Content guide
Preview first — about 14+
Family Guy S14 E17, “Take a Letter”, 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+. To pay for Stewie's private school, Lois becomes a postal worker. She finds a letter from Peter that was never sent to his old fling, Gretchen (guest voice Kathryn Hahn), dated a week before their marriage. When Gretchen tries to come between Lois and Peter, Lois has a plan of her own.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Violence & injury (2); Swearing (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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S14 E17:
1 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?
Asians, blonde Southern girls, blonde Asians capable of performing every possible sexual act, or at least incapable of refusing.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S14 E17:
Now, put that gun down, Gretchen.
Well, they didn't like me beating up Gretchen on federal property, and then after your father plugged up that P.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S14 E17:
What a dick.
What the hell? This is from Peter.
Who the hell is Gretchen Mercer? And this is postmarked a week before our wedding! Aw, there was a time when the president of the Jonathan Taylor Thomas Fan Club got a lot of mail.
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