Content guide
Skip for under 14
Family Guy S20 E5, “Brief Encounter”, 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.
Across the episode we counted 18 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (5); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (3); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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, violence, sex talk in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Family Guy S20 E5, "Brief Encounter", 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. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, implied), with violence & injury alongside it. Violence includes How's that? - Think about it: two fellas meet on a train, and do each other's murders. Sexual content is explicit — for example, You constantly want to sleep with my wife, who is an angel; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Geez. Why are you always such a dick? Takes one to know one. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Our top story says, "doing laundry and drinking beer". 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Family Guy S20 E5:
- You constantly want to sleep with my wife, who is an angel.
Is violence in movies and sex on TV
- While that is super sexy and being stored for later, it's very different for guys.
- BOTH: Nope! - And the lines of sexuality - are more fluid than ever.
Nudity & bodies 5 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Family Guy S20 E5:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
- (GIGGLES) COPILOT: Lot of penis stuff from you today.
- "The perfect underwear for unexpected wind shear. " - Is that, like, farts? - Yes, that's like farts.
- He's wearing your underwear, and you're wearing his.
- Will you help me move my stuff back inside? Only if I can do it half naked and in front of all our neighbors.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Family Guy S20 E5:
- How's that? - Think about it: two fellas meet on a train, and do each other's murders.
- (ALARM CLOCK BLARING) - (BLEEP) LOIS: Chris, your alarm is going off! I know! All right, time to murder Miss Tiggywinkles.
Stewie Griffin, cat murderer?
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in Family Guy S20 E5:
- Geez. Why are you always such a dick? Takes one to know one.
- (SUCKS TEETH) Kindergartners hate welshers.
- (LAUGHING) Whoo! What the hell? We must've accidentally grabbed the wrong ones at the laundromat.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Family Guy S20 E5:
- Our top story
doing laundry and drinking beer.
- Doing laundry and drinking beer? Quahog welcomes Duds & Suds, a new laundromat that serves beer.
- Boy, we all get a Doug, huh? Yeah, Tyler's Doug is a drunk stepdad.
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