[2] Amber, Homer's "Vegas wife", dies of a drug overdose, so the Simpson family attends her funeral.

As a result, he is forced to see a psychiatrist, who suggests Bart get a drum set in order to harness his anger and the energy he has and find the focus and discipline that he needs.

Eventually, his continuous drumming drives Homer and Marge mad, and Lisa suggests to her parents that she can take Bart to a jazz brunch.

[6] Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide liked the first half of the episode involving Bart but did not like Lisa's plot with the animals.

[7] On Four Finger Discount, Guy Davis and Brendan Dando thought it was a repeat of previous plots involving Lisa being jealous of Bart's success.

[8] In 2007, Simon Crerar of The Times listed The White Stripes' performance as one of the thirty-three funniest cameos in the history of the show.

[9] Andrew Martin of Prefix Mag named The White Stripes his seventh favorite musical guests on The Simpsons out of a list of ten.

[10] Corey Deiterman of the Houston Press listed them as number four of the top five worst musical guests in Simpsons history.