June Thompson , the mother of Honey Boo Boo , took exception to the way she and her family were depicted in the episode . Though she indicated that she was amused by some of the various spoofs that have been made of her family , such as those on '' Saturday Night Live '' , she characterized " Raising the Bar " 's portrayal of her family as " trashy " . James Cameron revealed on a Reddit AMA that he approved of the parody of himself , saying that " It 's like they were actually on the expedition , except I did n't actually make the crew sing a song about me . " The episode won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program . It competed against '' Kung Fu Panda : Legends of Awesomeness '' , '' The Simpsons '' , '' Bob 's Burgers '' and '' Regular Show '' at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards , which was held September 22 , 2013
65th Primetime Emmy Awards
65th Primetime Emmy Awards
Raising the Bar (South Park)