Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Parks and Recreation S5 E14, “Leslie and Ben”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (5); 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, nudity, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S5 E14, "Leslie and Ben", 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 includes '" You're murdering my beautiful words! Do you even want to kill at this wedding? I just…. Sexual content is mild but includes And they were nipple rings, at one point. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Did you find the rings? No rings, just a tennis bracelet and a necklace that says "Wine…. 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E14:
And they were nipple rings, at one point.
Violence & injury 5 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E14:
'" You're murdering my beautiful words! Do you even want to kill at this wedding? I just want Leslie and Ben to have a nice night.
You coming to bring me coffee while I interrogate murderers.
Oh, he did? Well, how did he murder the person? - I don't know.
For what? I've never presented a bride on her wedding day, so I'm not 100% sure of the duties involved, but I don't think you're supposed to punch a man in the mouth during the service.
Wait a minute, what? He punched me in the teeth.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E14:
Did you find the rings? No rings, just a tennis bracelet and a necklace that says "Wine Chick.
I think that's exactly what you're supposed to do, if that mouth is attached to a drunk jerk-face.
You know what? I have some champagne, back at the office.
Even though they really can't handle their booze.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.