crack at freemasonry, with all the secret signs, one-upmanship, rituals and unusual membership rules. Add to this Patrick Stewart's amazing voice and you have one of the better episodes of the series." TV Squad's Adam Finley said the episode "does a great job of satirizing Freemasons". Colin Jacobson at DVD Movie Guide said in a review of the sixth season DVD: "I think it peters out a bit as it progresses; the best moments show the influence of the Stonecutters, and the show drags a little toward the end. Nonetheless, it still offers a solid piece of work." Patrick Enwright of Today listed "Homer the Great" as his third favorite episode, saying, "as a whole [it] is (almost) unsurpassable". Dave Petruska of the Tucson Citizen listed "Homer the Great" as his favorite episode "because it is such a wonderful satire on fraternal organizations and because of Patrick Stewart's hilarious guest-starring role as 'Number One'." In 2010, Michael Moran of The Times ranked the episode as the fifth best in the show's history. Total Films Nathan Ditum ranked Stewart's performance as the ninth best guest appearance in the show's history. John Swartzwelder and Alf Clausen were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song "We Do". Ratings In its original broadcast, "Homer the Great" finished 1st in the ratings for the week of January 2 to January 8, 1995. The episode was the highest rated show on the Fox network that week. References External links The Simpsons (season 6) episodes 1995 American television episodes Fiction about cults Freemasonry in fiction Television shows written by John Swartzwelder