▁his ▁" ego ▁e pi ph any ". ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁he ▁said ▁in ▁another ▁blog ▁entry ▁that ▁while ▁visit ing ▁The ▁Che es ec ake ▁Factory ▁restaurant , ▁the ▁manager ▁brought ▁him ▁a ▁plate ▁of ▁fish st icks ▁as ▁a ▁jo ke . ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁positive , ▁if ▁slightly ▁mixed ▁reviews . ▁Ram sey ▁Is ler ▁of ▁I GN ▁declared ▁it ▁the ▁best ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" be aut iful ▁K any e ▁West ▁spo of ▁that ▁was ▁so ▁well - tim ed , ▁so ▁h il ari ous ▁and ▁so ▁spot - on " ▁that ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁" phen omen on ". ▁Ryan ▁Bro ck ington ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Post ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁episode , ▁" Best . ▁South ▁Park . ▁Ever ." ▁He ▁particularly ▁pra ised ▁the ▁West ▁song ▁par ody ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁" a ▁simple ▁running ▁jo ke ▁can ▁hold ▁a ▁full ▁episode ; ▁brilliant ". ▁Carlos ▁Del g ado ▁of ▁If ▁Magazine ▁said ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁" another ▁South ▁Park ▁classic " ▁which ▁" t akes ▁full ▁advantage ▁of ▁Cart man ' s ▁monument al ▁e go ". ▁Del g ado , ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁B + ▁grade , ▁described ▁the ▁West ▁par ody ▁as ▁" aw esome " ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁scene ▁with ▁the ▁" g ay ▁fish " ▁West ▁song ▁as ▁" sp ell ▁binding ". ▁TV ▁Guide ▁listed ▁the ▁episode ▁at ▁number ▁five ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁television ▁moments ▁of ▁the