Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Parks and Recreation S5 E13, “Emergency Response”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (2); 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+Violence, affairs and cheating, sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S5 E13, "Emergency Response", 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 So how do I kill 'em-- like, with a gun? No. Sexual content is mild but includes Have you ever thought of being a sperm donor? I'm impotent; And if you don't, I'll just divorce you and marry someone else and then cheat on them…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — I went on a booze cruise last week. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E13:
Have you ever thought of being a sperm donor? I'm impotent.
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E13:
And if you don't, I'll just divorce you and marry someone else and then cheat on them with you.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E13:
So how do I kill 'em-- like, with a gun? No.
When I was a kid, I always wanted to hold a cop's gun.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E13:
I went on a booze cruise last week.
Hi, uh, what's wrong with Joan? She has a bad hangover, which she is pretending is allergies.
Is she gonna be okay? Wouldn't know-- never been hungover.
After I've had too much whiskey, I cook myself a large flank steak, pan-fried in salted butter.
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