The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
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ReportSix quirky adolescents compete in a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School and run by three equally quirky grown-ups.
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Once again, roadkill is mentioned, but no dead animals are shown.
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No dead animals are shown, but it is mentioned that one character was “roadkill” for Halloween
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No, but a character named William Barfé has his name pronounced “Barfey” throughout the show.
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It is implied that Olive Ovstroski is abused by her father. Logainne’s dad puts way to much pressure on her. It is implied that Marcy Park is pressured and abused by her parents.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Nothing is shown, but it is heavily implied that Olive Ovstroski is being abused by her father.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Are there jump scares?
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TheLittlestTeacup
No jumpscares, but Panch does unexpectedly yell at one point.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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TheLittlestTeacup
Not sad, but a little bittersweet. Every character has their own happy ending in the epilogue.
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Is there sexual content?
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TheLittlestTeacup
No one has sex, but there are several sexual jokes throughout. At one point, a young boy gets an erection and loses the Bee because of it. He sings a song about the ordeal titled “My Unfortunate Erection”.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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TheLittlestTeacup
No, but some characters in the show are neurodivergent-coded and some gags are made off of their “quirks”. The r-slur is used at one point, but is not directed at a specific person.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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TheLittlestTeacup
Probably depends on the production, so be careful
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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TheLittlestTeacup
The r-slur is used at one point. A character is lightly made fun of for her lisp. A joke is made when a word is asked to be used in a sentence in which a young boy is beaten by bullies because of his eye disorder.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is there hate speech?
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TheLittlestTeacup
The r-slur is used at one point. Some productions leave this part out. At one point the term “transgendered” is used, but this is only because of the time the musical was written (Im transgender).
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A joke is made about a traditional Jewish object but it is not directed at the object itself. The line is “Billy, put down that phylactery, we’re Episcopalian”.
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TheLittlestTeacup
At one point a character has a flashback to an allergic reaction to a peanut, in which he struggles to breath. Logainne holds her breath to “concentrate”.
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TheLittlestTeacup
The song “Woe is Me” is basically a huge panic attack for Logainne Schwartz-and-Gruibinere. Logainne obviously struggles with anxiety and has a few panic attack-like moments throughout the show.
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Is someone stalked?
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TheLittlestTeacup
No stalking behavior is blatantly showed, but it is mentioned towards the end that Ms. Pareti had to get a “restraining order” on Vice Principal Panch.
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Is someone possessed?
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TheLittlestTeacup
Leaf Coneybear seems to become “possessed” by his imaginary friend in order to spell words correctly.
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Are there ghosts?
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TheLittlestTeacup
No, but Jesus makes an appearance.
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