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Family Guy S16 E13, “V Is For Mystery”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14. In a special Dickensian-themed episode, Stewie and Brian are detectives who embark on solving a string of mysterious murders set in Victorian-era London.
Across the episode we counted 15 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (5); Violence & injury (8). 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 S16 E13:
(WHIRRING) It's cutting-edge technology, Watson! ROBOTIC FEMALE VOICE: Exchange money for sexual services, guv'nor.
Meanwhile, two toothless, British homeless people had filthy sex in an alleyway.
Porn / strippers / sex work 5 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Family Guy S16 E13:
All his victims were prostitutes whose names began with the letter "V.
All the prostitutes were killed by a left-handed assailant.
" And now I will disguise myself as a prostitute named Valerie.
So when do the strippers arrive? Watson, I don't know how to tell you this but the murderer we've been looking for it's your fiancée, Constance.
Constance would lead us away from England while you killed the last "prostitute" with the name "V.
Violence & injury 8 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S16 E13:
Oh, darn, there's been a murder and he's begging for my help.
(BAGPIPE PLAYING) Want to give it a whirl? ("HEART AND SOUL" PLAYING) How could he accomplish this murder from prison? He couldn't.
There are only two possible explanations: either there's a murderer who has copied the Scottish Brute's methods, or I put the wrong man away.
Who did you tell about the murders? Nae a soul, 'cause I dinna commit no murders.
Sorry we didn't catch the murderer, Holmes.
That was the vital clue that these murders were for my benefit.
He's got a gun.
From the angle you were aiming the gun, I extrapolated the path of the bullet, and triangulated the deflection point Uh, is this is this speech for me? Because he's dead.
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