Does the dog die?
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The Venture Bros.
TV Show
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EricaLeeBerquist
Yes, but it's described as a reincarnation of an evil figure from history, and the body vanishes after death to prove the point
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Unanswered Triggers
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
36 supporters
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SiRenfield
The boys don’t know who their mother is and later on we’re introduced to Dermott Fictell who claims to be the illegitimate son of Brock Samson
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
56 supporters
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SiRenfield
Generational trauma is a major theme with the title characters
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
44 supporters
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SiRenfield
S7
E5
YMMV considering character development is involved ,but even then not all of said abusive qualities are straight up quelled (particularly favoring one child over the other)
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PH573
While there is no domestic violence, Richard and Sally Impossible are shown to have a very unhealthy marriage, and they ultimately divorce.
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SiRenfield
Rusty although he does get better as the show goes on. Granted the ending of S7E5 will probably not sit well if you have this trigger
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Is someone gaslighted?
33 supporters
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vaporgayve
Rusty is gaslighted by his father, most notably at the beginning of S4E6.
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Burgandy
The character named Sargent Hatred is a known pedophile and there are frequent references made to this, as well as implications that he had abused the main two brothers when they were minors.
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Addiction
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DrGirlfriend
In the beginning Dr. Venture is addicted to diet pills, this stops as seasons go on. Action Johnny was a drug addict and this is a main point for his character until he recovers in S4E6. The Pirate Captain uses tranquilizers on himself which is implied to be a drug to him, he is forced to quit.
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Is there addiction?
23 supporters
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DrGirlfriend
Dr. Venture is initially addicted to diet pills, this later ceases. Action Johnny is addicted to drugs, he recovers. The Pirate Captain is addicted to tranquilizing himself, he recovers.
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Animal
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Are animals abused?
207 supporters
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vaporgayve
In the pilot, one of the characters uses a dog for scientific testing (the episode isn't necessary to watch, though).
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Broggly
In Season 3 Episode 3
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Is there a dead animal?
1 supporters
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vaporgayve
We see a character's stuffed cat in a scene, as well as stuffed animals in someone's house.
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Does a pet die?
170 supporters
Yes
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Honkscape
In the pilot episode, it is implied.
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Does a dragon die?
32 supporters
Yes
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SiRenfield
S7
E5
Only in a fantasy sequence but it’s pretty graphic
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Are there spiders?
53 supporters
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PH573
Both actual spiders, as well as a recurring spider-themed character who first appears in S6E1.
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Yes
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Yes
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Are there sharks?
6 supporters
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SiRenfield
Brock fights a shark at least once
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Are there bugs?
39 supporters
Yes
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EricaLeeBerquist
Lots of butterflies
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
24 supporters
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Yes
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Is there pedophilia?
135 supporters
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mylef
a large part of the show involves a "recovered pedophile" character as part of the main cast
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Yes
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PH573
S2E01 (attempted)
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
56 supporters
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recruitflyer475
sort of, when Hank loses his virginity it is dubious
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mylef
relatively early in the show's run, there's a throwaway gag where a character is humped with the intention of rape while they are asleep
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Bodily Harm
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Are any hands damaged?
20 supporters
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Asonr
Character stabbed in the hand in season 2. Another loses his arm.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
29 supporters
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PH573
In S2E4, a character is put in a choke hold as a way to get him to give up information. In the season 7 finale, a character's windpipe is crushed, rendering him unable to speak.
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Is there cannibalism?
37 supporters
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vaporgayve
There is implied cannibalism, but the scene is actually a simulation, so it never really happened.
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Yes
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Is someone burned alive?
47 supporters
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SiRenfield
Poor Cody. Multiple people also die in explosions
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Is someone buried alive?
32 supporters
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vaporgayve
Brock Samson is buried alive in the first episode.
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Is there amputation?
29 supporters
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DrGirlfriend
A character's arm is ripped off by a dog and the arm is amputated.
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
25 supporters
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They describe it but it happens off screen
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Is there a hanging?
31 supporters
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DrGirlfriend
A character finds another dead by hanging.
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Does someone break a bone?
1 supporters
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SydneyPiper
Brock breaks a lot of necks
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Does someone have a seizure?
9 supporters
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SiRenfield
S3
E6
Dr. Quym is canonically an epileptic
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Are any teeth damaged?
56 supporters
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Broggly
There is a scene in Season 5 Episode 8 where a character is threatened with a dental drill but they aren't harmed.
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Is someone tortured?
93 supporters
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DrGirlfriend
S4E04 and S5E08
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Is there eye mutilation?
102 supporters
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SiRenfield
S3
E3
We learn how Billy lost his eye
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Children
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Does a kid die?
63 supporters
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EricaLeeBerquist
Yes, but not permanently
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Is a minor sexualized?
116 supporters
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SiRenfield
There’s a recurring character that is a pedophile, one seeking treatment mind you but still occasionally makes comments sexualizing young boys. The show in general also has quite a few instances of minors in sexual situations
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
13 supporters
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SiRenfield
All This And Gargantula-2
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Yes
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Disability
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Is the r-slur used?
31 supporters
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mylef
extremely prevalent in the early seasons, gets toned down later on
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
24 supporters
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EricaLeeBerquist
The deaths were decades ago and are not shown on screen
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
32 supporters
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vaporgayve
Dean's stuffed giraffe, Mr. Reachy, is torn to shreds, but it gets stitched back together.
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Is someone kidnapped?
1 supporters
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SiRenfield
The show is a parody of action and superhero cartoons so this happens constantly
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Fear
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Gross
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
25 supporters
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Honkscape
S1
E3
Doctor Venture wets himself after holding himself back for too long.
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Yes
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Is there on-screen pooping?
46 supporters
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SiRenfield
A corpse expels its bowels on screen
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Yes
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
1 supporters
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No
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SiRenfield
S2
E9
Heavily implied at least since Rusty indirectly mentions the post-9/11 climate
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
33 supporters
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SiRenfield
S1
E13
It’s established that the police are rather corrupt and have influence from The Guild
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LGBTQ+
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
40 supporters
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SiRenfield
Most of the time characters are only referred to by aliases/chosen names but there are occasionally jokes involving characters being called by their birth-given name. For example Rusty is almost never called Thaddeus and the Monarch is rarely called Malcolm
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Is there bisexual cheating?
23 supporters
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SiRenfield
S7
E3
Very reluctantly due to peer pressure and later blackmail
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
7 supporters
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SiRenfield
There’s a recurring character named Augustus St Cloud that collects numerous pop culture artifacts and has little to no regard for handling them with care
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
21 supporters
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SiRenfield
No but torture with electric shocks are not uncommon
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Are needles/syringes used?
33 supporters
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EricaLeeBerquist
There is a character addicted to tranquilizer darts who abuses them like a drug
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Is there a mental institution scene?
30 supporters
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DrGirlfriend
S5E06
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Does someone have cancer?
20 supporters
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DrGirlfriend
One character dies from cancer, another dies from unrelated causes but reveals to be dying from cancer.
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Mental Health
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Yes
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No
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EricaLeeBerquist
A character briefly goes through a goth phase and someone asks him if he has cutting scars on his arms, but the character denies it
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Is autism misrepresented?
39 supporters
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No
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SiRenfield
Henchman 21 is compared to Rain Man at one point but it’s not clear if he’s actually autistic or not.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
24 supporters
Yes
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No
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SiRenfield
There is a character named Radical Left that’s a parody of Batman’s Two-Face...but in an interesting twist it’s revealed that it’s not due to DID they’re two people that somehow got fused together. There is admittedly still a joke about it regarding Hank’s alter egos in that same season albeit partially at the expense of the movie Split
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Is there autism specific abuse?
54 supporters
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4
No
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SiRenfield
One episode includes a Rain Man joke
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Yes
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1
Honkscape
S1
E9
Doctor Venture wanted H.E.L.P.e.R to do it for him.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
31 supporters
Add comment
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
43 supporters
Yes
6
No
3
1
SydneyPiper
The original Wonder Boy admits to having one
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Yes
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2
DrGirlfriend
A character's roommate commits suicide in their dorm.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
33 supporters
Yes
5
No
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0
SiRenfield
A major theme of the show is childhood trauma, particularly with Rusty
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Noxious
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Yes
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No
1
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
3
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0
Is there obscene language/gestures?
8 supporters
Yes
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No
0
0
SiRenfield
They stop bleeping the home media releases around Season 3 or 5 depending on if you’re watching the DVDs or HBO Max
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Yes
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No
2
Paranoia
Yes
3
No
0
Is the fourth wall broken?
10 supporters
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No
1
0
SiRenfield
S1
E9
There's a post-credits gag parodying PSAs where the cast talks directly to the viewer
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Pregnancy
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No
5
Yes
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Yes
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Are there abortions?
18 supporters
Yes
1
No
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1
TheCassandraComplex
There are still-developing clones with a fetus-like appearance.
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Yes
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No
3
Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
48 supporters
Yes
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No
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Asonr
S1
Dr. Orpheus is called the F slur multiple times in a Diner in season 1. He evaporates them.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
41 supporters
Yes
17
No
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DrGirlfriend
In a couple episodes, a character is referred to as "retarded".
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Yes
0
No
10
Yes
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SiRenfield
S4
E1
Good chunk of the episode focuses on N@zis trying to clone Hitler…using a dog
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
40 supporters
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recruitflyer475
While there are jokes about this, most of the time they arent at the persons expense and are in a surprisingly respectful manner
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Burgandy
The character of Dr. Girlfriend is a woman with a very deep voice. She is often misgendered in the early seasons and other characters will often discuss her sex or gender in a transphobic manner.
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Does an LGBT person die?
36 supporters
Yes
4
No
3
1
DrGirlfriend
A gay character dies from cancer. Two trans characters die in an explosion.
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Are there fat jokes?
55 supporters
Yes
9
No
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EricaLeeBerquist
A male character grows b*****s and is teased for them
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Yes
0
No
5
Is a minority is misrepresented?
26 supporters
Yes
6
No
1
1
SiRenfield
Somewhat transphobic content in the early seasons. And in general the show relies on stereotypes even if in their defense it’s usually to make fun of the racism of the 1960’s and 70’s action cartoons they’re parodying. Some are a bit harder to defend than others though
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Yes
0
No
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Yes
6
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Race
Is there blackface?
35 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
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SiRenfield
Brock disguised himself as an Indian in S3E2 and in the Halloween special there are a couple of characters sewn together try to cosplay the Thing With Two Heads at a party but at least in that case people call them out
Edit: To quickly address a comment, I do not mean Indian as in “Native American” I mean “person from India”. Again I give the episode episode number
Edit: To quickly address a comment, I do not mean Indian as in “Native American” I mean “person from India”. Again I give the episode episode number
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
41 supporters
Yes
10
No
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3
SiRenfield
S4
E12
A teenage girl tricks an adult man into sex by lying about her age, and when she grows up she even seduces a teenage boy (bonus ick points for how said boy is also technically her stepson)
2 comments | Add comment
Religious
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No
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Yes
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Sex
Yes
4
No
1
Is there bestiality?
87 supporters
Yes
2
No
1
0
SiRenfield
A man has a relationship with a Sasquatch and a shrunken man mentions have been “r*ped” by ants. An anthropomorphic gorilla also tries to sexually assault a male human and is in jail for a similiar assault that also killed somebody
1 comment | Add comment
Does someone lose their virginity?
19 supporters
Yes
4
No
1
0
SiRenfield
S4
E12
Hank does albeit his memory of it is later erased due to…some rather gross revelations
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Yes
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1
Yes
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2
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EricaLeeBerquist
A character sleeps with a woman whom he later discovers is his half brother's mother
2 comments | Add comment
Is there sexual content?
64 supporters
Yes
14
No
0
0
SiRenfield
S7
E7
This series is loaded with sexual content but there’s an Eyes Wide Shut parody that’s the most graphic in the entire series
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Is there BDSM?
29 supporters
Yes
5
No
1
0
SiRenfield
Sgt Hatred’s ex-wife Princess Tiny Feet is heavily into it to the point of it being her only major defining character trait. There’s also one part in S4E14 where Dr Mrs Monarch and 21 pretend that they’re having a session in order to get some of the other henchmen out and avoid being discovered. Later on in Season 6 we also see Brock engage in this with Wariana as part of his character arc
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
21 supporters
Yes
6
No
1
1
recruitflyer475
Toxic masculinity is a main theme of the show
1 comment | Add comment
Sickness
Yes
3
No
1
Does someone have a stroke?
1 supporters
Yes
7
No
1
1
SiRenfield
S7
E3
Action Man
2 comments | Add comment
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3
No
1
Yes
2
No
1
Social
Are there fat suits?
31 supporters
Yes
0
No
5
1
recruitflyer475
there is an extra in one of the dvds where the voice actors do a live action bit and one of them wears a fat suit
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
4
No
1
Is existentialism debated?
16 supporters
Yes
3
No
1
0
SiRenfield
Dean has an existential crisis after finding out he’s a clone
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
4
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
6 supporters
Yes
2
No
4
0
SiRenfield
Santa Claus did exist at one point in-universe but was accidentally killed in 1967
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
4
No
0
Does it have a sad ending?
61 supporters
Yes
6
No
2
0
SiRenfield
S7
E10
Notoriously ended on a cliffhanger although fortunately does have a continuation in film form after being uncancelled. UPDATE: said film is much happier in comparison
1 comment | Add comment
Vehicular
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3
No
1
Yes
11
No
1
Does a plane crash?
17 supporters
Yes
11
No
1
2
Honkscape
S1E8
2 comments | Add comment
Yes
8
No
1
Violence
Does someone drown?
25 supporters
Yes
2
No
5
0
Opalmew
S2
E3
Hank nearly drowns but is rescued
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
11
No
0
Yes
0
No
4
Yes
7
No
1