The Ten-Per-Cent Solution
🎞️ S23 E8 🤔 Caution

The Simpsons

Is The Simpsons S23 E8 OK for kids?

The Ten-Per-Cent Solution

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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+

The Simpsons S23 E8, “The Ten-Per-Cent Solution”, scores 2/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+.

Across the episode we counted 14 flagged moments in 7 themes: Sex & hookups (5); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (3); Swearing (1); Alcohol & drugs (1); Racism & slurs (1); Fat-shaming (1). 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, strip-club and porn references, drinking in animation.

Parents need to know that The Simpsons S23 E8, "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution", is a animation episode. Sits in the gray area mainly on violence & injury (explicit, in dialogue). Violence is mild but includes Annie Crawford says, "(CONSIDERING NOISE) Would you play a bloated corpse on "CSI?"". Sexual content includes Annie Crawford says, "I was a virgin agent, looking for a first client or a fourth husband. (NOSTALGIC) And…"; Male Executive says, "And we pay for everything with soft porno and boxing". Some mild language appears — for example, Krusty the Clown says, "Oh, I see what's goin' on here: if a woman does it, she's a bitch. But in a man, those…". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Krusty the Clown says, "Yep! I'm back on top! And this time I'm not blowing it on cocaine for my horses. They…". This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, Krusty the Clown says, "But we shared everything. Boats, girlfriends, condos. And when I finished, every one of…". 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 5 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Simpsons S23 E8:

  • Caution
    Annie Crawford I was a virgin agent, looking for a first client or a fourth husband. (NOSTALGIC) And then I saw him.
  • Caution
    Annie Crawford Oh, grow up. Today's kids are less sensitive than an army condom. They see more on TV than my mother did on her wedding night. And they don't complain about it for the next fifty years.
  • Caution
    Annie Crawford (TO HOMER AND MARGE) I was so mad at him, I didn't have sex with a clown for five months.
  • Mild
    Young Krusty I can only tell the truth right after sex. But all during sex I was thinking it.
  • Mild
    Assistant Director Sex over sixty: the mechanics of the impossible. Take two!

Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments

How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in The Simpsons S23 E8:

  • Too much
    Male Executive And we pay for everything with soft porno and boxing.
  • Too much
    Krusty the Clown (SURPRISED) Wait a minute -- there's soft porno?

Violence & injury 3 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S23 E8:

  • Too much
    Annie Crawford (CONSIDERING NOISE) Would you play a bloated corpse on "CSI?"
  • Caution
    Bart Simpson Whoa! The gun Sheriff Baby wore! Hm.
  • Caution
    Fatso Just you wait, Eunice! Just you wait. (MIMES RACKING SHOTGUN) Ka-chik, (MIMES FIRING SHOTGUN) Kaboom, (MIMES BRAIN SPLATTERING ON WALL) Ka-Splatter! See yer grave there?

Swearing 1 moment

How Swearing shows up in The Simpsons S23 E8:

  • Caution
    Krusty the Clown Oh, I see what's goin' on here: if a woman does it, she's a bitch. But in a man, those traits would be considered... (WATCHING) Uh-oh.

Alcohol & drugs 1 moment

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S23 E8:

  • Too much
    Krusty the Clown Yep! I'm back on top! And this time I'm not blowing it on cocaine for my horses. They start well, then they get paranoid around the third turn.

Racism & slurs 1 moment

How Racism & slurs shows up in The Simpsons S23 E8:

  • Too much
    Krusty the Clown But we shared everything. Boats, girlfriends, condos. And when I finished, every one of 'em was spic and span.

Fat-shaming 1 moment

How Fat-shaming shows up in The Simpsons S23 E8:

  • Caution
    Homer Simpson Now, let me ask you something: is there a place for an old-fashioned lardass like me on today's television?

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