Content guide
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.
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