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Skip for under 14
Family Guy S8 E17, “Brian & Stewie”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14.
Across the episode we counted 23 flagged moments in 7 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (3); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (12); Alcohol & drugs (2); Homophobic jokes (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+Language, homophobic jokes, suicide references in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Family Guy S8 E17, "Brian & Stewie", 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 swearing (explicit, in dialogue), with suicide & self-harm alongside it. Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, I keep it in case I ever wanna commit suicide, okay? Wow. Violence includes How are you gonna shoot yourself? There's no gun in here. Sexual content is mild but includes It seems today that all you see Is violence in movies and sex on TV But where are those…; I like what comes out of Lois' breasts better, but I like this too. Language includes strong swearing — for example, You're out of your fucking mind. This episode includes homophobic jokes — for example, You look like a fag. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — You wasted the one phone call we had to return a sweater? A $3000 sweater, which I am…. 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S8 E17:
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?
Why have it if you're not gonna use it? - Ah! Is it, like, a sexual thing? - No.
Are you sure it's not a sexual thing? - I'm sure.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S8 E17:
I like what comes out of Lois' breasts better, but I like this too.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S8 E17:
How are you gonna shoot yourself? There's no gun in here.
There's a gun in your safety-deposit box, isn't there? Stewie, you don't know how to use that.
What? What is it? - There's so much blood.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Family Guy S8 E17:
I keep it in case I ever wanna commit suicide, okay? Wow.
Swearing 12 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S8 E17:
You're out of your fucking mind.
What are you waiting for? - I'll blow your fucking head off.
And I've seen you eat shit before, Brian.
Why don't? It's bitch Sterilize that bitch up, you know? You know, I don't know why I told Matthew that I liked The Bounty Hunter, because I hated it.
Now you're being an asshole.
Oh, you would? I got you to eat my shit.
You son of a bitch.
And you bitched yourself out a bite.
Hello? Hello? We're locked in! Did you? Did you just crap your diaper? I got scared when the door closed.
Was kind of saving it, but what the hell, right? - Saving it for what? - It's not important.
Listen, why don't you? You know what, you can just go to hell.
Oh, you're so full of crap.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S8 E17:
You wasted the one phone call we had to return a sweater? A $3000 sweater, which I am now stuck with.
Well, we were both drunk.
Homophobic jokes 1 moment
How Homophobic jokes shows up in Family Guy S8 E17:
You look like a fag.
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