Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
Parks and Recreation S5 E20, “Jerry's Retirement”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Nudity & bodies (1); Suicide & self-harm (1). 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+Suicide references, sex talk, nudity in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S5 E20, "Jerry's Retirement", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for gentler than most workplace sitcoms; innuendo is the main thing. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is suicide & self-harm (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, He resigned because of corruption and racketeering, and then he died from an overdose of…. Sexual content is mild but includes I didn't find the article about you teaching sex-ed to seniors, but I did find this…; I have fur underwear. 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 4 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E20:
I didn't find the article about you teaching sex-ed to seniors, but I did find this folder labeled - "Senior sex-ed thank you notes.
But what if we took a day on and stayed here and worked on some projects? - That sounds pretty sexy, right? - No.
I mean, imagine if actual sex were like this.
Do you want to make out? I really do.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E20:
I have fur underwear.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E20:
He resigned because of corruption and racketeering, and then he died from an overdose of pills.
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