Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S12 E21, “Simpsons Tall Tales”, 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 10 flagged moments in 2 themes: Violence & injury (4); Alcohol & drugs (6). 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, drinking, mild language in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S12 E21, "Simpsons Tall Tales", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Marge Simpson says, "The buffalo are gone. I think you shot them all". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Mrs. Abe Bunyan says, "(DAZED) Whiskey please". 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 S12 E21:
- Marge Simpson
The buffalo are gone. I think you shot them all.
- Hobo
(SINGING) NOTHIN' BEATS THE HOBO LIFE / STABBIN' FOLKS WITH MY HOBO KNIFE-- I GOUGED...
- Marge Simpson
This reminds me of our shotgun wedding.
- Marge Simpson
Grampa, we've been married for years. When are you gonna put down that gun?
Alcohol & drugs 6 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S12 E21:
- Mrs. Abe Bunyan
(DAZED) Whiskey please.
- Carl Carlson
Hey, I say we get him drunk and drag him outta town. Same way we got rid of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
- Sourdough Moe
(CAGEY) Uh, hey Paulie, uh, what say we buy ya a beer?
- Seymour Skinner
Good Lord. Brought down by one beer?
- Hobo
And thanks to that little girl, today you can find apples in everything that's good. Apple wine, apple whiskey, apple schnapps, apple martinis, Snapple with vodka in it, apple nail polish remover...
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
One jug of whiskey... three plugs of tobacky... and some extra-strength opium. That will be two cents, boys.
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