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Skip for under 14
Family Guy S2 E9, “9. If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin'”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14. When Peter and Chris's favorite TV show, "Gumbel 2 Gumbel," is canceled, Peter concocts a plan to get it uncanceled. He goes to the Grant-a-Dream Foundation and says that Chris is dying. His dream: bring back the Gumbels. It's granted, but Peter's "white lie" comes back to plague him.
Across the episode we counted 19 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (3); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (8); Racism & slurs (1); Slut-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 S2 E9:
"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?
Sounds sexy.
Hello? What's he got? Sounds sexy.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S2 E9:
What are the symptoms? What are the symptoms? Take a look! He's growing nipples all over his body! - They look like pepperonis.
Who do you think you are? My son happens to be very sensitive about his extra nipples.
The full story, and maybe Diane's boobs, tonight at 11:00.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S2 E9:
It's as if someone stabbed Mr.
Blast! I'm frozen! I'm hypothermic! Bloody hell, I'm a woman! Take out your pencils and start your test.
No! The water, it turned all red and goopy, like blood! Blood? How positively delightful.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S2 E9:
We're talking Marty McSuperfly, dig? Marty, I want to be your fine, sweet-ass bitch.
What the hell is Gatilsday? NBC invented a new day so they could add another Dateline.
Me and my damn appetite! It's not the first time it brought me trouble.
Is this the Grant-a-Dream foundation? - My son Chris is dying! - Holy crap, no! Oh, my God! That was the lie.
Do you guys hear yourselves? This is the same old crap over and over again.
You can learn something from this fine young Damn it, Steinberg! Take that hat off! MEG: Dad, Marcy Gibbons just called! [Crying.]
What the hell is that?
Make them stop worshipping you before it starts hailing in my house! There's gotta be an explanation for all this! You want an explanation? God is pissed! Let's get out of here! [Eerie instrumental music.]
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Family Guy S2 E9:
What kind of man devalues the life of his child for a TV show? Anyone who wouldn't pretend their own son is dying to get the Gumbels back on TV is a racist.
Slut-shaming 1 moment
How Slut-shaming shows up in Family Guy S2 E9:
Tonight, Katie Couric guest stars as a very perky crack whore.
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