Bart the Lover her role in the episode. She was one of six voice-actors from "The Simpsons" to win the award that year. She is one of three guest stars on the show to win the award. The other two are Jackie Mason, who shared the award in 1992, and Kelsey Grammer who won in 2006 for voicing Sideshow Bob. Since airing, the episode has received positive reviews from television critics. It was named the eighth best episode of "The Simpsons" by Sarah Culp of "The Quindecim". Bill Gibron of DVD Verdict said "Bart the Lover" represent "The Simpsons" "at its apex as
Brawl in the Family (The Simpsons) in the category "Television Episodic - Comedy", which it ultimately lost to the "Dharma & Greg" episode "Protecting the Ego-System". Following its home video release, "Brawl in the Family" received negative reviews from critics. The Republican Party of Springfield decide to make caring for the environment a felony offense; the resulting pollution causes an acid rainfall, prompting The Simpsons to stay inside and play a game of Monopoly. When it is revealed that Bart has been cheating by using Lego bricks as hotel pieces, Bart threatens Lisa and Homer assaults him. Marge and Lisa try to pry them apart. Despite