The episode was seen in about 8.52 million houses when it was first broadcast. Ahsan Haque from IGN said that he liked the episode's complex story and that the jokes were funny and offensive. Steve Heisler from "The A.V. Club" thought that the episode was not "one of the greatest" but "not a bad one" and said it was "slightly above average". Robin Pierson of "The TV Critic" did not like the episode's stories but said that it was "funnier than usual".