 Since airing , the episode has received mixed reviews from television critics . The authors of the book I Can 't Believe It 's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide , Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood , wrote : " A wonderful episode , very sad but ultimately uplifting , with great one @-@ liners ( particularly from Grampa ) . " Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide was not as positive . He said , " With ' Old Money ' , we find easily the <unk> episode of season two . Actually , I ’ d call this clunker the only bad show of the year . " He went on to say , " I guess ' Old Money ' wasn ’ t a truly terrible episode , as it included a few funny moments . However , it seemed like one of the <unk> Simpsons episodes ever . The program became inundated with sentiment , and it did little to leaven that tide . In a generally strong season , ' Old Money ' stands out as the only real clunker . " 
