Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
Futurama S12 E9, “The Futurama Mystery Liberry”, 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 21 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (9); Swearing (6); Alcohol & drugs (6). 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, drinking in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Futurama S12 E9, "The Futurama Mystery Liberry", 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 Mr. Brown says, "Smooth, baby. I sent three perps to the electric chair. Two murderers and one unlicensed…". 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 — Lancy says, "And you lost the deed because you were drunk?". 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
Violence & injury 9 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Futurama S12 E9:
- Mr. Brown
Smooth, baby. I sent three perps to the electric chair. Two murderers and one unlicensed hotdog vendor.
- Mr. Brown
Ah, yeah. That's some mass-murderer level stuff.
- …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"
- Phil Smardy
And my gun is missing!
- Lolly
And I'm his bodyguard, Lolly. I like to punch people.
- Lolly punches Hattie as she puts a quarter in the jar.
- Lolly punches Hattie again.
- Lolly
I can't arrest him. I'm just a kid. The best I can do is punch him.
Swearing 6 moments
How Swearing shows up in Futurama S12 E9:
- …• "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"
- Granny
Don't look for clues! Look for the damn thimble!
- Biff Smardy
What the hell is that?
- Warbler
Who the hell are you?
- Mr. Brown
‘Cause I just didn't give a damn.
Alcohol & drugs 6 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Futurama S12 E9:
- Lancy
And you lost the deed because you were drunk?
- Father
I didn't lose it. I carefully hid it, along wit' my emergency vodka, in the old grandfather clock.
- Father
Hurry, we can still save my emergency vodka! And my daughter.
- Scene: The runway. An aeroplane resembling the Planet Express ship takes off, but its drunk captain cannot keep it in a straight line.
- de L'eela meanwhile has a basket of wine bottles on her head.
- Cut to inside the manor. de L'eela, the Warbler, and Algebra are having afternoon tea. de L'eela pours some wine into her tea.
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