Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
The Simpsons S4 E22, “Krusty Gets Kancelled”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+.
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (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 9+Violence, strip-club and porn references, nudity in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S4 E22, "Krusty Gets Kancelled", is a animation episode. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Mayor Joe Quimby says, "I admit I have used the city treasury to fund the murder of my enemy. But as Gabbo would…". Sexual content is mild but includes Barry White says, "Everybody up here to my square! It's safe and it's sexy. Oh baby"; Krusty the Clown says, "Dancing around in their underwear. That is so degrading". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Simpsons S4 E22:
- Barry White
Everybody up here to my square! It's safe and it's sexy. Oh baby.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Simpsons S4 E22:
- Krusty the Clown
Dancing around in their underwear. That is so degrading.
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Simpsons S4 E22:
- Krusty the Clown
Is this the callback for that porno film? Look, I was a little nervous that day. But I'm all man, I can assure you...
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S4 E22:
- Mayor Joe Quimby
I admit I have used the city treasury to fund the murder of my enemy. But as Gabbo would say, "I'm a bad widdle boy."
- Krusty the Clown
Oh, you got it. (HITTING NOISE) Ow. (HITTING NOISE) Ow. (REALIZING) Ew, blood.
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