▁DVD ▁box set , ▁series ▁cre ator ▁Matt ▁Gro ening ▁describes ▁" The ▁Princi pal ▁and ▁the ▁P au per " ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁[ his ] ▁least ▁favorite ▁episodes ". ▁He ▁also ▁called ▁the ▁episode ▁" a ▁mistake " ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Rol ling ▁Stone . ▁ ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Warren ▁Mart yn ▁and ▁Ad rian ▁Wood , ▁the ▁authors ▁of ▁I ▁Can ' t ▁Bel ieve ▁It ' s ▁a ▁B igger ▁and ▁Better ▁Updated ▁Un o fficial ▁Sim ps ons ▁Guide , ▁pra ised ▁the ▁episode , ▁calling ▁it ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁series ' ▁all - time ▁best ▁episodes , ▁mainly ▁because ▁it ▁shows ▁us ▁a ▁human ▁side , ▁not ▁just ▁of ▁Princi pal ▁Sk inner , ▁but ▁of ▁his ▁h ector ish ▁ ▁M om ▁as ▁well ." ▁They ▁add ▁that ▁" Martin ▁She en ▁ste als ▁the ▁show ▁... ▁in ▁a ▁brief ▁but ▁important ▁slice ▁of ▁Sim ps ons ▁history ." ▁Total ▁Films ▁Nathan ▁Dit um ▁named ▁Martin ▁She en ' s ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁best ▁guest ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁Sim ps ons . ▁ ▁Ken ▁Ke eler , ▁Bill ▁Oak ley , ▁and ▁Josh ▁Wein stein ▁all ▁defend ▁the ▁episode ▁in ▁its ▁DVD ▁comment ary . ▁Ke eler ▁as ser ts , ▁" I ▁am ▁very , ▁very ▁proud ▁of ▁the ▁job ▁I ▁did ▁on ▁this ▁episode . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁episode ▁of ▁television ▁I ▁feel ▁I ▁ever ▁wrote ." ▁He ▁describes ▁the ▁episode ▁as ▁a ▁comment