Tennis the Menace
🎞️ S12 E12 ✅ Mild

The Simpsons

Is The Simpsons S12 E12 OK for kids?

Tennis the Menace

📺 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

Usually fine — about 9+

The Simpsons S12 E12, “Tennis the Menace”, scores 1/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 1/5 — Usually fine — about 9+.

Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (1); 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+

Sex talk, drinking in animation.

Parents need to know that The Simpsons S12 E12, "Tennis the Menace", is a animation episode. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue). Sexual content is mild but includes Salesman says, "This is the deluxe area. The caskets are buried in unused, virgin graves; the monuments…". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Homer Simpson says, "Lisa! Lisa, beer me". 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 S12 E12:

  • Caution
    Salesman This is the deluxe area. The caskets are buried in unused, virgin graves; the monuments are completely self-cleaning and there is an optional "weeping widow" service.

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S12 E12:

  • Mild
    Homer Simpson Lisa! Lisa, beer me.
  • Mild
    Marge Simpson Oh, that's okay. Bart's doing fine. You just have another beer.

Watch With The Kids · Your kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.