Content guide
Skip for under 13
Parks and Recreation S3 E11, “Jerry's Painting”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 14 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (4); Porn / strippers / sex work (3); Affairs / cheating (1); Alcohol & drugs (1); Racism & slurs (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 13+Nudity, strip-club and porn references, racist language in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S3 E11, "Jerry's Painting", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for gentler than most workplace sitcoms; innuendo is the main thing. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with porn / strippers / sex work alongside it. Sexual content is explicit — for example, And how did it get like that? Who had sex with what and gave birth to which? Ms; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, That's racist. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Filled with hippies who love art and sometimes weed. 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E11:
And how did it get like that? Who had sex with what and gave birth to which? Ms.
What? What Leslie and I want people to know is you should be able to have sex anywhere you want and show it anywhere you want.
I totally agree with you that people should be allowed to have sex in public places.
Weak, flickering, barely giving off any light, unable to make out with the light bulb I want to make out with.
Nudity & bodies 4 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E11:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
I've dabbled in nude sculpture.
I've posed nude.
Half woman, half horse, with what some would say are human breasts.
Porn / strippers / sex work 3 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E11:
Why am I upset? Let's start with government-funded animal porn.
Is this art or is it pornography? Here to answer this question is Parks and Recreation Deputy Director, Leslie Knope.
Now, this painting right here, art or pornography? Perd, I think this whole debate is ridiculous.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E11:
This isn't anything like your affair with Tom Haverford.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E11:
Filled with hippies who love art and sometimes weed.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E11:
That's racist.
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