Reception
The episode received high review ratings. IGN, a multimedia news and reviews website, reviewed the episode and gave it an overall rating of 9.3, labeling it as "one of the funniest episodes ever produced."
The original television airing of the episode drew 3.4 million viewers, most between the ages of 18 and 49. This popularity made the episode Comedy Central's highest-rated midseason premiere since the year 2000. However, the highest ratings for the tenth season belong to the season's premiere, "The Return of Chef", which drew more than 3.5 million viewers.
In 2007, this episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour).
In 2008, on Comedy Central in the United Kingdom, fans voted this as their favorite episode of all time in a list of top ten best episodes.
In 2010, Comedy Central X in the United Kingdom voted the episode number 2 in the 100 Best South Park Episodes, losing the top spot to "Scott Tenorman Must Die".
Fans voted the episode into 1st place in a major 2011 South Park voting held under the "Year of the Fan" iTunes promotion.
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