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Family Guy S11 E2, “2. Ratings Guy”, 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. On a Halloween-themed night, the Griffins are selected to have their television viewing habits monitored. But Peter takes his participation too far when he tries to control the airwaves.
Across the episode we counted 16 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (4); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S11 E2:
And, uh, here's Paul to play you to sleep with a lullaby.
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 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S11 E2:
So, what are we gonna watch? Boobs! Project Runway! The Good Wife! That black version of our show! You know, guys, this is a real opportunity to promote quality programming.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S11 E2:
Tonight on Dateline, a woman murdered.
What's up, nerds? You waiting for some guy to fall asleep with a cigarette? Lazy fire turds! Have another donut, pig! We got guns!
Whoa, scrappy little blaze, huh? Oh, my God, the fire's got a gun! What the was that? Come on, Stewie.
We now return to Cops With Banana Guns.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S11 E2:
I got it! Aah! Son of a bitch! You know who I hate? The troops.
Just someone, do it! Okay, Dick Wolf, make the same Law and Order six times.
Oh, and also, could you marry Matt Weiner 'cause I want your name to be Dick "Weener.
Work, damn it! What the hell? What's going on with the news? This is terrible! Yeah, has he lost his mind? Well, I'll be damned.
What? Peter, you told him to do this crap? Yeah, he came to my house when he found out I was a Nielsen family, asked what I wanted to see.
Hell, I wish I could do it with all the shows.
Ha! That's funny! Peter, what the hell's going on here? Lois, we're no longer one Nielsen family.
Aah! I got glass in my face! Oh, crap.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S11 E2:
Let me buy you a beer.
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