Content guide
Skip for under 14
Family Guy S2 E16, “There's Something About Paulie”, scores 3/5 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 7 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (3); Violence & injury (2); 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.
Parents need to know
Age 14+Nudity, violence, fat-shaming in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Family Guy S2 E16, "There's Something About Paulie", 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 violence & injury alongside it. Violence includes You can jot it down on the back of my gun. Sexual content is explicit — for example, It seems today that all you see Is violence in movies and sex on TV But where are those…; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, This is my friend, Big Fat Paulie, and, uh this is his big fat ass. 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 Family Guy S2 E16:
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?
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S2 E16:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
That's your penis.
OK, so I tried on your bra.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S2 E16:
You can jot it down on the back of my gun.
Do you have another gun? Dharma, come down from there.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in Family Guy S2 E16:
This is my friend, Big Fat Paulie, and, uh this is his big fat ass.
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