Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Parks and Recreation S4 E15, “Dave Returns”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (3); Swearing (3); Alcohol & drugs (4). 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+Language, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S4 E15, "Dave Returns", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for gentler than most workplace sitcoms; innuendo is the main thing. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence includes He's in love with you, and he has a gun? - Can you just not freak out? - I'm not…. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, So we're gonna record this bitch tonight, Doubletime Studio. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — There's gonna be beer. 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
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E15:
He's in love with you, and he has a gun? - Can you just not freak out? - I'm not freaking out! - Okay.
Gun! No, no, no, no! It's just a--it's paper.
I'll punch him, too.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E15:
So we're gonna record this bitch tonight, Doubletime Studio.
A few weeks ago, a guy called me a bitch in a bowling alley, and he punched him in the face.
It's brilliant-- about a billion times better than Catch Your Dreams, which I realize now sucks ass.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E15:
There's gonna be beer.
Hey, you want a beer? - Oh, okay.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm about endorse ten beers into my mouth, 'cause this has been an incredibly stressful evening.
Hey, a little tradition after Mouse Rat records, someone buys me booze-- who's it gonna be? All right, look, I know I messed up, but there's something I got to say to you.
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