The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification
🎞️ S4 E2 🤔 Caution

The Big Bang Theory

Is The Big Bang Theory S4 E2 OK for kids?

The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification

Sheldon realizes he won't live long enough to download his consciousness into a robot body, and attempts to extend his lifespan.

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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

Preview first — about 10+

The Big Bang Theory S4 E2, “The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification”, 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+. Sheldon realizes he won't live long enough to download his consciousness into a robot body, and attempts to extend his lifespan.

Across the episode we counted 2 flagged moments in 2 themes: Nudity & bodies (1); Violence & injury (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 10+

Violence, nudity, mild language in live-action sitcom.

Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S4 E2, "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification", 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 violence & injury (moderate, in dialogue). Violence includes Sheldon-bot says, "Because I called shotgun. Remember?". Sexual content is mild but includes Penny says, "So, either one of you weirdos want to buy my underwear? Only fourteen hundred bucks". Some mild language appears in the dialogue. 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

Nudity & bodies 1 moment

How Nudity & bodies shows up in The Big Bang Theory S4 E2:

  • Mild
    Penny So, either one of you weirdos want to buy my underwear? Only fourteen hundred bucks.

Violence & injury 1 moment

How Violence & injury shows up in The Big Bang Theory S4 E2:

  • Caution
    Sheldon-bot Because I called shotgun. Remember?

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