Emergency Response
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Parks and Recreation

Is Parks and Recreation S5 E13 OK for kids?

Emergency Response

Leslie and Ben organize a black tie gala to raise money for their park, but their plans are derailed when a city-wide emergency response drill is called. Meanwhile, Andy prepares to take his Police Academy Exam and Ron fills in for Leslie on Pawnee Today.

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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

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+. Leslie and Ben organize a black tie gala to raise money for their park, but their plans are derailed when a city-wide emergency response drill is called. Meanwhile, Andy prepares to take his Police Academy Exam and Ron fills in for Leslie on Pawnee Today.

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.

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.

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