5. Media Blitz
🎞️ S3 E5 ✅ All clear

Parks and Recreation

Is Parks and Recreation S3 E5 OK for kids?

5. Media Blitz

Trying to get the word out about the Harvest Festival, Leslie, Ben, and Tom do radio, TV and newspaper interviews. A media storm hits when Ben has to answer tricky questions about his past as a teen mayor. Meanwhile, Andy struggles to win back April's heart, and Ann summons the courage to discuss her relationship with Chris.

📺 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 E5, “5. Media Blitz”, 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+. Trying to get the word out about the Harvest Festival, Leslie, Ben, and Tom do radio, TV and newspaper interviews. A media storm hits when Ben has to answer tricky questions about his past as a teen mayor. Meanwhile, Andy struggles to win back April's heart, and Ann summons the courage to discuss her relationship with Chris.

Across the episode we counted 4 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (2); Swearing (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E5:

  • You lost your virginity in a corn maze, didn't you, Douche? That's right.

Violence & injury 2 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E5:

  • Was your dad RoboCop? Because your arms are guns.
  • " RoboCop didn't have guns for arms.

Swearing 1 moment

How Swearing shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E5:

  • What is he typing, anyway? "If you sons of bitches try to remove this typewriter, I'll kill you.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.