Content guide
Preview first — about 14+
Family Guy S17 E5, “Regarding Carter”, scores 3/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 14+.
Across the episode we counted 15 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (4); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (6); Alcohol & drugs (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.
Parents need to know
Age 14+Nudity, drinking, strip-club and porn references in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Family Guy S17 E5, "Regarding Carter", is a adult animation episode. The series is known for tV-MA. Rated here so you know which episodes are roughest, not because it is kids TV. Sits in the gray area mainly on nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes A gun? - Yeah, you love guns. Sexual content includes 1 It seems today that all you see Is violence in movies and sex on TV But where are…; Meg and Chris, you twist his nipples in opposite directions. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — It was the '80s, so he was always doing cocaine-and-sushi business meetings. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S17 E5:
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?
Where was that during birthday sex? Maybe I would have finished.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S17 E5:
Meg and Chris, you twist his nipples in opposite directions.
On Mad Men, I was Christina Hendricks' bra.
I'm Jon Hamm's underwear.
My breasts are muddied up.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Family Guy S17 E5:
So, ideas how do we make Carter mean again? Why don't we hire a prostitute to bring him almost to completion? Okay, don't love that my daughter came out of the gates with that.
Violence & injury 6 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S17 E5:
A gun? - Yeah, you love guns.
I'm trying to explain that guns are hazardous and unsafe, not have a conversation about a tepid 1990s Canadian sketch group.
You're wrong about guns and comedy.
So, what'd you do with the gun? - Gun? Yeah, my father gave me a gun as a present yesterday.
Beat him! Beat him in six-eight time.
So if you want to beat him in Mario Kart, this is your chance.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S17 E5:
It was the '80s, so he was always doing cocaine-and-sushi business meetings.
You know, you guys made me realize that I wasted my whole life caring about money, and I'm not giving up another second.
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