9. Trial of Leslie Knope
🎞️ S4 E9 ✅ All clear

Parks and Recreation

Is Parks and Recreation S4 E9 OK for kids?

9. Trial of Leslie Knope

Things come to a head for Leslie, Ben and Chris.

📺 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

Mild — okay from about 10+

Parks and Recreation S4 E9, “9. 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+. Things come to a head for Leslie, Ben and Chris.

Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Affairs / cheating (1); Slut-shaming (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 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.

Slut-shaming 1 moment

How Slut-shaming shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E9:

  • You go down in history as a frozen whore.

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