Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
Futurama S4 E2, “A Tale of Two Santas”, 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 20 flagged moments in 5 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (10); Suicide & self-harm (1); Swearing (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.
Parents need to know
Age 11+Violence, suicide references, language in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Futurama S4 E2, "A Tale of Two Santas", 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). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, Mrs. Grant says, "This is it, kids. Take your suicide pills so you won't suffer". Violence includes Cronkite says, "[on TV] In all the tinsel and terror of the holiday season we too often underestimate…". Sexual content is mild but includes Neptunians says, "Hooray! [They throw their clothes in the air.] Hooray! [They throw their underwear in…". Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, …• "The Mutants Are Revolting" • "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" • "The Silence of…. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Scene: Alley. Bender sits leaning against a dumpster and holding a bottle of 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Futurama S4 E2:
- Neptunians
Hooray! [They throw their clothes in the air.] Hooray! [They throw their underwear in the air.] Hooray!
Violence & injury 10 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Futurama S4 E2:
- Cronkite
[on TV] In all the tinsel and terror of the holiday season we too often underestimate that murderous brute better known as Santa Claus.
- A stiff corpse sits in a rocking chair by a window.
- …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
Bring it on, Santa! That bloodthirsty cadaver junkie can't touch us as long as we're not stupid enough to leave this building.
- Girl
[voice-over; writing] Please, please don't bring me any gifts. The bicycle you fired at me last year from your bicycle gun really tore up my insides.
- Scene: He flies towards Earth and over the streets of New New York. A snowman in the street wears a helmet holds a gun with a bayonet.
- Bender
Ho, ho-- [Farnsworth blasts Bender in the chest with a shotgun and he falls back.] Ow!
- Aide #2: I'll let you punch me for a buck.
- Santa
The man screams in pain.] Mobsters beating up a shopkeeper for protection money.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Futurama S4 E2:
- Mrs. Grant
This is it, kids. Take your suicide pills so you won't suffer.
Swearing 6 moments
How Swearing shows up in Futurama S4 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"
- Bender
Santa's right. We need some sort of robot. [There is silence. The Neptunians, Santa, Fry and Leela stare at Bender.] Aw, crap! I'm some sort of robot.
- Bender
[singing] Why you selfish little bastards,
- Kwanzaabot
No time! I gotta hand out the traditional Kwanzaa book. [He holds up a book called "What The Hell Is Kwanzaa?" and sighs.] I've been givin' these out for 647 years!
- …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…
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Futurama S4 E2:
- Scene: Alley. Bender sits leaning against a dumpster and holding a bottle of beer.
- He opens the bottle and drinks the beer. From the end of the alley, Smitty and URL watch.
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