Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Parks and Recreation S2 E18, “218 - The Possum”, scores 3/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. When a possum bites the mayor's dog on a golf course, Leslie is asked to form a task force to catch the pesky animal. Meanwhile, Ron is upset when Mark refuses to bend the rules for him.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Violence & injury (2); Swearing (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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S2 E18:
And then afterwards, had sex with Mark and everyone talked about it.
Does he want to have sex with a dead possum? No! No.
But after that sex scandal? The man is a god! Hey, Mark.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S2 E18:
The point is, if I kill the first whale, am I technically a murderer? I don't know what you're talking about.
That's a lot of blood.
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in Parks and Recreation S2 E18:
Fairway Frank You're gonna die You're gonna fry, oh, yeah You guilty son of a bitch You're gonna fry When they flip that switch Hey, April, can I talk to you about this situation with the possum? No.
See you in hell, buddy.
Not because I'm pissed at Andy, which I'm not.
No, please don't, okay? He's gonna be pissed at me.
Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.