"Entertainment Weekly"s Ken Tucker questioned why The WB made a TV show based on a cancelled, poorly-sold comic and criticized the "uttering tired, condescending lines" professed by Virgil. Nancy Imperiale Wellons from the "Orlando Sentinel" said "Virgil has a believable relationship with his family -- including a strong father figure -- but the show's pacing lags." Paul Schultz wrote for the "New York Daily News" that "Many of the characters -- the conservative, the annoying sister -- are cliches." Thelma Adams criticized the show in the "New York Post"; first she called it "formulaic but appealing" and ultimately dubbed it "lame".