Reception
In its original broadcast, "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious" finished 38th in ratings for the week of February 3-9, 1997, with a Nielsen rating of 8.8, equivalent to approximately 8.5 million viewing households. It was the third highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, following The X-files and King of the Hill.
Alf Clausen received an Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Music Direction" for this episode.
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