Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
Futurama S2 E2, “Mars University”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 11+.
Across the episode we counted 14 flagged moments in 5 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (7); Swearing (4); Alcohol & drugs (1); 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.
Parents need to know
Age 11+Violence, racist language, language in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Futurama S2 E2, "Mars University", is a adult animation episode. The series is known for cartoon sci-fi, but written for adults — crude gags and dark jokes. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, shown on screen). Violence includes Vernon says, "You keep away from it. You robots are a disgrace to this university. Whenever a fire…". Sexual content is mild but includes Sexy blondes pillow fight in their slinky underwear, another takes her towel off and…. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, …• "The Mutants Are Revolting" • "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" • "The Silence of…. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, They laugh, chink their glasses and gulp down their champagne. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Bender says, "Hmm, OK. But I'll need 10 kegs of beer, a continuous tape of Louie Louie and a…". 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Futurama S2 E2:
- Sexy blondes pillow fight in their slinky underwear, another takes her towel off and steps into the shower and another takes a haiband out of her hair and starts typing on a Mac.
Violence & injury 7 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Futurama S2 E2:
- Vernon
You keep away from it. You robots are a disgrace to this university. Whenever a fire alarm is pulled, it's Robot House. Whenever the campus liquor store is looted, Robot House. Whenever a human corpse is desecrated
- …Morning Fun Pit" • "Calculon 2.0" • "Assie Come Home" • "Leela and the Genestalk" • "Game of Tones" • "Murder on the Planet Express" • "Stench and Stenchibility" • "Meanwhile"
- …Hot Enough" • "Fifty Shades of Green" • "The Numberland Gap" • "Scared Screenless" • "Wicked Human" • "Murderoni" • "Crab Splatter" • "The Trouble with Truffles" • "The White Hole"
- Farnsworth
Farnsworth pulls a tranquiliser gun out of nowhere and loads a tranquiliser dart into it.
- Time Lapse. Farnsworth takes Fry, Leela and Bender on a tour of the university grounds. They walk past a statue of a big-skulled Martian with octopus-like tentacles wielding a laser gun on horseback.
- He points to a beaten up frat house with a neon "ERR" sign atop it.
- Fry spits out a mouthful of punch.
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in Futurama S2 E2:
- …• "The Mutants Are Revolting" • "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" • "The Silence of the Clamps" • "Möbius Dick" • "Law and Oracle" • "Benderama" • "The Tip of the Zoidberg" • "Ghost in the Machines" • "Neutopia" • "Yo…
- …"Law and Oracle" • "The Silence of the Clamps" • "Yo Leela Leela" • "All the Presidents' Heads" • "Möbius Dick" • "Fry Am the Egg Man" • "The Tip of the Zoidberg" • "Cold Warriors" • "Overclockwise" • "Reincarnation"
- …Space" • "Fear of a Bot Planet" • "A Fishful of Dollars" • "My Three Suns" • "A Big Piece of Garbage" • "Hell Is Other Robots" • "A Flight to Remember" • "Mars University" • "When Aliens Attack" • "Fry and the Slurm…
- …Space" • "Fear of a Bot Planet" • "A Fishful of Dollars" • "My Three Suns" • "A Big Piece of Garbage" • "Hell Is Other Robots"
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Futurama S2 E2:
- Bender
Hmm, OK. But I'll need 10 kegs of beer, a continuous tape of Louie Louie and a regulation two-storey panty-raid ladder.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Futurama S2 E2:
- They laugh, chink their glasses and gulp down their champagne.
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