▁received ▁largely ▁positive ▁reviews , ▁and ▁generated ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁media ▁attention ▁when ▁West ▁wrote ▁in ▁a ▁blog ▁that ▁the ▁episode ▁hurt ▁his ▁feelings , ▁although ▁he ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁fun ny ▁and ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁his ▁e go ▁problem . ▁The ▁episode ▁also ▁spo of ed ▁com ed ian ▁Carlos ▁M encia , ▁who ▁pra ised ▁the ▁episode ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁N iel sen ▁Media ▁Research , ▁" F ish st icks " ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 . 1 ▁million ▁households ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁broadcast , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁most - watch ed ▁Com edy ▁Central ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁week . ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁even ▁further ▁attention ▁after ▁West ▁fam ously ▁interrupted ▁Taylor ▁Swift ▁during ▁her ▁accept ance ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards , ▁after ▁which ▁Com edy ▁Central ▁re play ed ▁the ▁episode ▁four ▁times ▁back - to - back . ▁" F ish st icks " ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁season ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Jimmy ▁works ▁on ▁writing ▁j okes ▁for ▁his ▁comedy ▁routine ▁while ▁Cart man ▁s its ▁on ▁his ▁c ouch , ▁e ating ▁pot ato ▁ch ips . ▁Jimmy ▁comes ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁jo ke ▁with ▁almost ▁no ▁assistance ▁from ▁Cart man ▁( he ▁only ▁helped ▁Jimmy ▁origin ate ▁the ▁jo