The Blue and the Gray

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	Season 22 Episode
← 476 "Homer the Father"	477 "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"

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

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

The episode has received mixed reviews from television critics. "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.

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

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