Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S18 E20, “Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot”, 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 10 flagged moments in 2 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (9). 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, nudity, mild language in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S18 E20, "Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Chief Wiggum says, "Now don't worry, ma'am, we'll send a member of our elite canine unit in to find your…". Sexual content is mild but includes Lisa Simpson says, "A sports bra?". 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
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Simpsons S18 E20:
- Lisa Simpson
A sports bra?
Violence & injury 9 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S18 E20:
- Chief Wiggum
Now don't worry, ma'am, we'll send a member of our elite canine unit in to find your husband's corpse. (OFF MARGE'S HORRIFIED LOOK) Living corpse.
- Brandine Del Roy
Manicure! (SHOOTS GUN) Pedicure! (SHOOTS GUN)
- Brandine Del Roy
Exfoliation! (SHOOTS GUN)
- Jimbo Jones
(RE: BICEPS) I want to pump my guns.
- Lisa Simpson
(SLAPPING FOREHEAD) Finally! I knew we could solve that maze using Tremaux's algorithm.
- Marge Simpson
It says here don't bother naming them. Snakes have poor hearing and only live to strangle.
- Bart Simpson
(RUBBING CHIN) I like it -- "Strangles." Hey Lis, wanna touch Strangles? He's not slimy at all. He's scaly.
- Homer Simpson
(EXTREME STRANGLING/GETTING STRANGLED NOISES)
- Bart Simpson
(CALLING) Here, Strangles! Strangles?
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