Rosebud (The Simpsons) for his childhood bear, Bobo, lead to a show-long parody of "Citizen Kane". At once a satire and a tribute, the episode manages to both humanize Mr. Burns and delve deep into Homer's love for his oft-forgotten second daughter, Maggie." In his book "Planet Simpson", author Chris Turner listed "Rosebud" as one of his five favorite episodes of "The Simpsons", calling the episode "genius". He added that the Ramones gave "possibly the finest guest musical performances ever." David Silverman and Matt Groening describe the sequence where Homer eats 64 slices of American cheese as "one of the most hilarious segments
Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind best episode of the season, with the rationale that "it's the episode's fantastic visuals that truly make this a memorable episode." At the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards, the episode won the award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour). In an interview with Entertainment Weekly regarding the renewal of the show in season 23, showrunner Al Jean discusses what episodes that have previously aired might serve well as a series finale. He regards "Behind the Laughter" and "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" as the strongest candidates, and further elaborates: "I don’t think we’re a serialized show