▁borrow ed ▁the ▁name ▁Ar min ▁Tam z arian ▁from ▁a ▁claims ▁adjust er ▁who ▁had ▁assist ed ▁him ▁after ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁However , ▁the ▁real ▁Tam z arian ▁( now ▁a ▁California ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁Judge ) ▁was ▁una ware ▁his ▁name ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁episode ▁a ired . ▁Ke eler ▁said ▁he ▁later ▁received ▁a ▁" cur t ly ▁phr ased " ▁letter ▁from ▁Tam z arian , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁know ▁why ▁his ▁name ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁episode . ▁Ke eler ▁fe ared ▁he ▁would ▁face ▁legal ▁troubles , ▁but ▁afterwards , ▁Tam z arian ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁simply ▁curious ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁sc are ▁anyone . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁" The ▁Princi pal ▁and ▁the ▁P au per " ▁finished ▁ 4 1 st ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ratings ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 2 – 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁with ▁a ▁N iel sen ▁rating ▁of ▁ 9 . 2 . ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁r ated ▁show ▁on ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁that ▁week , ▁following ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Hill . ▁The ▁Fox ▁network ' s ▁ratings ▁average ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁was ▁ 6 . 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁revel ation ▁that ▁Princi pal ▁Sk inner ▁was ▁an ▁imp ost or ▁and ▁the ▁self - refer ential ▁de us ▁ex ▁mach ina ▁ending ▁were ▁neg atively ▁received ▁by ▁many ▁fans ▁and ▁critics ,