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Is simpsons S14 E5 OK for kids?

Helter Shelter

📺 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

Preview first — about 10+

simpsons S14 E5, “Helter Shelter”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.

Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (6); Swearing (5); 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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Violence & injury 6 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in simpsons S14 E5:

  • Otto Mann (BLOODTHIRSTY ROAR)
  • Lisa Simpson This is a joke. You'll find me down with the real fans, standing ankle-deep in beer and blood.
  • Moe Szyslak (PUNCHES FIST) Let's take Mr. Figgy Pudding down a peg.
  • Homer Simpson (STRANGLING BART) I'll teach you to whistle on the Sabbath! (MORE STRANGLING NOISES)
  • Jimbo Jones (PUNCHING FIST IN PALM) God, I wish I had that little outfit.
  • Marge Simpson He's betrothed to Martha Take-a-punch.

Swearing 5 moments

How Swearing shows up in simpsons S14 E5:

  • Ned Flanders Well, cock-a-diddily-doo! What a Marge-alicious way to start my Flander-rific day.
  • Moe Szyslak Come on, guys, you gotta stay. Tonight's the big cock fight. Ah-- (SELLING) We can eat the loser...
  • Bart Simpson This sucks. How come Lisa gets something and I don't?
  • Bart Simpson Hey Ma, our crap shack's going to hell.
  • Bart Simpson What the hell was that?

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in simpsons S14 E5:

  • Marge Simpson We are not staying at Moe's. Maggie's already drunk on the fumes. And she's a mean drunk.
  • Mitch (DISGUSTED NOISE) Is it so gosh darn hard to get cocktail sauce in the middle of the Amazon?

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