it, but the popularly with him and then Homer is overpaying to buy a newspaper and he goes tipping spree. Back home, Marge received the overdraft alerts as he's overpaying tip, and he'll stop it now. In the bar, Homer gives the exact change and gives the tip to Moe, and he rushes for his tip before the stores close down. He tries to give their tip, but all stores are closed. Things get worse when Homer gets home, many of his past bills are due, and they all break down as he is watching hopelessly. Homer decides to visit Sandee at her houseboat and ask her to reduce the tip, but unfortunately, she sprays pepper spray at him and sends him underwater which causes him to drown.
The next morning, Homer wakes up which was saved by Fausto at Little Europe. At home, Marge is looking for Homer, and Patty and Selma suggest taking a photo into dating profile on Tender. Bart figuring out where's Homer at and he's ordering some stuff from Amazon. Back in Little Europe, Bart and Lisa found Homer and she told want him to go back home to Springfield due to a total mess. He'll then start singing tip-free Little Europe song. As his song ends, he'll go back home to Springfield to fix this problem.
At the SAG award show, Homer tried to convince all the waiters and waitress to forgo of accepting tips and instead just get their normal wages, which seems to have gotten the attention of everyone and everybody started to celebrate. However, it turns out it was all in Homer's head and when he suggested it, everyone hated the idea and started to gang up on Homer and beat him up.
Realizing that his message didn't help at all, Marge came up with an idea that not only will help the family out of debt but also help Homer quit his addiction; By working as a waiter and using the tips to settle their debts.
Behind the Laughter[]
The music video, "Little E.U." in the episode on YouTube received mixed reactions due to outdated cultural references which has 349 likes and 154 dislikes.
Videos[]
Bart & Lisa Believe They’re Getting Fun-k’d… - The Simpsons
How Homer Accidentally Became A Tipping God - The Simpsons
Homer Moves to Little E.U. For Their Anti-Tipping Culture - The Simpsons
