5. Joe's Revenge
🎞️ S11 E5 🚫 Hard pass

Family Guy

Is Family Guy S11 E5 OK for kids?

5. Joe's Revenge

The criminal who, years ago, shot Joe and left him in a wheelchair, becomes a fugitive. So, Quagmire, Joe and Peter team up to hunt the bad guy down.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 14

Family Guy S11 E5, “5. Joe's Revenge”, 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. The criminal who, years ago, shot Joe and left him in a wheelchair, becomes a fugitive. So, Quagmire, Joe and Peter team up to hunt the bad guy down.

Across the episode we counted 23 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (4); Porn / strippers / sex work (4); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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 S11 E5:

  • 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 E5:

  • Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Otherwise, you're smashing feces into her genitals.
  • What the hell is that? Swiss Army penis.
  • We're going to have to go with the acetylene torch penis.

Porn / strippers / sex work 4 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Family Guy S11 E5:

  • Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
  • Briggs' FBI profile says the only relationship he's maintained over the years is with a stripper named Tanya.
  • Hey, we're looking for a stripper named Tanya.
  • I know how to communicate with strippers.

Violence & injury 3 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S11 E5:

  • Yeah, and thanks for letting me fire a few rounds into Briggs's corpse.
  • Joe, you have blood just pouring out of your pant leg.
  • You know last night was the first time in 15 years I didn't strangle Bonnie in my sleep? Okay.

Swearing 8 moments

How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S11 E5:

  • They finally got that son of a bitch, Briggs.
  • Damn it! He's getting away! You're not going to get away this time, you son of a bitch.
  • You know that guy? You're damn right, I do.
  • Hey, you ever just drive through a town and wonder, "Who the hell lives here?" All the time.
  • You guys, I found him! He went that way! Damn it.
  • What? Yeah, what the hell? You should be out there arresting the real criminals.
  • Yeah, the bastard's making a break for it, just like South America.
  • You were all like And Briggs was all like And then you were all like And then Briggs's legs were like Oh, crap, he's dead.

Alcohol & drugs 3 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S11 E5:

  • Briggs was one of the biggest heroin dealers east of Providence, which is mostly just open water, but still, I'd been undercover, tracking his operation for six months and had finally gained his confidence.
  • Bobby Briggs, you're really good at heroin.
  • She here tonight? Yeah, she's working the Champagne Room.

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