Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Parks and Recreation S4 E18, “Lucky”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (1); Affairs / cheating (2); Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (5). 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+Violence, sex talk, affairs and cheating in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S4 E18, "Lucky", 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 (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes I'm watching, um Murder She Wrote. Sexual content includes It contains extra-virgin olive oil, a little bit of lemon, and hint of turmeric; Plus, it allows for the possibility of high-speed skinny-dipping. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — I have a date with my bathtub, a glass of red wine, and a gigantic fireman named Marcus. 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 E18:
It contains extra-virgin olive oil, a little bit of lemon, and hint of turmeric.
Just a little - Condoms.
Nympho means you're addicted to sex, and since it's on the butt, there's other implications as well.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E18:
Plus, it allows for the possibility of high-speed skinny-dipping.
Affairs / cheating 2 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E18:
Your campaign hit a snag of sorts, with the revelation that you and your boss, Ben Wyatt, were having une affaire de coeur-- affair of the heart.
But getting back to your affair with Ben Wyatt, who's now your campaign manager Buddy, frankly, I don't want to discuss that.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E18:
I'm watching, um Murder She Wrote.
Murder She Wrote.
Alcohol & drugs 5 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E18:
I have a date with my bathtub, a glass of red wine, and a gigantic fireman named Marcus.
You're Leslie Knope! - Right! No one takes this more seriously than you do! - Tell me about it! - Yes! - Tequila shots? - Ohh! To Knope 2012.
This is a Buddy Wood first-- an exclusive interview with potential city councilwoman Leslie Knope, who appears to be drunk right now on camera.
I am not drunk.
Yes, when you have a jumbo Margarita and some flaming Tequila shots, you can get drunk.
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