Reception
In its original airing in the United States, "Fox-y Lady" was watched by 7.45 million viewers, surpassing the other shows in the "Animation Domination" block. It gained a 3.7 rating in the 18–49 demographic, finishing second in its timeslot.
The episode received generally mixed to positive reviews from television sources and critics. Alex Rocha of TV Guide called it a "pretty dull episode, but with some bright humorous spots The episode looked like it had potential, but definitely did not perform to its best." Ahsan Haque of IGN called it "far from perfect" but "definitely a lot better than the terrible O.J. Simpson episode from last week." He called the Handi-Quacks scenes "fantastic" and called the episode overall "definitely a step in the right direction." Robin Pierson of The TV Critic said: "More purpose in the plot and more jokes related to the story than usual" and gave the episode 40 out of 100. Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club wrote that "tonight's Family Guy was the best it's been in a looooong time". He stated that in both plotlines "the game is established early and the show escalates nicely", and graded the episode B.
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