across as rather transparent attempts to avoid that challenge", he wrote. On the other hand, DVD Verdict's Mac MacEntire argued that "Simpsons Tall Tales" is one of the season's best episodes. He wrote that the episode is "filled with great gags", including the hobo's sponge bath and Bart and Nelson's discussion about "backtacks" and "tackbacks". Notes References Footnotes Bibliography External links The Simpsons (season 12) episodes 2001 American television episodes Paul Bunyan Television shows based on works by Mark Twain Missouri in fiction Johnny Appleseed Works based on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn