Leslie and Ben
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Parks and Recreation

Is Parks and Recreation S5 E14 OK for kids?

Leslie and Ben

Leslie and Ben have two hours to complete a years-long project. Meanwhile, Ron gets in trouble when his temper gets the best of him.

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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 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+. Leslie and Ben have two hours to complete a years-long project. Meanwhile, Ron gets in trouble when his temper gets the best of him.

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.

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