 John Lamb of "The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead" recognized features of Fargo in the pilot, namely the high school, which he found analogous to Fargo South where Jones attended.Meanwhile, Amid Amidi of "Cartoon Brew" expected that the pilot would not have continuity from "AJ Goes to France".After the pilot was released, Jones found that people back in Fargo were amused to spot the differences in landmarks between their city and Downer.