Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
Parks and Recreation S3 E15, “The Bubble”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (3). 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+Drinking, violence, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S3 E15, "The Bubble", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for gentler than most workplace sitcoms; innuendo is the main thing. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is alcohol & drugs (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes There's a whole room on the fourth floor where they store the knives they've confiscated…. Sexual content is mild but includes I think at some point, you and I should probably make out with each other. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — No! I hate the fourth floor! Last time I was up there, I saw someone buy crystal meth…. 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E15:
I think at some point, you and I should probably make out with each other.
You issue a government-wide memo about sexual harassment, and then you go to Mexico.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E15:
There's a whole room on the fourth floor where they store the knives they've confiscated from people who went to the fourth floor to stab someone.
Alcohol & drugs 3 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E15:
No! I hate the fourth floor! Last time I was up there, I saw someone buy crystal meth out of a vending machine.
Just white wine, cuddling, and crazy amounts of History Channel documentaries.
Starting now, when life gives me lemons, I'm gonna slice them up into wedges and throw them into vodka tonics, which I will then sip in a burlesque nightclub that I co-own with actor Taye Diggs and two of the…
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