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Sex & Nudity
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- There are graphic jokes made about impregnation and making babies.
- In Season 2, there is constant nudity being shown. Breasts are shown most frequently but male genitals are shown as well. There is nudity in other seasons with porno magazines and less frequent nudity.
- Vic's p*nis is shown when he lifts up his bathrobe.
- Multiple crude, vulgar sexual jokes including references to masturbation, fellatio, sex toys, and much more.
- A boy is shown masturbating many times. The actual masturbation is covered by a shadow but his butt is shown and the porn.
- A woman is seen in a bathroom stall. Her pubic hair and her full butt is shown.
- A boy gets a boner at a pool and almost ejaculates.
- Lots of kissing between adults, teens and children.
- Mr Goomer is a voyeur.
- During the second season, a Chuck E Cheese like family fun center gets turned into a strip club, with strippers and sexual robot bears.
- The eldest was accidentally conceived before marriage. The father warns the eldest not to fornicate in case the same thing should happen.
- A man is shown tampering with condoms.
- A young boy hides under his parents bed and they start having sex as we briefly see the man's scrotum swinging back and forth. The boy is clearly traumatized by it.
- A television presenter is revealed to have a fetish for pregnant women.
- The character, Janet Vanderheim, is a prostitute.
- Bill has a nightmare after witnessing his parents having sex they are shown as two airplanes thrusting against eachother.
- A teenager tries to use a public restroom at a ballgame and ends up traumatized. The sequence shows a lot of men's rear ends and a scrotum.
- A couple have sex after an argument. (offscreen)
Violence & Gore
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- A woman imagines killing another woman, bloody but not disturbing as it is unrealistic and just shows blood.
- The character, Scoop Dunbarton, is always seen with half of his head shattered.
- Colt Luger has some gun violence.
- A man gets blown up in a movie. Pretty bloody.
- A man is shown in a casket at a funeral.
- In Season 5, Maureen walks into a mortuary. We see a corpse being prepared on a table with his bodily fluids being pumped out.
- Chet is killed by poisoning.
- Chet is abusive towards Nguyen Nguyen.
- We see security footage of a man being decapitated by an airplane. Bloody and disturbing.
- There are a few scenes of kids being bullied rather violently at school.
- A kid lights a firework that accidentally blows up a shack and sets a forest on fire.
- A little girl is kicked in the eye hard, wounding it greatly and causing it to bleed, some of her blood gets on others clothes. Not too graphic.
- Some people in an emergency room have graphic injuries.
- A boy is run over by a van, causing his leg to break
- Cocaine users get nose bleeds sometimes.
- A man gets shot in the arm by hijackers. Some blood.
Profanity
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- "Fag" is used twice in a derogatory and mean manner, but it is discouraged.
- The word prick is used about 5 times. It is usually paired with other words like "miserable prick" or "major league prick".
- The main running gag is Frank Murphy, the father and the protagonist of the show. He often says "I will put you through that fucking wall", and he typically says this to his two sons, Bill and Kevin.
- Strong swearing throughout including "fuck", "motherfucker", "shit", "bullshit", "cunt", "cock", "ass", "asshole", "bitch", "slut", "whore", "ho", "cock", "twat", "tit", and more.
- "Cunt" is sometimes said. Mostly in Season 2 and 3, but it is only used about 5 or 6 times.
- The term "dildo" is used as an insult.
- Almost any profane, racial, homophobic or xenophobic term one can think up is in this show.
- Season 1: 105 f-words, 86 s-words, 1 c-word. Season 2: 209 f-words, 2 c-words, 124 s-words. Season 3: 240 f-words, 106 s-words, 2 c-words. Season 4: 205 f-words, 117 s-words, 2 c-words.
- Frequent uses of "fuck" and "shit" are often used in front of, and by young characters as well as teenagers.
- A few middle fingers.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- References to weed, hits, cocaine, getting high, pills, and more.
- Teens smoke weed out of joints, bongs, baby dolls, pumpkins and snort it
- Certain characters are alcoholics. Most notably Scoop Dunbarton, Mr. Fitzsimmons and Reed Harrison.
- The teenagers in the show are extreme drug addicts and obsessive alcoholics. The tweens sometimes drink and regularly smoke.
- A teen boy trips once after smoking a lot of weed and his eyes turn red.
- Cigarettes are smoked by children.
- Vic has a cocaine addiction.
- A Cheech and Chong inspired musical duo is called "Spliff and Bongwater".
- A man is poisoned with drain cleaner.
- Teens are shown smoking weed in several scenes.
- Male characters take some unknown pills that turn out to be for "uterine lining" and comment on the adverse effects.
- One character can be seen snorting drugs in a few scenes.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- It is revealed that one of the main characters almost drowned as a toddler. The latter the series continues, the more relevant this becomes.
- Season 4 focuses on Frank's backstory with his father. It is revealed that his father was physically and verbally abusive towards him. This is shown several times in flashbacks
- Nguyen-Nguyen is abused by Chet which can be triggering for domestic violence survivors.
- Anthony Bonfiglio can be seen as a derogatory depiction of neurodivergent children.
- Frank Murphy is very short tempered and he often raises his voice and shows aggression. However, his temper can be triggering to those who are sensitive to yelling.
- Mr Holtenwaser is a holocaust survivor and often deals with Anti-Semitic remarks.
- Some derogatory depictions of Native Americans, people of color, autistic children and Italian Americans to name a few. However, this is done to depict the prejudices towards these groups in the early 70s when the show took place.
- Maureen gets involved in witchcraft in one episode.
- The Halloween episode can get intense or very sad at one point.
- The young teenage boy getting yelled at a lot for nothing can be emotional.
- When graphic violence happens, it's very shocking. Though, there's always dark comedy to soften the impact.
Spoilers
Sex & Nudity
- A 14 year old boy has sex with his neighbour. This is treated as a poor decision and her breasts and pubic hair are shown.
Violence & Gore
- A man is killed when he steps on a bomb, blowing his bottom half to bloody liquid and guts that cover those near by. His top half lands on the ground a bit later with his guts exposed.
- A man has a newspaper launched in his throat. He pulls it out, causing him to bleed profusely and die soon after.
