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Family Guy S9 E4, “4. Halloween on Spooner Street”, 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. Peter and Joe team up to execute a series of painful and humiliating Halloween pranks on unsuspecting family, friends and neighbors. While Brian shows Stewie the ropes of trick-or-treating, Meg sets out to attend her first high school Halloween party with high hopes for the evening.
Across the episode we counted 29 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (9); Violence & injury (2); Swearing (12); Alcohol & drugs (3); Racism & slurs (2); 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.
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Sex & hookups 9 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S9 E4:
Don't you get it? If we wear our masks and we don't take them off for the whole party, the boys won't know who we are, and we'II have a better chance of hooking up.
Good idea! -We are so gonna hook up! -I think we Iook hot.
Oh, my God, you're gonna hook up.
That was for making me have sex with Joe, you sons of bitches.
You guys actually had sex? Yeah, I kind of went rogue with that one.
I hooked up with a chick tonight, and I am pretty darn proud of myself.
I hooked up with a guy tonight, a high school guy, and I think maybe he'II call tomorrow.
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?
Do you think we'II get to make out? These things always end up in make-out sessions.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S9 E4:
What is that? It's True Blood.
I can feel my grandfather's Japanese blood coursing through my veins.
Swearing 12 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S9 E4:
But you did! Happy Halloween, fuck face.
I'm Dick Pump, and I'd appreciate it if you hooligans didn't get your eggs all over my parcel.
I keep getting your mail, Dick.
What happened? Who did this to you? Did you do this? You son of a bitch! Okay, see you Iater, Mom.
" Who wants to check my boobs for Iumps, bitches? I'II be back Iate.
I don't want to! Peter, what's with all the eggs? Well, every Halloween, me, Joe and Quagmire do this thing where one of us is it, and then the other two of us nail the crap out of him with awesome pranks.
Well, who's it this year? Damn it.
Where are you going? To hell with him.
AII right, you undead bastards, time to send you back to hell!
Hey, get back here! Hey, that's my candy! Damn you, that's my candy! How could this day get any worse? Brian! Brian, help me! Brian! -Hey, there you are.
Well, you know, Peter, it's all in good fun, right? You know, my grandfather used to have a saying Holy crap, you speak Ebonics? No, no, Peter, it's Japanese.
Hey, when the hell do I get into trouble? Well, didn't you get Iost in the grocery store Iast week? -Are you okay? -No! I came in with my wife and now I can't find her! I'm sure she's here somewhere.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S9 E4:
Oh, my God, when? And how? Hey, Joe, what are you doing? I thought we were gonna go to The CIam and get wasted.
AII you do is drive around, confiscate beer from teenagers and occasionally handcuff a drunk woman in a sexy costume.
How about we ride around with you and steal beer from teenagers? I don't know, you guys.
Racism & slurs 2 moments
How Racism & slurs shows up in Family Guy S9 E4:
Well, come on, Mom, don't I Iook Iike him? Well, yes, but, Chris, you can't just walk around in blackface.
It's racist.
Slut-shaming 1 moment
How Slut-shaming shows up in Family Guy S9 E4:
The whore gets her stubby fingers -He puts cigars in his mouth -in my wallet! Larceny! -and he becomes a different person! No freakin' way.
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