Content guide
Heavy — skip for under 16
Parks and Recreation S5 E22, “Are You Better Off?”, scores 2/5 for violence, 5/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 5/5 — Heavy — skip for under 16. Leslie celebrates her first year as a city councilor. A surprise discovery leads Andy to call the only man he knows who can help with the investigation: retired Special Agent Burt Macklin. Meanwhile, April gets some life-changing news, and Tom debates a big business opportunity.
Across the episode we counted 17 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (5); Nudity & bodies (2); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (6); Alcohol & drugs (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.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 5 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E22:
Let's go have sex in a tree.
Besides, the math doesn't add up because we only have sex every single day.
He sounded really sexy on the phone, and I was very into that.
Listen, my wife and I do not feel that we're better off than a year ago because a year ago, this town was not a horrifying sex den where people could put their body parts anywhere they want with impunity.
And now, this town a horrifying sex den where people can put their body parts anywhere they want to with impunity.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E22:
What are-- what? I'm the Nipple King.
Kernston's Rubber Nipple Company elects a nipple king and a nipple queen every year to ride on the float.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E22:
I had a small part in Argo as well as the porn version Our Goo.
If it weren't for Leslie Knope, there would be far, far less pornography in this town.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E22:
April, what makes Pawnee the best city in the world? Easy: Most murders per capita.
Swearing 6 moments
How Swearing shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E22:
Macklin, you son of a bitch.
This past year has been a disaster, and this government is hell-bent on stripping away our most basic personal freedoms.
You're not? Damn it.
And deviant behavior in Pawnee is up a billion percent! No, it's-- no, it's-- This town is going to hell in a Gucci knock-off handbag, girl.
No, it's me, and damn them.
This sucks, but I have to admit: It's a pretty baller move.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Parks and Recreation S5 E22:
Recall Knope! Recall Knope! Recall Knope! - Recall Knope! - Legalize weed! Recall Knope! Recall Knope! So, I need to ask you something and I kinda wish Jean-Ralphio wasn't here.
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