Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Simpsons S21 E12, “Boy Meets Curl”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 4 themes: Sex & hookups (3); Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (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, drinking, nudity in animation.
Parents need to know that The Simpsons S21 E12, "Boy Meets Curl", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Homer Simpson says, "(SUAVE) It'll make a walk on the beach seem like a punch in the face". Sexual content includes Homer Simpson says, "(TURNED ON) Ooo, you're hot when you're horny"; Brassy Housewife says, "Angelo stood me up on date night, so I showed him: I had one of my boobs reduced". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Homer Simpson says, "Let us throw and sweep a'twain until the Heavens themselves drop their jaws in wonder…". 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 S21 E12:
- Homer Simpson
(TURNED ON) Ooo, you're hot when you're horny...
- Marge Simpson
(FUMING) I'm not horny, I'm mad.
- Agnes Skinner
I was in love with a soldier boy, on leave from Korea. It was a fifties-style romance, three minutes of sex and a lifetime of regret.
Nudity & bodies 2 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Simpsons S21 E12:
- Brassy Housewife
Angelo stood me up on date night, so I showed him: I had one of my boobs reduced.
2nd Brassy Housewife: You're one smart cookie, Rosemary. That left boob was too good for him.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S21 E12:
- Homer Simpson
(SUAVE) It'll make a walk on the beach seem like a punch in the face.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S21 E12:
- Homer Simpson
Let us throw and sweep a'twain until the Heavens themselves drop their jaws in wonder and envy! And afterwards there'll be beer, and cocoa, with marshmallows floating in the foam.
- Marge Simpson
(OFFHAND) I've been training all my life. I once swept red wine off a white carpet.
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