 The Boston Globe 's Frederic M. Biddle gave the episode one and a half stars and commented " Carey always keeps you watching , although he 's always threatening to be funnier than he is . But more than any other Friends ripoff , this show 's supporting actors slow down the central character – they 're set decoration . Comic scenes involving the full cast build , then trip over themselves . " Alan Pergament , writing for The Buffalo News , included The Drew Carey Show in his Top 10 new shows , noting " Carey is a lovable goof and his male buddy show has the chance of becoming the male version of Designing Women . " Pergament cited the lack of prominent female characters and " a reliance on too many risque @-@ language jokes " as the weaknesses of the show . The Washington Post 's Tom Shales found the episode funny , adding " The Drew Carey Show bucks all the prevailing sitcom trends and does it endearingly . " 
