Content guide
Mild — okay from about 9+
The Simpsons S14 E9, “The Strong Arms of the Ma”, scores 2/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+.
Across the episode we counted 4 flagged moments in 3 themes: Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (2); Alcohol & drugs (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 9+Strip-club and porn references, violence, drinking in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S14 E9, "The Strong Arms of the Ma", is a animation episode. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Rainier Wolfcastle says, "Sword baseball bat, sword rifle, sword pineapple, sword sword sharpener, sword pie--…". Sexual content is mild but includes Homer Simpson says, "Hey, your early porno movies! (SCANNING TITLES) Are any of these hetero?". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Moe Szyslak says, "Uh, listen Marge, how can I put this delicately? I don't got enough booze in this place…". 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
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Simpsons S14 E9:
- Homer Simpson
Hey, your early porno movies! (SCANNING TITLES) Are any of these hetero?
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S14 E9:
- Rainier Wolfcastle
Sword baseball bat, sword rifle, sword pineapple, sword sword sharpener, sword pie-- (LOOKS AROUND) Hey what happened to the sword pie?
- Marge Simpson
(HELPFUL TO BARFLY) Club soda will get that blood out.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S14 E9:
- Moe Szyslak
Uh, listen Marge, how can I put this delicately? I don't got enough booze in this place to make you look good.
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