Content guide
Skip for under 14
Family Guy S4 E16, “The Courtship of Stewie's Father”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Swearing (4); Racism & slurs (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+Strip-club and porn references, racist language, language in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Family Guy S4 E16, "The Courtship of Stewie's Father", 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 porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with racism & slurs alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Big women are sexy; Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, That rice got you, bitch. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, That's good old-fashioned family racism. 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 S4 E16:
Big women are sexy.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Family Guy S4 E16:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
Peter, did you take Stewie to a strip club? He smells like sweat and fear.
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S4 E16:
That rice got you, bitch.
Surprise! - What the hell are you doing at my house? I asked around and everybody said you liked animals, so I organised a surprise cockfight.
Damn! She moved.
What the hell are you doing? What do you think I'm doing? I'm bonding with Stewie.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Family Guy S4 E16:
That's good old-fashioned family racism.
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