About 9.07 million people watched the episode when it was first broadcast. Ahsan Haque from IGN said that the episode is "one of the best episodes of the show in years." He talks about how the animation is "gorgeous", the story being exciting, and the episode's "hilarous offensive humor". Alex Rocha from "TV Guide" thought that the episode was "average" when in comparison to episodes that were broadcast before it. Francis Rizzo III from DVD Talk said that the episode is "hugely memorable" and said the episode's animation is one of the best in "Family Guy".