Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S1 E8, “The Telltale Head”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 4 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (2). 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, drinking, mild language in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S1 E8, "The Telltale Head", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Bart Simpson says, "Murderous mob. I beg you to spare our lives. At least until you've heard the story of…". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — And by the way, this game is being brought to you by the good people at Duff Beer. 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
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S1 E8:
- Bart Simpson
Murderous mob. I beg you to spare our lives. At least until you've heard the story of how we ended up with the head of our beloved town founder.
- Homer Simpson
Son, we're in this mess together. No matter how tempting it might be, I can't let my only boy get ripped limb from limb by a blood-thirsty mob.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S1 E8:
And by the way, this game is being brought to you by the good people at Duff Beer.
- Barney Gumble
You're right, Moe. A beer, please, and make sure there's a head on it.
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