In this episode, Grampa reveals that he was a professional wrestler, and Mr. Burns wants him to return to the ring.
The family goes through its contents to find it is full of women's clothes and muscleman magazines belonging to Grampa Simpson.
Under Burns's supervision, Grampa and Bart partner up in a tag team wrestling match.
[5] Executive producer Al Jean quipped that the couch gag ended the fad.
[6] "High to be Loathed," the song Mr. Burns sings, was written by Selman and Allen Simpson.
Club gave the episode a B−, saying, "The season has already been heavy on nostalgia and on Grampa appearances, so it's not a pleasant surprise when the Simpsons stumble upon a storage unit with boxes of feather boas, wigs, and perfume sprayers in boxes marked 'Property of Abe Simpson'.
This made it the most watched show on Fox's Animation Domination line up that night.