Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 27. Chapters: Boy Meets Curl, To Surveil with Love, The Great Wife Hope, Once Upon a Time in Springfield, Homer the Whopper, The Squirt and the Whale, Treehouse of Horror XX, Moe Letter Blues, The Bob Next Door, American History X-cellent, The Devil Wears Nada, Thursdays with Abie, Postcards from the Wedge, Judge Me Tender, Million Dollar Maybe, The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed, Chief of Hearts, Rednecks and Broomsticks, O Brother, Where Bart Thou?, Stealing First Base, Bart Gets a 'Z', The Color Yellow, Pranks and Greens. Excerpt: "Boy Meets Curl" is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons' twenty-first season. It aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 14, 2010. In this episode, Homer and Marge Simpson form a mixed-doubles curling team with Agnes and Seymour Skinner, which is chosen to play in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, Lisa begins collecting pins shaped like Olympic mascots, but her obsession soon turns to desperation. With the Winter Olympics being held in Canada, the writers wanted an Olympic-themed episode that could air during the Games. The script was written by Rob LaZebnik, who considered having the plot revolve around Homer competing in four-man bobsled. However, he decided a curling episode would allow for the plot to revolve around Homer and Marge. In order to try to make the depiction of curling in the episode accurate, the writers visited a curling club and tried the sport themselves. They also consulted with a number of curlers. The episode was directed by Chuck Sheetz, while sportscaster Bob Costas guest-starred in the episode. Airing during the Olympics, the episode was watched by 5.87 million viewers and had a Nielsen rating of 2.6. The episode received positive reviews from critics, and CTV Olympics reported that Olympic curlers largely enjoyed the episode. Marge and Homer's plans for a romantic date night fall through when Homer is forced to stay longer than expected at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to fix a leak in one of the plant's nuclear processing pipes. Looking for a romantic activity after walking out of a movie starring Ben Affleck, they find an ice rink and decide to do some skating. However, they are unable to rent skates because it is curling night. They decide to try it and discover their innate talent for the sport particularly Marge, who has years of experience sweeping floors. Agnes and Seymour Skinner notice and invite Marge and Homer to join their mixed-doubles team. It is announced that mixed-doubles has been added to the
