The Fat Guy Strangler
🎞️ S4 E17 🚫 Too much

Family Guy

Is Family Guy S4 E17 OK for kids?

The Fat Guy Strangler

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 14

Family Guy S4 E17, “The Fat Guy Strangler”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14.

Across the episode we counted 27 flagged moments in 7 themes: Sex & hookups (5); Nudity & bodies (4); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (6); Swearing (8); Homophobic jokes (1); Sexual insults (2). 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+

Violence, sex talk, nudity in adult animation.

Parents need to know that Family Guy S4 E17, "The Fat Guy Strangler", 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 violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue), with sex & hookups alongside it. Violence includes The body of a local fat man was found murdered in Quahog Park last night. Sexual content is explicit — for example, It's great to eat with my family instead of a bunch of chronic masturbators; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Language includes strong swearing — for example, Because I found this picture - Dick. This episode includes homophobic jokes — for example, Yeah? Marian just called you a homo. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, Whore, slut, bitch. 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 5 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S4 E17:

  • Too much
    It's great to eat with my family instead of a bunch of chronic masturbators.
  • Caution
    You got a condom? Never mind.
  • Caution
    You don't deserve to have sex with me.
  • Mild
    You're so sexy.
  • Mild
    This is more awkward than having sex with a rhinoceros who doesn't love you.

Nudity & bodies 4 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S4 E17:

  • Too much
    Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Too much
    I bet none of you can even find your own penis.
  • Too much
    Find your penis for a dollar.
  • Mild
    This'll be worse than when Peter did Tara Reid's boob job.

Affairs / cheating 1 moment

How Affairs / cheating shows up in Family Guy S4 E17:

  • Caution
    I am so gonna cheat on Lois right now.

Violence & injury 6 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S4 E17:

  • Too much
    The body of a local fat man was found murdered in Quahog Park last night.
  • Too much
    Patrick is the murderer.
  • Caution
    Put the gun down, Joe.
  • Mild
    The fat-guy strangler lives here and there's a fat guy in the house.
  • Mild
    The fat-guy strangler's gonna get us.
  • Mild
    So he has pictures of himself strangling fat guys.

Swearing 8 moments

How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S4 E17:

  • Caution
    Because I found this picture - Dick.
  • Caution
    Take that, you bitch.
  • Caution
    Whore, slut, bitch.
  • Mild
    What the hell.
  • Mild
    Eat the damn steak.
  • Mild
    What the hell? What is this? What is this? Some kind of gag? No.
  • Mild
    That's a bunch of crap.
  • Mild
    My God, look at you fat bastards.

Homophobic jokes 1 moment

How Homophobic jokes shows up in Family Guy S4 E17:

  • Too much
    Yeah? Marian just called you a homo.

Sexual insults 2 moments

How Sexual insults shows up in Family Guy S4 E17:

  • Caution
    Whore, slut, bitch.
  • Caution
    I'm gonna eat the whore out of you.

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