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Even after his retirement, Troy McClure remains a popular supporting character.

IGN ranked McClure first in their 2006 list of the " Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters ", calling him " a wonderfully bizarre and entertaining character that showcases the best of what small roles on The Simpsons can be ".

In a 2007 article on Simpsons guest stars, Adam Finley of TV Squad wrote that McClure was " responsible for some of the funniest moments in Simpsons history ".

Hartman ranked first on AOL's list of their favorite 25 Simpsons guest stars.

Chris Turner argues in Planet Simpson that McClure and Lionel Hutz " together ... represent the most significant contribution to the show outside of its permanent cast ", adding that " the show's Golden Age is hard to imagine without them ".

He continues, " The smarmy Hollywood type ... has been done to death, but Hartman's version breathed new life into it with each appearance.

McClure has become the apotheosis of the stereotype, a gut-achingly funny reinterpretation whose trademark introduction ... has become a shorthand way to describe any grossly artificial media figure.