Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S2 E4, “The Griffin Equivalency”, scores 3/5 for violence, 1/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Raj, newly famous because of an article in a magazine, gets a big head and makes a disastrous play for Leonard's crush, Penny.
Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 3 themes: Violence & injury (1); Alcohol & drugs (4); Racism & slurs (2). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Racist language, violence, drinking in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S2 E4, "The Griffin Equivalency", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Sits in the gray area mainly on racism & slurs (explicit, in dialogue). Violence includes Sheldon says, "Uh, for the record, it could kill us to meet new people. They could be murderers, or the…". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. This episode includes racism & slurs — for example, Leonard says, "It’s not a date, and that’s racist". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Penny says, "Gosh, Raj, do you think you’ll ever be able to talk in front of me without being drunk?…". Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S2 E4:
- Sheldon
Uh, for the record, it could kill us to meet new people. They could be murderers, or the carriers of unusual pathogens, and I’m not insane, my mother had me tested.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S2 E4:
- Penny
Gosh, Raj, do you think you’ll ever be able to talk in front of me without being drunk? (Shakes head.) Okay, well, I’ll just, um, go eat by myself.
- Outside Penny’s door. Raj in a suit knocks on the door with his foot as he has a glass of champagne in both hands. He drinks one. Penny opens door, she is dressed up also.
- Penny
Um, yeah, starting with the champagne a little early aren’t you?
- Raj’s apartment. Raj is heard singing in a drunk voice through the door. He enters with his arm around Penny.
Racism & slurs 2 moments
How Racism & slurs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S2 E4:
- Leonard
It’s not a date, and that’s racist.
- Howard
It can’t be racist, he’s a beloved character on the Simpsons.
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