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Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)

Parents guide

The Young Ones

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Moderate
  • Violence & Gore:
    Moderate
  • Profanity:
    Moderate
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Moderate
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Mild

Sex & Nudity

Moderate
6 of 12 found this moderate
Mostly sex references throughout seeral series, including some charachters still being virgins, and putting hands up a womans skirt, nothing is ever shown though, other than one character waking up next to an inflatable sex doll and the other next to a woman though nothing is shown to happen.
on the episode Time there is a skit of dallas at the beginning and in the images it very briefly shows a bare bum and several pairs of showgirls bare breasts however this is very short and not always easily noticed.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
3 of 9 found this moderate
In episode Bambi, Vyvyan sticks his head out of a moving train and is decapitated. Lots of comical blood spurting, and Vyvyan's headless body finally finds his head on the tracks and reattached. May disturb some viewers.
In the episode Sick, riots are seen outside of the main characters home, where it resulted in police response to the riots, with many men punching, kicking and slapping each other, while men juggling police van while two arrested men are inside. A man is punched in the face behind the van. The escape criminal breaks into the house and shot his gun twice having hostages.
Lots of comic violence throughout, in particular with the character Vyvyan who is a mad punk and Rick who is an anarchist. Neil constantly wants to kill himself and is constantly seen digging his own grave or with a noose around his neck.

Profanity

Moderate
7 of 14 found this moderate
The word, F#ck is not used throughout the series.
Occasional mild use, usually of the words "bloody", "bastard", "piss".
There are a few instances of racist language, including the word "nigger", but it is never direct or strong.
In the show's entire run, the word "Shit" is used only once, in Episode 3 (Boring).

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Moderate
5 of 6 found this moderate
Neil and some of his friends are shown smoking out of bongs, etc. They are clearly supposed to be smoking marijuana, as Neil floats off into out space.
Some smoking and drinking is shown.
Vyvvyan is shown drinking an unidentified blue liquid implied to be alcoholic that causes his hair to fall out in one episode.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
2 of 7 found this mild

Certifications

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  • Australia
    • Msome episodes
    • PGsome episodes
  • Brazil
    • 14
  • Bulgaria
    • Bself-applied
  • Canada
    • 14+
  • Denmark
    • 15DVD rating
  • Finland
    • K-12DVD rating
    • K-16original rating
  • France
    • Tous publicsself-applied
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Hong Kong
    • IIAself-applied
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • Gself-applied
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 6
  • Norway
    • 15DVD rating
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
    • PGmost episodes
  • United States
    • TV-14self-applied

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