Content & Trigger Warnings for Big Mouth (2017)
18 content warnings identified across 3 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Big Mouth (2017) contains 18 content warnings : Homophobia / transphobia (depicted), Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Eating disorders, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Body horror, Vomit / emesis (emetophobia), Age-gap relationships (predatory), Explicit sexual content / nudity, Incest, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Drug use (depicted), Child abuse / harm to children, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Sexual assault / rape.
The most severe warnings are for Suicide (discussed or ideation) (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 4/5), Explicit sexual content / nudity (severity 5/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
10 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters questioning their sexuality face ridicule and confusion from peers |
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters exploring queer identity face internalized shame and external prejudice |
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Queer characters continue navigating identity with some social friction depicted |
| Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters exploring LGBTQ+ identity face homophobic reactions and internalized shame. |
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Racial stereotypes and racism are addressed in some episodes and character interactions. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Eating disorders | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Body image issues and disordered eating are explored through character arcs about puberty and self-image |
| Eating disorders | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Body image themes persist as characters continue navigating adolescent self-perception |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters deal with loss and emotional pain, particularly in later seasons. |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | Depression and anxiety are personified as characters, with some references to hopelessness |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Depression is personified as a major character who actively encourages self-destructive behavior and hopelessness |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Mental health struggles including anxiety and depression remain personified and actively explored |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Manipulative relationship dynamics are explored in various character interactions. |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Body horror | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Puberty-related body changes are depicted in exaggerated, grotesque animated sequences |
| Body horror | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Body-related horror intensifies with more extreme animated transformations and puberty nightmares |
| Body horror | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Body transformation sequences and puberty-related grotesque imagery continue throughout |
| Vomit / emesis (emetophobia) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Animated vomiting depicted in gross-out comedy sequences |
| Vomit / emesis (emetophobia) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Gross-out animated comedy continues to include vomiting sequences |
| Vomit / emesis (emetophobia) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Gross-out humor including vomiting is used in the show's animation style. |
| Sexual Content | ||||
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Inappropriate interactions between adolescents and older figures are depicted, sometimes played for uncomfortable comedy |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic animated depictions of puberty, masturbation, and sexual exploration played for comedy |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Continued extremely graphic sexual humor involving puberty, with increasingly boundary-pushing animated content |
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | S3 | 5/5 | Depicted | Graphic sexual humor remains a core element with increasingly surreal animated depictions of sexuality |
| Incest | All | 1/5 | Referenced | Incest is referenced as a joke or uncomfortable topic in some episodes. |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Pressure to engage in sexual activity is depicted among adolescent characters in uncomfortable scenarios |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Underage drinking depicted in party scenarios among the teen characters |
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Alcoholism and heavy drinking are depicted, particularly among parent characters. |
| Drug use (depicted) | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Adolescent characters experiment with substances in party settings |
| Drug use (depicted) | S2 | 2/5 | Depicted | Teen substance experimentation depicted in animated party and social scenarios |
| Drug use (depicted) | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Continued depictions of adolescent substance use in social settings |
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Drug and substance use are depicted among teen and adult characters. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Some characters experience neglectful or abusive parenting depicted with dark humor. |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Dysfunctional family dynamics including emotional and physical abuse are depicted. |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Self-destructive tendencies are depicted through the Depression Kitty character's influence on vulnerable teens |
| Sexual assault / rape | S1 | 3/5 | Referenced | References to inappropriate sexual contact and boundary violations among adolescent characters |
| Sexual assault / rape | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | An episode directly addresses consent and sexual assault with uncomfortable but educational animated depictions |
| Sexual assault / rape | S3 | 2/5 | Referenced | References to past sexual boundary violations and their emotional aftermath |
Identity & Discrimination
Characters questioning their sexuality face ridicule and confusion from peers
Characters exploring queer identity face internalized shame and external prejudice
Queer characters continue navigating identity with some social friction depicted
Characters exploring LGBTQ+ identity face homophobic reactions and internalized shame.
Racial stereotypes and racism are addressed in some episodes and character interactions.
Mental Health & Emotional
Body image issues and disordered eating are explored through character arcs about puberty and self-image
Body image themes persist as characters continue navigating adolescent self-perception
Characters deal with loss and emotional pain, particularly in later seasons.
Depression and anxiety are personified as characters, with some references to hopelessness
Depression is personified as a major character who actively encourages self-destructive behavior and hopelessness
Mental health struggles including anxiety and depression remain personified and actively explored
Other
Manipulative relationship dynamics are explored in various character interactions.
Phobias & Sensory
Puberty-related body changes are depicted in exaggerated, grotesque animated sequences
Body-related horror intensifies with more extreme animated transformations and puberty nightmares
Body transformation sequences and puberty-related grotesque imagery continue throughout
Animated vomiting depicted in gross-out comedy sequences
Gross-out animated comedy continues to include vomiting sequences
Gross-out humor including vomiting is used in the show's animation style.
Sexual Content
Inappropriate interactions between adolescents and older figures are depicted, sometimes played for uncomfortable comedy
Extremely graphic animated depictions of puberty, masturbation, and sexual exploration played for comedy
Continued extremely graphic sexual humor involving puberty, with increasingly boundary-pushing animated content
Graphic sexual humor remains a core element with increasingly surreal animated depictions of sexuality
Incest is referenced as a joke or uncomfortable topic in some episodes.
Pressure to engage in sexual activity is depicted among adolescent characters in uncomfortable scenarios
Substance Use
Underage drinking depicted in party scenarios among the teen characters
Alcoholism and heavy drinking are depicted, particularly among parent characters.
Adolescent characters experiment with substances in party settings
Teen substance experimentation depicted in animated party and social scenarios
Continued depictions of adolescent substance use in social settings
Drug and substance use are depicted among teen and adult characters.
Violence & Physical Harm
Some characters experience neglectful or abusive parenting depicted with dark humor.
Dysfunctional family dynamics including emotional and physical abuse are depicted.
Self-destructive tendencies are depicted through the Depression Kitty character's influence on vulnerable teens
References to inappropriate sexual contact and boundary violations among adolescent characters
An episode directly addresses consent and sexual assault with uncomfortable but educational animated depictions
References to past sexual boundary violations and their emotional aftermath
