After Homer gets fired at the nuclear power plant, he takes over the ice cream truck business, but his dedication to his new job threatens to undermine his marriage. Meanwhile, a depressed Marge makes use of the mountains of Popsicle sticks from Homer’s ice-cream consumption by creating sculptures of Springfield citizens with them, leading to a feature about her on the news. The sculptures quickly become popular and Marge is excited to have a purpose in life, until a turn of events divides the Simpsons household