Boy Meets Curl

"Boy Meets Curl"
The Simpsons episode
Promotional image featuring Homer, Marge, Maggie, and broadcaster Bob Costas
Episode no.	Season 21 Episode 12
Directed by	Chuck Sheetz
Written by	Rob LaZebnik
Production code	MABF05
Original air date	February 14, 2010 (2010-02-14)
Guest appearance
Bob Costas as himself[1]
Episode features
Couch gag	The family is depicted as tarot cards in a psychic reading that Grampa has. After the psychic deals the Death card (Maggie), Grampa pushes it back toward her and she falls over dead.
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"Boy Meets Curl" is the twelfth episode of the twenty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 14, 2010.^[1] In this episode, Homer and Marge Simpson form a mixed curling team with Agnes and Seymour Skinner, which is chosen to play in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. 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 reported that Olympic curlers largely enjoyed the episode.