The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia

No violent imagery, but violence can be the subject of jokes. "Try anything with her, I'm going to tear your head off and kick it through the uprights," says Victor to Tab about Ashley.

Romantic complications are common, with characters who are single and interested. Ashley has a big crush on one boy and others are interested in her; expect flirting, dating, kissing. Victor has a parade of women briefly entering and exiting his life; expect lots of double entendres about sex. "I don't usually come back to a man's place on the first date," says one. A woman Victor picked up at a mattress store says, "We'd better get upstairs and make sure everything fits," before coming down from the bedroom in a football jersey and no pants.

No cursing, but there can be insulting language, like when a boy says his father calls him "dolt," "dunderhead," "nitwit," and "pudding head."

Adults drink wine on dates; at one point, Ashley grabs a beer from her uncle's refrigerator and is sternly told to "put it down." Victor makes sure that a girl's night party doesn't involve drinking before he gives permission for Ashley to go.

Parents need to know that The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia is a sitcom about a brilliant Latinx teen girl who accepts a robotics job at age 15 and moves in with her football coach uncle Victor. Said uncle is the source of much of the show's mature humor, as a parade of women pass through his life and are apparently eager to have sex with him. Ashley is also interested in dating; she has a crush on one of her uncle's football players and agonizes over how to flirt with him and if they'll ever kiss. Some characters, like Victor, and Ashley's friends Tab and Brooke, are somewhat stereotypical, though Ashley is an unusual character who's justifiably proud of her accomplishments and a great role model. Adults drink wine on dates, and alcohol can be a subject of jokes, like when Ashley grabs a beer from her uncle's fridge and is told sternly to "put it down." There's no cursing, but there can be insulting language, like when a boy is called a "dolt" and "nitwit" by his dad. Messages of courage and teamwork do come through in the way characters try intimidating new things and work together to make plans fall into place.