Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S17 E8, “The Italian Bob”, 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 19 flagged moments in 4 themes: Violence & injury (9); Alcohol & drugs (7); Fat-shaming (2); Sexual insults (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 10+Violence, fat-shaming, sexual insults in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S17 E8, "The Italian Bob", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Sideshow Bob says, "My tale begins after I had once again attempted to murder Bart". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes fat-shaming — for example, Homer Simpson says, "It says that we should turn left at a fat chick in a tu-tu being fed by a midget". This episode includes sexual insults — for example, Goat Woman says, "Kentucky?! In Italian, this mean whore!". 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 9 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S17 E8:
- Sideshow Bob
My tale begins after I had once again attempted to murder Bart...
- Gino
(FURIOUS) Bart Simpson! Bart Simpson! Bart Simpson! I make likea my daddy! (STABBING NOISES)
- Sideshow Bob
(CHUCKLES) You little scamp. You know, you'll make some murderer very happy one day... but it shan't be me.
- Francesca Terwilliger
(LOOKING AT BOOK) Roberto! Is this true? You try to make the murder?
- Sideshow Bob
I can't believe what that clown is doing to Leoncavallo. And they call me a murderer.
- Gino
(MURDEROUS AGAIN) Farfalla vendetta! Farfalla vendetta!
- Gino
(WAVING KNIFE) Vendetta! Vendetta! Vendetta! (NOTICES SOMETHING, THEN SWEETLY) Farfalla!
- Krusty the Clown
(RE: SCRIPT) Let's see, I ain't doin' that, that's not funny, here we'll change "wealthy merchant" to "nudist with big rack", this needs punching up, that's comin' out, (HORRIFIED) two acts?
- Krusty the Clown
Let's see, what else we got here? (CHECKS NOTES) So, I had this beautiful tour guide, right? And I tell her I wanna see her Naples. She slapped me! (SLIGHT CHUCKLE)
Alcohol & drugs 7 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S17 E8:
- Homer Simpson
A McDonald's where you can get booze!
- WINE VAT: int. wine vat - a little later
- Marge Simpson
No wine for her -- she's only eight!
- Bart Simpson
Yeah, this is Italy -- look, the town drunk is two years old.
- Lisa Simpson
(WITTY DRUNK) Yeah, but he's a wanted killer in our community! (LAUGHS)
- Sideshow Bob
(VERY TENSE) Time for bed, now. (FORCED CHUCKLE, TO CROWD) Drunken children tell the ugliest lies. (FORCED CHUCKLE)
- Homer Simpson
(CHUCKLES) It's called a hangover, sweetie. And it's an unavoidable part of life.
Fat-shaming 2 moments
How Fat-shaming shows up in The Simpsons S17 E8:
- Homer Simpson
It says that we should turn left at a fat chick in a tu-tu being fed by a midget.
- Gondola Driver
(SINGS) WHEN A WIFE LOOKS LIKE THAT / AND HER HUSBAND'S SO FAT, THAT'S AMORE! / WHEN SHE KISSES THAT JERK / WHILE I DO ALL THE WORK / THAT'S A...
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in The Simpsons S17 E8:
- Goat Woman
Kentucky?! In Italian, this mean whore!
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