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Skip for under 14
Family Guy S14 E8, “8. Brokeback Swanson”, 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 Joe is trampled in a local running of the bulls and becomes a quadriplegic, the guys find it too difficult to hang around him. Meanwhile, Brian sleeps with a married woman, and when the husband returns home, he pretends to be the family's new dog.
Across the episode we counted 19 flagged moments in 7 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (2); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (1); Slut-shaming (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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S14 E8:
You want to have sex? Sure, I've almost finished my sandwich, anyway.
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?
Can't make out this one.
(laughs) That's-that's not a real thing, I'm talking about sex.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S14 E8:
…Mass! You and your friends can run from a bunch live bulls, and lots of times, there's a chick whose boob comes out.
And you probably don't want any reminders of Bonnie around the house, so I cleared out all of her underwear.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Family Guy S14 E8:
I think my wife is cheating on me.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S14 E8:
Would the French people let their boss walk around in stained underwear trying to stab people if the place wasn't nice? Yeah, no, no, y-you're right, you're right.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S14 E8:
Man, when I find that son of a bitch, I'm gonna rip his head off.
(car engine humming outside) Oh, crap, my husband's home early.
Your husband's a Navy SEAL?! What the hell is going on here?! What is this? Ruff! You got a dog? Uh yeah! I rescued him from the pound.
Damn it, this game is so stupid!
Yeah, that's why I looked into it, and we've reserved a place for him at the State Home for Mentals and Bastards.
Wait, what?! Tori, come back! Damn it! Wow, shocker.
Where the hell have you been? I got arrested for huckin' a TV/VCR combo off the dam.
(phone ringing) What's that ringing? Joe, that ringing-- it's coming from your back! It is? Holy crap! Dr.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S14 E8:
I'll wheel over to the bar and bring back your beers one by one in my lap.
Slut-shaming 2 moments
How Slut-shaming shows up in Family Guy S14 E8:
Hey, uh, uh, just to be clear, I don't really think you're a whore.
Your mother's a whore! I told you that in confidence, Gary.
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