Rosebud (The Simpsons) the ratings for the week of October 18–24, 1993. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 11.9. The episode was the second highest-rated show on the Fox network that week after "Married... with Children". In 2003, "Entertainment Weekly"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s placed "Rosebud" second on their top 25 "The Simpsons" episode list, writing that "despite being one of "The Simpsons" most spectacularly overstuffed episodes, "Rosebud" has plenty of heart". IGN.com ranked The Ramones's performance as the fifteenth best guest appearance in the show's history. In 2007, "Vanity Fair" named it the best episode of the show, calling it, "A perfect episode. Mr. Burns's lamentations
Duck Dodgers (TV series) to Jones' performance of the theme from the James Bond film "Thunderball". Jones also appeared in caricature form in the second-season episode "Talent Show A Go-Go," to sing his signature song, "It's Not Unusual". Dave Mustaine of the thrash metal band Megadeth was featured in the third-season episode "In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock", with the band performing the song "Back in the Day" from their 2004 album "The System Has Failed". "Duck Dodgers" was nominated in 2004 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production Produced For Children, Music in an Animated Television Production, Production