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Skip for under 14
Family Guy S8 E11, “Dial Meg for Murder”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14. Brian gets a gig writing for a teen magazine about the average American girl, but when he starts trailing Meg for research he discovers that her desperate attempts at dating have led her to a guy in the slammer. When Brian tries to expose Meg's secret to the family, he finds that her boyfriend, Luke, has broken out of jail and has been hiding in the Griffin's house.
Across the episode we counted 24 flagged moments in 7 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (6); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (5); Fat-shaming (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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S8 E11:
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 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S8 E11:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
That taste better than a guy's penis, I tell you.
Violence & injury 6 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S8 E11:
How did you get out? I filed a toothbrush to a fine point and stabbed the guard with kids.
Who says I couldn't be a rodeo star? I got more cowboy blood in me than Billy the Kid.
Did you get your butt hair braided too while you were in there? What'd you do? Carve a gun out of soap and then not wash with it? Ha, ha.
Meg, put down the gun.
Punch yourself in the face.
Punch your baby in the fa - I did good, Meg? - Shut up.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S8 E11:
Am I the only one who thinks she's getting fucked up there? Hey, Meg.
They haven't turned into bitches.
You're all my bitches now.
But I believe I hold the distinction of My house now, bitch.
What the hell? That there's my steer, Griffin.
Brian, you bastard.
Don't give him crap for this, Meg.
What the hell? I'm used to going to the bathroom in my room.
Alcohol & drugs 5 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S8 E11:
The next day you're spitting balloons of heroin into their mouths during visits.
We now go live to Drunk Billy in the Channel Five News copter.
Channel Five News copter pilot, Drunk Billy passed away today.
Pick up wine on the way.
There better be beer in the fridge.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in Family Guy S8 E11:
Where are you going, fatty? We're gonna have a party.
Slut-shaming 1 moment
How Slut-shaming shows up in Family Guy S8 E11:
Meg, you gonna take those soda cans to the Shaw-skank Redemption Center? Peter, Meg's been suspended from school.
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