Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"
🎞️ S10 E8 🚫 Too much

The Simpsons

Is The Simpsons S10 E8 OK for kids?

Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Skip for under 13

The Simpsons S10 E8, “Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.

Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (3); Affairs / cheating (1); Violence & injury (4); Alcohol & drugs (2); Sexual insults (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 13+

Strip-club and porn references, violence, sexual insults in animation.

Parents need to know that The Simpsons S10 E8, "Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"", is a animation episode. Driven by porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with violence & injury alongside it. Violence includes Bloodbath Gulch. Sexual content is explicit — for example, Tour Guide says, "But there was more to the old west than just sex, folks. A-A lot more. If you look off…"; Tour Guide says, "Founded by prostitutes in 1849, and serviced by prostitute express riders who could…". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, Homer Simpson says, "A tramp steamer! That's perfect!". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Marge Simpson says, "(TO HOMER) You can get drunk when we get home". 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 S10 E8:

  • Mild
    Tour Guide But there was more to the old west than just sex, folks. A-A lot more. If you look off to your left, you'll see a real old west hitching post, possibly used by bandits, possibly during some exciting adventure.

Porn / strippers / sex work 3 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Simpsons S10 E8:

  • Too much
    Tour Guide Founded by prostitutes in 1849, and serviced by prostitute express riders who could bring in a fresh prostitute from St.
  • Too much
    Tour Guide Lots of prostitutes in there.
  • Too much
    Cowboys (AMID YELLING) You stole my prostitute! / Missed me! / C'mon, yellow belly!

Affairs / cheating 1 moment

How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Simpsons S10 E8:

  • Caution
    Homer Simpson (WISTFUL) I owe Dad so much. Those bedtime stories began my lifelong love affair with the printed word.

Violence & injury 4 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S10 E8:

  • Caution
    Bloodbath Gulch
  • Caution
    Bloodbath Gulch: ext. Bloodbath Gulch - main street
  • Caution
    Grampa Simpson (SATISFIED SIGH) Can't get a good sarsaparilla like this back in Springfield. It angries up the blood.
  • Caution
    Dr. Julius Hibbert While we were setting your broken bones and putting your blood back in, we helped ourselves to a kidney and gave it to your father.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S10 E8:

  • Mild
    Marge Simpson (TO HOMER) You can get drunk when we get home.
  • Mild
    Marge Simpson Oh, Homer, that was just a beer can with a whistle glued to it.

Sexual insults 2 moments

How Sexual insults shows up in The Simpsons S10 E8:

  • Caution
    Homer Simpson A tramp steamer! That's perfect!
  • Caution
    Tramp Steamer

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