Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Parks and Recreation S3 E6, “Indianapolis”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 19 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Affairs / cheating (2); Violence & injury (2); Swearing (6); Alcohol & drugs (7); 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+Violence, language, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S3 E6, "Indianapolis", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for gentler than most workplace sitcoms; innuendo is the main thing. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes I think she's gonna murder you. Sexual content is mild but includes His ether-based perfume, Blackout, was named one of Maxim's top hundred ways to trick…; Leslie, I think Chris is cheating on me. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, The lady next to me, a bitch. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, That guy just pitched me a cologne called Sluts. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — The whiskey, Lagavulin 16. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E6:
His ether-based perfume, Blackout, was named one of Maxim's top hundred ways to trick someone into sex.
Affairs / cheating 2 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E6:
Leslie, I think Chris is cheating on me.
Then I'm sure he's not cheating on you.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E6:
I think she's gonna murder you.
Sorry? How are things going with Ann? You know what's funny about Ann? She's my best friend, and anyone who hurt her is someone I would murder, probably.
Swearing 6 moments
How Swearing shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E6:
The lady next to me, a bitch.
But Indianapolis is home to Charles Mulligan's Steakhouse, the best damn steakhouse in the damn state.
What? That lying bastard! Wait.
Damn it, woman! Welcome.
Are you serious? What the hell? You know, it could be nothing, but it feels like something.
Is everything okay? It kind of sucks that I'm super broke and I wanna buy you stuff and it's embarrassing that I can't, but I'm broke too, and I don't want anything.
Alcohol & drugs 7 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E6:
The whiskey, Lagavulin 16.
I wanna treat April like a queen, and queens deserve flowers and massages, chocolate, booze, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, them treasure chests full of scarves, different kinds of lubes that warm up…
Hey, let me get a beer and a Pawnee Sunrise.
Triple whiskey.
Could you get us a cold compress or something? Hey, six beers for table 12.
Another time, a guy invited me to a beautiful picnic with wine and flowers, and then, when I tried to sit down, he said, "Don't eat anything.
It's just vodka and a bunch of cinnamon.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E6:
That guy just pitched me a cologne called Sluts.
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