Content guide
Preview first — about 14+
Family Guy S17 E5, “5. 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+. Lois receives a surprising birthday present from her father, Carter Pewterschmidt, that leads to an unfortunate accident leaving him dependent on Lois and the Griffin's care.
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.
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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