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Family Guy S1 E1, “1. Death Has a Shadow”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14. Peter ignores his wife's warning about a bachelor party. Voices include Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green and Phil LaMarr.
Across the episode we counted 25 flagged moments in 7 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (9); Alcohol & drugs (7); Fat-shaming (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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S1 E1:
"It seems today that all you see "is violence in movies and sex on TV "But where are those good, old-fashioned values "on which we used to rely?
The one where Arnold and Dudley get sexually molested by the bike shop owner? All right.
- STEWIE
Are you insane? Okay, I mean sexual harassment suit.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S1 E1:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
The penis broke off while I was loading it into the car.
But did you have to buy breast implants for Chris? It makes him happy.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Family Guy S1 E1:
Did you bring the porno? Did I bring the porno? You're gonna love it.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S1 E1:
Is that really the blood of Christ? - Yes.
Swearing 9 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S1 E1:
Dick, you ever wonder what's outside those walls? That's dangerous thinking, Paul.
- ED
That was a crazy one, Dick.
Damn you, vile woman! You've impeded my work since the day I escaped from your wretched womb.
Damn! [Suspenseful instrumental music.]
How the hell am I gonna break this to Lois? If she finds out I got fired for drinking, she's gonna blame me! DEVIL: Lie to her.
Come on, you bastard! I'm late for work.
How's your job search going? It sucks, Brian.
Peter, what the hell is the matter with you? Honey, if there's something wrong, you can tell me.
The man I married would never think he could fix a problem just by spending money! Boy, she's pretty pissed.
Alcohol & drugs 7 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S1 E1:
Weed, I've been working on the new G.
Remember when you got drunk off the Communion wine at church? And so the Lord God smote poor Job with festering boils all over his body.
Man, that guy must've been wasted And then there was that time at the ice cream store.
Who wants to play Drink The Beer? Right here.
What do I win? Another beer! I'm going for the high score! Actually, Charlie's got the high score.
You see? A hangover is nature's way of telling you I was right.
Who would've thought getting drunk would get me $150,000 a week from the government? This is why I don't vote.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in Family Guy S1 E1:
President, why do you think the public supports you during these impeachment proceedings? Probably because you're so fat.
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