Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S17 E21, “The Monkey Suit”, 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 8 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Violence & injury (3); Alcohol & drugs (4). 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, sex talk, drinking in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S17 E21, "The Monkey Suit", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Booberella says, "Commercials. (RISING) I am your host, Booberella. I hope you enjoy our Labor Day…". Sexual content is mild but includes Professor Jonathan Frink: It just says that God is an impotent nothing from nowhere with…. Some mild language appears in the dialogue. Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Bart Simpson says, "School? Oh my God, I've wasted the whole summer. There's so many things I still wanna…". 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 E21:
Professor Jonathan Frink: It just says that God is an impotent nothing from nowhere with less power than the Undersecretary of Agriculture, who has very little power in our system. (FRINK NOISE)
Violence & injury 3 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S17 E21:
- Booberella
Commercials. (RISING) I am your host, Booberella. I hope you enjoy our Labor Day Marathon of Murder. Because soon you have to go back to school. Schooool!
- Booberella
Welcome to Matinee of Blood...
- Bart Simpson
(GUN-SHOOTING NOISES, THEN) Die, weapons, die!
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S17 E21:
- Bart Simpson
School? Oh my God, I've wasted the whole summer. There's so many things I still wanna do. (PULLS OUT LIST)
- Homer Simpson
When you get to third base, I'll buy ya a beer.
- Narrator
Let's say hi to two books: one, the Bible, was written by our Lord...the other, "The Origin of the Species"...was written by a cowardly drunk named Charles Darwin.
- Marge Simpson
Look, Homie, I brought you a beer.
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