Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S9 E9, “Realty Bites”, 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: Violence & injury (4); Alcohol & drugs (1); Racism & slurs (1); Fat-shaming (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, racist language, fat-shaming in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S9 E9, "Realty Bites", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, shown on screen). Violence includes Lionel Hutz says, "Forget about that house. That's the murder house". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, Cookie says, "(SLIGHT CHINESE ACCENT) Hi, Marge. (THREATENING) Stay off the west side". This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, Snake Jailbird says, "Gimme my car, fatty". 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 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S9 E9:
- Lionel Hutz
Forget about that house. That's the murder house.
- Murder House
- Maude Flanders
(GASP) You mean the infamous "Jealous Jockey Murders"?
- Homer Simpson
(PUNCHING) You're...
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S9 E9:
- Marge Simpson
Otherwise, we could wake up one day and realize we've wasted our whole lives.
Racism & slurs 1 moment
How Racism & slurs shows up in The Simpsons S9 E9:
- Cookie
(SLIGHT CHINESE ACCENT) Hi, Marge. (THREATENING) Stay off the west side.
Fat-shaming 1 moment
How Fat-shaming shows up in The Simpsons S9 E9:
- Snake Jailbird
Gimme my car, fatty.
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