Content guide
Mild — okay from about 11+
King of the Hill S5 E8, “'Twas the Nut Before Christmas”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 11+. Bill battling holiday depression and lonelier than normal starts responding to letters addressed to Santa that end up at the Post Offices dead letter box. He then starts buying expensive gifts for random children and things go downhill from there.
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 3 themes: Suicide & self-harm (1); Alcohol & drugs (3); Fat-shaming (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+Suicide references, drinking, fat-shaming in animated sitcom.
Parents need to know that King of the Hill S5 E8, "'Twas the Nut Before Christmas", is a animated sitcom episode. The series is known for texas suburban animated sitcom — beer, propane, and adult jokes; revival is driving new searches. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is suicide & self-harm (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, Notre Dame lost, Bill had a great Christmas and now he's taking down his decorations…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — What say we jump in, see what floats? Just take your beer cans off of my lawn. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, And that's not a fat joke. 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
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in King of the Hill S5 E8:
Notre Dame lost, Bill had a great Christmas and now he's taking down his decorations instead of trying to hang himself with them.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in King of the Hill S5 E8:
What say we jump in, see what floats? Just take your beer cans off of my lawn.
For what? Beer.
But then he tried to tell me that his hangover was punishment enough so I flipped him off his mattress.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in King of the Hill S5 E8:
And that's not a fat joke.
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