The Blue and the Gray
Episode Number	477
Production Code	NABF06
Original Airdate	February 13, 2011
Blackboard Text	I will not make fun of Cupid's dink.
Title Screen	The Pieman and the Cupcake Kid (Homer and Bart) fly by.
Billboard	Springfield Dinner Theater: Dr. Hibbert and Mrs. Skinner butcher Driving Miss Daisy.
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.
Special Guest Voices	None
Show Runner(s)	Al Jean
Written By	Rob LaZebnik
Directed By	Bob Anderson
Credits

The Blue and the Gray^[1] is the thirteenth episode of Season 22.

SynopsisEdit

Marge discovers her natural grey hair, meanwhile, Homer becomes a Valentine's Day wingman to Moe, much to Marge's superstition that Homer is cheating on her.

Plot Edit

After spending another Valentine’s Day alone, Moe attends a seminar led by Dr. Kissingher in the hopes of gaining more confidence with women. Moe takes the doctor’s advice and asks Homer to be his wingman, but Moe becomes distraught when women are drawn to Homer as well.

Meanwhile, Marge discovers what she believes to be her first grey hairs, only to be shocked when her stylits reveals that she's actually 'completly grey' but the fumes of her weekly dye job remove any memory of this. She decides to go grey now and surprises both her family and the neighborhood by sporting a brand new mature ‘do'.

Unfortunatly without her signiture colour Homer no longer finds her hair attractive. Bart is not humored when the neighborhood kids tease him about Marge’s look. Later, Marge confronts Homer when she learns that he is becoming increasingly popular with the young ladies, but Homer helps Marge realize that he only has eyes for her and proves that love is still in the Springfield air.

References Edit

1. ↑ U.S. Copyright Records. U.S. Copyright Records (March 18, 2010).