Content guide
Skip for under 14
Family Guy S2 E10, “Running Mates”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14.
Across the episode we counted 14 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (5); Porn / strippers / sex work (3); Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (1); Sexual insults (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 14+Nudity, strip-club and porn references, violence in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Family Guy S2 E10, "Running Mates", is a adult animation episode. The series is known for tV-MA. Rated here so you know which episodes are roughest, not because it is kids TV. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Violence is mild but includes |That's why I brought in the big guns. Sexual content is explicit — for example, |"It seems today that all you see "is violence in movies and sex on TV "But where are…; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, PETER says, "Lois Griffin is a slut". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — What a great day! I just want to say I am so freaking wasted! [All gasping.]. 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S2 E10:
|"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?
For starters,|we're making sex education more fun.
Nudity & bodies 5 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S2 E10:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
"Vagina junction, what's your function? "Taking in sperm and spitting out babies" And our schools are the safest around PETER: Thanks to the hall monitor XL-K.
Now, son, as men, it's only natural for us|to look at naked girls.
Now you can look at naked girls|all you want and it's perfectly legal! Wow, check out the rack on Mom? Give me that! Just a little present your mom gave me|for our anniversary.
Blast! Hey, Chris! Hector found two rocks outside|that look like boobs! You in? Who needs rocks when you got these? - Check it out!|- Wow! PETER: Vote for Peter Griffin! Look at all of Lois' signs! Talk about seeing red.
Porn / strippers / sex work 3 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Family Guy S2 E10:
All these kids are looking at pornography! TRISHA: What kind of pervert|gave you kids this filth? Chris Griffin.
Oh, jeez! Did somebody open|the Ark of the Covenant? Now see, Peter, what you gotta do is|you gotta declare war! War! Your only chance|of surviving this scandal is to claim that Lois|gave your boy the pornography.
- PETER
"A parent giving porno to their kid|is a terrible thing "but I'm here to tell you|that I'm innocent!" CROWD: Oh, yeah.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S2 E10:
|That's why I brought in the big guns.
But I'm warning you, I'm not gonna|pull any punches on the issues.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S2 E10:
What a great day! I just want to say I am so freaking wasted! [All gasping.]
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in Family Guy S2 E10:
- PETER
Lois Griffin is a slut.
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