Li'l Sebastian
🎞️ S3 E16 🚫 Hard pass

Parks and Recreation

Is Parks and Recreation S3 E16 OK for kids?

Li'l Sebastian

Leslie and the parks team put together a memorial service for a dearly departed friend. Meanwhile, Tom makes a big life decision, while Chris reacts badly to a health problem.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

Parks and Recreation S3 E16, “Li'l Sebastian”, 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. Leslie and the parks team put together a memorial service for a dearly departed friend. Meanwhile, Tom makes a big life decision, while Chris reacts badly to a health problem.

Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (2). 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 3 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E16:

  • How long have you been sleeping with Ben? What? How long have you been sleeping with Ben? That's disgusting and wrong.
  • I don't even get Why would I I've never had sex with anyone anywhere.
  • And how How do I know, frankly, that you're not sleeping with him? Maybe you are.

Nudity & bodies 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E16:

  • Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • Which one floats your penis? They're all black.

Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Parks and Recreation S3 E16:

  • Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
  • This is the memorial for Li'I Sebastian, not double-coupon night at a strip club.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.