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Skip for under 13
The Big Bang Theory S3 E2, “The Jiminy Conjecture”, scores 1/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13. Leonard and Penny struggle to recover from an awkward first hookup while Sheldon and Howard stake their best comic books on a bet to determine the species of a cricket.
Across the episode we counted 13 flagged moments in 6 themes: Sex & hookups (6); Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (1); Swearing (2); Alcohol & drugs (2); Sexual insults (1). 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 13+Sex talk, language, sexual insults in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S3 E2, "The Jiminy Conjecture", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Driven by sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue), with swearing alongside it. Violence is mild but includes Sheldon says, "Oh, a clever, albeit obsolete, euphemism for insufficient blood flow to the male sex organ". Sexual content is explicit — for example, Raj says, "Yeah, but since you and Penny finally hooked up, we thought you two would be having…"; Howard says, "What’s there to learn? You get naked, do nasty things to each other, then somebody makes…". Some mild language appears — for example, Howard says, "Okay, I believe a chicken made you his bitch. But the cricket thing, I don’t buy. Bet me". This episode includes sexual insults — for example, Prof Crawley says, "That tramp took me for everything!". Characters drink or talk about alcohol and drugs — Leonard says, "Yeah, it’s a perfectly good word. You put it in front of wine or dining, and you’ve…". 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
Sex & hookups 6 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S3 E2:
- Raj
Yeah, but since you and Penny finally hooked up, we thought you two would be having bouncy naked yum-yum night.
- Leonard
Nothing flamed out. We don’t have to have sex every night, you know.
- Leonard
There’s more to life than sex, Raj.
- Sheldon
Perhaps what Leonard is obliquely referring to is the occurrence of some sort of sexual dysfunction.
- Leonard
Nothing like that happened, all right? The sex was just fine.
- Sheldon
As I was saying, you and Leonard had a disappointing sexual encounter.
Nudity & bodies 1 moment
How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S3 E2:
- Howard
What’s there to learn? You get naked, do nasty things to each other, then somebody makes scrambled eggs and salami. Easy peasy.
Violence & injury 1 moment
How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S3 E2:
- Sheldon
Oh, a clever, albeit obsolete, euphemism for insufficient blood flow to the male sex organ.
Swearing 2 moments
How Swearing shows up in The Big Bang Theory S3 E2:
- Howard
Okay, I believe a chicken made you his bitch. But the cricket thing, I don’t buy. Bet me.
- Raj
Holy crap. It’s like Silence of the Lambs down here. (Howard tickles the back of his neck. He screams) Don’t do that!
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in The Big Bang Theory S3 E2:
- Leonard
Yeah, it’s a perfectly good word. You put it in front of wine or dining, and you’ve really got something. Okay, well, let me ask you this, how was last night for you?
- Penny
You know, I think this is one of those things where talking about it is not going to make it better. Want a glass of wine?
Sexual insults 1 moment
How Sexual insults shows up in The Big Bang Theory S3 E2:
- Prof Crawley
That tramp took me for everything!
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