Ann's Decision
🎞️ S5 E12 🚫 Hard pass

Parks and Recreation

Is Parks and Recreation S5 E12 OK for kids?

Ann's Decision

After several unsuccessful relationships Ann makes a dramatic life decision. Ben enlists the help of Chris, Tom and Ron to choose a caterer for the wedding, while April has to handle one of Leslie's usual tasks.

📺 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

Heavy — skip for under 16

Parks and Recreation S5 E12, “Ann's Decision”, scores 1/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. After several unsuccessful relationships Ann makes a dramatic life decision. Ben enlists the help of Chris, Tom and Ron to choose a caterer for the wedding, while April has to handle one of Leslie's usual tasks.

Across the episode we counted 16 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (5); Nudity & bodies (5); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Swearing (3); 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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 5 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E12:

  • I'm going to the sperm bank today.
  • So, Ann, what are you looking for in particular? Some sperm.
  • How are you, les? - "Me so horny.
  • So tomorrow, I lead a public forum in Leslie's Fleetwood Mac sex pants.
  • Fleetwood Mac Sex Pants.

Nudity & bodies 5 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E12:

  • Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
  • He is the gentleman who was fired for emailing a picture of his penis to every woman in city hall.
  • I just wanted to toss my name into the ring, in respect to this Indian woman's vagina.
  • Honestly, you'd look hot naked.
  • Yeah! Oh, she's touching her boobs now.

Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E12:

  • Porn / adult-channel plot is part of this episode.
  • Free money, free porn.

Swearing 3 moments

How Swearing shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E12:

  • I just think he's a dick.
  • That son of a bitch is astute.
  • And if we had a boy, I don't know, I'd name him something funny, like "Dick" or "O.

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E12:

  • Also If you're looking to buy some weed, I'm looking as well.

What to watch in Parks and Recreation · Season 5 guide

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