[3] Whether John Dillermand is funny or flat is a matter of taste, but it is exactly this kind of free thinking that DR must stick to.

John Dillermand was popular in Denmark upon release, with 250,000 children viewing the first episode in five days,[7] and went viral.

But the series' unusual premise was also criticized as pandering to pedophiles,[3] or as making light of the #MeToo movement against sexual violence against women.

[3] A gender studies professor of Roskilde University, Christian Groes, criticized the series for "perpetuating the standard idea of a patriarchal society and normalising ‘locker room culture’" which has been used to "excuse a lot of bad behaviour from men.

[7] He said that the series was "as desexualized as it can possibly get", and that it was developed together with a child psychologist and other professionals who reviewed the scripts to ensure that children would not misinterpret what they saw.