Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S5 E2, “Cape Feare”, 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); Fat-shaming (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, fat-shaming, mild language in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S5 E2, "Cape Feare", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Edna Krabappel-Flanders says, "(SCARY) You're going to be my murder victim, Bart". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, Milhouse Van Houten says, "I checked around. The girls are calling you "fatty fat fat fat", and Nelson's planning…". 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 S5 E2:
- Edna Krabappel-Flanders
(SCARY) You're going to be my murder victim, Bart...
- Bart Simpson
Dad, I'm kinda edgy right now. I'd appreciate you not coming in my room screaming and brandishing a butcher knife.
Fat-shaming 2 moments
How Fat-shaming shows up in The Simpsons S5 E2:
- Milhouse Van Houten
I checked around. The girls are calling you "fatty fat fat fat", and Nelson's planning to pull down your pants, but nobody's trying to kill you.
- Schoolyard Girls
(LAUGH, THEN SING-SONG) Fatty fat fat fat! Fatty fatty fat fat!
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