Content guide
Preview first — about 14+
Family Guy S3 E18, “From Method to Madness”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 14+. Stewie displays some show-business talent---as long as he's paired with a girl he despises; Meg develops a crush on a teenage nudist. Fred Willard has a voice cameo as the boy's father (who's also a nudist).
Across the episode we counted 14 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (4); Swearing (3); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S3 E18:
"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?
But then|I realised you'd be out five days a week, which means I'd be free to throw|some of my sexy parties.
Splendid! This calls for a sexy party.
|- The marquee or the other thing? - What other thing?|- The sex with Simon.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S3 E18:
Oh, my God! She's got hair growin'|out of her boobs and up to her head.
You're, uh You're completely - Nude? Yes, we're nudists.
I can't believe you guys! How could you bring|that naked kid to our house? Because I like him.
Hey! Why is everybody else naked? Yahtzee! I win! Yeah! In your face! In your face! In your face! (screams) - I gotta go.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S3 E18:
|- You're not gonna fart again, are you? Well, I'd love to stay and chat,|but you're a total bitch.
What a piece of self-indulgent crap.
Oh, nuts I mean crap! - You wanna sit down?|- Wait a second.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S3 E18:
|Can I get you a beer, Peter? - What do you got?|- I've got Busch.
But it was wasted.
Wasted on all of you! Well, it looks like we have to|reconsider.
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