Content guide
Skip for under 13
Parks and Recreation S4 E20, “The Debate”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 15 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (7); Alcohol & drugs (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 13+Violence, nudity, strip-club and porn references in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S4 E20, "The Debate", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for gentler than most workplace sitcoms; innuendo is the main thing. Driven by violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue), with nudity & bodies alongside it. Violence includes And anyone who even rubs their hands on a leather jacket should be tried for murder. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Me so horny; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — She's smoooooth like a blended whiskey. 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E20:
Me so horny.
" And we all know the better-looking a park is, the more attention it will get from lady parks who want to have sex with it.
" By the looks of this guy, this is not consensual sex we're talking about.
My work, of course, is having sex with men and women on camera.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E20:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
Does that guy Chris Traeger have a girlfriend, and is his penis normal? Stop talking.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E20:
You might be thinking, "what does an adult film star know about politics?" Well, I've produced and starred in over 400 adult films this year alone.
Violence & injury 7 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E20:
And anyone who even rubs their hands on a leather jacket should be tried for murder.
Many of you know me as the man who sells you your guns at the gun-believable Gun Emporium.
Whoo! I want to tell you about my idea for assault rifle vending machines.
"What will u do "2 make Pawnee safe & can u help me find my car?" I can assure you, if you had a gun mounted on the dashboard, which automatically shot people trying to break into it, you would still have your car.
We see bad guy had a gun the whole time.
I don't know if I can beat her.
And I was so mad, I punched a mailbox.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S4 E20:
She's smoooooth like a blended whiskey.
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