 In its original American broadcast , " ' Round Springfield " finished 60th in the ratings for the week of April 24 to April 30 , 1995 , with a Nielsen rating of 8 @.@ 2 . The episode was the fourth highest rated show on the Fox network that week . Mike Reiss and Al Jean thought that the episode would " get a ton of awards " , and joked that this was why they opted to receive a story credit , which they usually would not . Ultimately it did not win any awards . Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood , the authors of the book I Can 't Believe It 's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide found that it was " a real tear @-@ jerker " and praised Grampa believing everything he saw was death . In a DVD review of the sixth season , Ryan Keefer of DVD Verdict rated the episode a " B " . Adam Finley of TV Squad praised the episode , noting its many " great moments " including " Steve Allen pimping his books on TV : How to Make Love to Steve Allen ; Happiness is a Naked Steve Allen ; Journey to the Center of Steve Allen ; The Joy of Cooking Steve Allen " and " Moe running a " <unk> " clinic right next to a detox clinic " . On the other hand , Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide called the episode " dull " stating that " some of the moments connected to Bart 's illness are funny , " but that he " really hate [ s ] that " Jazzman " song " and dislikes " the Bleeding Gums parts . " 
