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Skip for under 14
Family Guy S11 E3, “3. The Old Man & the Big 'C'”, 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. When Brian discovers that Carter Pewterschmidt's pharmaceutical company is withholding the cure for cancer from the public in order to gain more profit, he and Stewie plot to expose the big secret that could change the world. Meanwhile, Quagmire reveals a hair-raising secret of his own.
Across the episode we counted 22 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (4); Violence & injury (4); Swearing (9); Alcohol & drugs (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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S11 E3:
Our research shows the primary use of our product is sperm.
But I thought sneezing was Jerry, Jerry, it's sperm and nonsense.
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 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S11 E3:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
You're all looking at my penis.
I'm wearing my dead grandmother's panties.
Can't you just sniff cancer? No, that's just a myth we started so we could stick our snouts in girls' boobs.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S11 E3:
You certainly look a lot better than that walking corpse I saw last week.
Did you hear that, Brian? That "walking corpse" was Carter dying of cancer.
Too fast, too fast! Our children should not have to live in fear! Okay, well, how come you're not doing this in front of your own house? Oh, my ham radio interferes with the radar gun.
I-It's-- I might've jumped the gun.
Swearing 9 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S11 E3:
That's it? What the hell? Where's the cancer cure announcement? That son of a bitch went back on his word.
Your dad fought in World War II, and you can't even pee in a urinal? What the hell's wrong with you? All set? Yup.
Come on, Big Papi! It's coming straight for us! I got it, I got it! Mine! I got it! It's my ball Damn it, Brian!
What the hell.
Hey, your weekend sucks! I've already gone on a hike and fixed a few things around my house! What are you doing?! Peter, who is that man? I don't want to talk about it.
Oh, crap, there's a keypad.
Damn it, Brian.
But holy crap, wind 'em up and watch 'em go.
Ah! Damn it! You bastards.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S11 E3:
You want a beer? Ehh, I don't think so.
Boy, nothing like a beer with the fellas, eh? Peter, would you mind putting on some shoes? Oh, you mean foot prisons? Yes, I would.
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