 Reviews of the episode were negative , citing the storyline as " safe , " without any offensive jokes for the sake of being offensive . " Ahsan Haque of IGN praised the " cohesive story " as " [ succeeding ] on its simplicity , " but criticized the series for continuing to broadcast in the 4 : 3 format , as opposed to widescreen like MacFarlane 's other two shows . Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club reviewed the episode more negatively , however , criticizing the writers for using " storylines as a thin spine to hang jokes on , " giving the episode a D rating . Jason Hughes of TV Squad commended the live @-@ action sequence featuring Johnson , as well as the utilization of Meg 's personality to create an awkward situation with the family . Despite the somewhat negative criticism , the episode still ended up on the most downloaded episodes list on iTunes 2010 Rewind . 
