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Following its broadcast, " The Computer Wore Menace Shoes " received mixed reviews from critics.

Giving it a positive review, DVD Talk's Jason Bailey described the episode as a " smart piece of social satire ".

He especially enjoyed Homer's part in the episode, and found that his incompetence at handling computers is " comedic gold ".

Casey Burchby, another reviewer for DVD Talk, also enjoyed the social satire in the episode, and although he found the parody of The Prisoner " bizarre ", he maintained that it was " bold ".

Writing for DVD Verdict, Mac MacEntire argued that the episode is " hilarious ", provided one has seen The Prisoner.

DNA Smith described the episode as " memorable ".

The episode is also often considered to be a fan favorite, according to Matt Haigh of Den of Geek.

On the other hand, DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson was less impressed with the episode.

In his review of The Simpsons: The Complete Twelfth Season, Jacobson wrote that he enjoyed the episode's take on " Internet idiocy ".

He wrote, " Some parts of it feel dated, but the web features even more ill-informed opinions today than it did nine years ago, so much of it remains timeless and on target.

" However, he was critical of the episode's third act.

" The side of the show feels like it was intended to amuse a few fans and it doesn ’ t show a lot of real cleverness or wit ", he wrote.

He summarized the episode as being decent, but inconsistent.

The Tonawanda News < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s Paul Lane considers " The Computer Wore Menace Shoes " to be the worst episode of the series.

He was especially critical of the ending, which he found incomprehensible.

" Why an island?

Why are they happy?

How ’ d they get back?

Horrible, HORRIBLE writing ", he wrote.