Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
Brooklyn Nine-Nine S3 E8, “Ava”, scores 3/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 11+.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (7); 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 11+Violence, drinking, strip-club and porn references in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Brooklyn Nine-Nine S3 E8, "Ava", is a live-action sitcom episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Diaz and I are going to Rikers to interview a guy we think has info on the Douglass…. Sexual content includes Something like When I get that feeling I need sexual healing Oh boy; Pillow, blanket, copy of "Breast-Feeders" magazine which, now that I say it out loud,…. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Can't you just use the internet on your phone? Bitch, you know I'm out of data. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Hitchcock, Scully, how did you get things done before the internet and faxing? Cocaine?…. 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 Brooklyn Nine-Nine S3 E8:
Something like When I get that feeling I need sexual healing Oh boy.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S3 E8:
Pillow, blanket, copy of "Breast-Feeders" magazine which, now that I say it out loud, sounds like porn.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S3 E8:
Diaz and I are going to Rikers to interview a guy we think has info on the Douglass Street murders.
Last time we went to the hospital, they pushed me to have a C-section, didn't have enough rooms, and the anesthesiologist was a med student who stabbed me in the spinal cord ten times before he got it right!
This guy knows where our murderer is hiding.
Swearing 7 moments
How Swearing shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S3 E8:
Can't you just use the internet on your phone? Bitch, you know I'm out of data.
Uh, it better not be pregnancy-related, 'cause that crap is nasty.
Damn, we are good at stashing pregnant ladies.
Guys, what the hell is going on? Hitchcock and Scully saved the day.
They're hungry and pissed and they all hate cops.
Run, Terry, run! Think of your wife in the care of Jake! Sarge, look! Aw, hell yeah! Terry is terrified! It's no use, they're all ruined.
I don't give a crap, sir.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Brooklyn Nine-Nine S3 E8:
Hitchcock, Scully, how did you get things done before the internet and faxing? Cocaine? Right.
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