 Criticism was primarily directed at its sexual humor, such as a "Deseret News" writer criticizing its "tasteless, vulgar jokes about sexual performance, orgasms and bodily functions".Citing it as one of season's worst half-hour shows, the "Rocky Mountain News"'s Dusty Saunders described "Head Over Heels" as an unsuccessful attempt to emulate "Friends".Howard Rosenberg of the "Los Angeles Times" dismissed the show as "the mother of all asinine sitcoms [and] a show with as much weight as a G-string".