Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
Family Guy S15 E3, “3. American Gigg-olo”, scores 3/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. After the local airline pilots go on strike, Quagmire looks for new work and becomes a gigolo. When his clients begin to avoid paying for his services, he asks Peter for help getting his money. Meanwhile, Brian is kicked off Peter's health insurance, so he gets a job at a hardware store, until Stewie gets him fired and things get medical.
Across the episode we counted 30 flagged moments in 7 themes: Sex & hookups (7); Nudity & bodies (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (9); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (8); Fat-shaming (1); Slut-shaming (1). 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 7 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S15 E3:
I am a dancer, not a gigolo! Captain Cockpit, my friend is about to get married, and we were wondering if you'd have sex with her for $500.
Uh, but I'm unable to properly have sex with my wife, so I figured, you know.
- HOOKER 2
I turned my first trick when I had my first one-night stand.
I had sex for dinner and drinks.
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?
Take something else off, sexy.
Why not? Didn't she just pay you for sex? No.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S15 E3:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
Um, Big Pete, if we're gonna be sitting, may I use my penis donut? Bitch, I don't care.
Well, I'm off to watch some Fox News in front of the old boob tube.
Porn / strippers / sex work 9 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Family Guy S15 E3:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
Finally, the stripper's here! What? No, I'm not a stripper.
(DANCE MUSIC PLAYING INSIDE) What's he doing? This is one of them places where women go to see male strippers.
Quagmire, I didn't know you were a male stripper.
You know, prostitution is illegal.
(SHOUTS) Griffin, you're fired! (MELANCHOLY JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING) HOOKER 1: I never liked prostitutes because they sell their bodies to all types of men.
- QUAGMIRE
Being a prostitute is no fun.
- NARRATOR
We meet Quagmire, a small-town boy with big-city dreams who has fallen deep into the game of prostitution at the Point.
You know, some people ask me, "Would you want your son to be a hooker?" My answer is always, "Hey, lady, are we talking, or am I beefing ya?" I kind of want to see Guardians…
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S15 E3:
What are we gonna do?! I'll get the gun! No, Stewie, you have to fix me.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S15 E3:
Did you get a job? - Bitch.
What the hell did you say to me?! Peter, what are you doing?! You trippin', boy?! You're going out if I tell you you're going out, bitch! Okay.
(CHUCKLES) Does anyone else like David Bowie? Hey, what the hell is up with this letter? It says I'm no longer covered on your health insurance.
Where the hell's Quagmire going? The airport's that way.
(MUSIC STOPS) Oh, my God! What are you guys doing here?! PETER: Crap.
…at least until I die Damned if you do, damned if you don't I'm supposed to get a raise next week You know damn well I won't Workin' for a livin', workin' Workin' for a livin' Workin' Workin' for a livin', livin' and…
Damn it, Stewie, you got me fired! Oh, who are you kidding? You got yourself fired.
Get your hands off me! I'll go floppy dead weight on you! (GROANS) Ah, crap! My stomach! I think my hernia ruptured! Oh, my God! Damn it, it's bad.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in Family Guy S15 E3:
Nobody's gonna want you if you're fat! You want to eat? Get up to that bar and earn your keep.
Slut-shaming 1 moment
How Slut-shaming shows up in Family Guy S15 E3:
You know I hit you and whore you out because I love you, right? Hi, there.
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