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Is simpsons S17 E21 OK for kids?

The Monkey Suit

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Preview first — about 10+

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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 1 moment

How Sex & hookups shows up in 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 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 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.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.