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Following the release of the thirteenth season of The Simpsons on DVD and Blu-ray, " The Blunder Years " received mixed reviews from critics.

Giving the episode a positive review, Dominic von Riedermann of suite101 stated that the episode was one of the season's " comedy gems ", praising Paul Newman's guest appearance in particular.

Writing for DVD Verdict, Jennifer Malkowski gave a favorable review of the episode, giving a B rating and pointed at the scene in which " Homer says finding a corpse explains everything that's gone wrong in his life — especially his fear of corpses " as the highlight of the episode.

Colin Jacobsson of DVD Movie Guide was positive, calling the episode a " reasonably amusing spoof Stand By Me ".

He enjoyed " Marge's lust for Burly " and " Homer's rampaging fear ", and concluded by saying that, while nothing in the episode " dazzles ", it still " adds up to a good episode ".