Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
Futurama S12 E4, “Beauty and the Bug”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 11+.
Across the episode we counted 19 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (10); Swearing (5); Alcohol & drugs (2); Sexual insults (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, language, sex talk in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Futurama S12 E4, "Beauty and the Bug", 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 A buggalo charges at Marquita. She rides it and stabs at it with her dagger. The crowd…. Sexual content is mild but includes Bender says, "Well, remember when I said I spent a whole night sleeping with the buggalo? I-It was…". 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 sexual insults — for example, Bender says, "You lousy tramp! I oughta kick you!". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — He does so. While Bender is smoothing, the buggalo prepares to charge. Cut to the crowd.…. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Futurama S12 E4:
- Bender
Well, remember when I said I spent a whole night sleeping with the buggalo? I-It was actually only part of a night. And I didn't do much sleepin'.
Violence & injury 10 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Futurama S12 E4:
- A buggalo charges at Marquita. She rides it and stabs at it with her dagger. The crowd winces.
- Bender
Stabbing? Screaming? flirtatious] Jigging?
- He pulls his antenna, which pulls out a sword. He wields it at the buggalo, which stops in its tracks. Cut to the crowd's reaction as the buggalo is stabbed.
- Cut back to the arena. Marquita face the disguised buggalo. Marquita at first has a moment of guilt, but then she stabs at the head. Bender yells and falls. Amy tearfully looks at the poor creature.
- …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"
- Inez fires the starter pistol and the runners take off. Two men open the gates and release the buggalo.
- Don Cunningham
And they're off and running! Hello, splatter fans. Don Cunningham here. The red planet will run red today with the blood of its bravest heroes. Also their guts.
- Bender
But, even so, what does it say about us that we celebrate their bloody deaths?
- Marquita
I call first gore!
Swearing 5 moments
How Swearing shows up in Futurama S12 E4:
- …• "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
Man, this head is really stuck on tight. [Marquita wields her saber.] Oh crap!
- …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 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Futurama S12 E4:
- He does so. While Bender is smoothing, the buggalo prepares to charge. Cut to the crowd. Fry is drinking from his beer hat, but when everyone stands up from the excitement, the hat falls off.
- Fry
It's okay! Five-second rule! [He puts his beer hat back on.]
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in Futurama S12 E4:
- Bender
You lousy tramp! I oughta kick you!
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