The Blue and the Gray (13 Feb. 2011)

After visiting a seminar to help boost his confidence around women, Moe employs Homer as his wing man only to find Homer has more luck with the ladies than he does, meanwhile Marge finds her first gray hair.

Director:

Bob Anderson

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator), James L. Brooks (developer),

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Comic Book Guy / Chief Wiggum / Moe Szyslak / Apu (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Edgerly	...	(voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Crazy Cat Lady / Bernice Hibbert / Dolph (voice)
Maggie Roswell	...	Luann Van Houten (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Sherri / Terri (voice)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel (voice)

Storyline

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 her first gray hairs and surprises both her family and the neighborhood by going completely gray and sporting a brand new mature 'do, but 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.

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Plot Keywords:

gray hair | valentine's day | airbag | 2d animation

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The salon Marge visits to get her hair colored is called Hairy Shears, an homage to Harry Shearer.

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Goofs

In a wide shot showing the audience at the love seminar, Disco Stu is seen in two different places.

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Quotes

Moe Szyslak: I love Valentines Day. Just mix a couple of drops of Jagermeister with some pink lemonade, add some cherry chapstick, call it Cupid's Ambrosia and charge it up the wazoo.

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Connections

References Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

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Soundtracks

"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
(uncredited)
Written by James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, and Larry Stock
Performed by Dean Martin

User Reviews

Marge goes gray,

The Blue And The Gray is a great Simpsons episode,funniest part when Lisa says that Jessica Simpson is her cousin.

When Marge discovers her first grey hair,her hairdresser tells her that she has grey hair all over but he was just hiding it with blue dye,Marge decides to go completely gray and feels that the whole family are happy about it,but they are actually disgusted.

Meanwhile Moe realises that he can only find a woman if he has a wing man to make him look good so he gets his buddy Homer to do so,but a lot of the women also start to fall for him.

-DILLON HARRIS