Being abandoned by his father makes Bart into a charity case and people just start giving Bart money. So Bart and Homer start working this angle and then get some advice from the man who wrote the book on grifting, Grampa Simpson. Michael Polcino 256. Snow hits Springfield hard and everything is closed, except for Springfield Elementary. During the day the snow keeps coming, the children find themselves trapped in school with Skinner and Groundskeeper Willy.
Skinner tries to charge, but it's the children who are soon in charge.
Meanwhile, Homer and Ned make an attempt to get to the school to liberate the children. Lance Kramer 257. Homer invests the family's life savings in a company that soon declares super-duper bankruptcy. Looking for money, Homer makes himself available for medical research and the scientists discover there is a crayon lodged in his brain. When the crayon is removed, Homer becomes smart and Lisa begins bonding with him.