Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S17 E22, “Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 6 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Porn / strippers / sex work (1); Violence & injury (2). 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+Sex talk, violence, strip-club and porn references in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S17 E22, "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on sex & hookups (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes DETECTIVE #1: (POINTING TO MAN) There's your murderer!. Sexual content is mild but includes TABITHA says, "(SINGING) TROUBLE-ISTIC GIRL MAKES YOUR TROUBULATIONS GROW / DOUBLE TROUBLE-ISTIC WHEN…"; Lenny Leonard says, "I heard Jill died. Kelly, I think, is a prostitute". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Simpsons S17 E22:
- TABITHA
(SINGING) TROUBLE-ISTIC GIRL MAKES YOUR TROUBULATIONS GROW / DOUBLE TROUBLE-ISTIC WHEN YOU TRY TO TELL ME NO / (INCREASINGLY ORGASMIC) TROUBLE!
- TABITHA
(SINGS) I'M A GIRL WHO LOVES A MAN / AND WE LIVE IN SEXY MARRIAGE LAND /
- TABITHA
(SINGS) SEXY MARRIAGE LAND!
Porn / strippers / sex work 1 moment
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Simpsons S17 E22:
- Lenny Leonard
I heard Jill died. Kelly, I think, is a prostitute.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S17 E22:
DETECTIVE #1: (POINTING TO MAN) There's your murderer!
- Duffman
No, I said "Duffman will do what you want. Stop kicking and punching Duffman."
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