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The episode was watched by a total of 12.04 million viewers, beating ''{{w|American Dad!}}'', ''{{w|Bob's Burgers}}'' and ''[[Family Guy]]''. These viewing numbers make the episode the most-watched of the series since the [[Season 22|twenty-second season]] episode "[[Moms I'd Like to Forget]]."<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/07/sunday-final-ratings-family-guy-60-minutes-the-simpsons-bobs-burgers-the-best-of-jimmy-fallon-betrayal-adjusted-down/227214/ TVbytheNumbers - "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Family Guy', '60 Minutes' & 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Up; 'The Simpsons', 'Bob's Burgers', 'The Best of Jimmy Fallon' & 'Betrayal' Adjusted Down"]</ref> | The episode was watched by a total of 12.04 million viewers, beating ''{{w|American Dad!}}'', ''{{w|Bob's Burgers}}'' and ''[[Family Guy]]''. These viewing numbers make the episode the most-watched of the series since the [[Season 22|twenty-second season]] episode "[[Moms I'd Like to Forget]]."<ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/01/07/sunday-final-ratings-family-guy-60-minutes-the-simpsons-bobs-burgers-the-best-of-jimmy-fallon-betrayal-adjusted-down/227214/ TVbytheNumbers - "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Family Guy', '60 Minutes' & 'The Mentalist' Adjusted Up; 'The Simpsons', 'Bob's Burgers', 'The Best of Jimmy Fallon' & 'Betrayal' Adjusted Down"]</ref> | ||
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| + | The episode received critical acclaim. [http://www.avclub.com/ A.V Club] praised the episode for its "double-handful of funny lines and gags", "coherent story from beginning to end" and "satirically clever ending the show hasn’t pulled off all year." Giving the episode a B rating, they named "Steal This Episode" the strongest episode of the season thus far and summed up, "Not classic Simpsons by any yardstick, but certainly a welcome respite from what has been a streak of fairly dire late-run episodes."<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/review/steal-this-episode-106693 AV Club - Dennis Perkins • Jan 5, 2014 - "The Simpsons: “Steal This Episode - S25 / E9"]</ref> [http://www.denofgeek.us/ Den of Geek] lauded the episode, particularly [[Julie Kavner]]'s voice-acting work which "tugs and pulls at the emotions", and awarded it 4/5 stars.<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/the-simpsons/231900/the-simpsons-steal-this-episode-review Den of Geek - Tony Sokol, 1/5/2014 - "Review: The Simpsons: Steal This Episode, One family against all odds took on the system and lost."</ref> | ||
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Episode Information
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"Steal This Episode" was an episode of season 25 that was aired in January 5, 2014. Will Arnett was guest star as Deputy Director Gratman.[1]
Synopsis
Homer becomes annoyed with movie theaters, so Bart teaches him how to download movies illegally. Homer is delighted with his discovery of free movies until he's caught for piracy.[2] Deputy Director Gratman, the FBI's anti-piracy boss, is tasked with hunting down Homer, who stands accused of illegally downloading a film.[3]
Production
A pre-release image of Deputy Director Gratman was released along with the announcement of Will Arnett as a guest star. The episode's production code, SABF05, was also revealed.[3]
Script for the episode.
Concept art of Deputy Director Gratman.
Reception
The episode was watched by a total of 12.04 million viewers, beating American Dad!, Bob's Burgers and Family Guy. These viewing numbers make the episode the most-watched of the series since the twenty-second season episode "Moms I'd Like to Forget."[4]
The episode received critical acclaim. A.V Club praised the episode for its "double-handful of funny lines and gags", "coherent story from beginning to end" and "satirically clever ending the show hasn’t pulled off all year." Giving the episode a B rating, they named "Steal This Episode" the strongest episode of the season thus far and summed up, "Not classic Simpsons by any yardstick, but certainly a welcome respite from what has been a streak of fairly dire late-run episodes."[5] Den of Geek lauded the episode, particularly Julie Kavner's voice-acting work which "tugs and pulls at the emotions", and awarded it 4/5 stars.[6]
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- ↑ AV Club - Dennis Perkins • Jan 5, 2014 - "The Simpsons: “Steal This Episode - S25 / E9"
- ↑ [http://www.denofgeek.us/tv/the-simpsons/231900/the-simpsons-steal-this-episode-review Den of Geek - Tony Sokol, 1/5/2014 - "Review: The Simpsons: Steal This Episode, One family against all odds took on the system and lost."
