VerbStomp described Jerry as "in every sense of the word, the laughing stock of this show. He’s incompetent, jealous, incapable of growth, and in every way the perfect foil to Beth", before concluding that "Rick is the catalyst for Jerry’s inferiority complex",[12] while 411mania praised how "Jerry [may] seem cliché on the surface but [his] wants and needs are so fleshed out that we quickly learn what makes these three tick and why they’re anything but ordinary."[13]