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Skip for under 14
Family Guy S17 E10, “Hefty Shades of Gray”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14. After Peter's hair turns white from a ghost-hunting adventure in his house with the guys, his new look grabs the attention of local news anchor Tom Tucker. Under Tucker's guidance, he learns the ways of reporting fake news, and soon becomes a senior crime analyst on Quahog's Channel 5 News. Meanwhile, Brian and Stewie attempt to help Chris improve his dating game.
Across the episode we counted 15 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (5); Swearing (3); 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 E10:
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?
Wh-What are you doing? I'm taking this, and we are gonna help you start thinking about sex like a normal teenager.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S17 E10:
What are we doing here? When I was young, seeing these half-naked mannequins was all I needed to get me going.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Family Guy S17 E10:
You have 28 windows of porn playing simultaneously? Sometimes I pretend I'm at the security desk at the mall and everyone at the mall is banging each other.
Chris, don't you see? You're so desensitized by all this porn, you're-you're not even interested in actual girls.
Violence & injury 5 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S17 E10:
It says it says my house is a murder house.
(THUNDER CRASHING) Okay, guys, now, the murder took place down here in the basement, so it's probably our best shot at finding something.
What are you doing out here? Well, now that I've got white hair, I fix my car in slow motion in an ad for a supplemental blood thinner.
(SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) - I took Zanbrex for over 15 years, till I learned the benefits of once-daily Sanguelto, a latest-generation blood thinner.
How would you like to do what you just did every night? Wipe a bloody booger under the desk? No, I'm asking you to join us full-time to be our permanent senior analyst.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S17 E10:
Probably some naggy bitch, right? - Joseph! - You know, they say when someone dies violently like that, - their spirit can linger.
What the hell? Mine's way below what you guys's are worth.
Are there any spirits present that would like to communicate with us? (THUNDER RUMBLES) - (PETER SCREAMS) - (THUMPING) QUAGMIRE: What the hell was that?
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S17 E10:
Well, now, I have to warn you fellas The only spirits I'm used to chasing are whiskey and tequila.
Farewell, and thank you for feeding me champagne and shrimp all day.
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