After the airing of the episode, a scene involving Marsh trying to convince the show's lone Polish character, Gary, to go bowling after work by saying: "Come on, it's in your blood, like Kielbasa and collaborating with the Nazis."

Many felt that it also ignored the millions of Poles who fought against the Nazis for six years during World War II, compared to the thousands who collaborated with them.

Fox stated, "The line was delivered by a character known for being ignorant, clueless and for saying outlandish things.

Allowing the line to remain in the show, however, demonstrated poor judgment, and we apologize to anyone who was offended.

"[3] Furthermore, some critics[4] and many viewers noticed that a large part of the plot was taken from a popular story from the radio program This American Life.