Content guide
Skip for under 13
The Simpsons S17 E15, “Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife”, scores 3/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 11 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Nudity & bodies (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (5); 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 13+Strip-club and porn references, violence, language in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S17 E15, "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife", is a animation episode. Driven by porn / strippers / sex work (explicit, in dialogue), with violence & injury alongside it. Violence includes Charles Heathbar says, "(SPIRITS PICKED UP) Well, yeah, suppose I am. Yeah... yeah, not a murderer". Sexual content is explicit — for example, Charles Heathbar says, "Oh, you needn't worry. I'm a bit of an elbow man, myself, actually. (CHUCKLES) A bit…"; Verity says, "I'm burning all your underwear". Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, Charles Heathbar says, "He's a real man -- not like me, a miserable toad under the thumb of the biggest bitch…". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Homer Simpson says, "(COMMANDING) Lenny! Bring me a beer and your deepest chamber pot! (CLAPS HANDS TWICE)…". 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
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Simpsons S17 E15:
- Charles Heathbar
Oh, you needn't worry. I'm a bit of an elbow man, myself, actually. (CHUCKLES) A bit different, a bit weird. Not sexual.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Simpsons S17 E15:
- Verity
I'm burning all your underwear.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Simpsons S17 E15:
- Stripper or strip-club material shows up in the plot.
- Homer Simpson
Ya know, you don't seem like the money-hungry semi-stripper who's usually on Fox. Why'd you do it?
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S17 E15:
- Charles Heathbar
(SPIRITS PICKED UP) Well, yeah, suppose I am. Yeah... yeah, not a murderer.
Swearing 5 moments
How Swearing shows up in The Simpsons S17 E15:
- Charles Heathbar
He's a real man -- not like me, a miserable toad under the thumb of the biggest bitch this side of the Westminster Kennel Club.
- Homer Simpson
(DISGUSTED NOISE) Why the hell would he want to do that... (OFF HER LOOK, COVERING) blessed sacrament that has made my life so rich? (QUICKLY CHANGING SUBJECT) I like your hat, sweetie.
- Moe Szyslak
Hey Lenny, I see you cut the celery at an angle, here! Makes my straight-cut celery look like crap. (TOSSES PLATE OF CELERY HE BROUGHT DOWN)
- Tour Guide
(WISEGUY VOICE) (POINTS O.S.) Here's where we make "The Best Damn Sports Show, Period." (POINTS IN ANOTHER DIRECTION) And there's where we make "The Worst Damn Comedy Show, Period."
- Cameraman
Sorry, I ran out of tape just before that beautiful speech of hers. (JERKS THUMB AT CHARLES) But I got a great shot of him saying his son's a bastard.
Alcohol & drugs 1 moment
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S17 E15:
- Homer Simpson
(COMMANDING) Lenny! Bring me a beer and your deepest chamber pot! (CLAPS HANDS TWICE) Chop-chop!
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