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Line 47: ===Casting=== In June 2013, ''[[TVLine]]'' reported that [[Will Arnett]] would guest star as an FBI agent hunting Homer for illegally downloading a movie.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Michael\|last=Ausiello\|author-link=Michael Ausiello\|url=https://tvline.com/2013/06/05/the-simpsons-season-25-will-arnett-fbi-agent/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606181854/https://tvline.com/2013/06/05/the-simpsons-season-25-will-arnett-fbi-agent/\|url-status=dead \|archive-date=June 6, 2013\|title=Simpsons Exclusive: Will Arnett to Guest Star as an Arresting Figure in Homer's Life\|website=[[TVLine]] \|date=June 5, 2013 \|access-date=July 4, 2023}}</ref> In October 2013, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reported that, in the same episode, filmmaker [[Judd Apatow]], actors [[Leslie Mann]], [[Seth Rogen]], [[Paul Rudd]], [[Channing Tatum]], and musician [[Rob Halford]] would guest star as themselves. ~~Greenblatt~~Rogen previously co-wrote and appeared as a different character in the [[The Simpsons season 21\|twenty-first season]] episode "[[Homer the Whopper]]." Rudd previously appeared as a different character in the [[The Simpsons season 22\|twenty-second season]] episode "[[Love Is a Many Strangled Thing]]." Executive producer [[Matt Selman]] stated there would be twists involving Rudd and Tatum.<ref name="Snierson">{{cite web\|last=Snierson\|first=Dan\|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/10/10/simpsons-judd-apatow-channing-tatum-rudd-rogen-mann/\|title='Simpsons' episode to feature voices of Judd Apatow, Channing Tatum, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann and Seth Rogen\|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]\|date=October 10, 2013\|access-date=July 4, 2023}}</ref> ===Release=== Line 61: Dennis Perkins of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the episode a B, saying "The strongest episode of ''The Simpsons''’ 25th season so far, 'Steal This Episode' avoids a few pitfalls the show has been more prone to stumble into in later years, provides a double-handful of funny lines and gags, and actually seems invested in telling a coherent story from beginning to end. Not classic Simpsons by any yardstick, but certainly a welcome respite from what has been a streak of fairly dire late-run episodes."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Perkins\|first=Dennis\|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/steal-this-episode-106693 \|title=The Simpsons: "Steal This Episode" \|website=[[The A.V. Club]]\|date=January 5, 2014 \|access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> Teresa Lopez of ''TV Fanatic'' applauded the episode and gave it a 5 out of 5, commenting mainly on the show's use of guest stars, saying "the stars were an essential part of the plot, so it made sense to trot out [[Judd Apatow]] and his usual crew of actors ([[C.Seth ~~H. Greenblatt~~Rogen]], [[Paul Rudd]], [[Leslie Mann]]), along with [[Channing Tatum]] as well. In essence, the episode really played to the show's strengths. For example, Homer is always behind the times and, once he's caught up, he can't help but take his new hobbies too far."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Lopez\|first=Teresa\|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2014/01/the-simpsons-review-cinema-pirate-diso/\|title=The Simpsons Review: Cinema Pirate-diso\|website=TV Fanatic\|date=January 5, 2014\|access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[Vulture (website)\|Vulture]]'' ranked this episode as the 57th best episode of the series to stream.<ref>{{cite web\|first1=Matt Zoller\|last1=Seitz\|author-link1=Matt Zoller Seitz\|first2=Jesse David\|last2=Fox\|first3=Josh\|last3=Kurp\|first4=Melody\|last4=Lau\|first5=Gilbert\|last5=Cruz\|first6=Margaret\|last6=Lyons\|date=September 22, 2014\|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/09/100-best-simpsons-episodes-essential-streaming-simpsons-world.html\|title=The 100 Best Simpsons Episodes to Stream\|website=[[Vulture (website)\|Vulture]]\|access-date=August 27, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923115925/https://www.vulture.com/2014/09/100-best-simpsons-episodes-essential-streaming-simpsons-world.html\|archive-date=September 23, 2014}}</ref> In 2019, ''Vulture'' named it the 58th best episode to stream.<ref>{{cite web\|first1=Matt Zoller\|last1=Seitz\|author-link1=Matt Zoller Seitz\|first2=Jesse David\|last2=Fox\|first3=Josh\|last3=Kurp\|first4=Melody\|last4=Lau\|first5=Gilbert\|last5=Cruz\|first6=Margaret\|last6=Lyons\|date=November 19, 2019\|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-the-simpsons-episodes.html\|title=The 100 Best Simpsons Episodes to Stream\|website=[[Vulture (website)\|Vulture]]\|access-date=August 27, 2023}}</ref>

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