It received generally negative reviews with most critics and audiences making comparisons between the episode and the 2007 film I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, in addition to receiving some criticism for its portrayal of transgender identity, including from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Parents Television Council.

At the ball that night, members of the Navy bombard Quagmire with compliments about his war-hero father, most of which can be taken as double entendres about Dan's alleged homosexuality.

The next morning, Brian shares his newfound love with Peter and Lois before showing them a picture of Ida on his cell phone.

Realizing that he has had sex with Quagmire's transsexual father, Brian vomits profusely for thirty seconds straight, and then he and Stewie begin panicking.

As Quagmire leaves, Brian retaliates by telling him "Hey, I fucked your dad", before angrily slamming the door shut.

[2] Series regulars Peter Shin and James Purdum served as supervising directors, with Andrew Goldberg and Alex Carter working as staff writers for the episode.

[5] "Quagmire's Dad", along with the eleven other episodes from Family Guy's eighth season, was released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on December 13, 2011.

The sets include brief audio commentaries by various crew and cast members for several episodes, a collection of deleted scenes and animatics, a special mini-feature which discussed the process behind animating "And Then There Were Fewer", a mini-feature entitled "The Comical Adventures of Family Guy – Brian & Stewie: The Lost Phone Call", and footage of the Family Guy panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.

Recurring guest voice actor Ralph Garman, and writers Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin and John Viener made minor appearances.

Peter then claims that his own hero while growing up was DC Comics superhero Aquaman, in addition to his alter ego Arthur Curry.

[14] Food that Ida prepared for the dinner party at the Griffin house was thrown out and Brian's learning of her sex-reassignment surgery after he had sex with her caused him to "violently" vomit for 30 unbroken seconds.

While noting that the episode deserves credit for making important points about transgender people, he found its inclusion of the vomiting scene and Lois and Peter's perceived transphobic remarks about Ida to be "shockingly insensitive".

Hartinger continued, "Frankly, it's literally impossible for me to reconcile last night's episode with MacFarlane's words, unless I come to the conclusion that the man is pretty much a complete idiot.

"[17] In a September 2010 interview in Details, MacFarlane expressed surprise at the negative reaction, stating "I don't meet a lot of stupid homosexuals.

'"[18] Eames (Digital Spy) believed the episode was "surprisingly kind" to the transgender community for "Family Guy standards".