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“The Simpsons” The War of the Simpsons (1991) – Season 2 episode 20. It reminds me of Ireland in the last few years.

“I pronounce it to be the most whimsical jape of the season”.

Homers version of events of the night are on the left, the reality is on the right.

“In the dining room, a dressed up and anxious Marge sets up snacks and appetizers for a cocktail party. When the doorbell rings, Marge and Homer send the kids to bed and greet their guests at the door. Ned and Maude Flanders are the first to arrive and Ned requests to be the bartender; he shows off his mixing skills and makes Homer a drink. A less than impressed Homer is surprised to see that he actually likes Neds drink and after quickly downing one, he orders another. Marge walks by and reminds Homer to go easy on the alcohol.

Later on, the party is well under way, and a drunken Barney tries to ask out Marges sister Patty, who sprays him in the face with some mace. On the other side of the living room, a tipsy Homer slips a novelty ice cube with a fly trapped inside, into Dr. Hibberts drink, however, Dr. Hibbert is not amused. As the evening goes on, Homers antics continue as he becomes progressively sloppier and drunk: He stumbles around the living room with a lampshade on his head in an attempt to entertain the crowd; he tells off a man whom he doesnt even know; and Marge catches him staring at Maude Flanders cleavage, after he persuades Maude to bend over and dish out some peanuts for him.

At the end of the night, as the guests file out, Marge wishes them well and apologizes for Homers behavior. Homer has now passed out on the floor in the foyer, and as Dr. Hibbert leaves, he recommends to Marge that she roll him onto his stomach if she wants him to live through the night. After everyone is gone, a humiliated and embarrassed Marge tries to wake up Homer and tell him how she feels. But she becomes even more upset when Homer is unresponsive. She leaves Homer to sleep it off on the floor for the night.

The next morning Marge, wakes up Homer, who is still sleeping on the floor, by vacuuming all around him and intentionally bumping him in the head with the vacuum. Marge leads Homer out to the car, so they can fight privately, away from the kids. She asks him if he remembers how he acted the night before, and Homer flashes back to the ill-fated evening in his head. His recollection of events involves him sitting at a table with sophisticated and urbane people, as he entertains them with witty banter. Marge flashes him back to reality and reminds him that he made a complete fool of himself and embarrassed her in front of their friends. Marge informs Homer that she is going to go to church alone, while he must stay home and explain his actions from the previous night to Bart. Up in Barts room, Homer admits to Bart that he did not know when to say when, and apologizes for his actions.”