 The episode finished 28th in the Nielsen ratings for the week of October 12 – 18 , 1992 with a rating of 12 @.@ 0 , seen by approximately 11 @.@ 1 million households . The authors of the book I Can 't Believe It 's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide , Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood , said : " Another top @-@ notch episode " and adds that " Krusty gets some of his best lines in a few brief appearances . " The episode 's reference to Apocalypse Now was named the 29th greatest film reference in the history of the show by Total Film 's Nathan Ditum . 
