The Blue and the Gray

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Season 22 Episode
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"The Blue and the Gray"
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"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"

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]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/02/the-simpsons-review-the-blue-and-the-gray/#more
  2. ↑ http://www.simpsonschannel.com/2011/02/ratings-the-blue-and-the-gray/
  3. ↑ IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2012 Awards"


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Season 22 Episodes
Elementary School Musical • Loan-a Lisa • MoneyBart • Treehouse of Horror XXI • Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life • The Fool Monty • How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window? • The Fight Before Christmas • Donnie Fatso • Moms I'd Like to Forget • Flaming Moe • Homer the Father • The Blue and the Gray • Angry Dad: The Movie • The Scorpion's Tale • A Midsummer's Nice Dreams • Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing • The Great Simpsina • The Real Housewives of Fat Tony • Homer Scissorhands • 500 Keys • The Ned-liest Catch
Production season NABF Episodes
The Fool Monty • How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window? • Moms I'd Like to Forget • Flaming Moe • Homer the Father • The Blue and the Gray • Angry Dad: The Movie • The Scorpion's Tale • A Midsummer's Nice Dreams • Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing • The Great Simpsina • The Real Housewives of Fat Tony • Homer Scissorhands • 500 Keys • The Ned-liest Catch • The Falcon and the D'ohman • Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts • Holidays of Future Passed • Treehouse of Horror XXII • The Food Wife • Replaceable You • The Book Job
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