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"Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife" is the fifteenth episode of season 17. The live-action opening sequence was directed by Chris Palmer. It originally aired on March 26, 2006. It was written by Ricky Gervais, who also guest-starred in the episode, and directed by Matthew Nastuk.

Homer's obsession with Lenny's new plasma TV prompts Marge to enter the family in a sweepstakes, and they win a trip to the Fox Studio Lot. Against Marge's wishes, Homer signs them up for a "Trading Spouses"-type show and is forced to take in a controlling wife, while Marge moves in with a beaten-down husband, Charles, and his perfect son. Charles quickly develops a crush on Marge, while she tries to give him the strength to stand up to his own wife.

Lenny invites practically everyone in town to a party at his flat, where he tells them that he has a big surprise. He reveals that he bought a brand new plasma screen TV, and Homer immediately falls in love with its high-definition picture. He begins to spend all his time at Lenny's house, watching TV. Marge sends over the kids to bring him back, but they too get enthralled by the TV. Eventually three days later, Lenny tells him to Beat it!. When he gets back home, he just doesn't enjoy watching his usual TV anymore. Marge tells him that she entered them into a contest where the winner gets a prize that is a plasma screen TV...