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The episode has received mostly positive 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, wrote, " Homer at his most excruciatingly stupid in another superb episode-his attitude to the college's ' stuffy old dean ' ( who was, in fact, bassist for The Pretenders ) is a joy.

" Thomas Rozwadowski of the Green Bay Press-Gazette listed Homer's line " Curly, straight.

Curly, straight " whilst he torments the pig as " instantly memorable ".

DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson commented that it did not " quite live up to its two predecessors " Homer's Barbershop Quartet " and " Cape Feare " this year, but it remains a strong show nonetheless.

Actually, it starts a little slowly but builds steam along the way.

It includes some classic moments of a Homer idiocy-hard to beat him chasing squirrels with a stick-and one of the better visual gags via Burns ’ chair.

Who can dislike a show in which Richard Nixon threatens Homer due to a drunken pig?

" The episode's reference to The Untouchables was named the 13th greatest film reference in the history of the show by Total Film < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Nathan Ditum.