Mr. and Mrs. Van Houten are lost at sea and assumed dead. Milhouse goes to live with the Simpson family. While Milhouse deals with his feelings, he becomes a darker, more introspective child. Having lost much of his former personality, Milhouse exudes cool. By consensus, Milhouse has become the coolest kid in school; this displeases Bart, who formerly was the coolest. Meanwhile, Homer has forgotten Marge's eye color. Marge covers her eyes and/or wears sunglasses to punish Homer for his insensitivity. Milhouse leaves Springfield with an uncle, who is similarly cool.
—Ken Miller <wkmiller704@yahoo.com>