Rate and Review: Old Money

[Hershel Krustofski]

One of the funniest from season 2, although just a tad short of a classic I liked it very much, 4/5.

[doyle]

Not really one of the standouts of S2, but it had its moments. 3/5

[bmac]

Yea, not one that really stood out in a pretty good season but still good. Well written story and a nice ending. I don't think it had to many hilarious moments but i can't be positive as i haven't watched it for a while. 4/5 regardless.

[Simpson Purist]

8/10

Pretty nice episode that focuses on Grampa's aging and lonliness. While it's not as good as that other Grampa in love episode (Lady Bouvier's Lover), it's a nice episode that touches on the frailities of aging.

[kupomog]

4/5

I loved the story for this episode. I can't explain it, but I just find old people cute. And the fact that two senior citizens can find a strange kind of love like that just made me happy. The emotion behind this episode was very good and I think that's what drew me in. I do enjoy seeing Grandpa happy.

[Eddie]

Very good episode, and the best Grampa episode yet. Very funny with interesting satire regarding the elderly. It also has a great ending. 4/5

[Clarence]

I liked it the first time , but I don't enjoy watching it again for some reason. I just never really liked this episode much. 3/5

[SideshowTim]

Nothing too memorable, A good episode with Grampa. And had a very good emotional plot. Not the funniest of episodes but there were still a few good gag's thrown in. Never really appealed to me that much though, 3.5/5

[Channel Surfer]

Grade: A

Could've very easily made my top 50 list sent to Cosmo. As is the tradition of season 2, the story, humor, and emotion is about 95% character driven, and this episode favors that style very well (so well that I'm laughing Bart and Lisa's dinner food war). The story itself is pretty sweet, as is the best episode to date about death in a humanistic way ("Homer's Enemy" is a different case), complete with the effective "dignity's on me" feel good ending. And while the humor doesn't have anything that stands out like in more comedy centric episodes, it's still pretty consistent and rarely (if ever) falls flat, from Grampa's search as to where to spend his money was very funny to me (Frink's death ray sticks out), to the Safari adventure, to his attempts at romance with Bea. Plus, the commentary on the treatment on the elderly (shown often through the dilapidated old folks home and Homer's view of Abe's romance) is ingrained into the storyline, as the best commentaries and satires generally are.

As an aside, I may be giving the episode too much credit here, but Abe's line, "You know, Jasper, they may say she died of a burst ventricle, but I know she died of a broken heart." is reminiscent of a similar line near the end of my favorite book "Captains and the Kings", and I wonder if it's intentional.

[Tibor]

I'm running out of gushing superlatives to review Season 2 episodes with, so I'll just chalk up another classic. It gets an A, no + because it isn't a super-standout, but it's extremely difficult to stand out in season two.

[Wezzo]

3.5/5; B+/A-

Quite a good ep for Season 2. Interesting, rewatchable; above all, funny. An overall class act. Or three.

[George Cauldron]

It is a classic which can be funny at times, touching at times, and the rest of the time, rather boring. The best line has to be either "Grampa smells like a regular old man, which is more like a hallway in a hospital," or the subtle "They say she died of a burst ventricle, but I know she died of a broken heart."

[HomertheGreat]

Easily in my Top 50. Perfect blend of emotion and humor. One of the reasons Season 2 is one of the best seasons ever. A/A+

[mohammed jafar]

all has already been said. an episode which deals with the most traditionally trite types of emotion, yet maintains its dignity and sharp wit while showing no traces of sap. not quite worthy of an +, but definitely a A

[Blue Phoenix]

A great episode. I have nothing more to say but I agree with all the praise this episode has been given.

A

[Dr Zaius]

Don't like it much, 2/5.

[Garp]

4/5

[Fox Executive]

5/5

[sconer]

Really a fantastic episode that was sweet, character driven, and non disappointing. I definitely really can see why Season 2 is up there as one of the best. Episodes like these make it. Still, I felt it was missing a little something. 4.5/5

[Moe Nopoly]

it's a nice Grandpa episode and shows in a good way that Abe can be the centre
of a story. I also like the end of the episode when Abe uses the money to renovate the retirement home.

B

[ThatAsianGuy]

an okay episode, 4/5