Although this job function would easily be perceived in modern TV variety shows as a target of comic banter because of what the job involves, the hereditary nature of the post dating back to the Kamakura period and the proximity of the postholder to the ruler suggest that the family enjoyed prestige despite the surprise and contempt modern people might feel toward them.
やってる事が将軍のいわゆる「下の世話」なのでバラエティ番組なのでは、何かのギャクのようにとらわれるが、鎌倉時代から家が続き代々世襲している事と、将軍や権力者は誰でも近づけるわけではないので、現代の感覚では驚きと見下した感情が涌き出るようだが、当時としてはいわゆる名家だろう。