Content guide
Mild — okay from about 10+
Parks and Recreation S6 E8, “Fluoride”, 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 7 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (2); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (3); 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+Violence, nudity, suicide references in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that Parks and Recreation S6 E8, "Fluoride", 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 violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, I want to throw up and kill myself. Violence is mild but includes I approached the tree, murdered it, left it to cure in my woodshop, and have begun…. Sexual content is mild but includes What's he gonna be in ten years--Snoop Laser Snake? Who knows? What are you saying-- we…; All right, so, in conclusion fluoride, chemical, tiny genitals, misinformation, panic,…. 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 S6 E8:
What's he gonna be in ten years--Snoop Laser Snake? Who knows? What are you saying-- we need to sex up fluoride? I don't know, Tom.
It's a pretty sexy topic already.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in Parks and Recreation S6 E8:
All right, so, in conclusion fluoride, chemical, tiny genitals, misinformation, panic, death, Jenny McCarthy.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Parks and Recreation S6 E8:
I approached the tree, murdered it, left it to cure in my woodshop, and have begun working it into a crib for my upcoming child.
Are you sure? Yeah, just go up there, stick to your guns.
I can't beat them.
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in Parks and Recreation S6 E8:
I want to throw up and kill myself.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.