Mom's the Word
🎞️ S12 E12 🤔 Gray area

Family Guy

Is Family Guy S12 E12 OK for kids?

Mom's the Word

After Peter's mother passes away, he forms a special friendship with her longtime pal, Evelyn, who attempts to seduce Peter. Meanwhile, Stewie is distraught when he understands the reality of death for the first time.

📺 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

Preview first — about 14+

Family Guy S12 E12, “Mom's the Word”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 14+. After Peter's mother passes away, he forms a special friendship with her longtime pal, Evelyn, who attempts to seduce Peter. Meanwhile, Stewie is distraught when he understands the reality of death for the first time.

Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (6). 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 S12 E12:

  • Now the red one is sleeping with the green one.
  • 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?

Suicide & self-harm 1 moment

How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Family Guy S12 E12:

  • I'm going to take my own life.

Swearing 6 moments

How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S12 E12:

  • And the yellow one is just a total bitch.
  • Is anyone else here watching Revolution and wanting to talk about it after this? No! No! No! No! I'm not caught up! I'm not caught up! Lotta white socks with dress shoes in this bitch.
  • Oh, yeah-- he's, like, a well-known dick.
  • What are you still doing awake? Changing the oil in my car! What the hell do you think I'm doing?! Sorry, I stole that from the Italian family next door.
  • Yeah, I just remembered, I gotta get the hell out of here.
  • Oh, damn, I wanted to die, not turn into Toaster Man.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.