Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
Parks and Recreation S4 E9, “Trial of Leslie Knope”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 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 5 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Affairs / cheating (1); Sexual insults (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 10+Sex talk, affairs and cheating, sexual insults in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S4 E9, "Trial of Leslie Knope", 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 sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes Ann! Ben and I hooked up last night! Aah! And I learned how to use iMovie; Now, in order to cover up their illicit affair, Ben Wyatt and Leslie Knope bribed a city…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, You go down in history as a frozen whore. 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E9:
Ann! Ben and I hooked up last night! Aah! And I learned how to use iMovie.
I have ruined my share of hotel rooms, and trust me, nothing sexual happened in that room.
Does anyone have anything? Did anybody find anything good? In 1856, the city council banned all sexual positions except for missionary.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E9:
Now, in order to cover up their illicit affair, Ben Wyatt and Leslie Knope bribed a city employee.
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E9:
You go down in history as a frozen whore.
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