 Allan Johnson of the "Chicago Tribune" said Comedy Central was "punking out" with the decision.Several reviewers noted a significant amount of crude and vulgar humor in "Terrance and Philip in Not Without My Anus", even by "South Park" standards; "The Sydney Morning Herald" noted the episode contained 29 separate fart jokes in the span of 22 minutes.Global Television Network in Canada reported no complaints about the episode in the weeks after its release.