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
Bart the Genius Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book "I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide", strongly praised the episode calling it "superbly written and directed, often a literal child's-eye view of education, the first "Simpsons" episode proper is a classic." They went on to say, "these twenty minutes cemented Bart's position as a cultural icon and a hero to all underachievers, and managed a good few kicks at hothouse schools along the way. Especially worthy of note is the sequence where Bart visualises his maths problem, the viewing of which should be a required