Reception
In its original broadcast, "Some Enchanted Evening" finished 12th for the week in the Nielsen ratings with a rating of 15.4, being seen by approximately 14.2 million homes. Since airing, the episode has received mixed reviews from television critics. The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, said: "It's quite a shock to discover that this confident, fully rounded episode was the first to be made. The perfect template." Colin Jacobson at DVD Movie Guide said in a review that he "thought “Evening” was a reasonably good episode." and added that "Still, it’s an awkward piece, and not one I enjoyed a great deal. To be sure, “Evening” was generally entertaining, but it’s nothing special." In a DVD review of the first season, David B. Grelck gave the episode a rating of 1.5/5. Another DVD review from The Digital Bits calls the behind the scenes story more interesting than the actual episode.
According to Al Jean, viewers thought this episode was the best episode of the first season after the season ended. However in 2006, IGN.com named "The Crepes of Wrath" the best episode of the first season. Penny Marshall, who played Ms. Botz, ranked on AOL's list of their favorite 25 Simpsons guest stars.
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