Nickelodeon promoted the episode by releasing a clip featuring Clyde's parents, Howard and Harold, an interracial gay married couple.

Lincoln Loud is excited, as he finally managed to convince his parents (particularly his father) to let him have a sleepover with his best friend Clyde McBride, as they previously banned sleepovers in their house due to some previous incidents caused due to Lincoln's sisters Lynn, Leni, and Luna.

Dan Avery of NewNowNext was particularly pleased by the character's "casual and humorous introduction" as "a breath of fresh air".

[1] Similarly, Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair felt that the episode's "casual representation in children's programming" was "a milestone" and that "handles the topic [of same-sex marriage] in exactly the right way".

[2] De Elizabeth of Teen Vogue said that "[t]he best part is that the show doesn’t treat these characters any differently, or even introduce them with a heavy asterisk about their marital status".