Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S3 E13, “Little Bo Bleep”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. The family helps Claire prepare for her upcoming televised debate with Duane Bailey for the town council seat, but will they do more harm than good? Lily is going to be a precious flower girl for the first time, but the problem is she's just discovered her first expletive and Mitch and Cam don't know how best to deal with this new parenting test. And Jay is very concerned with Stella's recent strange behavior and puts the blame on Gloria.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (2); Suicide & self-harm (5). 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 10+Suicide references, nudity, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Modern Family S3 E13, "Little Bo Bleep", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for family-first; adult plots are talked around rather than shown. Sits in the gray area mainly on suicide & self-harm (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, She might be suicidal. Sexual content is mild but includes It's just the mainstream media doesn't report on it, 'cause it's not as sexy as feline A; Ma'am, according to this police report, he, uh, broke into a stranger's room, stripped…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S3 E13:
It's just the mainstream media doesn't report on it, 'cause it's not as sexy as feline A.
Are you sex freaks? My personal life has nothing to do with this.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Modern Family S3 E13:
Ma'am, according to this police report, he, uh, broke into a stranger's room, stripped naked and then posed provocatively on the bed.
When he was naked, what were you wearing? I don't think that's relevant.
Suicide & self-harm 5 moments
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Modern Family S3 E13:
She might be suicidal.
There's not such thing as doggy suicide.
And I'm afraid that doggy suicide is all too real.
Stella is not suicidal.
See? She was not trying to kill herself.
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