Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S1 E12, “Krusty Gets Busted”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 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: Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (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 10+Violence, affairs and cheating in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S1 E12, "Krusty Gets Busted", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence includes Krusty the Clown says, "I know we haven't had much luck shooting you out of this cannon, but maybe that's…". Sexual content is mild but includes Sideshow Bob says, "Bart, (TO AUDIENCE) children, this whole sordid affair has been a shock to all of us,…". 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
Affairs / cheating 1 moment
How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Simpsons S1 E12:
- Sideshow Bob
Bart, (TO AUDIENCE) children, this whole sordid affair has been a shock to all of us, but we must get on with our lives.
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S1 E12:
- Krusty the Clown
I know we haven't had much luck shooting you out of this cannon, but maybe that's because we haven't used enough gun powder!
Reporter #1: What kind of gun did you use?
- Sideshow Bob
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