Content guide
Preview first — about 14+
Family Guy S18 E8, “8. Shanksgiving”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 14+. When Lois hosts a special Thanksgiving dinner for her family, Peter decides the best way to avoid it is to get arrested. Meanwhile, a secret that Stewie has been keeping from everyone is revealed.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Violence & injury (3); Alcohol & drugs (2); Racism & slurs (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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S18 E8:
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?
Last year I spent Thanksgiving with my old blow-up sex dolls.
Not now, prison ladyboy who talks like my wife to please me sexually.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S18 E8:
Hi, I'm the warden and definitely not a psychotic prisoner who just stabbed the warden and stole his clothes.
Annie Get Your Gun.
…Kal Penn And a note I will send every now and again To my pal Big Ben who is locked in the pen 'Cause he beat up some men and he got five to ten And he'll do it again Dah, dah, dah-dah-dah Kal Penn.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S18 E8:
Pick up some wine for the adults.
That's a great idea! Let's celebrate by pretentiously analyzing some prison wine.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Family Guy S18 E8:
I'm just sick of your overt racism.
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