Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S3 E9, “Saturdays of Thunder”, 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 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (1); 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.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Violence, drinking, mild language in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S3 E9, "Saturdays of Thunder", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence includes Homer Simpson says, "Oooh, "Death by Knockout," "Blood on the Ice" Oh, oh... "Football's Greatest Injuries".…". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Bart Simpson says, "It's my dad. Lying there on the couch drinking a beer, staring at the TV. I've never…". 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 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S3 E9:
- Homer Simpson
Oooh, "Death by Knockout," "Blood on the Ice" Oh, oh... "Football's Greatest Injuries". (THEN; CALLING OUT) Lisa, we're going.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S3 E9:
- Bart Simpson
It's my dad. Lying there on the couch drinking a beer, staring at the TV. I've never seen him like that.
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