Video Business was more favorable, calling it a "harmless summer-vacation video fare, bright and clever without relying on Varney's wom-out Ernest persona for laughs".
vˈɪdɪoʊ bˈɪznəs wʌz mˈoːɹ fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl, kˈɔːlɪŋ ɪɾ ˈeɪ "hˈɑːɹmləs sˈʌmɚveɪkˈeɪʃən vˈɪdɪoʊ fˈɛɹ, bɹˈaɪt ænd klˈɛvɚ wɪðˌaʊt ɹᵻlˈaɪɪŋ ˌɔn vˈɑːɹniz wˈɑːmˈaʊt ˈɜːnɪst pɜːsˈoʊnə fɔːɹ lˈæfs".