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Is simpsons S17 E8 OK for kids?

The Italian Bob

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Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

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); Slut-shaming (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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Violence & injury 9 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in 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 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 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...

Slut-shaming 1 moment

How Slut-shaming shows up in simpsons S17 E8:

  • Goat Woman Kentucky?! In Italian, this mean whore!

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