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Skip for under 13
Parks and Recreation S1 E3, “3. 102 - The Reporter”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. When Leslie invites a reporter to do a story on her park project, she and her committee have trouble staying on message. Leslie calls in Mark to help save the story, but he only makes the situation worse. Meanwhile, Tom kisses up to his boss.
Across the episode we counted 15 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (5); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (3); Alcohol & drugs (4). 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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 5 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S1 E3:
She and Mark had sex with each other.
Shauna Malwae-Tweep and Mark Brendanawicz had sex with each other last night.
I bet he didn't use a condom.
It's unethical and it's irresponsible for a public servant to have sex with a member of the press corps.
Especially when you have sex with someone who is so skanky.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S1 E3:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
One penis in particular.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S1 E3:
I can't beat him.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in Parks and Recreation S1 E3:
And she's a bitch.
Her name is Tammy Swanson and she's a serious bitch.
Crap on a stick.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S1 E3:
I was pretty wasted.
You were drunk? Oh, yeah.
I was probably not thinking 'cause I had two broken femurs and I was blackout drunk.
Andy was drunk when he fell in the pit.
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