Content guide
Skip for under 13
Parks and Recreation S5 E17, “Partridge”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 10 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (6). 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 13+Nudity, sex talk, violence in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S5 E17, "Partridge", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for gentler than most workplace sitcoms; innuendo is the main thing. Driven by nudity & bodies (explicit, in dialogue), with sex & hookups alongside it. Violence is mild but includes Apparently councilman Jeremy Jamm is not pleased that I punched him in the face on the…. Sexual content is explicit — for example, The nurse still won't have sex with me, and she's not even queer; Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 2 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E17:
The nurse still won't have sex with me, and she's not even queer.
You're so sexy when you talk about percentages.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E17:
- Explicit body / sex-act language appears in dialogue.
He has a calcified rock lodged in his penis! Frankly, Ben Wyatt is the best thing to ever come out of this crap town.
Violence & injury 6 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E17:
Apparently councilman Jeremy Jamm is not pleased that I punched him in the face on the night of Leslie's wedding.
Now Swansuck punches me in the mouth.
He looks like he could use a swift punch in the face though.
If it were me, I would have just punched him in the face.
What's up, Ron? Just daydreaming about punching Jamm in the face.
It is now quite clear that on innumerable occasions Ron Swanson said he intended to punch councilman Jamm in the face, and then he did.
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