Content guide
Preview first — about 14+
Family Guy S4 E4, “4. Don't Make Me Over”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 14+. When Meg asks a cute boy at school on a date and he turns her down, she looks to her family for support. In an effort to cheer her up, Lois takes Meg to the mall, where she gets the ultimate makeover. Meanwhile, Peter tries to start a band with the guys, but it's Meg's new look that has the record producers singing their praises. So the Griffins form a traveling family band that takes them all the way to New York to perform on "Saturday Night Live".
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (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 S4 E4:
Give me "Sperm Dumpster.
The people who beat you are proud to present, all the way from Quahog Fat, Horny, Black and Joe.
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 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S4 E4:
Me? Why? - Yeah, why? Let me explain something to you, all right? We got to get her half-naked and put her out front, center stage.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Family Guy S4 E4:
Well, they've got one that says "Porn Star" and another that says "Sperm Dumpster" and they're all written in glitter.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S4 E4:
Who is she? God, I could strangle her all night long.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S4 E4:
You know, Peter, just because you guys entertained a bunch of drunken idiots at a karaoke bar, doesn't mean you have what it takes to form a band.
Slut-shaming 1 moment
How Slut-shaming shows up in Family Guy S4 E4:
What about this, Meg? A pink baby tee that says "Little Slut?" - That seems pretty hip.
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