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Sex & Nudity
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- Some episodes contain mild sexual content. It's more than what you will see in King of the Hill, but it's less than what you will see in Family Guy.
- We sometimes see characters' rear nudity, but it's always done for comedic effect.
- There are several episodes centered around extra-marital affairs, including one extra-marital sex scene (they are depicted nude but no privates).
- The early and later HD seasons are tamer than the new seasons.
- Homer and Marge are shown having sex frequently in the earlier seasons this usually is just them kissing and the lights going out before the scene cuts (no nudity).
- There are a lot of episodes in where Lisa's panties can be seen. Her panties were even seen in one of the Tracy Ullman shorts.
- In one episode when Homer sings opera there is a scene when a woman takes off all of her clothes. It doesn't show any breast. A few seconds later she is wearing a revealing suit
- Some sexual jokes here and there.
- Frequent sexual references both subtle and not-so-subtle.
- Starting around Season 14 when the show changed to digital animation and lasting to about Season 19, the tone of the show changed to be more edgy, likely to compete with the far more mature Family Guy. Over this period, the show constantly used sexual innuendos and sex jokes in practically every episode. By around Season 20 and at the beginning of the HD era, the show somewhat returned to form and eliminated this edgy tone and constant sexual humor.
- The Season 1-13 are mostly milder sexual stuff.
- Some characters are depicted exposing themselves to others.
Violence & Gore
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- There are some dangerous situations such as gunfights, fist fights, Moe threatening people with weapons such as guns, knives, etc.
- Some episodes feature blood and gore.
- Non-dramatic comedic slapstick violence may occur throughout the show.
- Throughout the show, whenever Bart does something rude, inappropriate or annoying, Homer would start strangling Bart and then he says "Why, you little...!" This is a running gag and is intended to be funny, but it may disturb some viewers.
- In the annual Treehouse of Horror episodes, over the top, extremely gory horror-violence is often shown but it is always meant to be comedic.
- One episode shows a kid assaulting a mailman, at the end of the short scene, the kid slits his throat with a letter. A little blood is shown.
- The older episodes have nothing more than some scrapes and a little blood, but most seasons around the teen seasons have more gore.
- Barely any grown man such as Homer is shown strangling his son a lot in the series, but it's not violent and played for comedic effect.
- A decent amount of episodes a season are gory and bloody
- Unnecessary violence but it's funny
- Very cartoony and funny, blood murders and su*cide references in there Halloween specials but it's more funny then scary or gory but kids might find it gory.
- Every episode has Frequent Slapstick and Cartoon Violence: Car crashes, explosions, practical jokes, injuries, schoolyard bullying, but not very violent. However in Halloween specials are Particularly Violent, with animated disembodied limbs and heads, blood, and gore.
- The scenes where the kids watch their favorite cartoon, there is some extreme over the top violence. Lots of blood and gore is featured. The cartoon is only featured for very small sections of some episodes, but a few episodes have it be part of the plot.
- The Simpsons of violence and gore is less violent and tamest than a Family Guy, South Park, and Rick and Morty.
- Believe it or not, many of things, sometimes inaccurately attributed to "South Park," was on "The Simpsons" long before. Some early episodes from before 1997, had hard R-rated/18 type graphic violence and played off as a joke - including one episode in which Bart and Lisa watch a scary horror movie made by Homer and his bros. "The Itchy and Scratchy" shorts are also very graphic. And get progressively more graphic which each passing season.
- Many episodes contain comic animated violence, including blood.
- A show-within-a-show, titled "Itchy & Scratchy", itself a parody of Tom and Jerry, includes uncompromising scenes of violence, including blood, gore and viscera.
- The annual Treehouse of Horror episodes (which are non-canonical) also contain such violence, but often involving more prominent characters of the series. These episodes generally contain instances of over-the-top bloody violence (including images of gore, viscera, decapitation and mutilation).
- While violence on the show is cartoonish and intended to amuse, as opposed to horrify.
Profanity
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- Depending on the episode, the profanity can range from "hell", to "bitch" (although, fuck and shit have been said in a handful of episodes primarily for shock humor and would not actually use these words).
- Comments are used such as "slut", "butthead", etc.
- Very rare uses of "dick" in a non-sexual way in 2 episodes throughout Season 25.
- In one episode, when Homer swears at some point, he puts money in a "swear jar".
- Most episodes have moderate language some more then other
- In one of the newer episodes, "fuck" and "shit" are used multiple times, but bleeped on TV.
- The phrases "Shove it," "Get bent," and "Eat my shorts" are heard.
- Contains several use of swear words.
- Language includes mild swear words, such as "hell" "bastard", "crap", "damn", "ass" and "piss". Medium swear words like "bitch", "balls", "slut", "wanker" and "goddamn".
- "I Swear To God" "Oh My God"
- Freakin.
- In one later episode, Bart says " Shut the hell up, you damn ass whore".
- In one episode, Martin said 'TOGETHER, WE FORM A MIGHTY FAGGOT' which is the only time it has ever been used.
- In one episode, Homer calls Marge an "intergalactic hussy."
- Fuck and shit are censored, but in two episodes, the word fuck was kept in because it could hardly be heard. Unlike other shows, like Family Guy, it doesn't censor out goddamn.
- Believe it or not, some things, inaccurated attributed to "South Park", were on this show, long before it premired in 1997. Many episodes, pre-1997, have the F-word and S-word, and many have crude humor. And some of the non-chalant, in a funny way, dark-in-a-very-crude way humor of Bart's predates the characters of "South Park."
- "Suck," "god," "crap," "piss," "hell," "damn," "ass," "bitch," "bastard," "balls," "wanker," "slut," and one notable uncensored use of "shite" in the episode "Fraudcast News" respectively. All instances of stronger coarse language (including "shit") are bleeped, though most of the time the bleeps are for a joke and not actually for censoring these words. One of their characters uses the word "faggot" in one episode, but it is not used as an insult.
- Words like "hell" or "damn" are frequent.
- The show also contains infrequent uses of derogatory terms against minority groups in some episodes.
- Some audio commentaries or deleted scenes in some of the complete season home video releases may contain uncensored uses of the words "fuck" or "shit".
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- There is an infrequent misuse of over the counter medication. In a few of the episodes, the Simpson children drink alcohol, usually to the point of becoming drunk. More recent episodes show characters doing harder drugs, like crack and heroin, though these drugs have been mentioned in earlier seasons as well.
- Some episodes include brief scenes with the use of nitrous oxide but no one has ever referred to it as 'nitrous oxide' but instead 'loopy gas' or 'n2O'
- One episode referenced cocaine (briefly) where Grandpa was telling a story.
- Uses of Whippets, Heroin, Tobacco, Alcohol, Opioids, Weed and just the word 'drugs' in general, are fairly frequent through the series. However, LSD, PCP, opium, morphine, cocaine and meth are almost never used, if not, just referenced.
- Several characters are alcoholics, and some drink to the point of inebriation and/or act in a comically boorish manner much to the chagrin of those around them. One character, Barney, acts as the town drunk. The negative consequences of alcoholism are showcased for the purposes of humour, however, some characters have suffered alcohol poisoning throughout the course of the series. Instances of underage drunkenness are rare.
- A number of characters, including teachers are smokers. Some episodes parody tobacco culture, and lampoon the promotion of tobacco use which was common throughout the early half of the 20th century. Instances of underage tobacco use are very rare.
- References to illegal drugs are infrequent, and drug use is only present in very few episodes, and when illegal drugs are shown such as marijuana being smoked from a bong or joint, it doesn't show the character actually smoking the drug, just holding the bong or joint, or whatever drug the character is doing and just shown high or coughing from breathing in the drug. One episode titled "Weekend at Burnsies" features the medicinal use of marijuana as a central theme, but again it is not shown being smoked psychically by Homer. As he is about to put the joint is his mouth it cuts to a trippy visual scene and later on is just shown as smoke in the air with other characters realizing its marijuana smoke and Homer high while just holding a joint and not actually putting it in his mouth. "Treehouse of Horror XV" features the use of opium, including its usage by a minor. Another episode depicts two children indulging in confection (however, they consume the confection in a manner that resembles drug use, such as cocaine and meth).
- The series also contains occasional use (and misuse) of over-the-counter medication.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- Throughout the episodes in the series, a knock off of Tom and Jerry called "The Itchy and Scratchy Show", is incredibly violent and bloody, with many violent abhorrent behavior presented. Brutal sadistic violence and bloody, disturbing images are shown, but the violence is only depicted from shows watched by The Simpsons.
- Episodes that are made on every Halloween, "Treehouse Of Horror" presents body horror, supernatural horror, knock-offs of old 1960's horror movies, and psychological horror. There is sometimes quite a lot of blood and others but there is no blood whatsoever. However, there are many disturbing images and psychological terror.
- Bart gets strangled by Homer in almost every episode.
- Only frightening scenes are treehouse of horror. There can be some dark episodes or ideas though
- Out of the big 4 adult animations (others being Family Guy, Rick and Morty, and South Park), The Simpsons is the tamest and the least inappropiate.
- Some moments are tense/crazy, but overall lighthearted/easygoing show.
- The series was TV-PG in most episodes, and TV-14 in some episodes.
- Includes the FBI and involves mysteries that might frighten younger children.
- Mostly for older kids/tweens.
Spoilers
Sex & Nudity
- Also contains underage pregnancy.
- In one episode, Marge gets breast implants and everyone is attracted to them. Then at the end of the episode, Bart, Homer, and another character are put in the mouth of a elephant and the police are gonna shoot the elephant which would kill them. Then Marge distracts everyone by going topless. No nudity as the view of from her back.
- In one episode, Apu impregnated his wife and when Homer goes to the Kwik-E-Mart, he is seen dipping his balls in the freezer.
Violence & Gore
- In "Treehouse of Horror" episodes,some characters can be killed (though,later,in non-Treehouse of Horror episodes,they shown to be alive).
- An older treehouse of horror episode has a gas remove all skin. The Simpson family is seen dancing around with no skin. Pretty gory and long. Lasts for the credits.
- One episode has Ned Flanders create a movie about the Bible. He makes it gory. One scene has a kid with his eye falling out. One scene has somebody sacrificing himself by cutting himself in half vertically. One of the goriest scenes in the show, gorier than a lot of treehouse of horror. The scene can be very disturbing.
- Mr Burns was stabbed. It showed the blood and there was quite a lot.
- Later in the series, the violence tends to get worse (only in the Treehouse of Horror episodes) and in one of them, Lisa was a serial killer; it showed large pools of blood and organs being unattached from the body.
Profanity
- Lisa starts shouting and swearing in Italian at Milhouse after spotting him with another girl.
- The bleeps are rarely heard when the characters say "fuck" and "shit". Most of the time, the bleep is a joke and is not actually for censoring. In the episode "The Girl Who Slept Too Little", Homer exclaims that something is "bullshit".
- In one episode, Homer stands up to say a swear word. He says the f word, then there is a loud church going to cover the f word.
- Frequent uses of hell, damn, screw, ass and crap. Moderate uses of bastard, bitch, piss
- In Season 32, a British insult is used especially twice in panic on the streets of Springfield.
- Words like "ass", "crap" and "bitch" is infrequent.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
- In one episode, Apu impregnates his wife and when his wife is giving birth, Apu comes into the room after the operation and the doctor reveals that they had 8 babies and the reason why is because the doctor says that he took so many drugs that he impregnated his wife with 8 babies.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- In the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, some characters can be killed in some gruesome ways, but later, in the non-Treehouse of Horror episodes, they are shown to be alive.
- Homer strangling Bart in every episode may be disturbing.
- The "Treehouse of Horror" episodes are considered to be non-canon and always take place outside the normal continuity of the show. That is, The Simpsons characters can be killed off but then somehow, they came back to life.
- In S31E06 "Marge the Lumberjill " Marge and Paula are out of focus as they kill squirrels and then in the focus to eat them. This scene may not be suitable for younger spectators or animal rights activists.
- As of Season 33, Flanders being a murderer is cannon.
- As Of Season 21.
