Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
Bob's Burgers S3 E16, “Topsy”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+. Sparks fly when Louise is determined to take down her Thomas Edison-obsessed science teacher by recreating a famous experiment where Thomas Edison (played by Gene) electrocutes an elephant named Topsy (played by Tina).
Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Alcohol & drugs (1). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 9+Drinking, sex talk, mild language in animation.
Parents need to know that Bob's Burgers S3 E16, "Topsy", is a animation episode. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is sex & hookups (joke or passing mention, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes Tina? - Tina? - Uh - Huh, how about this? - Huh, huh? - Uh - It's not using sex to sell. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — I've been using it as a wine koozie. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Bob's Burgers S3 E16:
Tina? - Tina? - Uh - Huh, how about this? - Huh, huh? - Uh - It's not using sex to sell.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Bob's Burgers S3 E16:
I've been using it as a wine koozie.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.