Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S7 E4, “Bart Sells His Soul”, 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 7 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (4); Suicide & self-harm (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, suicide references, drinking in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S7 E4, "Bart Sells His Soul", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, Comic Book Guy says, "Excuse me. No banging your head on the display case, please. It contains a very rare…". Violence includes Bart Simpson says, "(NONCHALANT) ...where my soul will be chopped into confetti and strewn upon a parade of…". Sexual content is mild but includes Homer Simpson says, "(ASIDE) Hey, Marge, remember when we used to make out to this hymn?". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Bart Simpson says, "(GROANS) I wasted five bucks on these". 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 S7 E4:
- Homer Simpson
(ASIDE) Hey, Marge, remember when we used to make out to this hymn?
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S7 E4:
- Bart Simpson
(NONCHALANT) ...where my soul will be chopped into confetti and strewn upon a parade of murderers and single mothers...
- Kids
(SIMULTANEOUS WITH BART)... where my soul will be chopped into confetti and strewn upon a parade of murderers and single mothers...
- Ralph Wiggum
(SCARED)... where fiery demons will punch me in the back...
- Kids
(SIMULTANEOUS WITH RALPH)... where fiery demons will punch me in the back...
Suicide & self-harm 1 moment
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in The Simpsons S7 E4:
- Comic Book Guy
Excuse me. No banging your head on the display case, please. It contains a very rare "Mary Worth" in which she has advised a friend to commit suicide. Thank you.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S7 E4:
- Bart Simpson
(GROANS) I wasted five bucks on these.
Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.