22 Short Films About Springfield
Bill Oakley calls "22 Short Films About Springfield" his favorite episode. In 2019, Oakley said that the episode is one of the best episodes to watch on Disney+. TV Guide put it in its list of the top 12 Simpsons episodes. Consequence of Sound put the episode on number 5 of its list of top 30 Simpsons episodes. The Guardian named the episode as one of the 5 greatest episodes of The Simpsons. IGN called "A Fish Called Selma" the best episode of the seventh season but said "22 Short Films About Springfield" was "good competition".