Love is a Many-Splintered Thing
🎞️ S24 E12 ✅ Mild

The Simpsons

Is The Simpsons S24 E12 OK for kids?

Love is a Many-Splintered Thing

📺 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

Mild — okay from about 9+

The Simpsons S24 E12, “Love is a Many-Splintered Thing”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 9+.

Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 5 themes: Nudity & bodies (2); Violence & injury (1); Suicide & self-harm (1); Alcohol & drugs (2); Racism & slurs (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 9+

Racist language, suicide references, drinking in animation.

Parents need to know that The Simpsons S24 E12, "Love is a Many-Splintered Thing", is a animation episode. Scores low: the strongest thing we found is suicide & self-harm (explicit, in dialogue). Suicide or self-harm is raised — for example, Bart Simpson says, "(INTO PHONE) Mary? That's odd, I thought I was calling the Suicide Not Line. Because I'm…". Violence is mild but includes Bart Simpson says, "(STRANGLING NOISES)". Sexual content is mild but includes Homer Simpson says, "(SHRIEKS) Thank God I wore the underwear with the hole on the side". This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, HILLBILLY M.C. says, "Thank you, last contestant. Tomorrow we will feature the no-longer racist country comedy…". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Kicked-out Husband #2: I miss Roxie. That's the club where I used to smoke pot with my kid. 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 2 moments

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Simpsons S24 E12:

  • Mild
    Homer Simpson (SHRIEKS) Thank God I wore the underwear with the hole on the side.
  • Mild
    Adult Bart And that's when I learned Cupid was just a fat naked jerk with an arrow.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in The Simpsons S24 E12:

  • Mild
    Bart Simpson (STRANGLING NOISES)

Suicide & self-harm 1 moment

How Suicide & self-harm shows up in The Simpsons S24 E12:

  • Too much
    Bart Simpson (INTO PHONE) Mary? That's odd, I thought I was calling the Suicide Not Line. Because I'm doin' great. So, um, how are you handling "taking a break?"

Alcohol & drugs 2 moments

How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Simpsons S24 E12:

  • Caution
    Kicked-out Husband #2: I miss Roxie. That's the club where I used to smoke pot with my kid.
  • Mild
    French-canadian Mountain Man: Où est le whiskey que vous m'avez promis?

Racism & slurs 1 moment

How Racism & slurs shows up in The Simpsons S24 E12:

  • Too much
    HILLBILLY M.C. Thank you, last contestant. Tomorrow we will feature the no-longer racist country comedy of Barry the Satellite TV Guy.

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