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'''The Blue and the Gray'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1,2&Search_Arg=The%20Blue%20and%20the%20Gray&Search_Code=TALL&CNT=25&REC=0&RD=0&RC=0&PID=7g3l4yY78Uu8_rt2HoNbjPnaX7iQ&SEQ=20100908204606&SID=1 |title=U.S. Copyright Records |publisher=U.S. Copyright Records |date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> is an upcoming episode of [[Season 22]], which will air February 13, 2011.<ref>http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/the-simpsons-the-blue-and-the-gray/EP000186930510</ref>
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"'''The Blue and the Gray'''" is the thirteenth episode of [[Season 22|broadcast season 22]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four hundred seventy-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on February 13, [[2011]]. The episode was written by [[Rob LaZebnik]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]].
  
 
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The episode has received mixed reviews from television critics.<ref>http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/02/the-simpsons-review-the-blue-and-the-gray/#more</ref> "The Blue and the Gray" was viewed by 5.62 million, making it fourth-least viewed episode in the show's history, this was due to the episode airing against the Grammy Awards.<ref>http://www.simpsonschannel.com/2011/02/ratings-the-blue-and-the-gray/</ref>
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"The Blue and the Gray" was nominated for a [[2012]] Writers Guild of America award in Animation, but it lost to "[[Homer the Father]]".<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000710/2012/1/ IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2012 Awards"]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 16:52, October 15, 2025

Season 22 Episode
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"The Blue and the Gray"
"Angry Dad: The Movie" 478
"A lot of great movie stars have gray hairs. Like all those women we loved in the 80s."
Homer Simpson


"The Blue and the Gray"
The Blue and the Gray promo.png
Episode Information
Episode number: 477
Season number: S22 E13
Production code: NABF06
Original airdate: February 13, 2011
Title screen: The Pieman and the Cupcake Kid (Homer and Bart) fly by.
Billboard gag: Springfield Dinner Theater: Dr. Hibbert and Mrs. Skinner butcher Driving Miss Daisy.
Chalkboard gag: I will not make fun of Cupid's dink.
Couch gag: Homer trips and sprains his ankle before he reaches the couch, to the consternation of Lenny, Carl, Moe and Barney (wearing warm-up suits), and Mr. Burns, their coach. Burns sends Barney in to substitute for Homer, and Homer gives a thumbs-up as two paramedics wheel him away on a stretcher.
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: Rob LaZebnik
Directed by: Bob Anderson

"The Blue and the Gray" is the thirteenth episode of broadcast season 22 of The Simpsons and the four hundred seventy-seventh episode overall. It originally aired on February 13, 2011. The episode was written by Rob LaZebnik and directed by Bob Anderson.

Plot[edit]

Moe asks Homer to become his wingman in the hopes of finding a girlfriend. However, he is distraught when women are drawn to Homer instead of him. Meanwhile, Marge discovers her first gray hairs and surprises everyone by fully embracing the new hair color.

Reception[edit]

The episode has received mixed reviews from television critics.[1] "The Blue and the Gray" was viewed by 5.62 million, making it fourth-least viewed episode in the show's history, this was due to the episode airing against the Grammy Awards.[2]

"The Blue and the Gray" was nominated for a 2012 Writers Guild of America award in Animation, but it lost to "Homer the Father".[3]

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