It was named the tenth greatest episode in television history by TV Guide.

In a 2003 article, EW also named "Last Exit to Springfield" the greatest episode of The Simpsons.

It is the creation of Larry David, the comic mind behind many of the greatest episodes of "Seinfeld," and is improvised from basic story lines.

The Quindecim, a college newspaper, made their own top 25 list, ranking "Lisa's Wedding" as the greatest episode of The Simpsons.

The century's greatest episode of political intrigue occurred in 1483.

Fans of the show thought that while the special was good, it was not the greatest episode of Green Wing made.

He concluded that the episode "is perfectly constructed, is filled with both deep belly laughs and tears, and is simply the greatest episode of The Simpsons"

A 2008 article in The Daily Telegraph named City of Death one of the ten greatest episodes of Doctor Who.

In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Genesis of the Daleks one of the ten greatest episodes of Doctor Who.

Freddie, once he saw the opposition, just became utterly entrenched and would give nothing at all-that was "the greatest episode of the series, it was the most sci-fi type of story."