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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. Jerry's contribution to Leslie's community art show causes a stir. Ben moves in with April and Andy and attempts to teach them how to be adults. Meanwhile, Leslie is frustrated by Chris and his interoffice dating rules.
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.
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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