Since airing , " Holidays of Future Passed " has received highly positive reviews from television critics , particularly for its humor and emotional scenes . In his list of " The 50 Best TV Episodes of 2011 " , BuddyTV 's John Kubicek placed the episode at number forty-nine , writing that the " various glimpses of how all the other characters have changed during the time jump was a cavalcade of comedy moments . " Rex Huffman of '' The Times-Reporter '' cited it as " an amusing episode " , and Ology 's Josh Harrison described it as " legitimately funny " . Harrison noted that " seeing so many futuristic versions of familiar characters put an interesting spin on the holiday season . " He also commented : " The whole episode hinges on a surprisingly heartfelt scene that sees Bart and Lisa — both a bit sloshed — meeting up in the treehouse to discuss the challenges of parenting . " Similarly , Hayden Childs of '' The A.V. Club '' wrote that " Holidays of Future Passed " found " a sweet spot that combined a barrage of non-stop jokes with a tenderness often lacking in latter-day '' Simpsons '' episodes . There is even a conversation between the adult Bart and Lisa that rings surprisingly true for adult siblings wrestling with their shared familial past . " Writing for HitFix , Alan Sepinwall cited " Holidays of Future Passed " as the best future-set episode of '' The Simpsons '' since the first one , " Lisa 's Wedding " . He noted that it was " the emotional side of things " that made the episode successful , such as the dissatisfaction Bart and Lisa feel because of their disconnection with the children , and also Homer 's transformation into a " very wise , sweet guy after somehow surviving into old age . " Sepinwall particularly praised the scene at the cryonics facility where Homer encourages the children to give Bart another chance as " really sweet " , and he described the idea of a frozen Grampa as " a clever variation on the very familiar joke of how Homer and the family neglect Grampa because he 's such a pain in the ass . " Sepinwall also commended the episode for its jokes about the future , highlighting the scenes revolving around air travel as well as the scenes showing Krusty as " the Andy Rooney of 2041 " and Ralph Wiggum as " an endless series of stupid clones who keep killing one another . " In February 2012 , " Holidays of Future Passed " was listed by Matt Zoller Seitz of '' New York '' magazine as one of " Nine Latter-Day '' Simpsons '' Episodes That Match Up to the Early Classics " . He noted that the " reconciliations between Bart and Lisa and their kids are moving . " At the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 , " Holidays of Future Passed " was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program ( for Programming Less Than One Hour ) . Additionally , J. Stewart Burns was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 65th Writers Guild of America Awards for his script to this episode
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
Holidays of Future Passed