Reception
The episode had an estimated 7.86 million viewers and received a 9 percent audience share. Richard Keller of TV squad enjoyed the episode and liked the fact that it focused on Bart. He didn't, however, enjoy the subplot with Homer and the car saying "I enjoyed this episode more than the usual ones that have aired during this post-Simpsons Movie season. There were plenty of good moments and a few of them that I actually laughed at." Robert Canning of IGN said, "This was a fun and funny episode." He thought Homer's loaner car scenes were "just silly enough to make an impact." Canning thought both Topher Grace and Terry Gross did great jobs with their parts. He gave the episode a 7.8 out of 10.
Joel H. Cohen has been nominated for Writers Guild of America Award in the animation category for writing the episode. He was also nominated for an Annie Award nomination for Best Writing in an Animated Television Production.
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