Reception
Travis Fickett of IGN commented that the episode "doesn't make as much of the idea as it could" and rated the episode at 7.5 out of 10. 411mania's DC Perry rated it at 7.4 out of 10 compared it favorably to other episodes of the season, but wrote that "eing one of the best episodes of this season isn't really an accomplishment ... It just feels like they're running out of ideas." Sean O'Neal of The A.V. Club gave the episode a 'B+' rating, describing it as a "silly-smart episode that nevertheless ranks as one of the standouts from what's proven to be a very hit-or-miss season".
Two years after this aired, The Simpsons did an episode with exactly the same name.
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