The Flu
🎞️ S3 E2 ✅ Mild

Parks and Recreation

Is Parks and Recreation S3 E2 OK for kids?

The Flu

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 10+

Parks and Recreation S3 E2, “The Flu”, 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 10+.

Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 3 themes: Affairs / cheating (1); Racism & slurs (1); Sexual insults (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 10+

Racist language, affairs and cheating, sexual insults in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S3 E2, "The Flu", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for gentler than most workplace sitcoms; innuendo is the main thing. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is racism & slurs (explicit, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes The less I know about other people's affairs, the happier I am. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, Forgot to mention, the tiny kangaroo is a racist. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, Stay back, slut! I know what she's trying to do. 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

Affairs / cheating 1 moment

How Affairs / cheating shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E2:

  • Caution
    The less I know about other people's affairs, the happier I am.

Racism & slurs 1 moment

How Racism & slurs shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E2:

  • Too much
    Forgot to mention, the tiny kangaroo is a racist.

Sexual insults 1 moment

How Sexual insults shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E2:

  • Caution
    Stay back, slut! I know what she's trying to do.

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