Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
The Simpsons S5 E4, “Rosebud”, scores 1/5 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 3 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); 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 9+Violence, drinking, nudity in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S5 E4, "Rosebud", is a animation episode. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Homer Simpson says, "(TO HIMSELF) Oooh, tough crowd. Better bring out the big guns. Here's an impression of…". Sexual content is mild but includes Waylon Smithers says, "Look at all the wonderful things you have, Mr. Burns. King Arthur's Excalibur. The only…". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — C. Montgomery Burns says, "What's that you say? You can live without television as long as you have 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Simpsons S5 E4:
- Waylon Smithers
Look at all the wonderful things you have, Mr. Burns. King Arthur's Excalibur. The only existing nude photo of Mark Twain, and that rare first draft of the constitution with the word "suckers" in it.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S5 E4:
- Homer Simpson
(TO HIMSELF) Oooh, tough crowd. Better bring out the big guns. Here's an impression of Mr. Burns that you might find... a little cheeky.
- Homer Simpson
(STRANGLED GASP)
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S5 E4:
- C. Montgomery Burns
What's that you say? You can live without television as long as you have beer?
- C. Montgomery Burns
All beer trucks heading towards Springfield have been diverted.
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