Bart of Darkness
🎞️ S6 E1 🤔 Caution

The Simpsons

Is The Simpsons S6 E1 OK for kids?

Bart of Darkness

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

The Simpsons S6 E1, “Bart of Darkness”, 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 8 flagged moments in 2 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (7). 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, nudity in animation.

Parents need to know that The Simpsons S6 E1, "Bart of Darkness", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Ned Flanders says, "(SIGH) I wish there was some other explanation for this. But there isn't. I'm a…". Sexual content is mild but includes Chief Wiggum says, "(THROUGH MEGAPHONE) Do not be alarmed. Continue swimming naked. Aw, come on. Continue.…". 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 S6 E1:

  • Mild
    Chief Wiggum (THROUGH MEGAPHONE) Do not be alarmed. Continue swimming naked. Aw, come on. Continue. Come on, aw. All right, Lou, open fire.

Violence & injury 7 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S6 E1:

  • Too much
    Ned Flanders (SIGH) I wish there was some other explanation for this. But there isn't. I'm a murderer! I'm a murderer!
  • Too much
    Bart Simpson Listen, Ned Flanders murdered his wife.
  • Too much
    Police Dept. Machine If you are being murdered or are calling from a rotary phone, please stay on the line.
  • Too much
    Bart Simpson I came to stop you from murdering Lisa like you murdered your wife.
  • Too much
    Bart Simpson (TO NED) But I saw the murder, and then I saw you bury the corpse in the backyard.
  • Too much
    Ned Flanders (BREAKING DOWN) All right. It's true. I am a murderer. I over-watered Maude's favorite ficus plant, I panicked, and then I buried the remains. (OFF MAUDE'S LOOK, MEEKLY) I was hoping to replace it before you got home.
  • Caution
    Ned Flanders (WOMAN'S BLOOD-CURDLING SCREAM)

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