 Tim Surette of TV.com said, "By the time Bart came out in his twisted mech suit and barfed out lightsabers, ‘Brick Like Me’ was just a grab bag of random pieces coming together in an effort to form something bigger—kind of like the handiwork of a kid who showed up late to a Lego party and didn't get his pick of the pieces so he built whatever he could from odds and ends.But visually, ‘Brick Like Me’ was a stunner, rebuilding Springfield in bright, brick-by-brick 3D, and that's what the episode will forever be known for.