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Sex & Nudity

  • Seasons 1 to 2 had sexual jokes that were not worse, but after Season 3, these sexual jokes started becoming more borderline graphic and explicit (no actual sex is shown, but it is joked about). Nudity is also shown, but it's always blurred on TV and uncensored on DVD.
  • In the Season 4 episode "PTV", many flashbacks of sexual acts and nudity are shown during the song "The Freakin' FCC" but they don't last too long.
  • Glenn Quagmire is a sexual pervert, though this is meant to be comical. He does many things that would be illegal in the real world, and he is also heard having sex a lot but this is never shown graphically. However, it is shown occasionally but it is brief.
  • One episode shows Peter and Lois lying down on the couch naked while they are high but everything is strategically obscured. On TV, they are in their underwear.
  • Characters are heard having sex throughout, but it is never graphic and it's usually brief.
  • On the DVDs up to Season 4, all graphic nudity was either blurred (on TV) or obscured, but after Season 4 however, all graphic nudity is actually shown if it isn't obscured, but since this is an animated show, it isn't that bad.
  • Most of the time, male genitalia is covered by their stomachs.
  • Some episodes also deal with pornography, but it is never shown in explicit detail (one episode shows clown porn, but they are in their underwear in the video).
  • Rear nudity is shown quite frequently in the series.
  • Many gay and lesbian characters appear in the show and some are shown making love.
  • One scene shows Adam West flashing the convenience store clerk. This is played for laughs as it's blurred on TV, but his penis is shown on the DVD versions.
  • When Peter fights with Homer in Springfield, several men and women are seen naked (seen from behind).
  • The Griffins' neighbor, Mr. Herbert, is a pedophile.
  • All of the nudity and sexual stuff is either cut or censored on the streamed versions, especially on TV.
  • Frank sex talk.
  • There are quite a lot of sexual innuendos and references.
  • Herbert is a sex offender who has attractions for kids, most notably Chris Griffin.
  • It is implied in some episodes, Meg and Chris have an incestous relationship.
  • In season 1 or 2 it's the one where they fight for something like a trophy and the womans buttocks are shown for 17 sec
  • Frequent sexual innuendo and references --sometimes subtle, sometimes overt.
  • Peter is nude a lot, but his weight hides his frontal area.
  • Sexual content and partial nudity throughout of the series.
  • In season 3 episode 18, Meg dates a nudist. He is shown onscreen.
  • Peter sticks up a pill on Brian's butthole.
  • In one episode, there in a restaurant where his favourite song is played. " Surfin Bird ". He goes to people saying " bird is a word " and " don't you know that a bird is a word ". Then he opens the women's bathroom door and says " lady on the toliet, bird is a word ". This scene is played for laughs and no nudity is shown.
  • Penis, vagina, anus, porn, sex are referenced in pretty much every episode. Perverts, condoms, vasectomies and balls are hardly referenced throughout the show.

Violence & Gore

  • The older episodes to Season 3 don't have that much violence. However, in the newer ones past Season 3, the violence is surprisingly strong. It's about on par with South Park.
  • There are scenes with comical pratfalls, but there are others with pretty bad falls.
  • The entire show is made to be funny, not violent, but the violence could be over the top though, and the creator (Seth MacFarlane) intended it to be this way. Hence, why it's called dark comedy.
  • Meg gets pushed around by bullies and by Peter. She's pretty much the punching bag of the show, but it is played for laughs.
  • In fights, some graphic injuries include black eyes, bloody noses and teeth knocked out.
  • In a cutaway, after being forced to smile, Droopy Dog kills himself. The result has a lot of blood with a large splatter on his chest. You never see his dead body but some blood is seen in a little closing circle.
  • Bloody violence is done realistically. Violence has included shootings, beatings, violence against women and children, accidental violence, violence against animals (slaughter or animal cruelty), animals mauling people or other animals, death, dying, and depictions of loss in general.
  • The violence can be very graphic at times.
  • There are remakes of some Star Wars movies but it is bloodier and it also contains swearing.
  • Throughout the show, Peter survives many injuries that would kill a person in real life.
  • Stewie beats up Brian with his fists, golf club, and shoots him in both knees and sets a flame thrower on him when he wasn't given any money. This is comical violence but it's still bloody.
  • A Season 9 episode shows a murder mystery. This episode shows some serious blood.
  • In one episode, Chris runs with scissors. Peter tells him "You run like a girl", and he kills himself with the scissors he's holding. Large amounts of blood spray from him and it goes all over the room.
  • Season 16 is by far the most gruesome and violent season.
  • The violence is comical because there is dark humor throughout, but still can be graphic and disturbing.
  • Plenty of slapstick violence (some of it gory) played for humor, including shootings and beatings, but no main characters face lasting life-threatening injury. Blood is displayed on several occasions. Meg is pushed around by high schoolers. One character has his penis bit off by a shark. Peter owns a gun and occasionally takes it out, mostly shooting himself by accident. A minor character dies via suicide.
  • Dark humor and references throughout like various horror movie, death, violent acts, etc. While played for laughs, the dark humor for contexts can disturbing for some viewers.
  • The violence is ominously severe at times.
  • Peter griffin usually acts careless and heavy handed at times.
  • The gore is frequent and it is pretty intense.
  • The violence can be too much to watch at times.
  • Strong animated violence, blood and gore.
  • Ernie the Giant Chicken and Peter Griffen fight alot. Scratches and bruises can be shown but very not graphic.
  • This show's episodes range from Moderate to Severe violence.

Profanity

  • Mild profanity is used very frequently.
  • The earlier seasons are more tamer than the newer seasons.
  • Stewie sometimes says phrases like: "What the devil" and he also says "What the deuce".
  • There are uses of mild words such as "hell" and "damn" but they're used pretty frequently.
  • "Cunt" is only used about twice but it is replaced by "bitch" on TV.
  • There are many uses of Mild profanity, such as "Hell", "Damn", "Bastard", "Ass", "Piss" and "Crap". There are also uses of Moderate profanity such as "Bitch", "Dammit", "Dick", "Prick", "Slut", "Whore", and "Cock". Severe profanity is also used in the series such as "Fuck" and "Shit".
  • Season 10 has the most uses of the F-word throughout the series. If not, Season 12.
  • Stronger words like "fuck" and "shit" are bleeped on TV and on some streaming sites like Hulu, but on DVD and other streaming sites like Netflix are uncensored. However, they were still bleeped on the Season 1-3 DVDs.
  • Infrequent uses of offensive slurs like "slut", "whore", "skank", "hoe", "tranny" and "shemale".
  • Sometimes when Peter gets hurt or specifically fell down the stairs, he would yell extremely vulgar cuss words like "fuck" and "cock."
  • On the DVDs, Jesus is used but it's hard to hear as it's mostly said by Peter and Brian.
  • Season 4 is uncensored on Hulu.
  • The heavy profanity is censored on Disney+.
  • "Suck," "god," "jesus," "crap," "piss," "hell," "damn," "ass," "bitch," "bastard," "whore," "slut," and "dick" respectively, with all expletives stronger than the ones listed here censored due to FCC regulations.
  • Goddamn was used only for season 4 to season 11.
  • Pretty frequent use of Mild to Severe language like "damn", "hell", "bitch", "whore", "skank", "ass", etc, plus lewd references to body parts and transphobic slurs.
  • Pretty strong language of rated PG-13, this could pushed to rated R due to lot of swearing.
  • Throughout the series, episodes contains range from Mild to Severe Language in many episodes.
  • "Fuck" and "shit" are used a lot throughout, although they used in a PG-13 rated way than an R rated, such as "fucking", "bullshit", etc, but it censored of bleeped when it's used, and the severe language is only censored of the entire show due to being TV-14.
  • Rare uses of 'prick', 'pussy', 'cock', 'shit', 'cunt' and 'hoe'. They tend to make jokes with these words like 'the monkey says 'ma-cock'' or 'the moans go right to my pussywillows'.
  • Rare uses of the middle finger and is censored out for comedy.
  • Extremely common uses of 'fuck', and are sometimes used in an R-rated way, for example, 'why won't anyone fuck me', 'you motherfucker!', and are censored out by the FCC except for DVD and the fourth season on Hulu.
  • The rest of mild and moderate coarse language like "suck", "god", "jesus", "hell", "damn", "bastard", "ass", "piss", "crap", "bitch", "dick", "slut" and "whore" are frequent used in a PG and PG-13 rated way, with many phase, such as "what the hell", "damn it", "rat bastard", "kick your ass", "pissed me off", "holy crap", "oh my God", "jackass", "dumbass", "smartass", "asshole", "badass", "goddamn", "this sucks", "son of a bitch", "dickhead", "oh Jesus", and "you slut/whore" (refer to women).
  • Contain strong language of the show.
  • Many words are censored out by FCC (fuck, cock, pussy, goddamn, shit, asshole, motherfucker, cunt) but are sometimes uncensored earlier in the show. DVD, Netflix, YouTube and Season 4 on Hulu is uncensored.
  • In Yug Ylimaf and a deleted scene from Road to Germany, the word "cunt" is used. However, it was censored by being replaced with "bitch", but is uncensored on DVD and Netflix.
  • The worst profanity is in season ten, which contained at least two f bombs per episode, but in the earlier seasons (season one and two), there wasn't really anything said to be censor worthy, but there is a joke in season one with the word 'shit', and goddamn and pussy aren't censored.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Peter getting drunk is common on this show. This is played for laughs like Homer's alcoholism on "The Simpsons".
  • Almost every type of drug has been used or at least referenced, with drugs like Weed, Cocaine, Crack, Bath Salts, Heroin, LSD, Opioids, Meth, Adderall, Acid and Whippets.
  • The main characters are shown smoking weed in some episodes.
  • In one episode, Stewie and Chris vape.
  • Alcohol: Characters drink beer and wine frequently. Smoking/Drugs: Characters use marijuana, and other drugs are referenced.
  • Characters drink beer & wine frequently. Characters use marijuana, & other drugs are referenced.
  • In some episodes Stewie can be seen drinking or smoking even though he is a baby.
  • When ever someone does Cocain crack or meth characters turn out of the camera frame.
  • Quagmire was being injected with needles of every disease.
  • Adderall was used in one episode by Brian and Stewie.
  • In one episode, Peter Griffen tries meth.
  • Peter and Lois drink wine at a special dinner. They don't get drunk though.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The show's violence can be disturbing to some.
  • Bullying happens occasionally. Some kids get pushed around and beaten up, which may disturb some young viewers. But this show isn't for young kids anyways, and it's more for teenagers and adults.
  • A kid pushes Stewie into the sandbox.
  • The show can be extremely dark at times.
  • Some jokes can be racist and offensive.
  • The portrayal of Jesus may offend religious viewers.
  • There are many racist jokes about slavery and color. Some people find it funny but it is very offensive.
  • This is overall a mild-mannered/satirical show, but it has some offensive/very crude humour.
  • While the parody and satire is present in this show, it get more mature and crude as it progresses.
  • Some characters may act intense or anxious at times.
  • Moderate/Severe in a lot of episodes.
  • This show is about the misadventures of a family man in a Rhode Island town.
  • The Season 1 to 3 is tamest. But in Season 4 to beyond it gets sometimes moderate or severe.
  • Joe Swanson screams a lot.
  • In some scenes, (attempted) su!c!de or hom!c!de takes place. It is mostly mild but there is a LOT of bl00d.
  • The reason why the show is parody and satire on the genres side along with comedy and animated sitcom, is it happens based on real life events throughout, with many stereotypes. References to tragic events, video games, movies, TV series, actors, racism, sexism, superheroes, animals, women, men, different race, etc. Many people could find it disturbing and offensive, but it's non-offensive.
  • Although the six main characters (Griffin family) have no face lasting life-threatening injury, but many background and cultural characters died throughout of the series.
  • For tweens/teens.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

  • Loretta and Quagmire have sex. You only see their faces, but no nudity is visible.
  • Theres a scene where Peter Griffin is naked and sees Brian with no fur. Brian tortures him by hugging him with his naked body, and making him rub his belly, and his 6 nipples are completely visible. Peter was crying and said that its like he's pushing around a plastic bag of chicken bones. This is by far one of the most disgusting parts in the show.
  • Stewie shows his buttocks and then quietly farts in a scuba suit tube.
  • In one episode, Peter started a channel without FCC regulations and showed many of the vital nudity parts of Family Guy, and, as well as that, he even made references to the side of women's breasts, which was banned by the FCC in that episode.

Violence & Gore

  • In one episode called 'Peter Problems', Peter Griffin tries to save a beached whale using a forklift, but he ends up brutally killing it. We first see the whale being impaled by the forklift, with lots of blood coming out graphically and leaving a trail. Then, Peter attempts to return the whale back to the ocean, but he ends up shaking the whale so much that he brutally disembowels the whale. With very large amounts of blood, gore and viscera shown and part of the ocean being tinted in red because of the blood. This is graphic, and insanely disgusting.
  • In another episode, they recreate a scene from Kill Bill. Peter chops off dozens of Tricia Takanawa's heads (decapitation) and blood spurts out. He also chops one woman in half and the separate half is show on the floor with organ details. This scene is disturbing.
  • In one episode, there is a skit that shows Peter getting whipped, (with wounds) and then standing up, saying "Hey, stop it... stop it." This is making fun of a story out of the Bible.
  • Chris and Meg get into a fight at a school which is quite violent. We see them stabbing people with forks, impaling them, slitting their throats, and poked in the eyes. Violent, but not Severe, and it is more Moderate.
  • This show is way more violent than The Simpsons. In almost every episode, someone dies in super graphic ways.
  • In one of the episodes, Stewie creates an evil clone of himself and the clone is seen slicing a lady in half. This is shown in a very graphic way, and he cuts her for two and all of her body parts are seen bleeding on the road.
  • In one episode, Peter kills a pig with a knife, and then he spreads all of it's bleeding parts. Graphic and gross.
  • One episode from Season 16 shows Peter as a killer and opens Meg's stomach, and he also takes out her guts. This is graphic.
  • Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson fight in the episode "The Simpsons Guy".
  • Peter shoots a guy with a gun. Lots of blood comes out graphically.
  • Stewie was more of an evil baby and intends to kill his mother (Lois) in the earlier episodes. It is very comical and played for laughs, but it has stopped though.
  • Peter commits suicide to avoid doing exercise. Very gory and his brain can be seen.
  • An evil version of Stewie cuts Brian's tail and puts it on Stewie's mouth.
  • The show is a cartoon, so all of the violence is animated, but sometimes, it can be disturbing and violent as it progresses.
  • Characters often commit suicide.
  • Stewie falls down the stairs.
  • Brian bites Peter and gets aggressive after.

Profanity

  • A running gag that Peter falling down stairs and said "fuck" multiple times. On TV and on Hulu was censored, but on DVDs was uncensored.
  • Stewie says jackass number 2.
  • Peter called a man in a British bar a 'cigarette' because he thought they were gay and that in England 'cigarette' means 'fag'.
  • In the TV-14 version, any word that's stronger language is bleeped out on TV and Hulu. But in the TV-MA version, many profanity the DVD releases and Season 4 on Hulu are uncensored.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • In one episode, Brian tries to legalize pot.
  • In season 10 episode 2 Brian takes shrooms which causes him to cut his ear off, pass out, and have hallucinations.
  • In one episode, Quagmire said that he had such a nice dentist that would do anything - he said he sold him nitrous oxide.
  • Stewie tried to get his babysitter fired so he made a prank by putting drugs around the house and pronouncing 'marijoo-arna' and 'heroeen'.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • In the episode "Life of Brian", Brian is killed by a car (not actually violent).
  • Brian death is upsetting in one episode, but in a Christmas episode, it is later he come back by Stewie had to time travel and saved him from car accident.

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