Content guide
Skip for under 14
Rick and Morty S3 E9, “The ABCs of Beth”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 4/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 14.
Across the episode we counted 24 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Violence & injury (8); Swearing (8); Alcohol & drugs (1); Racism & slurs (3). 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 14+Violence, racist language, drinking in adult animation.
Parents need to know that Rick and Morty S3 E9, "The ABCs of Beth", is a adult animation episode. The series is known for tV-MA. Rated here so you know which episodes are roughest, not because it is kids TV. Driven by violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue), with racism & slurs alongside it. Violence includes 1 News Anchor: In local news, child murderer Joseph Eli Lipnip is scheduled to die…. Sexual content is mild but includes Dad, are you -- In love with a badass, sexy alien lady? Ha, ha, I don't know, Summer. Language includes strong swearing — for example, Bitch, my generation gets traumatized for breakfast. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, you ended up racist. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — It's actually clean, like a cocaine house. 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 Rick and Morty S3 E9:
Dad, are you -- In love with a badass, sexy alien lady? Ha, ha, I don't know, Summer.
Are you saying Tommy survived here by having sex with Froopy creatures, creating Froopy-human hybrid offspring, and then consuming their proteins, sustaining himself with an endless cycle of cannibalistic incest?
Why don't you just say what you really mean? You think it's cool that having sex with her gives me telekinesis and you recognize she's got a hot bod like Cheetara in "Thundercats," but…
I have intercepted sexual communications between you and my new girlfriend, Kiara.
Violence & injury 8 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in Rick and Morty S3 E9:
1 News Anchor: In local news, child murderer Joseph Eli Lipnip is scheduled to die tomorrow by lethal injection, his execution already drawing dozens more spectators than the death of TV news.
Shall we resume stabbing?
clearly regenerative! I-I think you have to stab them through the heart or something.
- Switchblade
It's stab time! Together: Ooh! [ School bell rings .]
Also, I broke up with Kiara, and she didn't take it well, and she wants to murder you two.
- Summer
Not the bubble gun! There's no air -- [ Zap, bloop .]
I gotta say, I am warming up to the bubble gun.
If anybody deserves to be telekinetically strangled, it's me.
Swearing 8 moments
How Swearing shows up in Rick and Morty S3 E9:
Bitch, my generation gets traumatized for breakfast.
Does it deserve to be shit on creatively? Yeah, that's right.
We both saw Tommy's shitty play.
Look at some of this shit you were asking me to make you as a kid.
Ow! You can't run forever! She's really pissed off.
God damn it, Dad! [ Grunts .]
Aw, crap, I think Arnaldo's is closed.
Listen, my boyfriend saw those texts you've been sending me, and he got pretty pissed off.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Rick and Morty S3 E9:
It's actually clean, like a cocaine house.
Racism & slurs 3 moments
How Racism & slurs shows up in Rick and Morty S3 E9:
you ended up racist.
Now help me! First, I want you to admit that you're a closet racist, a beta-male sexist, and you dragged everyone into a horrible situation by only thinking of yourself.
Dad! -Come on! Just rip the Band-Aid off! Okay! Kiara, when I told you my kids were bigoted racists who were demanding I break up with you, I lied.
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