 Lon Grahnke from the Chicago Sun @-@ Times gave the episode three stars . The Chicago Tribune 's Steve Johnson said the show was " working at its usual level " and called the homage to The Full Monty " uninspired " . A reporter for The Age chose " The Dog and Pony Show " as one of the shows Melbourne would be talking about the week it aired in Australia . While The Sun @-@ Herald 's Rachel Browne awarded the episode four out of five stars and called it an " hilarious homage to The Full Monty " . Browne was thankful that the gang 's modesty was protected . James Joyce , writing for The Newcastle Herald , commented that the episode was " a crack @-@ up . " Joyce later branded the plot " contrived " , but thought the end of the episode was " risque " and " suitably cheeky . " 
