 " The Old Man and the Lisa " received the 1997 Environmental Media Award in the " TV Episodic Comedy " category . Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood , the authors of the book I Can 't Believe It 's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide , called it " An odd episode with a not @-@ too @-@ unexpected outcome . The best bits are undoubtedly Burns learning his way around a supermarket and Lisa 's realisation of what Burns has been up to . " 
