I think a number of people were miffed by the Spike being clumsy angle. I agree. There's really no valid reason as to why Spike can't handle himself either in a domestic situation. He's cleaned, cooked, and organized before without issue.
Still, I let it slide because I enjoyed the episode overall, and also this (it's a bit big file wise, so I'm linking it):
http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ike_animat.gif
I bet that feels good.