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Skip for under 13
Parks and Recreation S3 E14, “Road Trip”, 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. When Chris sends Leslie and Ben on a trip to Indianapolis, Leslie is afraid she won't be able to deny her feelings for him. Ron teaches a young student about his views on government. Meanwhile, Andy gets his feelings hurt by April after playing Tom's new game.
Across the episode we counted 9 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Alcohol & drugs (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 E14:
Wow! That was the most sexual tension I have ever seen in a conversation about documents.
Ann, everything you have is too sexy.
He told me that he liked me, and I'm gonna go make out with him right now.
I care about him very much, and I've had two and a half glasses of red wine, and what that means is I'm gonna go make out with him right now, and it's gonna be awesome.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E14:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
Oh, I have a good idea! What? Why don't you ask him about his penis? Pawnee Zoo, monkey speaking.
Really? It's never too early to learn that the government is a greedy piglet that suckles on a taxpayer's teat until they have sore, chapped nipples.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E14:
This is actually the dress that Julia Roberts wore as a prostitute in Pretty Woman.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E14:
I'm gonna go see a man about some porcelain, you know what I mean? I'm not buying cocaine.
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