The Killer Robot Instability
🎞️ S2 E12 ✅ All clear

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S2 E12 OK for kids?

The Killer Robot Instability

When Penny's comment about Wolowitz's love life sends him into a depressed stupor, his friends lose their most important team-mate in an upcoming fighting robot competition.

📺 Where to watch

Netflix, HBO or Disney+ — catalogs differ by country.

🛒 Where to buy

Digital seasons or a box set to keep.

Content guide

👊 Violence
💋 Sex
🙊 Language
⭐ Overall

Mild — okay from about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S2 E12, “The Killer Robot Instability”, scores 2/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 2/5 — Mild — okay from about 10+. When Penny's comment about Wolowitz's love life sends him into a depressed stupor, his friends lose their most important team-mate in an upcoming fighting robot competition.

Across the episode we counted 7 flagged moments in 2 themes: Sex & hookups (4); Violence & injury (3). 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.

Watch for — every moment, theme by theme

Sex & hookups 4 moments

How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S2 E12:

  • Penny It’s not sexy to stare at my ass and say, “Ooh, it must be jelly ’cause jam don’t shake like that.” And most important, we are not dancing a tango, we’re not to’ing and fro’ing.
  • Raj Sheldon, did we all not just watch the same video? Kripke’s robot just had angry sex with a mid-sized automobile.
  • Howard It was so hot, like a sexy little chipmunk.
  • Howard Well, don’t get the wrong idea. The way I see it, I’m halfway to pity sex.

Violence & injury 3 moments

How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S2 E12:

  • Leonard What did I ever do to Jimmy Mullins in the third grade? He still punched me in the face with my own fists. Sorry, you little nerd, you were just in the wrong boys’ room at the wrong time.
  • Penny I do. (Howard tries to kiss her. She punches him.)
  • Howard Yeah. They sucker punch you when your eyes are closed.

Watch With The Kids · You kids — your rules! · Informal parent guidance, not an official rating.